"Ravenous Hysteria":
The New York Post "has gone to war" with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York), publishing more than 20 "top-performing" articles in the past week on subjects ranging from the veracity of Ocasio-Cortez's residence in the Bronx to "her use of an automobile."
"New Rhythm":
Former New York Editorial Director Jared Hohlt will succeed Julia Turner as editor in chief of Slate, the online magazine announced Wednesday. "Narrative is something I adore, and that can be applied differently in different places," Hohlt said. “But as we see with podcasts, there’s a whole other way to do narrative. There are incredible stories being told in that medium, and that is super exciting to me.”
Demographics:
According to a NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll on the 2020 presidential election, 20 percent of respondents regularly follow conservative "news outlets, blogs or websites," while 19 percent follow liberal or progressive news organizations. Although cable news networks enjoy larger followings (ranging from 25 to 34 percent), half of all respondents watch broadcast network news, including nightly news programs and the Sunday talk shows.
"Obtaining Justice":
Former InfoWars Washington bureau chief Jerome Corsi "issued an apology on Monday and retracted an InfoWars story he wrote spreading a conspiracy theory about murdered Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich." In the retraction, which was published by InfoWars and requested by "the legal team for Aaron Rich, the brother of Seth Rich," Corsi said that "his allegations were not based upon any independent factual knowledge."
"Endless Grift":
The pseudonymous book "QAnon: An Invitation to the Great Awakening," has "climbed within" the top 25 "of all books sold on Amazon." "They absolutely exploited flaws in Amazon's algorithms," conspiracy researcher Mike Rothschild said. "They also know that Q has a small but devoted fan base that is willing to spend money. So if it gets a huge spike of sales just as it's released, it'll shoot up Amazon's lists and get in front of more people, even if those initial sales make up the bulk of who pays for it."
"I Stick To What I Know":
According to a new Nieman Reports survey, the majority of visual arts journalists "make only half of their total earnings or less from their arts writing," while "more than half make $20,000 or less a year" from it. Despite the elimination of staff positions over the past two decades, most arts journalists prefer to cover contemporary art and "are pretty optimistic about the art being made today."
"His Own Press Organization":
In an interview with Jane Mayer, University of Virginia presidential historian Nicole Hemmer argued that Fox News "has evolved into something that hasn’t existed before in the United States" during the Trump administration. "It’s the closest we've come to having state TV," she said, citing President Trump's close relationships with Rupert Murdoch and Sean Hannity and the hiring of former executive Bill Shine as White House communications director.
"More Conceptual Ideas":
Podcast start-up Luminary "has emerged from stealth mode to unveil nearly $100 million in funding and a subscription-based business model that it hopes will push the medium into a new phase of growth," including series from Conan O'Brien, Trevor Noah and John Cameron Mitchell.
In memoriam:
2016 Breaking News Photography contributor Yannis Behrakis died from complications of cancer on March 2. He was 58. "One of the best news photographers of his generation, Yannis was passionate, vital and intense both in his work and life," said Reuters U.S. General News Editor Dina Kyriakidou Contini. "His pictures are iconic, some works of art in their own right. But it was his empathy that made him a great photojournalist."
Robbed at Gunpoint:
A CBS news crew covering the Oakland teachers' strike was targeted for theft in California, and a retired police officer who had been hired as security by the station was shot in the incident. The guard is expected to recover. KPIX and NBC Bay Area have reported that multiple crews have been attacked or robbed for their equipment in the San Francisco area, starting in 2011.
