Kwame Opam, from the Verge, looked at how First Lady Obama and her communications team have worked to craft her image on social media. (social media, ad/pr)
Michelle Fields and Ben Shapiro resigned from Breitbart News after the organization’s response to the alleged assault of Fields by a Trump campaign manager, according to Buzzfeed.(independence, conflict of interest)
Fortune’s Mathew Ingram used the resignation of reporters and editors from Breitbart to ask questions about news coverage after an organization positions itself in favor of a candidate.(independence, conflict of interest)
Gawker’s editor defended the site’s posting of the Hogan sex tape as journalism, according to CNN. (privacy)
NPR’s David Folkenflik talked with Buzzfeed’s election coverage team to learn how the organization influences coverage of the candidates through investigative journalism.(investigative journalism, sources, seeking truth)
Poynter has some suggestions for media organizations looking to improve comment sections.(free speech, media business)