Current→ GBH sale of CAI building sparks pushback from community

2024-11-06 CAI staff are expected to remain in the building until a new location is found. The post GBH sale of CAI building sparks pushback from community appeared first on Current. …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ Another Letter to a Young Journalist

2024-11-06 We’ve entered a dark age. We need your generation not to despair, but instead to recommit to the fight for democracy. …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Fifth Circuit: Lol, No, RFK Jr. You Don’t Have Standing To Sue Joe Biden Because Facebook Blocked Your Anti-vax Nonsense

2024-11-06 It remains incredible to me that we sometimes have to rely on the nutty Fifth Circuit to correct the even nuttier “MAGA favorite” judges who issue the stupidest decisions in court cases. But now they’ve done it again, as the Fifth Circuit has poi …›

RJI→ Building equitable freelance contracts

2024-11-06 Maintaining copyright is key to photojournalists’ sustainability Most U.S. publications rely on freelance visual journalists to illustrate original reporting.  Offering plain-spoken contracts provides clarity, protection and accountabilit …›

Nieman Lab→ What audiences really want: For journalists to connect with them as people

2024-11-06 “The research-practice gap in journalism: Why it exists and how we can address it.” By Tamar Wilner et al., Journalism Bridging Project. “Academia and journalism: Two different worlds? How scientific institutions can successfully coll …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ At War, Because We’re at Work

2024-11-06 At 2:16am, Eastern time, Eric Trump, son of Donald, posted a photo of his father to X. It shows Trump standing in profile, looking at what appears to be a victory speech in his hand. The side of Trump’s face nearest the camera is shaded in darkness, …›

Poynter→ Who won the 2024 presidential election coverage?

2024-11-06 And the winner of the 2024 election is … well, we have a tie. The winners are: MSNBC’s Steve Kornacki and CNN’s John King. These two experts of the big […] The post Who won the 2024 presidential election coverage? appeared first on Poynter. …›

American Press Institute→ How the media covered the 2024 election

2024-11-06 A decisive Election Night — and what comes next  In the weeks leading up to Election Day, newsrooms prepared themselves and their audiences for another long wait for election results. Instead, Donald Trump declared victory just before 2:30 a.m., tho …›

Poynter→ Donald Trump wins the 2024 US election for president

2024-11-06 After two impeachments during his first term, a 2020 election loss, two assassination attempts and four criminal cases, Donald Trump has won back the presidency in 2024. The Associated Press officially called […] The post Donald Trump wins the …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ Trump Wins, the Press Loses

2024-11-06 A second Trump administration is poised to be devastating to journalism. …›

Doc Searls Weblog→ Now What?

2024-11-06 It used to be When. But that was yesterday: election day in the U.S. In California, where I voted (by mail), it’s still 10:30 PM., and the Blue folk are especially blue, because the whole thing is over. Trump hasn’t won yet, but he will. I …›

Poynter→ Live fact-check: Election Day 2024

2024-11-06 PolitiFact is fact-checking Election Day 2024. In the past, when polls closed, politicians and social media influencers spread falsehoods about voting and the ballot counting process. It’s likely that as […] The post Live fact-check: Election D …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Election Conspiracy-Mongers’ ‘Election Integrity’ App Flaw Reveals Voter Suppression Plan (Along With User Data)

2024-11-05 Here’s a final election day story. This time, it’s about an “election integrity” app being used by MAGA folks to spread absolute nonsense about the election, but also to confess their own illegal voter suppression schemes. And thanks to their c …›

Poynter→ Worker-owned outlet launches Election Day with ‘feminist counterprogramming’

2024-11-05 As newsrooms across the country scramble to cover Election Day, one worker-owned outlet is making its debut with some “feminist counterprogramming.” The Flytrap officially launched Tuesday, a little over a […] The post Worker-owned outlet lau …›

Poynter→ The New York Times is wheeling out its Needle election predictor — probably

2024-11-05 A November surprise in the arcane art of decision desk election calls arrived Tuesday morning as The New York Times wrote that the Needle is back — but only if […] The post The New York Times is wheeling out its Needle election predictor — pr …›

Poynter→ We asked two local journalists reporting from polling centers on Election Day: What are the vibes?

2024-11-05 Like many journalists, Justin Garcia had a big assignment on Tuesday: cover Election Day. Garcia, the only dedicated reporter at The Las Cruces Bulletin, was at his first polling center […] The post We asked two local journalists reporting from p …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ No, Section 230 Doesn’t ‘Circumvent’ The First Amendment – But This Harvard Article Circumvents Reality

2024-11-05 When it comes to Section 230, we’ve seen a parade of embarrassingly wrong takes over the years, all sharing one consistent theme: the authors confidently opine on the law despite clearly not understanding it. Each time I think we’ve hit bottom with …›

RJI→ Building stronger newsrooms by tackling operational pain points

2024-11-05 The path forward: Real support, practical tools, and proactive measures The big idea behind my fellowship project is simple: What does operational excellence look like for independent news organizations, and how can we help leaders get there?  …›

Poynter→ The Poynter and PolitiFact guide to reliable news and information on election night

2024-11-05 Confused about the most reliable sources to track as the election returns roll in on the evening of Nov. 5? We’re here to help. News websites with results and analysis […] The post The Poynter and PolitiFact guide to reliable news and informati …›

Nieman Lab→ Votebeat assembles nearly 100 election experts to answer reporters’ questions (now, and in the weeks ahead)

2024-11-05 “Is wearing Taylor Swift merch or a trash bag considering electioneering in Kansas? What if you dress your kid up as Donald Trump or Kamala Harris?” “A used car dealership owner in Texas told his employees he’d reimburse anyone …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ In the Eye of the Needle

2024-11-05 Early yesterday, the union that represents tech staffers at the New York Times walked off the job, citing allegations of unfair labor practices amid stalled contract talks with management. (The union claims that bosses imposed return-to-office mandates …›

Nieman Lab→ Student journalists, filling local news gaps, step up to cover the 2024 election

2024-11-05 The 2024 election is all-hands-on-deck for American newsrooms. And student reporters are helping supply critical local news to communities across the country. The Center for Community News at the University of Vermont is leading what it calls “the fi …›

Poynter→ When will we know the election results?

2024-11-05 So when, exactly, will we know who the next president will be? Will we know late tonight? Early tomorrow morning? Later in the week? In 2020, although Joe Biden seemed […] The post When will we know the election results? appeared first on Poynter. …›

Poynter→ What to watch — and what to avoid — on election night

2024-11-05 Well, we made it. It’s Election Day. Today could go down as one of the most important days in the history of our country as the nation decides between Vice […] The post What to watch — and what to avoid — on election night appeared first on …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ Bad media takes you’ll hear tomorrow*

2024-11-05 *Or whenever the election is called. …›

Radio Survivor→ Radio Station Visit #174: WBOR at Bowdoin College

2024-11-05 As we chatted over lunch in the dining hall at Bowdoin College on a late August afternoon, Mason Daugherty, one of the Station Managers of college radio station WBOR-FM, said quick “hellos” to friends who he hadn’t seen in mo …›

Current→ How stations are enhancing statehouse journalism with CPB funding

2024-11-04 With its latest round of funding, CPB has invested $4.9 million in its state government initiative. The post How stations are enhancing statehouse journalism with CPB funding appeared first on Current. …›

Nieman Lab→ The Washington Post isn’t alone: Roughly 3/4 of major American newspapers aren’t endorsing anyone for president this year

2024-11-04 I can’t remember the last time I was as shocked by a news-industry number as I was by 200,000. Specifically, the 200,000 Washington Post subscribers who NPR’s David Folkenflik reported cancelled their subscriptions in the days after the pap …›

RJI→ Why journalists should care about design-conscious sonification

2024-11-04 Exploring the relationship between data sonification and information design Journalism and information design: A fast friendship In this age of flourishing digital media, the work of journalists has become deeply intertwined with information des …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ The know-nothing election

2024-11-04 Overnight, Ben Smith opened Semafor’s media newsletter by noting an impending transition “from vivisection to post-mortem”: the election, he wrote, “will be followed inevitably by a round of handwringing on what journalists got wrong.” Lookin …›

American Press Institute→ Beyond Election Day: Building journalism that sustains community

2024-11-04 I feel the absence of my parents acutely this election season. We didn’t always agree, but I miss their counsel and their insights. I wonder now what they would think about the choices before us, how they, avid consumers of the news, would interpret …›

Current→ Comings and goings: NPR hires Backstop Editors, WETA names EVP …

2024-11-01 NPR added five journalists to its Backstop Editors team, including Kristian Monroe as a deputy managing editor. The post Comings and goings: NPR hires Backstop Editors, WETA names EVP … appeared first on Current. …›

Nieman Lab→ Abortion is the next front on the crime beat

2024-11-01 The headline: “A Woman Died After Being Told It Would Be a ‘Crime’ to Intervene in Her Miscarriage at a Texas Hospital.” Nieman Lab spent the last week reporting on crime news now. Of course, we could not cover the entire landsc …›

Current→ Bill Matthews, former fundraiser and KTEH station manager, dies at 72

2024-11-01 Matthews won multiple PBS auction and fundraising awards and built one of the country’s most successful on-air auctions. The post Bill Matthews, former fundraiser and KTEH station manager, dies at 72 appeared first on Current. …›

Current→ Stanley Nelson, John Oliver among WGA members petitioning stations for fair freelancer contracts

2024-11-01 The petition accuses GBH, WNET Group and PBS SoCal of delaying their response to the union’s demands. The post Stanley Nelson, John Oliver among WGA members petitioning stations for fair freelancer contracts appeared first on Current. …›

Current→ The potential of AI voices: transforming news delivery and engagement

2024-11-01 With advancements from OpenAI and Meta, newsrooms may adapt and build new features to enhance the reader and listener experience. The post The potential of AI voices: transforming news delivery and engagement appeared first on Current. …›

Doc Searls Weblog→ The Kids Take Over

2024-10-31 While I am extremely pleased and grateful that 26 years of writing on Linux Journal survive online without being 404’d, I also realize that this condition probably won’t last forever. Also, some pieces are now missing their images and othe …›

Current→ Kentucky Public Radio’s recipe for a statewide voter guide success

2024-10-31 It takes some planning to create a voter guide that geolocates users, but the payoff is entirely worth it. The post Kentucky Public Radio’s recipe for a statewide voter guide success appeared first on Current. …›

Nieman Lab→ Why criminal courts are still a black box for data journalists

2024-10-31 Testify, The Marshall Project’s investigation into Cuyahoga County criminal courts, started with a tip. Back in 2021, a data set pulled from the county’s records system landed on the desk of reporters at The Washington Post. The source had collecte …›