Poynter→ Homeland Security is using lie detector tests to hunt for leaks to the press
2025-03-10 The Department of Homeland Security, led by Secretary Kristi Noem, has begun performing polygraph tests on employees to determine if they are leaking information about immigration operations to the media. […] The post Homeland Security is using l …›
Poynter→ A message to grumpy veteran journalists: The kids are working hard and deserve your support
2025-03-10 At a moment when American newspapers seem to be hurtling down a mountain toward insignificance, it’s time for news alumni to step up in support of their young, hard-working heirs. […] The post A message to grumpy veteran journalists: The kids a …›
Poynter→ Is Elon Musk’s DOGE ‘very popular’? That’s not what the polls say
2025-03-10 As Fox News viewers waited to hear President Donald Trump begin his address to a joint session of Congress, commentator Larry Kudlow mused about what role Elon Musk and his […] The post Is Elon Musk’s DOGE ‘very popular’? That’s not what …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Musictown
2025-03-10 The final round of the 10th Indiana International Guitar Competition just happened, here, as well as in the natural world. We saw it in the latter. Amazing performances. Bloomington is a fabulous small city anyway, but the Jacobs School of Music—and …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Tweeting a Blog
2025-03-09 For eight years I blogged here in a style that was basically tweeting with titles. Now I'm doing it again here, with Wordland. David Weinberger explains why it's awesome. …›
Current→ South Carolina public broadcaster to reduce NPR programming
2025-03-07 South Carolina Public Radio aims to air more local programming. The post South Carolina public broadcaster to reduce NPR programming appeared first on Current. …›
Current→ Discussion with bill sponsor ‘saved’ Arkansas PBS governing board from dissolution, chairman says
2025-03-07 A proposal to eliminate the governing board that oversees educational public television programs in Arkansas is not likely to advance further in the legislature. The post Discussion with bill sponsor ‘saved’ Arkansas PBS governing board from dissol …›
Columbia Journalism Review→ Under Attack, NPR Does Its Job
2025-03-07 Brendan Carr, the newly appointed chair of the FCC, has made no secret of his antipathy for mainstream press—including NPR, which he recently alleged may be violating the law by broadcasting commercial messages. It’s an unusually timed claim, but a …›
Poynter→ MSNBC’s new hire will bring aboard 100 journalists ahead of an upcoming shift
2025-03-07 Lots of moving and shaking at MSNBC these days. And you can see why. For starters, the network continues to try to close the gap in the cable news ratings […] The post MSNBC’s new hire will bring aboard 100 journalists ahead of an upcoming shif …›
American Press Institute→ When AI messes up
2025-03-07 The human in the loop The relationship between AI and journalism may feel a little like a no-rules Wild West these days. But if there is “one firm rule,” writes media watcher Margaret Sullivan, it’s that “there should always be a human in the …›
Nieman Lab→ Politico Pro wants subscribers doing “deep research” on its site, not on ChatGPT
2025-03-06 Politico Pro is a high-priced item ($12,000 or more annually!) that is targeted at a demanding audience of lobbyists, agency staffers, corporate execs, industry think-tankers, and oligarchs either real or aspiring. It attempts to give high-leverage int …›
Nieman Lab→ News unions are grappling with generative AI. Our new study shows what they’re most concerned about
2025-03-06 Generative AI hype has launched newsroom experiments around the world. Even though many of these early applications have become cautionary tales, the hype has endured for over two years since OpenAI publicly launched ChatGPT. In many ways, this is fami …›
Storybench→ Federal data is disappearing. Meet the teams rescuing it
2025-03-06 A New York Times analysis found that the new Trump administration took down over 8,000 government web pages in its first two weeks. Among these include 3,000 pages from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention containing crucial federal healthcar …›
Columbia Journalism Review→ Prosecutors Drop Case Against Stanford Student Journalist
2025-03-06 Dilan Gohill was arrested while covering protests on campus last summer. …›
Current→ Rocky Mountain PBS, Midwest Newsroom adopt ‘Trust Indicators’ for news coverage
2025-03-06 By aligning their editorial practices with eight “Trust Indicators,” the newsrooms meet standards that identify “reliable, ethical journalism.” The post Rocky Mountain PBS, Midwest Newsroom adopt ‘Trust Indicators’ for news coverage appea …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Washington Post media reporter Will Sommer moves to The Bulwark
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Old movies barely exist on streaming services; the oldest movie on Netflix was made in 1973
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Think $200 a month is a lot for OpenAI access? How about $20,000 a month?
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ The Spectator’s owner is said to be planning to fund a new generation of conservative British journalists
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Financial Times CEO John Ridding to step down after 19 years
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ How the FT uses polls to engage readers and grow subscriptions
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Gannett is hiring multiple “AI-assisted” sports journalists
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Serious nonfiction books now often don’t get a paperback edition
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Tom Llamas will be the new anchor of NBC Nightly News — while keeping his current streaming gig
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Failings in pulled Gaza documentary a “dagger to the heart” of the BBC’s credibility, says chair
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Democratic senators want DOJ to probe whether Elon Musk is using his new government powers to bully advertisers back to X
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Poynter→ Disney and ABC News cuts include the shutdown of FiveThirtyEight
2025-03-06 As President Donald Trump was giving his State-of-the-Union-type address on Tuesday, there was another breaking political news story. The Wall Street Journal’s Joe Flint reported that Disney was cutting about […] The post Disney and ABC News cu …›
Current→ Sesame Workshop announces layoffs, citing federal funding and distribution limbo
2025-03-05 A spokesperson said the “changing media and funding landscape” also prompted the decision. The post Sesame Workshop announces layoffs, citing federal funding and distribution limbo appeared first on Current. …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ The L.A/ Times’ AI “bias meter” looks like a bid to please Donald Trump
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Nieman Lab→ OptOut News, an aggregation app for independent news, has shut down
2025-03-05 OptOut News, a news aggregation app that shared journalism from “financially independent” and largely progressive news outlets like The Nation, The Intercept, and Grist, has shut down due to a lack of funding. Co-founder Alex Kotch — fo …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Why Techdirt is now a democracy blog (whether we like it or not)
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Archivists have recreated the Pre-Trump CDC website and are hosting it in Europe
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ In a nation of news deserts, are there news rainforests, too? If so, where?
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Spicy autocomplete: The L.A. Times outsources “balance” to algorithms
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ The return of Digg
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