Review of UK and world papers, celebration of the history of photojournalism, media law and style-guide tips and global journalism stories for Wednesday 28th December 2022
Journalism is the first draft of history and these daily reports seek to provide an online briefing of the history of journalism for each day featured.
Review of UK papers Wed 28th Dec 2022. Broadsheets. FT: ‘Beijing scraps travel quarantine rules’, Guardian: ‘Charities forced to shut up shop as Brexit hits funding’, Telegraph: ‘Sandhursts urged to tackle toxic culture’, & Times: ‘Cabinet row over Prevent anti-terror prog.’ https://twitter.com/CIoJournalist/status/1608244714465017856
Review of UK papers Wed 28th Dec 2022. Middle Markets. Independent: ‘More snow hits US after deadly storm’, i newspaper: ‘Train strikes set to escalate’, Express: ‘Cost of living crisis hits patients hard’, & Mail: ‘Loyalty cards for “strikers.”‘ https://twitter.com/CIoJournalist/status/1608245565329915907
Review of UK papers Wed 28 Dec 2022. Tabloids. Star: ‘Giant pigs on run from farm terrorise village. It’s by order of the Porky Blinders’ Mirror: ‘New NHS warning. Junior docs strike fear’ & Herald in Scotland: ‘Number of days lost to strikes hits highest level in 33 years.’ https://twitter.com/CIoJournalist/status/1608247686993510402
Review of world papers Wed 28 Dec 2022. Global Times: ‘China shifts COVID policy with necessary conditions’, Haaretz: ‘Chaos’, New York Times: ‘Mystery of a pipeline explosion’, & Times of India: ‘Thakur- India ready to bid for 2036 Olympics.’ https://twitter.com/CIoJournalist/status/1608248549162078211
Celebration of the history of photojournalism. ‘James Lequlla, newsboy, 12 years of age. Selling newspapers 3 years. Average earnings 50 cents per week. Selling newspapers own choice. Earnings not needed at home. Works 7 hours per day. Wilmington, Delaware in 1910. https://twitter.com/CIoJournalist/status/1608249178571898881
Style Tips. BBC guide on ‘World War’- Where space allows, write out World War One and World War Two (and not “First World War” or “Second World War”). See section on ‘W’s: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsstyleguide/all/#w Never write about “the War” unless it is already clear from the context which war you mean. https://twitter.com/CIoJournalist/status/1608250887209889792
Media Law Tips. ECtHR rules fining of RBTF in Belgium reporting on possible sexual abuse of minors was a violation of freedom of expression. See: https://bailii.org/cgi-bin/format.cgi?doc=/eu/cases/ECHR/2022/1076.html & https://echrcaselaw.com/…/tv-station-fined-for…/ Programme undoubtedly concerned matters of public interest. https://twitter.com/CIoJournalist/status/1608255803269709824
North American Newspapers Wednesday 28th December 2022
Guardian reports: “Mastodon founder says investors lining up since Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. Eugen Rochko has ‘offers of hundreds of thousands of dollars’ from Silicon Valley private equity firms.” See: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/dec/28/mastodon-founder-elon-musk-twitter-takeover
Guardian reports: “TikTok banned on devices issued by US House of Representatives. Politicians ordered to delete Chinese-owned social video app that House has said represents ‘high risk to users.’” See: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/dec/28/tiktok-banned-on-devices-issued-by-us-house-of-representatives
Guardian reports: ‘From colonialism to Putin: what did Tucker Carlson defend in 2022? The most-watched host of the most-watched cable news network has been unafraid to wield that power this year.’ See: Guardian reports: ‘From colonialism to Putin: what did Tucker Carlson defend in 2022? The most-watched host of the most-watched cable news network has been unafraid to wield that power this year.’ See: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/dec/28/tucker-carlson-fox-news-2022-russia-putin-testosterone
Mail Online reports: ‘Ex BBC journalist who adopted ‘terrified’ Romanian rescue dog says turkey scraps and pet psychology have helped coax traumatised animal from behind the sofa – where she’s been hiding for 10 days.’ See: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11579617/Ex-BBC-journalist-says-pet-psychology-soothed-terrified-rescue-dog-Romania.html
French Newspapers Wednesday 28th December 2022
Arab News and Reuters report: ‘US House administration arm bans TikTok on official devices.’ See: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2223266/media
Arab News reports: ‘BeIN Sports records 5.4 billion views during FIFA World Cup 2022.’ See: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2223121/media
Hold The Front Page reports: ‘An editor has praised a 16-year-old reporter for helping to improve her senior colleagues’ offering on social media.’ See: https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2022/news/reporter-16-praised-for-improving-colleagues-social-media-offerings/
Hold The Front Page reports: ‘Recovery on hold: The year in regional journalism 2022.’ See: https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2022/news/recovery-on-hold-the-year-in-regional-journalism-2022/
FT Media reports (26th December 2022): ‘Prominent Algerian journalist Ihsane El-Kadi arrested Authorities shut Radio M internet station, viewed as the country’s last remaining media outlet for free speech.’ See: https://www.ft.com/content/39506837-a4d6-443b-87c9-05bcb629ec0f
Times reports (behind paywall) “Whoopi Goldberg apologises for repeating ‘hurtful’ Holocaust comments.” See: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/whoopi-goldberg-apologises-for-repeating-hurtful-holocaust-comments-mj20z6zjz
