Thread by @jasonmshepard, Journalism, social media and First Amendment scholars -- so many interrelated themes [...]

Journalism, social media and First Amendment scholars -- so many interrelated themes swirling in news coverage. What do you recommend as #mustread for those trying to keep up? Here a few links on my list to share:

1/“The pro-Trump media world peddled the lies that fueled the Capitol mob. Fox News led the way,” Washington Post, Jan. 7, 2021 https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/fox-news-blame-capitol-mob-media/2021/01/07/f15f668a-50ee-11eb-b96e-0e54447b23a1_story.html

Perspective | The pro-Trump media world peddled the lies that fueled the Capitol mob. Fox News led...

Even today, they are still at it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/fox-news-blame-capitol-mob-media/2021/01/07/f15f668a-50ee-11eb-b96e-0e54447b23a1_story.html

2/“Cancel Culture and Freedom,” The Volokh Conspiracy, Jan. 8, 2021
https://reason.com/volokh/2021/01/08/cancel-culture-and-freedom/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter.

Cancel Culture and Freedom

There are a lot of valid critiques of "cancel culture". But the most important thing to remember is that it mostly consists of people legitimately exercising their own freedom.

https://reason.com/volokh/2021/01/08/cancel-culture-and-freedom/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

3/“Can Twitter Legally Bar Trump? The First Amendment Says Yes,” New York Times, Jan. 9, 2021 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/us/first-amendment-free-speech.html

Can Twitter Legally Bar Trump? The First Amendment Says Yes

There are reasons to question the wisdom of recent actions by Twitter in barring President Trump from its site and Simon & Schuster in canceling the publication of Senator Josh Hawley’s book. But the...

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/us/first-amendment-free-speech.html

4/“The American Abyss: A historian of fascism and political atrocity on Trump, the mob and what comes next,” New York Times Magazine, Jan. 9, 2021 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/magazine/trump-coup.html?smid=tw-share

The American Abyss

A historian of fascism and political atrocity on Trump, the mob and what comes next.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/magazine/trump-coup.html?smid=tw-share

5/“Does the First Amendment Protect Trump on Incitement to Riot?” First Amendment Watch at New York University, January 8, 2021 https://firstamendmentwatch.org/does-the-first-amendment-protect-trump-on-incitement-to-riot/

Does the First Amendment Protect Trump on Incitement to Riot?

You may have read news and political commentators refer to Trump's words as 'incitement.' Did his speech meet the legal standard under the First Amendment?

https://firstamendmentwatch.org/does-the-first-amendment-protect-trump-on-incitement-to-riot/

6/“Squelched by Twitter, Trump seeks new online megaphone,” Associated Press, Jan. 9, 2021 https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-politics-media-social-media-coronavirus-pandemic-f5b565ca93a792640211e6438f2db842

Squelched by Twitter, Trump seeks new online megaphone

BOSTON (AP) — One Twitter wag joked about lights flickering on and off at the White House being Donald Trump signaling to his followers in Morse code after Twitter and Facebook squelched the...

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-politics-media-social-media-coronavirus-pandemic-f5b565ca93a792640211e6438f2db842

7/“There’s an ongoing battle of words to describe Jan. 6, 2021. Here’s why it matters,” NPR, Jan. 9, 2021 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/theres-an-ongoing-battle-of-words-to-describe-jan-6-2021-heres-why-it-matters

There’s an ongoing battle of words to describe Jan 6, 2021. Here’s why it matters

Was it an insurrection? A coup? Should we call it domestic terrorism? Or just a peaceful protest gone awry? As a battle of politics becomes a battle for words to describe what happened in the capital...

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/theres-an-ongoing-battle-of-words-to-describe-jan-6-2021-heres-why-it-matters

8/“We Worked Together on the Internet. Last Week, He Stormed the Capitol,” New York Times, Jan. 10, 2021 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/10/business/media/capitol-anthime-gionet-buzzfeed-vine.html

We Worked Together on the Internet. Last Week, He Stormed the Capitol.

At BuzzFeed, we followed the signals of social media. A young employee followed them all the way to Charlottesville and Capitol Hill.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/10/business/media/capitol-anthime-gionet-buzzfeed-vine.html

9/“Does Trump Face Legal Jeopardy for His Incendiary Speech Before the Riot?” New York Times, Jan. 11, 2021 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/us/politics/donald-trump-crime.html

Does Trump Face Legal Jeopardy for His Incendiary Speech Before the Riot?

The president’s actions just before his supporters’ deadly rampage at the Capitol has created new risks for him.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/us/politics/donald-trump-crime.html

10/“Telling it like it is: When writing news requires a distance from neutrality,” Poynter, Jan. 11, 2021 https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2021/telling-it-like-it-is-when-writing-news-requires-distance-from-neutrality/

Telling it like it is: When writing news requires a distance from neutrality - Poynter

Examining an astonishing four paragraphs published in The Washington Post about the Capitol attack that push the boundaries of traditional neutrality.

https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2021/telling-it-like-it-is-when-writing-news-requires-distance-from-neutrality/

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