Filed under: BMW,First Drives,Crossover,SUV,Luxury,Performance
Surprisingly fun to drive on the street and even at the race track.
Continue reading 2019 BMW X4 First Drive Review | A head versus heart argument
2019 BMW X4 First Drive Review | A head versus heart argument originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 30 Jun 2018 18:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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BMW's plant in South Carolina is its largest globally.
Continue reading BMW says tariffs may cause cuts in U.S. investments and jobs
BMW says tariffs may cause cuts in U.S. investments and jobs originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 30 Jun 2018 14:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Autoblog answers all your questions about the 2018 Ram 1500
Continue reading 2018 Ram 1500 Buying Guide | Popular pickup information and review
2018 Ram 1500 Buying Guide | Popular pickup information and review originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 30 Jun 2018 09:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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These two American midsize luxury SUVs are awfully similar.
Continue reading 2019 Lincoln Nautilus vs 2018 Cadillac XT5: How they compare on paper
2019 Lincoln Nautilus vs 2018 Cadillac XT5: How they compare on paper originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 29 Jun 2018 16:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Clean up on aisle 9.
Continue reading Angry teen drives Ram pickup into Walmart after argument with girlfriend
Angry teen drives Ram pickup into Walmart after argument with girlfriend originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 29 Jun 2018 17:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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One car to do everything you need.
Continue reading 2018 Mercedes-AMG E 63 S Wagon Quick Spin Review | Master of all trades
2018 Mercedes-AMG E 63 S Wagon Quick Spin Review | Master of all trades originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 29 Jun 2018 16:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The latest automaker to comment on President Trump's proposed tariffs
Continue reading GM warns U.S. import tariffs could lead to 'smaller' company, fewer jobs
GM warns U.S. import tariffs could lead to 'smaller' company, fewer jobs originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 29 Jun 2018 16:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Plus Ford's new train station and Tesla's big pickup.
Continue reading Camaro SS, Hellcat Widebody, and an Airstream camper | Autoblog Podcast #545
Camaro SS, Hellcat Widebody, and an Airstream camper | Autoblog Podcast #545 originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 27 Jun 2018 16:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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We wish we had more money.
Continue reading One of just six Porsche 959 Paris-Dakar race cars is going for auction
One of just six Porsche 959 Paris-Dakar race cars is going for auction originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 29 Jun 2018 16:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Road rage at its weirdest.
Continue reading Florida man attacks SUV with his bare hands
Florida man attacks SUV with his bare hands originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 29 Jun 2018 14:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Brand reportedly showed clients a high-dollar hybrid inspired by the Terzo Millennio concept.
Continue reading Lamborghini debuting limited-edition hypercar soon?
Lamborghini debuting limited-edition hypercar soon? originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 29 Jun 2018 14:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Hyundai's CEO wants to launch the bid before Sergio Marchionne retires.
Continue reading Hyundai reportedly eyeing a takeover of FCA
Hyundai reportedly eyeing a takeover of FCA originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 29 Jun 2018 14:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Base models are less than before, but better-equipped top trims are more.
Continue reading 2019 Chevy Silverado price rises or drops depending on trim
2019 Chevy Silverado price rises or drops depending on trim originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 29 Jun 2018 14:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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'Heaps of information' for the hard-core Formula One fan.
Continue reading F1 web deal with Amazon will unlock decades of data and video
F1 web deal with Amazon will unlock decades of data and video originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 29 Jun 2018 12:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It's fun and stylish, but not quite a class leader.
Continue reading 2019 Hyundai Veloster Turbo R-Spec Video Review | Much better, but not the best
2019 Hyundai Veloster Turbo R-Spec Video Review | Much better, but not the best originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 29 Jun 2018 12:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Further proof that our own bad driving habits cause traffic snarls.
Continue reading Ford video shows how adaptive cruise control eases traffic jams
Ford video shows how adaptive cruise control eases traffic jams originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 29 Jun 2018 11:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Plus Ford's new train station and Tesla's big pickup.
Continue reading Camaro SS, Hellcat Widebody, and an Airstream camper | Autoblog Podcast #545
Camaro SS, Hellcat Widebody, and an Airstream camper | Autoblog Podcast #545 originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 29 Jun 2018 11:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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New Nautilus gets more room, Lincoln Co-Pilot 360, and a new EcoBoost engine.
Continue reading 2019 Lincoln Nautilus replaces the MKX, adds a price increase and tech
2019 Lincoln Nautilus replaces the MKX, adds a price increase and tech originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 29 Jun 2018 10:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The show's organizers will unveil their plans for 2020 next month.
Continue reading Video suggests Detroit Auto Show will move from winter time slot
Video suggests Detroit Auto Show will move from winter time slot originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 29 Jun 2018 09:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Returning to the roadster roots of the formerly British brand.
Continue reading Chinese-owned MG plans an AWD electric roadster to rival Miata
Chinese-owned MG plans an AWD electric roadster to rival Miata originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 29 Jun 2018 09:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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You might have heard: Five dead in “targeted attack” at Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis (The Baltimore Sun)
But did you know: ‘We are putting out a damn paper tomorrow’: Capital Gazette journalists report on shooting in their own newsroom (Capital Gazette)
From the moment gunfire rang out at the Capital Gazette newsroom, journalists there began covering their own tragedy. An intern at the Annapolis paper tweeted at 2:43 p.m. Thursday that there was an active shooter in the building, located at 888 Bestgate Road. “Please help us,” Anthony Messenger wrote. Staff members who were not in the newsroom rushed toward the building, not yet knowing that five of their colleagues had been killed. And once they got the news, they continued to seek information on what led to the deaths of their coworkers and friends.
+ The Capital Gazette ran full front-page coverage of the shooting and an opinion page “intentionally left blank today to commemorate victims” (Twitter, @capgaznews); Terror and heartbreak in the Annapolis Capital newsroom (The Baltimore Sun); The Capital Gazette’s profiles of the five victims: Assistant Editor/News Rob Hiaasen, Editorial Page Editor Gerald Fischman, Staff Writer John McNamara, Sales Assistant Rebecca Smith, and Special Publications Editor Wendi Winters (Capital Gazette)
+ Alleged shooter had history of harassment and sued the paper for defamation (Slate); Fatal shooting of 5 at Capital Gazette is rare attack on U.S. journalists (Capital Gazette); Capital Gazette writers say they need more than “thoughts and prayers” (CNN)
+ Noted: Facebook is testing a tool to sell news subscriptions through its platform (Facebook); Politico to launch in Canada (Financial Times); Twitter launched its Ads Transparency Center, where you can see ads bought by any account (TechCrunch) and Facebook released a new tool that will allow users to see what advertisements a Page is running (VentureBeat)
As part of our fact-checking journalism project, Jane Elizabeth and Poynter’s Alexios Mantzarlis and Daniel Funke highlight stories worth noting related to truth in politics and on the Internet. This week’s round-up includes an op-ed on how distrust in the media has spread to fact-checkers, a 170-year timeline of immigration policy from USA Facts, and a primer on misinformation on WeChat, the Chinese language app.
How to report on social issues through a systems thinking lens (Journalism + Design)
Journalists often focus on individual events and problems, rather than the underlying forces that cause and connect them. In a recent Journalism + Design workshop, journalists from North Carolina’s The Herald-Sun and The News & Observer explored using systems thinking to report more holistically on gentrification in Durham. By creating visual representations of the many forces contributing to gentrification, and identifying stakeholders affected by or contributing to the issue, the journalists were able to brainstorm new ideas for coverage and spot existing gaps in their reporting, as well as identify their own assumptions and biases.
+ Best practices for working with “fixers” and staying safe abroad (The GroundTruth Project)
Behind the scenes of a murder investigation that mobilized 230 journalists all over Brazil (Medium)
Data journalism has been on the rise in Brazil since the Access to Information Act was passed in 2012, guaranteeing public access to data provided by the Brazilian authorities. The law has also given birth to a tight-knit community of data journalists, programmers and hacktivists who connect online, via social media and a dedicated WhatsApp group, and at conferences and events to help each other learn new data journalism methods.
In times of anxiety, how to forge better relationships with consumers (AdWeek)
Like journalists, marketers are experiencing higher levels of distrust from consumers, fueled largely by concerns about privacy and data misuse. What marketers can do to regain trust can also be applied in the news industry: reexamine how customer data is managed to ensure it is properly safeguarded, increase investment in qualitative research and insight gathering, and focus on strengthening long-term customer relationships instead of just pushing for conversions.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s victory points to a media failure that keeps repeating (The Washington Post)
On Tuesday night, many major news organizations were caught flat-footed as 28-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pulled off one of the biggest political upsets in years, unseating powerhouse Joseph Crowley in the Democratic primary in a New York City congressional district. Margaret Sullivan spoke with The Young Turks’ Cenk Uygur, whose progressive political website had predicted her success. “The traditional media pay attention to one metric — money — but there should be other considerations: number of volunteers, social media engagement, small-dollar donations,” Uygur said. Those are critical indications of voter energy and loyalty.
‘Everyone is breaking the law right now’: GDPR compliance efforts are falling short (Digiday)
The arrival of the General Data Protection Regulation a month ago led to a flurry of activity, clogging email inboxes and flooding people with tracking consent notices. But experts say much of that activity was for show because it fails to render companies compliant with GDPR. Part of the issue, experts say, is that the vague regulation has been interpreted in wildly different ways.
+ Women in public-facing journalism jobs are exhausted by harassment (Poynter)
FOR THE WEEKEND
+ The Washington Post’s The Lily is building its Instagram aesthetic and sharing news with millennial women in the process: 162 years ago, The Lily began as the first newspaper published by and for women. 161 years later, the Washington Post reprised the name as a vertical focused on millennial women. Now, 12 months into The Lily 2.0, its content is growing on Instagram, Facebook Watch, email inboxes, Apple News, and yes, even in print. (Nieman Lab)
+ Life after Tronc: Norman Pearlstine’s plans for the Los Angeles Times (Columbia Journalism Review)
+ As a viral phenom crawled up its building, Minnesota Public Radio quickly created #MPRraccoon swag (The Lenfest Institute)
The post Need to Know: June 29, 2018 appeared first on American Press Institute.
Filed under: Etc.,Green,Motorsports,Porsche,Hybrid,Performance,Racing
Anyone trying to set a new record will have to get really close to five minutes.
Continue reading Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo blows away the Nurburgring lap record
Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo blows away the Nurburgring lap record originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 29 Jun 2018 08:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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New Polestar Volvo S60 sells out in less than an hour.
Continue reading Volvo's new S60 T8 Polestar Engineered sells out in an instant
Volvo's new S60 T8 Polestar Engineered sells out in an instant originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 29 Jun 2018 08:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Penalty leaves him 14 points behind Lewis Hamilton.
Continue reading F1's Sebastian Vettel says mistakes happen but he's not making too many
F1's Sebastian Vettel says mistakes happen but he's not making too many originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 29 Jun 2018 07:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | Comments“A dark cloud hangs over us. The disaffection and distrust that have plagued mainstream media outlets for many years is now spilling over to fact-checkers.”
Those were among the remarks Alexios delivered at the fifth annual Global Fact-Checking Summit in Rome last week, where more than 200 fact-checkers from 56 gathered to share best practices. In a report for The Washington Post, Glenn Kessler wrote about the conference — and how it’s a notable milestone for a movement that has come under heightened scrutiny from partisans.
“Fact-checkers have increasingly come under attack, facing accusations of bias and partisanship that the neutral journalistic format was supposed to avoid,” Kessler wrote. Read his story here.
Is the growth of misinformation actually the result of too much democracy? Politico Magazine makes the case.
The post The Week in Fact-Checking: Growing pains, Jurassic Park, California dreamin’ appeared first on American Press Institute.
Filed under: Design/Style,Nissan,Coupe,Concept Cars,Performance
It's the first car developed together by Nissan and Italdesign.
Continue reading Nissan GT-R50 by Italdesign celebrates 50th anniversaries with 710 horsepower
Nissan GT-R50 by Italdesign celebrates 50th anniversaries with 710 horsepower originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 29 Jun 2018 01:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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We really hope the garbage was inside the car temporarily.
Continue reading Police pull over erratic driver to find car packed with junk
Police pull over erratic driver to find car packed with junk originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 28 Jun 2018 12:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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They're building a new $1.6 billion joint assembly plant in Alabama .
Continue reading Toyota: Tariffs would add $1,800 to price of a Corolla
Toyota: Tariffs would add $1,800 to price of a Corolla originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 28 Jun 2018 12:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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797-hp Redeye takes flight along with other Challengers later this year.
Continue reading 2019 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye is the Demon spawn
2019 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye is the Demon spawn originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 28 Jun 2018 11:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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They each get a much-improved infotainment system.
Continue reading 2019 Honda HR-V, Pilot revealed with new styling, features
2019 Honda HR-V, Pilot revealed with new styling, features originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 28 Jun 2018 10:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Hyundai says it's also developing a three-row, eight-passenger SUV.
Continue reading 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe gets $550 price bump, more tech
2019 Hyundai Santa Fe gets $550 price bump, more tech originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 28 Jun 2018 10:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The Alfa Romeo 4C coupe will be dropped from the lineup, and the Spider will be the only 4C available after 2018.
Continue reading Alfa Romeo 4C coupe will be gone for 2019, but the Spider lives on
Alfa Romeo 4C coupe will be gone for 2019, but the Spider lives on originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 28 Jun 2018 10:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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General Motors will transfer full ownership of its Hanoi factory
Continue reading GM hands off Vietnam operation to Vingroup to boost sales
GM hands off Vietnam operation to Vingroup to boost sales originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 28 Jun 2018 09:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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You might have heard: Five decades after Kerner Report, representation remains an issue in media (Columbia Journalism Review)
But did you know: While more women are taking on leadership roles in radio and TV, fewer people of color are working in radio and TV is nowhere near representative (Nieman Lab)
Yesterday the Radio and Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) released its annual survey on newsroom diversity, which showed slight progress in 2017 but with some caveats. While women are slowly gaining a wider variety of broadcast newsroom jobs, people of color are still struggling to reach proportional numbers of representation in newsrooms, particularly in radio. “It’s frustrating that newsroom diversity is making little headway year after year,” writes Marlee Baldridge, “though with more women of color taking up leadership roles, there is the chance that more room will be made at the top.”
+ Noted: Sources say ex-Fox News executive Bill Shine to accept role as White House communications director (ABC News); Disney wins antitrust approval to purchase most of Fox (CNN); The Daily Beast launches $100 a year membership program (Digiday); Veteran media executive Fran Wills named CEO of Local Media Consortium (Local Media Consortium)
Five takeaways on connecting business and editorial (Medium)
Hearken’s Anna Nirmala shares work from individuals and organizations who are helping to connect editorial and business needs, as well as themes and insights from the spring conference season that everyone should be paying attention to. Among the ideas she passes on: learn from marketers about how to understand your audience; think beyond page views when it comes to data and focus on the metrics that impact your bottom line, whether that’s membership, subscriptions, or donations; and explore creative revenue models.
+ A journalist’s guide to collaborating with NGOs (Global Investigative Journalism Network)
How data journalism is evolving in Brazil (Journalism.co.uk)
Data journalism has been on the rise in Brazil since the Access to Information Act was passed in 2012, guaranteeing public access to data provided by the Brazilian authorities. The law has also given birth to a tight-knit community of data journalists, programmers and hacktivists who connect online, via social media and a dedicated WhatsApp group, and at conferences and events to help each other learn new data journalism methods.
The case for onboarding freelancers (Fast Company)
Providing a complete onboarding and training program to temporary, contract, contingent, gig, or freelance workers may seem impractical, but providing none at all could cause significant damage to a company’s reputation, employer brand, and internal processes, writes Jared Lindzon. While it’s not necessary to dedicate the same time and resources to onboarding freelance talent as full-time staff, there are basic steps organizations should take to set expectations, measure performance and ensure a smooth workflow between freelancers and staff.
Politics pushes Central American voices out of child separation coverage (Columbia Journalism Review)
Much of the national coverage about the child refugee crisis makes it appear as though the crisis is new, argues Roberto Lovato — detached from precursors to Trump’s more formal child separation policy and the recent history of U.S. political and economic involvement in the region that contributes the overwhelming majority of asylum seekers at the heart of the child separation story. Instead, coverage focuses on sometimes-exploitative stories of child victims and their distraught mothers, contains an extraordinary amount of stereotypes, and suffers from a dearth of experts who have dedicated their lives to studying the crisis.
+ Related: Time magazine’s cover isn’t bold or brave. It’s exploitative. (Vox); News outlets join forces to track down children separated from their parents by the U.S. (Poynter)
The great Facebook crash (Slate)
Early 2017 was, in retrospect, the zenith of Facebook’s influence over the news industry, writes Will Oremus. The social media giant was responsible for so much traffic to news sites that newsrooms remolded their editorial strategies to maximize clicks, likes, and shares on Facebook. But fast forward to 2018, and the flood of Facebook traffic to news sites has receded dramatically, leaving publishers scrambling to recapture lost audiences. For Slate, traffic from Facebook plummeted a staggering 87 percent, and sources at several major publications told Oremus they’re now seeing less than half the referral traffic from Facebook that they were receiving in the first half of 2017.
+ Earlier: Apple News shows promise delivering traffic but won’t make up for Facebook shortfalls (Digiday)
+ Progressive media saw the Ocasio-Cortez upset coming in New York primary (CNN); The motivations and vision for one nonprofit news startup (Nonprofit Quarterly)
The post Need to Know: June 28, 2018 appeared first on American Press Institute.
Filed under: Green,Emerging Technologies,Technology,Electric
Buys Chargemaster, which operates 50,000 chargers already in Europe
Continue reading BP to install fast chargers at every filling station in the UK
BP to install fast chargers at every filling station in the UK originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 28 Jun 2018 08:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The rest of the Charger lineup sees changes, too.
Continue reading 2019 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat gets some Demon goodies
2019 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat gets some Demon goodies originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 28 Jun 2018 08:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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