A Nobel Prize-winning journalist calls out a major global digital news report - Poynter

Rappler’s Maria Ressa says the methodology of the Reuters Institute Digital News Report allows it to be weaponized to attack journalists.

Poynter

#Tensions in the #Punjab region of #India appear to have spilled over into #BritishColumbia where a #journalist says he was #assaulted at a #protest on Sunday.

Sameer Kaushal, a journalist & #NewsDirector with #AM600 #SherEPunjab #Radio said he was in #SurreyBC Sunday for an event at the #TajParkConventionCentre welcoming the #HighCommissioner of India’s first visit to the #westcoast
https://globalnews.ca/news/9565072/surrey-protest-assault-punjab-crackdown/amp

#Vancouver #POC #PeopleOfColour #Canada

Journalist allegedly assaulted as Punjab tensions spill over into B.C.

Journalist Sameer Kaushal says he was surrounded and assaulted by protesters outside an event with India's high commissioner to Canada this weekend.

Global News

#Trustyworthyness and #news & #Meta #Facebook #Instagram #WhatsApp

#Oculus <--- _THIS_
ESPECIALLY.

.... Do _NOT_ go hand in hand since the 2010's, obvs. by example of past presser events and coverage.

As a #NewsDirector I would advise all #TechReporters & #Reporters in general to treat _everything_ that their #PROffice has to say as _bullshit_ UNTIL proven otherwise.

Data. Data. Data.

This leads to a successful story imo.

When people START talking about the #PoliceDepartments and #IntelligenceAgencies & #PrivateInvestigators & #Lawyers in the room, only _then_, when looked at through the lens of #WhitelistedCrimePrograms that the above engage in ON THIS PLATFORM like the #CounterIntelligence part THEN things START to make sense a bit more post #TotalInformationAwareness #TIA wise. Init?

I will cite one program #ChurchCommittee finding from 1975 and challenge a revisit of these hearings the in the 2020's. Same Exec Summary just add some more names basically. 🧐

Citation:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_Committee

Church Committee - Wikipedia