Nieman Lab→ California legislature passes a major local news funding bill: “If you hire more people, you get more money”

2026-09-01 The state of California has passed a bill that could generate as much as $40 million for California newsrooms each year. Assembly Bill 2222, known as the Community Newsroom Employment and Workforce Sustainability Act, creates refundable tax credits fo …›

Better News→ Design events and digital spaces to create — and measure — impact

2026-08-31 With careful planning, events and newsroom-created gathering spaces can help local media measure impact and trust. The post Design events and digital spaces to create — and measure — impact appeared first on Better News. …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ Mayor Mamdani’s Friendly Influencers and the Funding of Public Messaging in New York City

2026-08-31 A look inside the new New York ecosystem. …›

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Scripps has adopted an “anchorless news broadcasting” model in about a dozen markets

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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ How the FCC-ABC battle could reshape US broadcasting

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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ From Vox to Hearst, how publishers are navigating agentic buying

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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Trump’s DHS is using an obscure law to secretly snoop on journalists, nonprofits, and unions

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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Treasury bars some reporters from G20 finance meeting

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HKS Misinformation Review→ From avoider to challenger: How individuals respond when faced with misinformation

2026-08-31 There is a growing expectation for individuals to challenge misinformation, especially as platforms alter their governance processes around false content, shifting towards community-flagging approaches.  While research on how individuals re …›

Better News→ 4 ways local news can grow and fund youth engagement programs

2026-08-31 Learn how news outlets partner or invest to create young stakeholders and lifelong advocates for both the news organization and the community’s civic health. The post 4 ways local news can grow and fund youth engagement programs appeared first on Bet …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Would The Next George Floyd Video Survive Meta’s New Teen Safety Rules?

2026-08-31 Earlier this year, one of the smartest internet rights people around, Heather Burns, suggested the “Darnella Test” regarding any kind of “kid safety” rule online. It’s named after Darnella Frazier. You might not recognize …›

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ “The OG of online mapping” MapQuest surges to No. 1 in navigation app downloads after refusing to rename Lake Ontario

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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Fifth Circuit sides with news aggregator Newsbreak in a copyright battle

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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ The Pentagon is secretly installing military influencers in civilian roles

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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ A new study examines the consequences of taxpayer-funded journalism in Canada

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Nieman Lab→ Are newspaper opinion sections embracing AI-written op-eds?

2026-08-31 Any good op-ed can spark a public conversation, but most won’t start a debate over the nature of opinion writing itself. Last week, a Wall Street Journal piece by the billionaire financier Stanley Druckenmiller pulled it off. The op-ed itself is …›

RJI→ Journalism keeps asking the wrong question

2026-08-31 What happens when you stop asking, “How do we save journalism?” and start asking what people actually need from it What happens when you listen deeply to marginalised communities, and ask them what they think of the journalism they’re getting? Mo …›

Current→ How Miles O’Brien and Arizona PBS created a national science series

2026-08-31 Resolve to Solve With Miles O'Brien features scientists and innovators working to address some of the planet’s most urgent threats. The post How Miles O’Brien and Arizona PBS created a national science series appeared first on Current. …›

Poynter→ Trump calls on the FCC to punish Kristen Welker — for accurate commentary

2026-08-31 Once again, President Donald Trump is calling on the Federal Communications Commission to do something that it does not have the authority to do. And why? Because he’s angry about […] The post Trump calls on the FCC to punish Kristen Welker — …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Move Fast And Settle Things

2026-08-28 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→ Grand County Community Radio to hire executive director

2026-08-28 Executive Director Ryan Wilson will step down and move into an operations position. The post Grand County Community Radio to hire executive director appeared first on Current. …›

Poynter→ Karoline Leavitt says goodbye as White House press secretary

2026-08-28 Less than two years ago, when she was 27 years old, Karoline Leavitt became the youngest White House press secretary ever. Now 29, Leavitt is leaving that job. Thursday was […] The post Karoline Leavitt says goodbye as White House press secretary …›

Doc Searls Weblog→ Blame Canada?

2026-08-28 I shot this image of the great Leonard Cohen on the side of a building in Montréal in 2019 Canadian universities are poaching American academics who could use a more hospitable work and research environment. Here’s McGill’s brag on its …›

Doc Searls Weblog→ What next for Hugging Face?

2026-08-27 Nvidia just bought Hugging Face for $12.9 billion. That’s what Reuters says The Information says. The latter is behind an expensive paywall, so I’ll take Reuters’ word for it. In The Price Of Independence Was $5.9 Billion, AI …›

Current→ Comings and goings: PBS Reno appoints CCO, OPB director leaves for RMPBS …

2026-08-27 Megan Myers stepped up to CCO for PBS Reno. The post Comings and goings: PBS Reno appoints CCO, OPB director leaves for RMPBS … appeared first on Current. …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Oracle Helped Kneecap Section 230, Then Bought 15% Of A Company That Needs It.

2026-08-27 Six years ago, when Trump first tried to force ByteDance to sell TikTok’s US operations to his billionaire buddy Larry Ellison at Oracle, we wondered if this would finally get Oracle to change its tune on Section 230. While not as widely known ou …›

Pew Research Center→ Acknowledgments

2026-08-27 This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Research team Andrew Mercer, Principal MethodologistArnold Lau, Research MethodoligstCourtney Kennedy, former Vice President of Methods and Innovation C …›

RJI→ How audience interviews surface opportunities for service-oriented journalism

2026-08-27 Talking to people gets you the answers that analytics don’t: the ‘How?’ and ‘Why?’ behind your audience’s motivations If you’re running a small news organization and asking questions like, “Why are the people registered to my newsletter …›

Current→ How Christy Tanner is growing New York Public Radio

2026-08-27 In an interview, Tanner discusses how the New York station has adjusted to the loss of CPB funding and her plans for what's ahead. The post How Christy Tanner is growing New York Public Radio appeared first on Current. …›

Poynter→ Meta’s $18 billion settlement could reshape social media for young people

2026-08-27 The first thing that jumps out is the number. On Wednesday, Meta reached a landmark settlement and agreed to pay up to $18 billion to 47 states, as well as […] The post Meta’s $18 billion settlement could reshape social media for young people a …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ Should the Press ‘Run Toward’ AI?

2026-08-27 A new book argues that news organizations should enthusiastically adopt AI to improve their journalism. Critics aren’t so sure. …›

HKS Misinformation Review→ Monitoring misinformation, building discernment: A crowdsourcing study during the 2025 Australian federal election

2026-08-27 We conducted a design evaluation exploring whether a structured crowdsourcing system using trained volunteers could monitor and categorize election-related misinformation during the 2025 Australian federal election campaign. Over six weeks, 90 active …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Meta Just Paid Nearly $17 Billion To Make Sure It Gets To Write The Kid Safety Rules For Every Other Social Media Platform

2026-08-26 By now you’ve almost certainly heard the news that Meta has settled with 52 state and local Attorneys General who had sued the company in some form or another over child safety on Meta’s platforms. The headlines are all covering the basics: …›

Poynter→ A diminished Stars and Stripes is bad for the US military and bad for America

2026-08-26 Almost every year, at least one story from Stars and Stripes is among the journalism honored by the Military Reporters & Editors, a professional association. Often, the stories are about […] The post A diminished Stars and Stripes is bad for …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ How AI Watermark Mandates Could Unmask Journalists Who Never Touched AI

2026-08-26 Imagine a scenario where a documentary filmmaker, in the course of making the documentary, captures some damning footage of corporate malfeasance, which she wishes to share with an investigative reporting organization anonymously. Should we be concerne …›

Poynter→ In a divided country during troubling times, Dolly Parton was the joy we could all agree on

2026-08-26 Just the other day, for reasons unknown, I started thinking about which older celebrities (those in their 80s) could die and whose deaths would be truly upsetting to the masses. […] The post In a divided country during troubling times, Dolly Part …›

Poynter→ To survive, journalism must become indispensable

2026-08-26 One of the most important and misunderstood reasons for the crisis in journalism has little to do with revenue or technology. The problem is the journalism itself. Much of what […] The post To survive, journalism must become indispensable appeare …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ The Shipping News Stars

2026-08-26 With the Strait of Hormuz crisis raging, experts in commercial maritime traffic are having a moment. …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Patent Troll SLAPPs Lawyer For Saying His Shell Companies Never Pay Up, Loses, Now Owes Her Money

2026-08-25 With everything else going on in the world, it’s been a while since we’ve dug into a good old-fashioned patent troll story or a bogus defamation SLAPP. Today we’ve got a two-for-one. Leigh Rothschild is a patent troll of some renown …›