Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un concluded the day of talks by signing an agreement in which Kim promises to rid the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons. Trump called the agreement “very comprehensive” in a press conference following the signing ceremony, but the text of the document contains no mention of concrete…
via Surreal moments and a rare press conference highlight Trump-Kim summit — Columbia Journalism Review
Michigan Quarterly Review, the flagship literary journal of the University of Michigan, has been publishing fiction, essays, and poetry for over 50 years — and the entire archive is available online.
You’ve never heard of him, but judge Richard J. Leon, first appointed to Washington DC’s district court by George W. Bush in 2002, is now among the most important figures in the history of American communications. In 2011, he created the media world’s version of Godzilla by approving the acquisition of NBCUniversal by Comcast, the…
via Our monster island of media companies — Columbia Journalism Review
Okay, let’s be honest, Gobright isn’t exactly unknown; his Instagram account has over 32,000 followers, he’s climbed, regularly, with Alex Honnold and has a series of really difficult climbs under his belt. In 2015, Outside Magazine published a piece about him titled, “Brad Gobright is the Next Great Free Soloist”. This past October, he and […]
Determining what online content is trustworthy and what isn’t has become a key focus both for the platforms and for media companies. Facebook is now ranking news sources based on whether users (and its algorithm) see them as trustworthy, although many—including New York Times CEO Mark Thompson, who spoke at a recent event in Washington,…
via Can a Chrome plugin help solve the fake news problem? — Columbia Journalism Review
The creator of The Wire and Treme remembers his years of friendship and collaboration with the late Anthony Bourdain.
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