Derek McLeod

CCSU Journalism

[Derek McLeod @DerekMcLeod20]

Vanessa de la Torre calls for public news stations ”to look at each other as allies rather than rivals” as numerous local news stations are beginning to fall.

“It has to center around collaboration.”

#ccsujournalism #NewsEngagementDay

[Derek McLeod @DerekMcLeod20]

“The Times repositioned itself as a national paper” - Penny Abernathy on the rebirth of the New York Times. #ccsujournalism #NewsEngagementDay

[Derek McLeod @DerekMcLeod20]

@MedillSchool professor Penny Abernathy on the impacts of losing newspapers: “As we’ve lost newspapers, it has a direct affect in voter turnout”. #ccsujournalism #NewsEngagementDay

[Kate Farrish @FarrishKate]

News outlets give us a sense of identity and community and nurture our democracy, Prof. Penny Abernathy of ⁦@MedillSchool⁩ tells the #CCSUJournalism audience. #NewsEngagementDay

[Derek McLeod @DerekMcLeod20]

Big international basketball news today, as the legendary @paugasol is retiring after a long career in the NBA & Spain with @FCBarcelona. After leaving Barcelona in 2001, he returned 20 years later to finish a remarkable career. #ccsujournalism #NewsEngagementDay

[FC Barcelona @FCBarcelona]

🥺 @paugasol is retiring. An applause for one of the all-time greats. @FCBbasket

[Derek McLeod @DerekMcLeod20]

A giant scoop for @mikesilver, breaking news on @Jaguars HC Urban Meyer’s rocky start in Jacksonville. #ccsujournalism #NewsEngagementDay

[Michael Silver @MikeSilver]

THREAD 1) The Urban Meyer situation in Jacksonville has reached a crisis point, especially in the locker room. One player told me, 'He has zero credibility in that stadium. He had very little to begin with.'

[Derek McLeod @DerekMcLeod20]

News of Facebook’s recent controversies is being reported in France, showing how widespread these stories have grown to be. #ccsujournalism #NewsEngagementDay

[FRANCE 24 English @France24_en]

📱 #Facebook battled dueling crises Monday as its platforms went offline for nearly seven hours, and the company fought against a #whistleblower’s damning revelations.

@WassimCornet has more ⤵️

#FacebookDown

[Derek McLeod @DerekMcLeod20]

More bad news for Facebook today. #ccsujournalism #NewsEngagementDay

[The Moscow Times @MoscowTimes]

Russia on Tuesday stepped up the pressure on Facebook, threatening to hit the company with its largest fine yet for repeatedly ignoring requests to remove banned content https://t.co/rMbp9sUGBy

[Derek McLeod @DerekMcLeod20]

I follow the @MoscowTimes for independent reporting out of Russia, specifically for stories as in-depth as this. #ccsujournalism #NewsEngagementDay

[The Moscow Times @MoscowTimes]

A prominent NGO that tracks abuses in Russia’s prison system says it has received “thousands” of leaked video clips showing inmates being beaten and tortured by guards in several prisons across the country
https://t.co/pLfMEy54ob

[Derek McLeod @DerekMcLeod20]

I follow @eurasianet because it gives me, an American, insight on what’s happening around the world on topics that wouldn’t be covered as vehemently in the US. #NewsEngagementDay #ccsujournalism

[Eurasianet @eurasianet]

Prices in Kazakhstan closely track those in Russia.
https://t.co/HHXL0u37PR

[Derek McLeod @DerekMcLeod20]

@ABCWorldNews This is huge news coming in the midst of the Delta variant still running strong throughout the country. #ccsujournalism #NewsEngagementDay

[Molly Ingram @mollyaingram]

Happy #NewsEngagementDay! @spj_ccsu will have a table in the Student Center from 11-3, come try your hand at our media bias game and learn more about our chapter! @CTSPJ @spj_tweets @CCSUJournalism @CCSU

[Derek McLeod @DerekMcLeod20]

I’ve been keeping up with @TheAthletic for all my updates on tonights @Yankees and @RedSox wild card game, all while keeping my Yankees anxiety in check! #ccsujournalism #NewsEngagementDay

[Derek McLeod @DerekMcLeod20]

Central Recorder Issue 2 9/29/21 https://t.co/WdOUviksyw via @issuu #ccsujournalism #NewsEngagementDay

[Derek McLeod @DerekMcLeod20]

Hey @shwarzaidi1! What kind of news did you interact with on #NewsEngagementDay? I plan on watching the Vice Presidential debate. #ccsujournalism

[Derek McLeod @DerekMcLeod20]

Today is #NewsEngagementDay! How have you interacted with news today, @de2tiny_? #ccsujournalism

[Derek McLeod @DerekMcLeod20]

@KatieLSanders says she doesn’t contact campaigns as frequently as the reporters do, but admits the campaigns are “pretty responsive” to @politifact. #ccsujournalism #NewsEngagementDay

[Derek McLeod @DerekMcLeod20]

“We support amplification on the programs of what’s true or not.” @KatieLSanders on the impact that social media sites like Twitter, Facebook & Instagram do to combat false news. #ccsujournalism #NewsEngagementDay

[Derek McLeod @DerekMcLeod20]

@KatieLSanders says @PolitiFact does a big chunk of their fact checking on the positions and stances that presidential candidates @JoeBiden and @realDonaldTrump have proposed. #ccsujournalism #NewsEngagementDay

[Derek McLeod @DerekMcLeod20]

“A lot of people rely on us to tell them what’s true and what’s not,” - @KatieLSanders on the impact that @PolitiFact has on people looking for the truth. #NewsEngagementDay #ccsujournalism