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MEDIA BITS AND BYTES – MAY 13, 2025
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Ann Telnaes and the cartoon The Washington Post banned. Credit, VRT
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* New Faces in the White House Briefing Room
* Hero Cartoonist Ann Telnaes Wins Pulitzer
* ‘Critics Say’ and Other Weasel Words
* Meta and Myanmar
* Holding Apple Accountable
* The Great AI Scare
* Global Press Freedom at All-Time Low
* Dereliction of Duty
* Defunding Public Media
* School Without Phones
NEW FACES IN THE WHITE HOUSE BRIEFING ROOM
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By Richard Luscombe
The Guardian
A disgraced ultra-conservative banjo player ousted from his
Grammy-winning band; a far-right conspiracy theorist with alleged ties
to Russia; and an extremist social media “influencer” once banned
from Twitter for posting a video depicting sexual abuse of a
child. These are just some of the “new media” personalities
courted by the White House to take part in a series of “alternative
briefings.”
HERO CARTOONIST ANN TELNAES WINS PULITZER
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By Lisa Baumann
The Independent
A longtime editorial cartoonist for The Washington Post who quit in
protest after editors killed her sketch of the newspaper’s owner and
other media executives bowing before President Donald Trump, has won
the Pulitzer Prize for illustrated reporting and commentary.
‘CRITICS SAY’ AND OTHER WEASEL WORDS
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By Mark Jacob
Stop the Presses
It’s a common issue in political journalism – whether to state
something as objectively true or put an assertion “in someone
else’s mouth.” The problem is that when journalists attribute a
known fact to “critics,” it diminishes that fact, turning it into
a mere opinion. And that benefits the bad guys.
META AND MYANMAR
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By Tin Shine Aung
East Asia Forum
The launch of Meta's community-driven ‘Community Notes’
initiative, aimed at replacing third-party fact-checking, presents
major risks for social sustainability and the safety of the Rohingya
minority in Myanmar. Due to Facebook’s influential role in the
country, this change could exacerbate the spread of hate speech and
in-group policing.
HOLDING APPLE ACCOUNTABLE
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By David Dane
The American Prospect
Epic Games took Apple to U.S. district court in a private antitrust
case. As a result, Apple would have to allow app developers to
communicate with consumers and direct them to alternative
“purchasing mechanisms.” But Big Tech firms like Apple see these
impositions only as minor obstacles to work around by devising more
private rules to maximize profits.
THE GREAT AI SCARE
* THE AI DRAGNET
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By Sophia Goodfriend, Dissent
* BUBBLE TROUBLE
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By Bryan McMahon, The American Prospect
* JOBS CRISIS
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By Samuel O'Brient, TheStreet
GLOBAL PRESS FREEDOM AT ALL-TIME LOW
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By Tanika Godbole
Deutsche Welle
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said in its annual ranking report on
Friday, particularly noting a deterioration under US President Donald
Trump. RSF said its main index has fallen to its lowest-ever level
in the 23 years that it has been tracking press freedom.
DERELICTION OF DUTY
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Media and Democracy
A president who refuses to explicitly commit to—or is ignorant
of—his constitutional duties is a crisis and warrants prominent,
persistent and ongoing follow-up news coverage. America is in a
full-fledged constitutional crisis and editors are not sufficiently
communicating this reality. By not doing so, these editors are
failing to defend the Constitution through normalization.
DEFUNDING PUBLIC MEDIA
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By John Nichols
The Nation
Trump and his oligarchic allies have long bristled at even the most
modest efforts of public broadcasting outlets and community media to
hold the billionaire class, multinational corporations, and their
congressional retainers to account.
SCHOOL WITHOUT PHONES
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Fit to Teach
This school year, students must hand in their phones at entry or we
immediately call their parents. The phones are plugged into safe boxes
that the students aren’t allowed to access until the final bell has
rung. There are no constant vibrations reminding you you’re missing
out on something.
* White House press corps
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* Ann Telnaes
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* The Washington Post
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* Pulitzer Prize
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* political journalism
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* Meta
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* Myanmar
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* Apple
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* Big Tech
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* artificial intelligence
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* Digital Surveillance
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* Jobs
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* Reporters Without Borders
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* press freedom
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* Donald Trump
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* journalistic ethics
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* public media
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* schools
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* cell phones
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