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Trusting News project expands research and training through University of Georgia partnership

Reynolds Journalism Institute ››

Trusting News, a project intended to empower journalists to earn consumers’ trust, is adding research and training support from a partnership with the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.
The Outline built itself on being “weird.” But is it weird enough to survive?

Nieman Lab ›› LAURA HAZARD OWEN

There are some sites that everyone roots for. Scrappy, beloved. See: The Awl. The Toast. Or not so scrappy, but beloved still. See: Grantland. When they shut down, people mourn them.

Then there’s The Outline.
Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance in Turkey plays into Middle East media war

The Washington Post ›› Adam Taylor

More than a week after the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, all parties involved agree that the journalist walked into Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul on the afternoon of Oct. 2.

When it comes to what happened next, however, the Saudis have a very different story.
Writer named on Shitty Media Men list sues its creator

The Guardian ››

On Wednesday, just shy of a year after he says the “Shitty Media Men” list began making the rounds online, the writer Stephen Elliott – who was listed by several women for alleged “rape accusations and sexual harassment” – has filed a defamation suit against its creator, the journalist Moira Donegan, asking for $1.5m in damages.
Plan to Fix Journalism With Cryptocurrency Draws Skepticism

The Wall Street Journal ›› Benjamin Mullin

The Civil Media Co. bills itself as a solution to some pressing problems in modern journalism, pitching a new cryptocurrency that would help news consumers support quality information and weed out bad actors.
Non-Fake News: Did Trump Steal This Photo From CNN’s Jim Acosta?

Mediaite ›› Caleb Howe

President Trump, as is his wont, is bragging today about the size of a crowd gathering for one of his rallies. In particular on this occasion, he’s citing that crowd size to justify why he won’t be canceling his political rally while a major disaster is taking place down on the Gulf Coast.

The size of the crowd is news. It’s not fake news, but it is CNN’s news. Or at least the photo Trump used to brag about it is. Because Jim Acosta took the photo and tweeted it first.