Doc Searls Weblog→ Keeping Up

2026-03-01 Apple's Mail.app sucks. I could give reasons, but it would only make me more tired than I already am from dealing with my storage issues. I just downloaded and set up Thunderbird for my Searls.com address to see if that works better. I've staye …›

Doc Searls Weblog→ Down and Running

2026-02-28 A GrandPerspective map of my laptop’s hard drive. The vertical green block is Apple Photos. The large yellow blocks are videos I neeeded to offload to an external movie drive. Lots of smaller ones had to go too. I hit a storage crisis yesterd …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ The NFL Won A Lawsuit Over Its Bluesky Ban. Its Social Media Strategy Is Still A Loser

2026-02-27 Full disclosure up front: I sit on the board of Bluesky. That said, I had absolutely no idea this lawsuit existed until recently. Which, honestly, tells you something about how much of a legal non-event it was. But the underlying story here—about the …›

Better News→ Use these guides from API to help navigate tricky election situations

2026-02-27 These guides will help you make plans for tackling misinformation, public opinion polls and more. The post Use these guides from API to help navigate tricky election situations appeared first on Better News. …›

Current→ Court dismisses CPB lawsuit against FEMA over NGWS funding

2026-02-27 Since FEMA began administering the program, stations have been cut off from funds for their public safety upgrades. The post Court dismisses CPB lawsuit against FEMA over NGWS funding appeared first on Current. …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Palantir Sues Swiss Magazine For Accurately Reporting That The Swiss Government Didn’t Want Palantir

2026-02-27 If you run a company whose entire value proposition is the ability to see patterns, predict outcomes, and connect dots that others miss, you’d think someone in the building might have flagged that suing a small independent magazine over unflatter …›

RJI→ Plan your walking tour pilot with ‘A Tour Guide for Journalists’

2026-02-27 All you need is a route, a script and a community Discovery. Curiosity. New Perspective. A good tour and good journalism both deliver these.  Now, let’s take your reporting for a walk. A Tour Guide for Journalists will help you g …›

Poynter→ CNN future in question after Thursday’s stunning Warner Bros. Discovery sale news

2026-02-27 What does the future hold for CNN? That’s one of the big media questions following the stunning news that broke Thursday evening. Netflix has decided to withdraw its pursuit of […] The post CNN future in question after Thursday’s stunning War …›

PRX Official - Medium→ PRX and Radiotopia Podcasts Are 2026 National Magazine Awards Finalists

2026-02-26 PRX is the most represented podcast publisher among the finalistsPRX and Radiotopia podcast partners are finalists in the 2026 National Magazine Awards, announced by the American Society of Magazine Editors. Honoring the best magazine storytelling publ …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Let Fly The Claudes Of War, With Casey Newton

2026-02-26 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 …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ The DOJ ‘Forgot’ To Mention The Law Restricting Searches Of Journalists. The Judge Is Not Happy

2026-02-26 We wrote recently about the FBI’s pre-dawn raid on Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson’s home, in which agents seized two laptops, a phone, a portable hard drive, a recording device, and even a Garmin watch. Natanson covers the federal …›

Doc Searls Weblog→ Back and (Go) Forth

2026-02-26 Apologies for the relative silence. Between travels and slow recovery (still far from over) from cataract surgery for my left eye, looking at screens and writing on them hasn't been easy. But things are improving. Had a productive Monday at the Sum …›

RJI→ Announcing Powering News: Free resources for worker-friendly newsrooms

2026-02-26 Support for journalists who want a voice and a vote in their newsroom, plus the first newsroom database launches Powering News, a suite of resources for non-traditional, worker-friendly newsrooms, has now launched. The free resources (including …›

Pew Research Center→ Methodology

2026-02-26 The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview Data in this report comes from Wave 178 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The survey was conducted Sept. 2 …›

Poynter→ The Washington Post won a round in court. The fight isn’t over.

2026-02-26 This is The Poynter Report, your daily guide to the news about news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every weekday. As I mentioned in Wednesday’s newsletter, a federal […] The post The Washington Post won a round in court. The fight isn’t o …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ A Look Back at Covering Gaza for the Post

2026-02-26 Since October 7, 2023, Miriam Berger has been on assignment in Jerusalem, covering Israel, Palestine, and war. A few weeks ago, she learned she and hundreds of colleagues were being laid off. …›

Poynter→ Trump says tariffs help America. Estimates suggest they cost families about $1,700.

2026-02-26 In his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump said his tariffs are “saving our country.” Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, delivering the Democratic response, said the opposite. “Since this […] The post Trump says ta …›

PRX Official - Medium→ Two PRX Show Partners Win in the 2026 Kidscreen Awards

2026-02-26 “Live from Mount Olympus” and “Work It Out Wombats!” represent the best in children’s mediaTwo PRX show partners are winnes in the 2026 Kidscreen Awards, which represent the best work in children’s television and digital media:Live from Mo …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Hackers Expose The Massive Surveillance Stack Hiding Inside Your “Age Verification” Check

2026-02-25 We’ve been saying this for years now, and we’re going to keep saying it until the message finally sinks in: mandatory age verification creates massive, centralized honeypots of sensitive biometric data that will inevitably be breached. Ever …›

PRX Official - Medium→ PRX and Radiotopia Podcast Partners Win 2026 Ambie Awards from The Podcast Academy

2026-02-25 Winners include “Embodied,” “Radiotopia Presents: Red for Revolution, and “Reveal”The Podcast Academy announced winners as part of its annual awards for excellence in audio, The Ambies®. Among the 2026 winners are multiple shows brought to …›

Current→ Comings and goings: NPR promotes development execs, former PBS fundraising leader announces retirement …

2026-02-25 Julie Parr, who previously served as interim leader of NPR development, was named SVP. The post Comings and goings: NPR promotes development execs, former PBS fundraising leader announces retirement … appeared first on Current. …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ West Virginia’s Anti-Apple CSAM Lawsuit Would Help Child Predators Walk Free

2026-02-25 West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey wants you to think he’s protecting children. His press release says so. His legal complaint opens with the genuinely horrific line that Apple has, in internal communications, described itself as the R …›

RJI→ Introducing Grants for Journalists

2026-02-25 An introduction to who’s funding what — and how to start your applications When I set out to build Grants for Journalist, a database curating funding opportunities for journalists, I didn’t expect such a tremendous response. Journalists fr …›

Poynter→ How did the media react to Trump’s long, long speech?

2026-02-25 This is The Poynter Report, your daily guide to the news about news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every weekday. President Donald Trump gave his State of the […] The post How did the media react to Trump’s long, long speech? appeared first …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ Taking Reality TV Seriously

2026-02-25 Trump brought drama. Bravo sheds light. Brian Moylan has seen and covered it all. …›

Poynter→ A fact check of Trump’s State of the Union finds exaggerations on inflation, gas prices and immigration

2026-02-25 In a combative State of the Union speech — the longest in modern history at about 108 minutes — President Donald Trump defended his administration’s economic performance and hardline immigration […] The post A fact check of Trump’s State …›

Poynter→ Follow PolitiFact’s live fact-check of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union

2026-02-24 PolitiFact is live fact-checking President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address to Congress Feb. 24. PolitiFact has fact-checked 1,144 of Trump’s statements since 2011. Tonight, we’ll draw on that deep archive to […] The post Follow …›

Current→ FCC rejects petition to block WLRN purchase of Palm Beach station

2026-02-24 A lawsuit before the Circuit Court “does not provide a basis for denying or deferring action” on the license transfer, wrote Albert Shuldiner, chief of the media bureau’s audio division. The post FCC rejects petition to block WLRN purchase of Pal …›

RJI→ Potter Digital Ambassadors program expands to five states, helps community news orgs advance digital strategies

2026-02-24 As it has each year for nearly a decade, the Reynolds Journalism Institute’s Potter Digital Ambassadors program sent journalism students to community news organizations all over Missouri in January. There, they worked to create or expand on each new …›

RJI→ A summer fellowship that boosts newsrooms’ digital capacity

2026-02-24 This article is part of RJI Impact, a series documenting how RJI projects are making a real difference for newsrooms and audiences all over the country. It was originally published in the Winter 2026 edition of RJI Insight, RJI’s biannual print maga …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Texas Spent Years Screaming About ‘Snowflakes’ On Campus. Now It’s Building The World’s Biggest Safe Space.

2026-02-24 For the better part of a decade, conservative politicians—and Texas politicians in particular—have been absolutely apoplectic about the state of free speech on college campuses. You’ve heard the greatest hits: students are coddled snowflakes …›

PRX Official - Medium→ 2026 Podcast Creator Summit in London — in photos

2026-02-24 PRX and AudioUK’s day of events for podcasters was convened in partnership with Apple PodcastsPublic media organization PRX — bringing acclaimed podcasts and public radio to millions — recently crossed the pond with AudioUK to convene th …›

RJI→ Covering Immigration: Journalism needs more than good intentions

2026-02-24 Tools for ethical, accurate immigration coverage Leer en Español As a 2025 Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) Fellow, I present Covering Immigration, a resource built out of my own frustration and hope. It is a free, bilingual, and open- …›

Poynter→ Tonight’s State of the Union could be long. Really long.

2026-02-24 This is The Poynter Report, your daily guide to the news about news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every weekday. President Donald Trump will give his State of […] The post Tonight’s State of the Union could be long. Really long. appeared f …›

Poynter→ Ibram X. Kendi and Howard University ready The Emancipator for a third act

2026-02-24 As journalists voice concerns over newsrooms mortgaging progress on staff diversification, Ibram X. Kendi’s semi-dormant antiracist publication, The Emancipator, is set to reemerge. The publication is set to relaunch at […] The post Ibram X. Ke …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Yes, Section 230 Should Apply Equally To Algorithmic Recommendations

2026-02-23 If you’ve spent any time in my Section 230 myth-debunking guide, you know that most bad takes on the law come from people who haven’t read it. But lately I keep running into a different kind of bad take—one that often comes from people wh …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ The Media Still Can’t Figure Out That Trump Says Things That Aren’t True

2026-02-23 Debates on how the media should be covering what Donald Trump says have been going on for over a decade now. A few months ago, we wrote about the regularity with which the mainstream media “sanewashes” his more ridiculous statements, taking the inc …›

RJI→ Enter/Exit: Care centered resource building for visual journalists and newsrooms

2026-02-23 Announcing the digital launch and new print edition Over the past year, through our Reynolds Journalism Institute fellowship, we have been developing Enter/Exit: Trauma-Informed Praxis for Visual Journalism, an open-source toolkit with a small-run …›

Current→ Luis Estrada to lead KVMR Community Radio

2026-02-23 Estrada has worked at KPBS in San Diego for more than 11 years, most recently as member acquisition manager and senior producer. The post Luis Estrada to lead KVMR Community Radio appeared first on Current. …›