World Press Freedom Day...
On Thursday, 33 news outlets, ranging from The New York Times to The Economist to National Review to CNN to NPR to Rappler, are running ads promoting quality journalism, Brian Stelter at cnn reports.
The effort known as the World Press Freedom Day campaign, has been spearheaded by UNESCO and the creative Droga5, Stelter wrote on his blog.
"Don't just read The New York Times," the NYT's print ad says, listing off 20+ of its rivals.
The point? There's strength in numbers, according to Stelter.
NYT Co. COO Meredith Kopit Levien has been championing the campaign, Stelter added.
"The more time you spend with rigorous, fair sources of journalism, the more sustainable those news organizations become," Levien wrote. "Hand-wringing and bellyaching doesn't protect great newspapers -- or our democracy. Your eyeballs and dollars do."
Levin added: "The news organizations joining this campaign are united in their commitment to excellence, but they're diverse in many other respects. They're based in different cities and countries, publish in different languages, express themselves in different formats, specialize in different beats. And while we all share common values, we often give our readers, viewers and listeners different perspectives on the same issues. That diversity is critical at a time when people are retreating to echo chambers that confirm and reinforce preconceived notions."
On Thursday, 33 news outlets, ranging from The New York Times to The Economist to National Review to CNN to NPR to Rappler, are running ads promoting quality journalism, Brian Stelter at cnn reports.
The effort known as the World Press Freedom Day campaign, has been spearheaded by UNESCO and the creative Droga5, Stelter wrote on his blog.
"Don't just read The New York Times," the NYT's print ad says, listing off 20+ of its rivals.
The point? There's strength in numbers, according to Stelter.
NYT Co. COO Meredith Kopit Levien has been championing the campaign, Stelter added.
"The more time you spend with rigorous, fair sources of journalism, the more sustainable those news organizations become," Levien wrote. "Hand-wringing and bellyaching doesn't protect great newspapers -- or our democracy. Your eyeballs and dollars do."
Levin added: "The news organizations joining this campaign are united in their commitment to excellence, but they're diverse in many other respects. They're based in different cities and countries, publish in different languages, express themselves in different formats, specialize in different beats. And while we all share common values, we often give our readers, viewers and listeners different perspectives on the same issues. That diversity is critical at a time when people are retreating to echo chambers that confirm and reinforce preconceived notions."
Photo: UNESCO.
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