Hi, my name is Mathew Ingram. I write about digital media for the Columbia Journalism Review, and this is a newsletter that is made up of links I've either found on Twitter or Facebook, or that have been shared by my social network. Hope you enjoy it!
The Washington Post
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Peter Hermann
– Jan 14, 4:11 PM
Blinded by smoke and choking on gas and bear spray, stripped of his radio and badge, D.C. police officer Michael Fanone and his battered colleagues fought to push back rioters trying to force their way into an entrance to the U.S. Capitol. The…
Reuters
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Brad Heath, Sarah N. Lynch
– Jan 14, 10:17 PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors offered an ominous new assessment of last week's siege of the U.S. Capitol by President Donald Trump's supporters on Thursday, saying in a court filing that rioters intended “to capture and…
CNN
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By Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN
– Jan 14, 4:01 PM
(CNN) In his final days in office, President Donald Trump has found the parts of the job he loved replaced by cold legal warnings, forced video addresses and a shrinking circle of downtrodden aides, all anxiously wondering what life will be like…
U.S. Sen. James Lankford apologized to Black Tulsans on Thursday for not recognizing that his involvement in questioning presidential election results would offend them. In a letter addressed to 'My friends in North Tulsa,' Lankford acknowledges…
The New York Times
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Adam Satariano
– Jan 14, 10:51 AM
LONDON — In Sri Lanka and Myanmar, Facebook kept up posts that it was warned contributed to violence. In India, activists have urged the company to combat posts by political figures targeting Muslims. And in Ethiopia, groups pleaded for the…
