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Thursday, June 18

Our most popular stories this week, along with editors' picks:

Here are the highlights:

  1. Washington Post public editor: Jeff Bezos could solve pay equality tomorrow. He makes token gestures instead.
    The Washington Post Guild found persistent gaps in pay –– between men and women, white people and people of color –– that their owner, the richest man in the world, could close as soon as he wants. 
     
  2. Why we capitalize 'Black' (and not 'white')
    Rectifying an orthographic injustice. 
     
  3. Maria Ressa's conviction, and the Philippines' dire information climate
    "From lone typos to major media conglomerates, Duterte and his allies are leading a totalizing war on dissent in the Philippines." 
     
  4. The Conversation thrives during the pandemic
    Why people are reading a news site that aims to bridge the gap between academia and a general audience. 
     
  5. Why micropayments will never be a thing in journalism 
    Many news consumers have wondered why they can't pay per article, but the model poses a number of pitfalls for publishers. 
     
  6. Trump, Michael Pack, and the complicated role of Voice of America
    The state-backed outlet can best be understood as viewed through a foreign policy lens.
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