Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Germany Blocks EU Chat Control Proposal, Noting That Mass Surveillance Of Encrypted Messages Must Not Be Allowed
2025-10-21 Just days after we wrote about the EU’s renewed push for chat control, Germany has delivered a very important “no” vote. During discussions with EU countries last Wednesday, Germany’s opposition was decisive enough to kill the p …›
Nieman Lab→ The Wayback Machine’s snapshots of news homepages plummet after a “breakdown” in archiving projects
2025-10-21 On September 7, Russia carried out a massive drone attack on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, killing four people and injuring 40. The Associated Press reported that it was the largest aerial attack since the war between the two countries began in 2022. The …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ We’ve Been Doing Newsletters Since Before They Were Cool (Again), And Now We’re Actually Telling You About It
2025-10-21 Look, we get it. Your inbox is probably drowning in newsletters right now. Every publication, influencer, and their cousin’s dog walker has suddenly discovered the revolutionary concept of… sending you emails with stuff to read. Who could have …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ The prosecutor Trump picked to go after his enemies texted a journalist on Signal. Things got weird.
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ New York Times to debut a new TikTok-like “Watch” tab in its app
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Julia Angwin will lead a new program on independent media at Harvard Kennedy School
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Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ 9th Circuit Judge Blasts Colleagues For Enabling Trump’s Unconstitutional Military Invasion Of Portland
2025-10-21 Two Trump-appointed federal judges just decided that facts don’t matter when the President wants to send the military into American cities. Donald Trump declared Portland a “war-ravaged” city requiring military intervention based on a …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ The LA Public Press is using color-coded cards to protect migrants from both ICE and the media
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ “I did an insane thing. I left one of the last stable jobs in media and took a job in the worst sector of media — and possibly in the economy.”
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Independent newspapers disappear as private investment firms take over
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Current→ KCRW restructures with 10% staff reduction
2025-10-21 CEO Jennifer Ferro said the station is restructuring to best “position us against the twin challenges of needing to adapt to how people consume media today as well as the loss of federal dollars.” The post KCRW restructures with 10% staff reduction …›
Current→ Tri-state music collaboration presses ahead despite CPB rescission
2025-10-21 The stations’ leaders see opportunities in coming together for events and in informing their audiences about upcoming activities in the region. The post Tri-state music collaboration presses ahead despite CPB rescission appeared first on Current. …›
Poynter→ When the White House press secretary says ‘your mom,’ it’s not a joke. It’s the message.
2025-10-21 This is The Poynter Report, your daily guide to the news about news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every weekday. Late last week, after President Donald Trump said […] The post When the White House press secretary says ‘your mom,’ it’s …›
Poynter→ Trump officials want to pull aluminum from vaccines. Public health experts say that move defies science.
2025-10-21 Trump administration health officials plan to remove a vaccine ingredient that’s been safely in use for decades, aluminum. The Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services has reduced some […] The post Trump officials want t …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ The FTC is disappearing blog posts about AI published during Lina Khan’s tenure
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ A major AWS outage took down Wall Street Journal, Perplexity, Venmo, and more
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ It’s not just print circulation. Digital readership for local newspapers is also “cratering,” new report finds.
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Nieman Lab→ X makes overtures to journalists with new feature designed to improve reach for links
2025-10-20 Have you left Twitter? Would a new “link experience” be enough to lure you back? The platform formerly known as Twitter announced it was testing a new way to boost engagement for posts with links on Sunday evening. As X head of product Niki …›
Current→ CEO of WITF parent company resigns
2025-10-20 Ron Hetrick resigned Oct. 13 from his role at Pennon, which also includes the LNP newspaper and LancasterOnline website. The post CEO of WITF parent company resigns appeared first on Current. …›
Current→ State legislature cuts funding for Michigan Learning Channel
2025-10-20 The initiative formally launched in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic and had continued to receive funding from the state. The post State legislature cuts funding for Michigan Learning Channel appeared first on Current. …›
Poynter→ An alarming number of independent publishers and small chains closed papers last year, new Medill study finds
2025-10-20 For years, the U.S. has lost more than two newspapers per week on average, thanks, in part, to growing consolidation. But this past year, the majority of closures were papers […] The post An alarming number of independent publishers and small cha …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Two Wikipedia “trust and safety” editors averted tragedy by taking down a gunman at their conference
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ A new searchable database of every student newspaper in the country
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ “I can no longer reconcile my role with the direction the paper has chosen, including its increasing willingness to promote partisan materials, publish demonstrably false information, and manipulate the reporting of its ground staff to shape the worldview of our readers.”
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Columbia Journalism Review→ Brendan Carr’s Deregulation Blitz Is a Disaster for TV News
2025-10-20 The FCC chairman is clearing the way for Trump and corporate broadcasters to control the airwaves. …›
Current→ NPR hires Mishka Pitter-Armand as chief marketing officer
2025-10-17 Pitter-Armand was most recently chief advancement officer at Crisis Text Line. The post NPR hires Mishka Pitter-Armand as chief marketing officer appeared first on Current. …›
Current→ PMJA members approve merger with sibling foundation
2025-10-17 The merger is with the Public Media Journalism Foundation, which PMJA established seven years ago. The post PMJA members approve merger with sibling foundation appeared first on Current. …›
Columbia Journalism Review→ What the Story Is
2025-10-17 Introducing CJR’s incoming editor in chief. …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Facebook launches job listings to connect young adults with local entry-level roles
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ The Federalist, The Epoch Times, and One America News signed the Pentagon’s new press policy
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Italian news publishers demand investigation into Google’s AI Overviews
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Le Monde and two other French newspapers will offer some of their subscribers free access to The New York Times
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Trump files amended $15 billion defamation complaint against The New York Times
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Wikipedia says AI is causing a dangerous decline in human visitors
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Current→ NPR ‘founding mother’ Susan Stamberg dies at 87
2025-10-16 Stamberg had retired from NPR in September. The post NPR ‘founding mother’ Susan Stamberg dies at 87 appeared first on Current. …›