NYT on ‘Caliphate’: The New York Times stated that they are conducting a “fresh examination,” on their ‘Caliphate’ podcast where they featured a man named Shehroze Chaudhry who called himself Abu Huzayfah under terrorism hoax laws. Chaudhry appeared in several episodes of the podcast where he claimed he was involved in terrorism acts in Syria representing the terrorist group, ISIS. A Times spokeswoman said that they are examining his history within the podcast and the way they have presented him in their series. Times reporter, Katie Robertson explains more in this excellent story.

Fact checks on COVID disinfo: There has been a lot of information regarding Covid-19 during the last couple of months it has been in the U.S, especifically information regarding the virus origin. A draft was conducted by NiemanLab where 9,722 facts checks were gathered from the members of the International Fact Checking Network, organizations using Claim Review and Full Fact’s API to understand how fact checkers responded. Bethan John wrote all about it in this story and even explained the nine categories that were captured to be misleading or false claims made about COVID-19

Covering Trump’s coronavirus: Trump’s medical team seems to be giving information to an audience of one: Trump. With a cheerleader doctor, it’s been harder than ever to get accurate information about what is the president’s condition. It’s also made the media’s role more critical.

Mayra Parrilla Guerrero

Fake bonus offer: Tribune Publishing, which has already enraged employees with pay cuts, furloughs and other miseries, managed to make a bad situation worse by sending out emails promising bonuses — which were fake. The idea, Trib officials, explained to furious workers, was to make people aware of “phishing” attempts to steal corporate information. But to bruised workers it was just another humiliation, writes Eric Wemple at the WaPo. The Tribune has apologized.

How the media handled Breonna Taylor: Tom Jones for Poynter breaks down the media’s reaction to the decision not to charge anyone in the death of Breonna Taylor. His point: The media cut through “all the legal talk and got straight to the point…. The networks couldn’t conceal their anger…” Interesting report by Jones.

Humor in a pandemic: The era of COVID-19 has been a challenging time for everyone, but many have tried to look on the bright side of things by using humor. Kristen Hare explains how Stephanie Hayes at the Tampa Bay Times has managed to thrive as a humor columnist — despite starting her job just as the pandemic got rolling. It’s a story about rolling with your community as they struggle to make sense of a very strange year.