Thread: 80 Fantastic Twitter Writers Fighting Fake News One Tweet at a Time. *This thread is a little long but I think it’s worth it.*

by SnowflakePrincess
@amandablount2

I’ve finished compiling a vast list of the best progressive voices I found on Twitter. I did not take this task lightly. We need powerful voices which are authentic, brave, and talented, but who can also summarize hard-to-understand language in 140 characters. Not a small task at all. I’ve selected 80 writers who are up for the task.

Please understand there are many more incredible voices out there. This list only includes those authors who are in my own “Twitterverse” & those who were nominated by my circle of friends. Please, feel free to add more excellent writers in the comments. I’ll add them to a future list. Why did I make this list? First, I’m not a paid journalist. In fact, I tell most people I’m just a country girl with a pile of post-it notes. So, money was not a factor. In a world of uncertainty & fake news, I wanted to compile a list of writers people can trust and support & read the news in everyday language. A place we can go to find the news we can share with friends, families, and relatives who need help understanding what’s happening around them in the world. This was not a popularity contest. I did not use # of followers to make my final determinations...


https://twitter.com/amandablount2/status/820204003699007488


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38/ @Amy_Siskind @ananavarro @AndreaChalupa @aravosis @C_Stroop @CharlesMBlow @ChrisJZullo @ColMorrisDavis @DanRather @davebernstein

39/ @DavidYankovich @DearAuntCrabby @deray @docrocktex26 @ericgarland @EricLiptonNYT @Evan_McMullin @ezlusztig @Fahrenthold @fawfulfan

40/ @Freeyourmindkid @funder @GeorgeTakei @girlsreallyrule @GlzgowlassLaing @goldengateblond @HeerJeet @igorvolsky @IndivisibleTeam

41/ @jaketapper @JeffreyGuterman @jjmacnab @JohnRMoffitt @JosephAzam @joshtpm @JoyAnnReid @JuddLegum @kalpenn @Karoli @Kasparov63

42/ @KatyTurNBC @KeithOlbermann @Khanoisseur @kharyp @KillerMartinis @krystalball @kurteichenwald @kylegriffin1 @laurenduca @LawyerRogelio

43/ @leahmcelrath @MalcolmNance @MattKester @MattMurph24 @MichaelGaree @mmpadellan @NewsandGuts @NickHanauer @peterdaou @PETERLANCE_

44/ @puppymnkey @RealMuckmaker @RVAwonk @sarahkendzior @shannoncoulter @ShaunKing @SheWhoVotes @SkeddyRuxypin @SopanDeb @Stonekettle

45/ @summerbrennan @TeaPainUSA @ThePlumLineGS @thepoliticalcat @tribelaw @Trumpnado2016 @VA4Hillary1 @xeni @yashar @yottapoint /End

Thread: 80 Fantastic Twitter Writers Fighting Fake News One Tweet at a Time. *This thread is a little long but I think it’s worth it.*

by SnowflakePrincess
@amandablount2

I’ve finished compiling a vast list of the best progressive voices I found on Twitter. I did not take this task lightly. We need powerful voices which are authentic, brave, and talented, but who can also summarize hard-to-understand language in 140 characters. Not a small task at all. I’ve selected 80 writers who are up for the task.

Please understand there are many more incredible voices out there. This list only includes those authors who are in my own “Twitterverse” & those who were nominated by my circle of friends. Please, feel free to add more excellent writers in the comments. I’ll add them to a future list. Why did I make this list? First, I’m not a paid journalist. In fact, I tell most people I’m just a country girl with a pile of post-it notes. So, money was not a factor. In a world of uncertainty & fake news, I wanted to compile a list of writers people can trust and support & read the news in everyday language. A place we can go to find the news we can share with friends, families, and relatives who need help understanding what’s happening around them in the world. This was not a popularity contest. I did not use # of followers to make my final determinations...


https://twitter.com/amandablount2/status/820204003699007488


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38/ @Amy_Siskind @ananavarro @AndreaChalupa @aravosis @C_Stroop @CharlesMBlow @ChrisJZullo @ColMorrisDavis @DanRather @davebernstein

39/ @DavidYankovich @DearAuntCrabby @deray @docrocktex26 @ericgarland @EricLiptonNYT @Evan_McMullin @ezlusztig @Fahrenthold @fawfulfan

40/ @Freeyourmindkid @funder @GeorgeTakei @girlsreallyrule @GlzgowlassLaing @goldengateblond @HeerJeet @igorvolsky @IndivisibleTeam

41/ @jaketapper @JeffreyGuterman @jjmacnab @JohnRMoffitt @JosephAzam @joshtpm @JoyAnnReid @JuddLegum @kalpenn @Karoli @Kasparov63

42/ @KatyTurNBC @KeithOlbermann @Khanoisseur @kharyp @KillerMartinis @krystalball @kurteichenwald @kylegriffin1 @laurenduca @LawyerRogelio

43/ @leahmcelrath @MalcolmNance @MattKester @MattMurph24 @MichaelGaree @mmpadellan @NewsandGuts @NickHanauer @peterdaou @PETERLANCE_

44/ @puppymnkey @RealMuckmaker @RVAwonk @sarahkendzior @shannoncoulter @ShaunKing @SheWhoVotes @SkeddyRuxypin @SopanDeb @Stonekettle

45/ @summerbrennan @TeaPainUSA @ThePlumLineGS @thepoliticalcat @tribelaw @Trumpnado2016 @VA4Hillary1 @xeni @yashar @yottapoint /End

Thread: 80 Fantastic Twitter Writers Fighting Fake News One Tweet at a Time. *This thread is a little long but I think it’s worth it.*

by SnowflakePrincess
@amandablount2

I’ve finished compiling a vast list of the best progressive voices I found on Twitter. I did not take this task lightly. We need powerful voices which are authentic, brave, and talented, but who can also summarize hard-to-understand language in 140 characters. Not a small task at all. I’ve selected 80 writers who are up for the task.

Please understand there are many more incredible voices out there. This list only includes those authors who are in my own “Twitterverse” & those who were nominated by my circle of friends. Please, feel free to add more excellent writers in the comments. I’ll add them to a future list. Why did I make this list? First, I’m not a paid journalist. In fact, I tell most people I’m just a country girl with a pile of post-it notes. So, money was not a factor. In a world of uncertainty & fake news, I wanted to compile a list of writers people can trust and support & read the news in everyday language. A place we can go to find the news we can share with friends, families, and relatives who need help understanding what’s happening around them in the world. This was not a popularity contest. I did not use # of followers to make my final determinations...


https://twitter.com/amandablount2/status/820204003699007488


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38/ @Amy_Siskind @ananavarro @AndreaChalupa @aravosis @C_Stroop @CharlesMBlow @ChrisJZullo @ColMorrisDavis @DanRather @davebernstein

39/ @DavidYankovich @DearAuntCrabby @deray @docrocktex26 @ericgarland @EricLiptonNYT @Evan_McMullin @ezlusztig @Fahrenthold @fawfulfan

40/ @Freeyourmindkid @funder @GeorgeTakei @girlsreallyrule @GlzgowlassLaing @goldengateblond @HeerJeet @igorvolsky @IndivisibleTeam

41/ @jaketapper @JeffreyGuterman @jjmacnab @JohnRMoffitt @JosephAzam @joshtpm @JoyAnnReid @JuddLegum @kalpenn @Karoli @Kasparov63

42/ @KatyTurNBC @KeithOlbermann @Khanoisseur @kharyp @KillerMartinis @krystalball @kurteichenwald @kylegriffin1 @laurenduca @LawyerRogelio

43/ @leahmcelrath @MalcolmNance @MattKester @MattMurph24 @MichaelGaree @mmpadellan @NewsandGuts @NickHanauer @peterdaou @PETERLANCE_

44/ @puppymnkey @RealMuckmaker @RVAwonk @sarahkendzior @shannoncoulter @ShaunKing @SheWhoVotes @SkeddyRuxypin @SopanDeb @Stonekettle

45/ @summerbrennan @TeaPainUSA @ThePlumLineGS @thepoliticalcat @tribelaw @Trumpnado2016 @VA4Hillary1 @xeni @yashar @yottapoint /End

https://twitter.com/Khanoisseur/status/818736084817354753

Lots more information and research here: https://twitter.com/Khanoisseur

https://twitter.com/Khanoisseur/status/818736084817354753

Lots more information and research here: https://twitter.com/Khanoisseur

Even when ad placements are automated, companies still have the power to control whether neo-Nazis or fake news hucksters profit. In fact, it’s actually rather simple for companies to impose ethical policies, according to Mr. Zeitz. Indeed, his own company (which handles programmatic advertising for other organizations) recently decided to get out ahead of the issue by removing Breitbart News from its advertising marketplace. “We’re not banning them because they’re alt-right or conservative. We banned them from our marketplace because they violate our hate speech policy, which prohibits ad serving on sites that incite violence and discrimination against minority groups.” (Breitbart has said that it condemns racism and bigotry “in any form.”)

He pointed out that brand-name companies had already figured out how to keep their ads from flowing onto porn sites, because “you really don’t want your ad for a breakfast cereal next to a hard-core pornographic video,” and so “there are tools in place that allow companies to control where their ads go.” A company can block a specific site like Breitbart News from its ad buy. Or it might pick a “white list” of sites that align with its values.


https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/07/opinion/sunday/how-to-destroy-the-business-model-of-breitbart-and-fake-news.html?_r=0

Even when ad placements are automated, companies still have the power to control whether neo-Nazis or fake news hucksters profit. In fact, it’s actually rather simple for companies to impose ethical policies, according to Mr. Zeitz. Indeed, his own company (which handles programmatic advertising for other organizations) recently decided to get out ahead of the issue by removing Breitbart News from its advertising marketplace. “We’re not banning them because they’re alt-right or conservative. We banned them from our marketplace because they violate our hate speech policy, which prohibits ad serving on sites that incite violence and discrimination against minority groups.” (Breitbart has said that it condemns racism and bigotry “in any form.”)

He pointed out that brand-name companies had already figured out how to keep their ads from flowing onto porn sites, because “you really don’t want your ad for a breakfast cereal next to a hard-core pornographic video,” and so “there are tools in place that allow companies to control where their ads go.” A company can block a specific site like Breitbart News from its ad buy. Or it might pick a “white list” of sites that align with its values.


https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/07/opinion/sunday/how-to-destroy-the-business-model-of-breitbart-and-fake-news.html?_r=0

Even when ad placements are automated, companies still have the power to control whether neo-Nazis or fake news hucksters profit. In fact, it’s actually rather simple for companies to impose ethical policies, according to Mr. Zeitz. Indeed, his own company (which handles programmatic advertising for other organizations) recently decided to get out ahead of the issue by removing Breitbart News from its advertising marketplace. “We’re not banning them because they’re alt-right or conservative. We banned them from our marketplace because they violate our hate speech policy, which prohibits ad serving on sites that incite violence and discrimination against minority groups.” (Breitbart has said that it condemns racism and bigotry “in any form.”)

He pointed out that brand-name companies had already figured out how to keep their ads from flowing onto porn sites, because “you really don’t want your ad for a breakfast cereal next to a hard-core pornographic video,” and so “there are tools in place that allow companies to control where their ads go.” A company can block a specific site like Breitbart News from its ad buy. Or it might pick a “white list” of sites that align with its values.


https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/07/opinion/sunday/how-to-destroy-the-business-model-of-breitbart-and-fake-news.html?_r=0