{"id":4574,"date":"2016-08-01T13:23:33","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T17:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insidepr.ca\/?p=4574"},"modified":"2016-08-01T13:23:33","modified_gmt":"2016-08-01T17:23:33","slug":"inside-pr-451-verify-me-twitter-im-a-backseat-rider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insidepr.ca\/index.php\/2016\/08\/01\/inside-pr-451-verify-me-twitter-im-a-backseat-rider\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside PR 451: Verify me Twitter. I&#8217;m a backseat rider."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3991\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4574-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/prworks\/IPR451.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/prworks\/IPR451.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/prworks\/IPR451.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/inside-pr\/id137886027?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidepr.ca%2F%3Fp%3D4574\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidepr.ca\/index.php\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>Twitter opens verification to everyone. Yahoo closes an era. Anthony Ponce is a backseat rider. And the New York Times Public Editor shines a spotlight on the importance of perceived bias. Join\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ginidietrich\">Gini Dietrich,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/martinwaxman\">Martin Waxman<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/thornley\">Joseph Thornley<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>as they discuss these topics on\u00a0this week&#8217;s Inside PR podcast<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>#IPRMustKnow<\/h2>\n<h3>RIP Yahoo<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/search.yahoo.com\/info\/submit.html\">Yahoo<\/a> once was the <a href=\"http:\/\/searchengineland.com\/yahoo-directory-closes-211784\">directory of the internet<\/a>. So, we couldn&#8217;t let it fade into <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/briansolomon\/2016\/07\/25\/here-is-marissa-mayers-letter-to-yahoo-employees\/#49621bbc42ed\">oblivion<\/a> without marking the event.<\/p>\n<h3>Verify me, Twitter<\/h3>\n<p>It has been a widely-coveted symbol &#8211; the Twitter blue verification check mark. Now, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.twitter.com\/2016\/announcing-an-application-process-for-verified-accounts-0\">we all can apply<\/a> for it. Many will be called, but few will be granted? Have you applied for Twitter verification under the new process? Has your application been approved?<\/p>\n<h3>Backseat Rider<\/h3>\n<p>Anthony Ponce left his job as an on-air news anchor to spend full-time driving tax and posting the stories he picks up to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/anthony.poncetv\/videos\/1162926520432594\/?pnref=story\">Facebook page<\/a>. An interesting experiment. Politicians long have known that the best briefing they could get when visiting a city is the discussion with the taxi driver. They go everywhere and see everything.<\/p>\n<h2>Bias in News Media Redux<\/h2>\n<p>This is the issue we live with on a day by day basis. It&#8217;s also something which viewers of Fox News seem to accept, even welcome. Liz Spayd, the recently-appointed Public Editor at the New York Times reminds us that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/07\/24\/public-editor\/liz-spayd-the-new-york-times-public-editor.html\">perception and reality do not necessarily converge<\/a> when it comes to the issue of bias in news coverage. We&#8217;ve talked a lot about bias and personal perspective. And Spayd&#8217;s column brings us back to this topic.<\/p>\n<h2>Now it\u2019s\u00a0your turn.<\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019d love to know what you think about the topics we discussed as well as your suggestions for questions you\u2019d like answered or topics for future shows. 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