There’s a lot of strange news about the upcoming election going on. Here’s a sampling:
- Jay Rosen: Newspapers shouldn’t apologize for criticizing Trump
Media critic and NYU professor Jay Rosen argues that newspapers that have been harsh in their reporting on Trump have no reason to apologize for it. - Obama will hand over presidential social media accounts to next president
Whoever wins a week from today will take over the @POTUS Twitter account and the rest of the official social media accounts associated with the office. Twitter will then move all of Obama’s tweets over to a new handle – @POTUS44 managed by the National Arhives. What this article doesn’t address is what will happen with @FLOTUS if Hillary wins. - Univ. of Wisconsin criticized over response to football fan wearing costume that featured a lynched President Obama
Officials caught between dealing with offensive hate speech and first amendment rights of fan. - North Carolina senator blacklists N&O newspaper; won’t share schedule with local news outlet
According to Politico, North Carolina Senator Richard Burr (Rep.) is refusing to provide The Raleigh News & Observer with his public campaign schedule because he views the newspaper as being too biased against him and his campaign.