@kylepope

Former CJR, WSJ, Condé Nast, etc. Now helping journalists better cover climate.

 NY, NY
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Joined May 2010
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Thrilled to welcome back @Jon_Allsop and introduce the new slate of @CJR newsletters
Jon Allsop@Jon_Allsop9 Jan 2023
Greetings, whoever is left on Twitter! When I last posted here back in October, I was going on hiatus from writing @CJR's daily newsletter, The Media Today. Today, I/we are back, with the same focus but a revamped format. All the details here: cjr.org/the_media_today/news…

The Media Today is back

In late October, I, and CJR’s daily newsletter, The Media Today, went on hiatus. As I explained in a note at the time, I had run myself into the ground after writing the newsletter (almost) every...

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It’s not just @semafor that needs to rethink its fossil-fuel advertising: @billspindle argues for a broader news-industry shift cjr.org/first_person/my-case…

My case against fossil-fuel advertising

In 1970, President Richard Nixon signed a bill banishing cigarette advertising from television and radio, citing the risk to public health. The time has come to do something similar for fossil fuels....

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Here we go again: The @nytimes by my count has nine opinion pieces out today about the Trump run for president.
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Since we launched this project a week ago, nearly 150,000 people have gone to areyoupressworthy.com to calculate how much coverage they'd get it they went missing. More here in @CJR cjr.org/analysis/how-much-co…
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@CJR4 Nov 2022
At AreYouPressWorthy.com, you can calculate the amount of press coverage you would get if you went missing (based on current reporting in America), and join the fight for coverage equality #EveryoneIsPressworthy
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Once again, the political press called it wrong, a mirror image of 2016. At what point do newsrooms recognize that they need need to rethink their approach?
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Brilliant illustration of the disparities in how we cover missing people by @kylepope @CJR buff.ly/3T2g6rh #EveryoneIsPressworthy I’m worth 6 articles - how many are you?
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Tal Kopan@TalKopan3 Nov 2022
This is a really incredible and thought-provoking project from @CJR areyoupressworthy.com/
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David Bauder@dbauder3 Nov 2022
CJR putting the spotlight on inequity in coverage of missing persons cases. apnews.com/article/missing-p…

New calculator tackles inequality in missing persons stories

The Columbia Journalism Review has unveiled a tool that allows you to guess how much attention you would get from the public if you go missing.

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What a great interactive -- one that's impactful and maddening at the same time. Kudos to @CJR for doing this.
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@CJR3 Nov 2022
How much press are you worth if you go missing? Calculate your press value at AreYouPressworthy.com and join the fight for coverage equality. #EveryoneIsPressworthy
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Two decades after "missing white woman syndrome" was coined, the imbalances in coverage remain.
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@CJR3 Nov 2022
How much coverage are you worth? cjr.org/analysis/how-much-co…

How much coverage are you worth?

In 2004, speaking at a panel discussion, the late Gwen Ifill characterized the media’s approach to covering people who have gone missing as “missing white woman syndrome.” “If there’s a missing white...

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Emily Atkin@emorwee26 Oct 2022
I asked @semaforben to speak with me about the misleading Chevron ad atop Semafor's new climate newsletter. He declined, directed me to a spokesperson, and the spokesperson ignored me. Is this what trustworthy journalism looks like? heated.world/p/semafors-infu…

Semafor's infuriating climate misinformation

Ben Smith's news outlet promised to be "something new," but it's spreading tired fossil fuel industry propaganda just like the rest.

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No one is more deserving of a break than @Jon_Allsop, who has built the @CJR newsletter into the best of its kind in the world. You’ll still see us in your mailbox on occasion, and Jon will be back in the new year along with a new slate of @CJR newsletters. Now, rest.
Jon Allsop@Jon_Allsop26 Oct 2022
SOME PERSONAL NEWS (sorta): Four years ago this week, I started writing @CJR's daily newsletter, The Media Today, four days a week (with @mathewi anchoring Thursdays). Today, that's ending—though I, and the newsletter, will be soon be back in a new form. cjr.org/the_media_today/medi…

Goodbye, for now

Fairy tales. Space. The climate crisis. A pandemic. An uprising. A war. The border. The end of Roe. #MeToo. A presidential election. An insurrection. Two sets of midterms. Two State of the Union...

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We're so excited that our new #CoveringClimate documentary co-hosted by @NBCNews @AlRoker + @WatchSavannah airs TONIGHT on @WORLDchannel + YouTube at 8pm US ET. We hope you'll tune in or stream it. Watch + Join the Conversation: bit.ly/climateburningquestio… #BurningQuestions

Burning Questions: Covering Climate Now

New TV special airs on @WORLDChannel Oct. 25. Co-hosted by NBC News’ @AlRoker + @WatchSavannah, it’s a global look at the climate story today, as told by the world’s best climate journalists.

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Out of the gate, @semafor is solid: thoughtful, ambitious, expansive. That said, I think the “rethinking the article” business is a gimmick that will fade eventually. Not sure trust will be restored by telling people you’re giving them opinion in news stories. But let’s see.
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You can’t really separate “The News” from, say, “Bill’s view.” Everything about the story — from the lead to how to write it to who to talk to — reflects Bill’s view. Pretending there’s a clean break between the two will only feed distrust.
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A few highlights of John Bennet's rules for writing: "Cut the blah-blah." "Remember the banana rule: it’s never 'the elongated yellow fruit.'" "A piece with a nut graf is like a documentary with a voice-over—it means you haven’t got it all on film." cjr.org/special_report/johnb…

Nothing to It

How John Bennet went from East Texas kid to New Yorker editor

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Take a moment to listen to this tribute to the great John Bennet of @NewYorker. Expertly and poignantly told by @betsymorais for @CJR cjr.org/special_report/johnb…

Nothing to It

How John Bennet went from East Texas kid to New Yorker editor

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My take on covering the nuke threat
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@CJR7 Oct 2022
Nuclear threats, and breaking the uncertainty loop cjr.org/the_media_today/puti…

Nuclear threats, and breaking the uncertainty loop

This week, CJR rolls out a new Friday version of The Media Today, revisiting pieces from the CJR archives. It will be written by CJR editor and publisher Kyle Pope. NEW THREATS THIS AUTUMN from...

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