Monday, January 23, 2017

Robot journalist writes a story in seconds

http://www.microfinancemonitor.com/robot-journalist-in-china-files-news-story-in-1-second/43962

Branson goes after fake ads about him via Virgin.com website

https://www.virgin.com/richard-branson/fake-ad-scams-mentioning-richard-bransonI welcome your comments.

SNL writer tweets about Barron Trump, causing outrage

Should Barron Trump be off limits?
https://pjmedia.com/parenting/2017/01/20/snl-writer-tweets-that-barron-trump-will-be-countrys-first-homeschool-shooter/

Who chooses who gets into the Baseball Hall of Fame?

https://www.sportstalkflorida.com/uncategorized/journalism-ethics-lose-baseball-hall-fame-vote/

Avoid being fake: Tips for those in marketing

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/287888

PRSA explains stance on ethics violators

https://www.prsa.org/resource-library/ethics/about-enforcement/ethics-violators/

Fake noise and the Falcons: entertainment ethics

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/aaron-rodgers-takes-shot-at-falcons-over-fake-crowd-noise-controversy/

Manufacturing quotes bad idea

From Steamboat Springs:
http://www.steamboattoday.com/news/2017/jan/16/steamboat-springs-city-council-president-uncomfort/

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

2017 trends in journalism

From the Nieman Lab at Harvard:

http://www.niemanlab.org/2017/01/whats-the-big-journalism-trend-for-2017-fear-oh-and-voice-news-bots/

Some of the biggest fake-news stories

https://inews.co.uk/essentials/news/education/teach-students-spot-fake-news-say-academics/

The 'morality' of online marketing

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/ethics-online-marketing-brand-morality-matter/181863/

The problems with Facebook Live

http://www.marketingdive.com/news/torture-video-might-raise-questions-for-marketers-on-facebook-live/433463/

So, the company hires a journalist to help:
http://www.thewrap.com/facebook-names-campbell-brown-its-head-of-news-partnerships/

Trump and the media: A precarious relationship

https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-01-06/trump-call-for-leak-probe-suggests-no-let-up-in-fight-with-media

Ethics Adviceline link for you

Here is the website:
https://ethicsadvicelineforjournalists.org

The consequences of fake news

So many stories about this topic, yet so little time.

However, here is a good article from the Vail Daily News:

http://www.vaildaily.com/news/the-misinformation-age-fake-news-can-be-dizzying-but-there-are-ways-to-sort-fact-from-fiction/

A blogpost from The Hill:

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/312906-fake-news-free-for-all-examining-the-political-implications-of