Debra Borchardt

08/04/2023

I FULLY support diversity in newsrooms. Good. Make them pay. More voices leads to better journalism. We all learn from each other.

Texas A&M University has reached a $1 million settlement Thursday with a Black journalism professor whose hiring was sabotaged by backlash her past work promoting diversity.

04/02/2023

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/02/business/media/evan-gershkovich-wsj-reporter-russia.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Evan Gershkovich, who works for The Wall Street Journal, knew the risks of reporting in Russia but felt a deep connection to the country, his friends said.

01/25/2023

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/24/world/americas/journalist-deaths.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

There were nearly as many journalists killed in Mexico alone as there were in Ukraine.

12/16/2022

So much for freedom of speech 🤦‍♀️

Elon Musk faced a growing backlash on Friday from lawmakers on both sides of the Atlantic, with threats of fines and sanctions, after Twitter suspended the accounts of at least eight journalists on Thursday without warning.

The suspended accounts included those belonging to Ryan Mac of The New York Times, Donie O’Sullivan of CNN and Drew Harwell of The Washington Post. It was unclear what the suspensions had in common.

The silencing of prominent voices could raise the regulatory heat on Twitter, and possibly Mr. Musk’s other companies, including Tesla and SpaceX, which is a big recipient of government funding and projects. It could also hurt his push to get reluctant advertisers back onto the platform.

The action set off a wave of protests. News organizations, including The Times and CNN, have demanded that Mr. Musk explain his rationale. Supporters of the journalists argued on Twitter that the move was overly punitive.

Lawmakers in the European Union may go on the offensive. Vera Jourova, a vice president of the European Commission, said the move violated the E.U.’s Digital Services Act and its Media Freedom Act.

“There are red lines. And sanctions, soon,” she tweeted Friday morning.

The recently ratified Digital Services Act serves as a kind of rule book on moderating content for firms operating in the bloc. It goes into effect next year, and carries a fine of 6 percent of global revenue for companies that run afoul of the rules.

Representative Lori Trahan, Democrat of Massachusetts and a member of the House committee on electronic communications and the internet, also expressed dismay over Twitter’s move. She tweeted on Thursday that she had received assurances this week from the company that it had no intention of retaliating against journalists or independent researchers who cover Mr. Musk and Twitter critically.

“Less than 12 hours later, multiple technology reporters have been suspended. What’s the deal, ?” she wrote.

12/10/2021

Are you so committed to your profession that you'd take the risk of going to jail even though you've broken no laws?

Authoritarian regimes are silencing independent journalism around the globe, often by rewriting laws to criminalize reporting

11/15/2021

Just a journalist doing his job. Telling the truth. So glad he got out.

His release was secured by former U.S. diplomat Bill Richardson after almost six months of detention.

09/23/2021

So this happened.

Crain Communications has acquired Green Market Report, a digital media brand that covers financial news of the rapidly growing cannabis industry.

09/01/2021

simply reporting on the weather. I'm so glad they are going hard on this ridiculous person. Altho, maybe IDA was fake news and the libtards trucked in all that water and actually tore all those roofs off!

Benjamin Eugene Dagley interrupted an NBC reporter covering Hurricane Ida, the police said.

08/11/2021

I was so bummed to miss the 2020 SXSW due to COVID. Hopefully, our panel will get voted in and I can make plans for 2022. Please vote!

While many cannabis activists are hoping for the product to be federally legal, the outcome could end up being the opposite of what they envision. If cannabis is legalized, consumers could end up buying pre-rolled joints at their local Circle K or 7-11. Even Wal-Mart could end up selling cannabis be...

07/09/2021

Just trying to do their jobs.

Gunfire, muggings and assaults have prompted TV stations to take up new safety measures: “There’s a lot of anger out there.”

05/03/2021

I know a lot of people think reporters are awful. We're fake news. But we work hard at a job that doesn't pay well because we love it. We put ourselves out there in public every day, something few jobs do. This weekend, I managed to get a soundbite from Senator Schumer at the cannabis parade. This was a big deal because my company is a small co and not a mainstream big-time media co. I was feeling pretty proud of myself. Then, I see later that day a cannabis CEO insulting me on Twitter and industry people liking and retweeting his insult. In his opinion, I can't read or write because GMR wrote something about his company. No opinion, just literally stating something that was in the company's OWN filings. TBH it stung. It took away my moment of happiness for a few hours. It's hard when someone with 10k followers insults you. Then I decided who was this ja****le? Why allow him to bring me down? At that point, I moved on. I noted who liked what he said and will remember them. Don't let the turkeys get you down! Stay strong fellow journalists. Focus on the wins.

04/28/2021

Unfortunately for this journalist her career is tainted as she admits writing a false story. I guess since she quit she found her moral compass? As a reporter your reputation is built on the truths you tell.

The front-page article in the Murdoch tabloid claimed that copies of a children’s book by the vice president were given to migrant children as part of a “welcome kit.”

04/19/2021

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/18/business/minnesota-journalists-assault-protests.html?referringSource=articleShare

Gov. Tim Walz said he had told police officers to “make changes” that would allow reporters to do their jobs.

04/05/2021

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03/09/2021

Carlos Martínez de la Serna, program director for the Committee to Protect Journalists, said Sahouri’s case exemplified police mistreatment of American journalists. “It is ironic,” he said. “She was covering opposition against police brutality and she was subject to this type of harassment on the spot.”

Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri faces 30 days in jail -- a rare case of a U.S. journalist charged with a crime while reporting.

01/03/2021

I hope this is a sign of good things for 2021. Thanks Leafbuyer

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12/22/2020

At least 30 journalists were killed this year, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, with 21 slain as a direct result of their work.