Authorities in Nice urged people to be responsible with social media in the wake of a terrorist attack. Poynter referred back to On The Media’s Breaking News Handbook as a reminder of good practices for journalists reporting on terrorism.
BuzzFeed has created a bot to report on the 2016 conventions.
The Columbia Journalism Review reported on how privacy laws play into citizen journalism using Facebook Live.
Poynter wrote an article to help journalists consider what they should ask themselves before going live on Facebook.
The Pew Research Center looked at how the 2016 presidential candidates have used social media for their campaigns.
The Washington Post reported that the first person to discover Melania Trump’s plagiarized speech was a laid-off journalist.
In the wake of plagiarism accusations against Melania Trump, Poynter reposted a guide to identifying plagiarism.