Doc Searls Weblog→ Shutter Day
2026-01-31 Without losing its charm I am in Harbour Island, where all the old houses have shutters. The house where we're staying is a small cottage built in 1832. It has survived countless hurricanes. Remember Her? Moltbook is a Reddit for AI chatbots. NBC:� …›
Poynter→ In Minneapolis, journalism students are learning to report under pressure amid an immigration surge
2026-01-31 In the opening week of a new semester — and as roughly 3,000 immigration, Border Patrol and other Department of Homeland Security agents poured into Minneapolis as part of “Operation […] The post In Minneapolis, journalism students are learni …›
Poynter→ Journalists should prepare to defend their right to report the news
2026-01-30 The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort on Friday signal an increasing willingness for the federal government to criminalize newsgathering activities. While the legal merits of those arrests […] The post Journalists should prepa …›
Current→ In farewell remarks, Pat Harrison looks beyond CPB’s end to public media’s future
2026-01-30 “You've got to muster up the courage to fight for what you believe in and to ensure that our democracy really prevails," Harrison said at CPB's final public board meeting. The post In farewell remarks, Pat Harrison looks beyond CPB’s end to public …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Tom Homan To Minneapolis: Look, I Warned You If You Weren’t Nice, We’d Have To Kill Again, And Look What You Made Us Do
2026-01-30 A couple weeks ago, in the wake of the murder of Renee Good, we wrote about “border czar” Tom Homan’s ridiculous TV comments suggesting that if Democrats didn’t stop calling ICE & CBP murderers for murdering people, that they’d just be fo …›
Poynter→ Federal agents arrest journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort over immigration protest coverage
2026-01-30 Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday that she had instructed federal agents to arrest independent journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, along with two others, in connection with an immigration […] The post Federal agents arrest journalis …›
Better News→ Reset key newsroom meetings with these tips from API staff
2026-01-30 The series addresses one-on-ones, brainstorming sessions, in-house training and leadership meetings. The post Reset key newsroom meetings with these tips from API staff appeared first on Better News. …›
Better News→ Journalists and mental health: An American Press Institute resource guide
2026-01-30 The guide gathers insights, tips and intelligence for a challenged profession. The post Journalists and mental health: An American Press Institute resource guide appeared first on Better News. …›
Current→ Former CapRadio GM Jun Reina charged with embezzling $1.3M from station
2026-01-30 Reina was charged with felony counts of embezzlement, grand theft and forgery. The post Former CapRadio GM Jun Reina charged with embezzling $1.3M from station appeared first on Current. …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Trump Demands $10 Billion From Taxpayers For Leaked Tax Returns; His Own Lawyers Get To Decide What He Gets
2026-01-30 Back in May, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt offered what might be the single most audacious statement of the Trump era—and that’s saying something: I think everybody – the American public believe it’s absurd for anyon …›
Current→ PBS Guam GM Ina Carillo to leave station
2026-01-30 Carillo has led the station since 2019. The post PBS Guam GM Ina Carillo to leave station appeared first on Current. …›
American Press Institute→ Why visual investigations are so vital right now
2026-01-30 Freeze frames As government officials use terms like “domestic terrorist” to describe people who died at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis, journalists are increasingly relying on experts in open-source intelligence to counter the narrativ …›
Poynter→ Trump’s overnight posting frenzy draws swift pushback, fact checks
2026-01-30 Once again, President Donald Trump went on a Truth Social frenzy, and said a bunch of things that simply are not true. The latest Trump outburst came Wednesday night and […] The post Trump’s overnight posting frenzy draws swift pushback, fact c …›
Poynter→ In Los Angeles, a news outlet ‘superbloom’ is emerging
2026-01-30 This week, Los Angeles residents browsing newsstands might have noticed a new paper tucked in among the usual copies of the Los Angeles Times and national dailies. The California Post […] The post In Los Angeles, a news outlet ‘superbloom’ is …›
Poynter→ Documentary about Poynter’s PolitiFact brings story of fact-checking to Japanese television
2026-01-30 ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (January 30, 2026) – PolitiFact, the Pulitzer-Prize winning fact-checking newsroom based at the Poynter Institute, is the focus of a television documentary premiering this week on Japanese […] The post Documentary abou …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Think Globally, Stack Locally
2026-01-29 Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice � …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Now We Begin
2026-01-29 Yesterday, Customer Commons and MyData Global launched MyTerms at a London event correctly titled The Only Way to Get Real Privacy Online. (I explain only and real at that link.) MyTerms is the nickname for 7012-2025 – IEEE Standard for M …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ The ‘Social Media Addiction’ Narrative May Be More Harmful Than Social Media Itself
2026-01-29 This week, a major trial kicked off in Los Angeles in which hundreds of families sued Meta, TikTok, Snap, and YouTube, accusing the companies of intentionally designing their products to be addictive (though Snap and TikTok both settled on the eve of t …›
Current→ PBS promotes Scott Nourse to CTO
2026-01-29 “I look forward to partnering across PBS to build and sustain the platforms and services our stations rely on to serve audiences wherever they watch,” Nourse said. The post PBS promotes Scott Nourse to CTO appeared first on Current. …›
Columbia Journalism Review→ A Veteran of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette—and Its Long Strike—Prepares for What’s Next
2026-01-29 “We didn’t go on strike to put the paper out of business. We went on strike to keep it good.” …›
Current→ Public Media Bridge Fund announces new emergency and disaster programs
2026-01-29 The Public Media Bridge Fund has raised $66.5 million of its $110 million goal so far, according to Program Officer Allie Vanyur. The post Public Media Bridge Fund announces new emergency and disaster programs appeared first on Current. …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Watts Up
2026-01-29 You're welcome NASA: Asteroid 2024 YR4 will certainly miss Earth and has a 96.2% chance of missing the Moon. I share this in faint hope that when one sees BS on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, or social media wherever saying the asteroid is going to …›
PRX Official - Medium→ “Reveal” Wins a 2026 duPont-Columbia Award for Public Interest Journalism
2026-01-29 The investigative public radio show and podcast is brought to audiences with PRXThe investigative public radio show and podcast Reveal — distributed to stations and brought to listeners on-demand with PRX — is a winner in the 2026 duPont-C …›
Current→ Kansas City PBS CEO Kliff Kuehl to retire
2026-01-29 Kuehl joined Kansas City PBS in 2009. The post Kansas City PBS CEO Kliff Kuehl to retire appeared first on Current. …›
Online Journalism Blog→ When to report on a meme (and when not to): Bösch’s MATTER checklist
2026-01-29 Marcus Bösch, the editor of the Understanding TikTok newsletter, has put together a checklist for “when a meme is everywhere and you’re unsure whether to cover it, contextualise it, or leave it alone.” (PDF version here). The checkl …›
Poynter→ Why did the Trump administration sideline one of its loudest immigration messengers?
2026-01-29 This is The Poynter Report, your daily guide to the news about news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every weekday. What’s going on with Gregory Bovino, the Border […] The post Why did the Trump administration sideline one of its loudest immi …›
Poynter→ Let’s talk (again) about why fact-checking works
2026-01-29 At a recent Northwestern University conference on disinformation, several speakers argued that fact-checking “doesn’t work” — that it can’t scale online, and that platforms don’t care. These comments are spreading […] The post …›
Current→ Comings and goings: CPB VP lands at Maine Public, Rocky Mountain Public Media hires SVP …
2026-01-28 Katherine Arno, a former executive at CPB, was hired by Maine Public. The post Comings and goings: CPB VP lands at Maine Public, Rocky Mountain Public Media hires SVP … appeared first on Current. …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Minneapolis Proved Something MAGA Can’t Accept: Most People Are Actually Virtuous
2026-01-28 There’s a line buried in Adam Serwer’s recent Atlantic piece on the Minneapolis resistance to ICE that deserves to be pulled out, examined, and posted on every lamppost in America: The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is …›
The Journalist's Resource→ 4 tips for reporting on federal funding for Hispanic-serving institutions
2026-01-28 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email A lawsuit filed against the U.S. Department of Education last summer challenges the constitutionality of three federal grants that, together, have provided hundreds of millions of dollars a year to colleges …›
Current→ Governor asks New Mexico lawmakers to fund tribal media
2026-01-28 Tribal media stations in New Mexico could receive about $430,000 as soon as this summer if the legislature embraces Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s recommendation. The post Governor asks New Mexico lawmakers to fund tribal media appeared first on Curr …›
PRX Official - Medium→ GBH News to Premiere New Podcast “Catching The Codfather” in Partnership with PRX
2026-01-28 The rise and fall of New England’s most infamous fishing tycoonGBH News today announced the upcoming premiere of Catching The Codfather, a new podcast from the Peabody Award-winning team behind The Big Dig and Scratch & Win. Catching The Codfath …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Warm Takes
2026-01-28 Just what you didn't ask for Show of hands: Does anyone here want ads on ChatGPT? (Don't raise them if you work in the ad biz.) Did you want them in Amazon searches? How about Google's before that? Expect ChatGPT to become just as enshitt …›
Columbia Journalism Review→ The Voice in the Deportation Machine
2026-01-28 How Tricia McLaughlin defends Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda. …›
Current→ Myrna Johnson to retire from Iowa Public Radio
2026-01-27 Johnson took the helm in 2014. The post Myrna Johnson to retire from Iowa Public Radio appeared first on Current. …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ ATproto: The Enshittification Killswitch That Enables Resonant Computing
2026-01-27 Disclosure: I’m on the board of Bluesky, which was inspired by my “Protocols, Not Platforms” paper. But this post isn’t about Bluesky the app. It’s about the underlying protocol and what it enables for anyone who wants to …›
PRX Official - Medium→ “Optimist Economy” Podcast from Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi Partners with PRX
2026-01-27 “Optimist Economy” Podcast from Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi Partners with PRX and Launches a New SeasonThe economics podcast exploring how to build a better future will tackle housing, healthcare, and why Social Security will be fineEcon …›
RJI→ No-code tools to build a podcast explorer for educators
2026-01-27 Experimenting with free tools to organize episodes into a resource educators can use Embodied is a weekly radio show and podcast from North Carolina Public Radio – WUNC that explores stories about health, sex and relationships. Kaia Findlay, …›
BuzzMachine→ Back from a brink
2026-01-27 I’m back. Here’s where I’ve been. Most of you should not care, but for those wanting a medical update, here’s the tale. Two weeks ago, on Sunday, Jan. 11, I lost a test of strength with bedding on laundry day. As IR …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Whatknot
2026-01-27 What is the opposite of criticism? On a lead from a friend, I followed a thread from this patent to its author, Brian Dear (another friend), then to his about page, his old blog, his BlueSky tweetings, his bandcamp page, his lettrboxd page, then to …›