5 steps student journalists can take to improve their privacy and digital security – Poynter
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5 steps student journalists can take to improve their privacy and digital security – Poynter
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A growing group of journalists has cut back on Twitter, or abandoned it entirely - Poynter
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The scary trend of internet shutdowns - Poynter
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Around the world, governments have been turning to network shutdowns with increasing frequency to quell unrest and suppress the spread of rumors and fake news. But there is no empirical evidence that proves this tactic is effective, and activists and journalists alike have raised concerns over the catastrophic side effects these shutdowns often have on communities.
“The official justification given by governments and the impact (of these shutdowns) on the ground rarely match,” said Berhan Taye, the leader of Access Now’s #KeepItOn campaign. Access Now is an international non-profit that advocates for a free and open internet around the world, and the #KeepItOn campaign has been documenting and verifying instances of internet shutdowns since 2016.
“Shutdowns are being normalized, as if they’re expected to happen,” Taye told the IFCN. “(There’s the sense) amongst journalists, activists and others that shutdowns during 2020 elections are going to happen, so we need to prepare.”
Shutdowns in India: Popularly used, questionably effective
Africa and Asia are the two continents most affected by internet shutdowns, and India is by far the greatest perpetrator: 67% of #KeepItOn’s documented shutdowns in 2018 have taken place in India, with 134 incidents.
The Stanford study found that mass mobilization in India can occur even in the absence of social media and digital platforms.
In fact, removing these tools “can turn a predictable situation into one that is highly volatile … Rumors and disinformation continue to spread with or without access to digital communication networks, whose primary role is that of accelerators of information diffusion.”
Taye of the #KeepItOn campaign warned that while 33 of the shutdowns that occurred in 2018 were justified by governments claiming they wanted to curb mis/disinformation, “The spread of fake news did not start with Facebook. The issue of disinformation did not start with Facebook.”
“The problem we have now is the speed at which it’s being shared… But when you cut people off from being able to access information, the only access they have is to previous misinformation.”
Taye added that another side effect of the shutdown in Sri Lanka was that “people were not able to find their loved ones, not able to share information, and there was no one providing what the actual correct narrative is, and what’s happening on the ground.”
These tools will help you find the right images for your stories | Poynter
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Editor’s note: After this article published, we heard from many esteemed journalists who were critical of our approach and the message that we delivered. In the spirit of fostering more dialogue about the use of digital images — particularly free ones — we sought out people whose opinion we respect to write about the issue.
One such person who did was Mark E. Johnson, an educator and visual journalist who has had a longtime relationship with Poynter and who has taught here several times. He wrote a thorough and thoughtful piece that is published on our site: Article about free images ’contradicts everything I hold true about journalism.
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Text-only news sites are slowly making a comeback. Here’s why. | Poynter
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These text-only sites — which used to be more popular in the early days of the Internet, when networks were slower and bandwidth was at a premium – are incredibly useful, and not just during natural disasters. They load much faster, don’t contain any pop-ups or ads or autoplay videos, and help people with low bandwidth or limited Internet access. They’re also beneficial for people with visual impairments who use screen readers to navigate the Internet. (Related: Designing Journalism Products for Accessibility.)
In recent months, Twitter, Facebook, and Google News have also published their own versions of stripped-down sites that use less bandwidth, mainly aimed at users in emerging markets who might not have access to faster network connections. Earlier this week, Twitter announced that it was now experimenting with an Android app designed to use less data for people with limited connectivity.
Les sites en texte seul font leur retour
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A few days before Hurricane Irma hit South Florida, I received a query on Twitter from a graphic designer named Eric Bailey.
“Has anyone researched news sites capability to provide low-bandwidth communication of critical info during crisis situations?” he asked.
The question was timely — two days later, CNN announced that they created a text-only version of their site with no ads or videos.