Archive - Journalism

“Why risk it all to get the facts for people who increasingly seem only to seek out the information…”

August 28 Comments Off on “Why risk it all to get the facts for people who increasingly seem only to seek out the information…” Category: Feed, Journalism, Tumblr

“Why risk it all to get the facts for people who increasingly seem only to seek out the information they want and brand the stories and facts that don’t conform to their opinions as biased or inaccurate?”

Why I Decided War Reporting Was No Longer Worth the Risk.

“Yes, developers and journalists like Zoe Quinn and Anita Sarkeesian speak loudly about feminism and…”

August 27 Comments Off on “Yes, developers and journalists like Zoe Quinn and Anita Sarkeesian speak loudly about feminism and…” Category: Feed, Games, Journalism, Tumblr

“”Yes, developers and journalists like Zoe Quinn and Anita Sarkeesian speak loudly about feminism and equality, but it’s not to attack self-involved lunatics like Jordan Owen and Davis Aurini. It’s because they actually stand for something – for people to behave like decent human beings and treat each other with respect – as opposed to rallying against viewpoints that aren’t compatible with Middle Ages-era opinions about gender and equality.””

Video Games, Misogyny, And Terrorism: A Guide To Assholes.

“Yep, female journalists were the only subjects that got trolled on and verbally abused more than…”

August 27 Comments Off on “Yep, female journalists were the only subjects that got trolled on and verbally abused more than…” Category: Feed, Journalism, Tumblr

Yep, female journalists were the only subjects that got trolled on and verbally abused more than men.

More than 5 percent of all Twitter messages sent to female journalists are unfavorable, according to the study. In every other category of distinguished females, however, the number is much lower, at 1 in every 70 tweets.

Aside from being the target of Twitter attacks, female journalists are also the subject of high rates of sexual harassment in the workplace, are paid less than their male counterparts and are underrepresented on editorial boards and in opinion pages.

This Is Why Female Journalists Deserve More Respect.

The Look Of Funny: How The Onion’s Art Department Works

August 26 Comments Off on The Look Of Funny: How The Onion’s Art Department Works Category: Feed, Journalism, Tumblr

The Look Of Funny: How The Onion’s Art Department Works:

The absurd scenes and photos that look like bad stock art? They’re all designed from scratch.