Nieman Lab→ Publishers pressure Meta to nix new terms that would let the company scrape their websites

2026-10-22 The largest news publishing trade association in the United States is calling on Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to suspend the implementation of the company’s new commercial terms of service, set to go into effect on October 30. In an open letter to Z …›

Nieman Lab→ The Ringer bets on Substack’s network over its own website

2026-10-22 “Very interesting that The Ringer’s writers write on Substack and not…The Ringer.” “What’s the point of the website then?” “Hold up. You’re telling me The Ringer would rather make money on writing …›

Current→ NPR to move public editor partnership to University of Maryland

2026-10-22 Kelly McBride, the current public editor, will leave the role at the end of this year. The post NPR to move public editor partnership to University of Maryland appeared first on Current. …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ JD Vance Says Trump Hates People Cashing In On Government Access. Meet Former Trump Lawyer Alina Habba’s $50 Million Contract.

2026-10-22 On Wednesday, JD Vance did the one thing JD Vance knows how to do with full commitment: lie through his teeth about something he fully knows is bullshit. In this case, claiming that Donald Trump “hates the idea of people enriching themselves frau …›

Current→ Comings and goings: NYPR hires CDO, Priska Neely to lead ‘Marketplace’ initiative …

2026-10-22 Kimberly Watson will lead development for New York Public Radio. The post Comings and goings: NYPR hires CDO, Priska Neely to lead ‘Marketplace’ initiative … appeared first on Current. …›

Nieman Lab→ In the AI age, publishers who understand what readers want will do best, a new report argues

2026-10-22 AI inverts the traditional journalism hierarchy: Instead of reporters gathering information, editors deciding how to present it, and newsrooms releasing the same final story to everyone, AI agents deliver what readers ask for, refining or expanding on …›

Poynter→ Brendan Carr warns broadcasters about ‘fake polls’ as a real polling scandal unfolds

2026-10-22 Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr warned broadcasters Wednesday that airing what he calls “Fake Polls and Suppression Polls” could violate their regulatory obligations, putting the FCC in the middle […] The post Brendan Car …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ AI Can’t Really ‘Go Rogue’

2026-10-22 How journalists writing about AI can avoid hyping the supposed humanity of machines. …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ How Big Tech Unleashed a New Wave of Misogyny Against Journalists

2026-10-22 Women journalists are facing rising levels of abuse. …›

HKS Misinformation Review→ Disinformation in practice: Threats, actors, mechanisms, and constraints according to practitioners

2026-10-22 How do the practitioners charged with fighting disinformation understand the problem they are meant to solve? We surveyed 106 French practitioners across military, government, regulatory, civil-society, and media organizations. These practitioners co …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Court Stays Bricks & Minifigs’ Ridiculous Subpoenas Trying To Unmask Publisher Of The BAM Map, For Now.

2026-10-21 A quick update on a story we mentioned earlier this month. Much of the attention in the whole Bricks & Minifigs saga has focused on Reckless Ben and his attempts to expose sketchy behavior by the company, but the fight has also put a lot more scrut …›

Nieman Lab→ U.K. politicians and German publishers call on regulators to pause Meta’s new terms before October 30 deadline

2026-10-21 The U.K. competition and consumer protection authority sent a formal letter to Meta to discuss its new commercial terms of service. On Tuesday, Will Hayter, the executive director for digital markets at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), sha …›

Current→ Alex Worthey named GM of WMNF

2026-10-21 Worthey will succeed Randi Zimmerman, who is retiring. The post Alex Worthey named GM of WMNF appeared first on Current. …›

Current→ WNET plans new show to replace ‘Amanpour & Company’

2026-10-21 Amanpour announced this week that her show will end in December. The post WNET plans new show to replace ‘Amanpour & Company’ appeared first on Current. …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Expert For News Orgs Suing OpenAI Warned ‘Always Verify’ AI, Then Didn’t Verify His AI-Made Charts In His Expert Report

2026-10-21 A few weeks ago we wrote about how the lawyers for OpenAI and Microsoft in the massive multi-district litigation (MDL) against the companies over how they trained their AI had called for the exclusion of an expert witness report after it was revealed t …›

Current→ Pipeline 2027: A look ahead at shows coming to public TV

2026-10-21 Pipeline 2027 offers a first look at 109 series and specials that producers plan to deliver in 2027 and 2028. The post Pipeline 2027: A look ahead at shows coming to public TV appeared first on Current. …›

Poynter→ CNN threatens to take the White House back to court over Air Force One access

2026-10-21 CNN warned the Trump administration Monday that it would take additional legal action if the White House continues to block its journalists from Air Force One and the Oval Office. […] The post CNN threatens to take the White House back to court o …›

Poynter→ The best college admissions essay is one only you can write

2026-10-21 For more than 40 years, I have coached high school students and their teachers on the craft of the personal essay, especially the one that might help a senior gain […] The post The best college admissions essay is one only you can write appeared …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ Not a Ron Burgundy Situation

2026-10-21 Jacob Soboroff, MS Now, and reinventing the TV newsmagazine. …›

Better News→ 3 experiments to improve engagement with news avoiders

2026-10-20 Learn three tactical ways local newsrooms can be the conveners for their communities. The post 3 experiments to improve engagement with news avoiders appeared first on Better News. …›

Better News→ 4 ways news leaders can guide AI adoption

2026-10-20 Takeaways from the American Press Institute's AI in Leadership Retreat. The post 4 ways news leaders can guide AI adoption appeared first on Better News. …›

Current→ WBUR CEO Margaret Low announces retirement

2026-10-20 “While this is my last ‘big job’ —  I'm not done with journalism or trying to make the world a better place,” Low said in an email to staff. The post WBUR CEO Margaret Low announces retirement appeared first on Current. …›

Pew Research Center→ How U.S. Voters View Mail and Absentee Balloting

2026-10-20 While most registered voters across the country expect to cast their ballots in person this year, a quarter expect to vote by mail or absentee ballot (or have already done so). As in past election years, most of those who cast their ballots by mail or …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Accident Or Not, The No Kings Takedown Is Why You Shouldn’t Rent Your Megaphone From Zuck

2026-10-20 This past weekend was the latest in an ongoing series of (massive) “No Kings” protests held around the country (and in some cases around the globe). The latest one was part of a “get out the (early) vote” campaign to make sure p …›

Current→ Former ‘All Things Considered’ host Noah Adams dies at 84

2026-10-20 “His is the most genuine, uncontrived voice in broadcasting,” said his colleague Susan Stamberg. The post Former ‘All Things Considered’ host Noah Adams dies at 84 appeared first on Current. …›

Doc Searls Weblog→ Fuseday

2026-10-20 First, and most importantly, don't miss Peter Kaminsky's talk today at 4 PM Eastern. Required Viewing I EXPOSED what big tech knows about you by becoming… a data broker, by Chris the Producer, on YouTube. It's brilliant. More about him he …›

Poynter→ It’s hard not to read into Christiane Amanpour’s CNN exit

2026-10-20 Legendary anchor and foreign correspondent Christiane Amanpour announced Monday that she would leave CNN next year after more than four decades at the cable network. “After thinking carefully for several […] The post It’s hard not to read int …›

RJI→ Back in the ‘Spotlight’: Student Innovation Fellowships evolve into full-time jobs for 2 recent Missouri School of Journalism graduates

2026-10-19 The Reynolds Journalism Institute’s Student Innovation Fellowships are designed to be mutually beneficial. Missouri School of Journalism students spend each summer gaining real-world experience in news organizations across the country, while the orga …›

Doc Searls Weblog→ Cluesdays

2026-10-19 Soon as we skirted that ridge, the skies opened. Then it got colder. A lot colder. Riding wide On the road for a while. Above is a storm coming over Elk Country in north-central Pennsylvania. After that, Elk Country, Ohio, and back to Indiana, b …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ ‘We Didn’t Do This Perfectly’: American Fork Police Chief’s Understatement Now Anchors A Civil Rights Lawsuit By Reckless Ben’s Helpers

2026-10-19 We’ve been covering a bunch of stories related to the saga of “Reckless” Ben Schneider and Bricks & Minifigs (“BAM”), which began with a series of videos Schneider produced about his increasingly more extreme attempts …›

Current→ September CDP Index: As giving settles, focus shifts to donor retention

2026-10-19 The opportunity now is to give donors compelling reasons to remain engaged. The post September CDP Index: As giving settles, focus shifts to donor retention appeared first on Current. …›

Poynter→ The White House has a workaround when networks refuse to replace CNN

2026-10-19 Over the weekend, CNN was once again blocked from traveling with President Donald Trump on Air Force One as part of the White House pool. And once again, conservative network […] The post The White House has a workaround when networks refuse to r …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ What Is a White House Press Secretary For?

2026-10-19 Katie Zacharia was out after five days. Where that leaves the role—and the White House Correspondents’ Association—is uncertain. …›

HKS Misinformation Review→ How can approaches from physical ecology help research and policy on the information environment?

2026-10-19 Scholars and policymakers increasingly use ecological metaphors such as “information environment” and “information ecosystem” to describe contemporary informational spaces. Ecology offers more than loanwords. Its concepts and frameworks can h …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Ctrl-Alt-Speech: No Good Feed Goes Unpunished

2026-10-16 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 …›

Current→ Comings and goings: NPR names VP of lifestyle, Scott Shafer to retire from KQED …

2026-10-16 NPR named Sami Yenigun VP of lifestyle. The post Comings and goings: NPR names VP of lifestyle, Scott Shafer to retire from KQED … appeared first on Current. …›

Doc Searls Weblog→ The Mentat’s Method of AI

2026-10-16 This is the flyer for the next talk in our speaker series at IU. It’s on Tuesday, and a can’t-miss event. I explain more below. I know a lot of people who know a lot about AI. Or seem to. Or say they do. But Pete Kaminski is the rea …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ 11 Or 13 Justices Start An Arms Race. 100 Justices Might Actually End It.

2026-10-16 For years, the idea of expanding the Supreme Court has been dismissed as a fantasy among “serious” thinkers. However, with it becoming ever more clear that the Supreme Court has gone completely off the rails and is now a purely partisan ent …›

The Journalist's Resource→ The many barriers young adults must overcome to vote: A research-based reporting guide

2026-10-16 Facebook Twitter/X LinkedIn Reddit Email Facebook Twitter/X LinkedIn Reddit Email This reporting guide was republished with permission from SciLine, where it first appeared. Nearly 50 million adults aged 18 to 29 will be …›