What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ “They hold us hostage”: Publishers furious over terms change still can’t quit Facebook
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Brazilian court prohibits Meta from using journalistic content without authorization
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Kalshi’s Tarek Mansour wants to “depolarize the conversation”
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ New York Times and other outlets sue web browser Brave over alleged content scraping
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Hollywood backs NYT in AI copyright fight with OpenAI and Microsoft
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ For Iowa journalist Laura Belin, covering politics is a constant battle
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Current→ Renee Shaw appointed CEO of KET
2026-11-04 Shaw succeeds Shae Hopkins, who died Oct. 29. The post Renee Shaw appointed CEO of KET appeared first on Current. …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Democrats just took the House and the Senate. Get ready for a whole lot of media investigations.
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RJI→ Building community engagement through commenting spaces
2026-11-04 A conversation with Broadband Breakfast’s Drew Clark Comment spaces can help newsrooms interact directly with their audiences and create opportunities for meaningful public discourse. But fostering productive discussions takes time, thoughtful modera …›
Nieman Lab→ The New York Times stays on track to reach 15 million subscribers by the end of 2027
2026-11-04 The New York Times added 420,000 new digital subscribers in the third quarter of 2026, keeping it on track to achieve its goal of hitting 15 million subscriptions by the end of 2027. The Times now has 13.76 million total subscribers, the company said …›
Poynter→ As Democrats swept the midterms, news anchors struggled to find the words
2026-11-04 Wow. Tuesday was a historic day in America as one of the most pivotal midterm elections played out on our televisions, computers and phones. And the media reaction can be […] The post As Democrats swept the midterms, news anchors struggled to fin …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Digital streamers and TV networks face off for live midterms coverage
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ The Needle is back
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Current→ Comings and goings: NPR hires SVP, CDP promotes staff …
2026-11-03 David Berzin joined NPR as SVP of product and data. The post Comings and goings: NPR hires SVP, CDP promotes staff … appeared first on Current. …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Reddit Keeps Bricking Up The Open Web, One Login Wall At A Time
2026-11-03 While Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian have tried to downplay Aaron Swartz’s role in “founding” Reddit, he was still an instrumental part of the company’s early journey. His “infogami” project was rolled into Reddit, …›
RJI→ How to measure whether your journalism is useful
2026-11-03 A five-step guide to outcome metrics that matter show what your journalism actually does for readers We approach newsroom strategy through three lenses that work together: a content strategy, a product strategy, and a service strategy. Service design i …›
Poynter→ Today is the big day … for the pollsters
2026-11-03 Today, the American people will head to the ballot box and cast their votes in a hotly contested and pivotal midterm election. By this time tomorrow, we might finally get […] The post Today is the big day … for the pollsters appeared first on P …›
Poynter→ PolitiFact live updates: Fact-checking the 2026 midterms on Election Day
2026-11-03 Voters across the United States are heading to the polls today to cast their ballots for the 2026 midterm elections. PolitiFact is live fact-checking voting misinformation and candidate rhetoric this […] The post PolitiFact live updates: Fact-che …›
Poynter→ 70% of Americans report election stress or anxiety. Here’s what experts say can help
2026-11-03 Is the impending Election Day making your eye twitch? Are you getting snappy with your loved ones? Checking polls and news updates like your life depends on it? Anxiety about […] The post 70% of Americans report election stress or anxiety. Here …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ The OpenAI Copyright Case Has Drawn A Mountain Of Amicus Briefs. We Sorted Them For You.
2026-11-02 Last week Cathy wrote about the amicus brief we filed in the big multi-district litigation (MDL) that consolidated a bunch of different lawsuits claiming that OpenAI and Microsoft infringed the plaintiffs’ copyrights by training AI models on thei …›
Pew Research Center→ Community and connection online
2026-11-02 Internet, Science & Tech A monthly digest of the Center’s latest research on how the internet, science and technology are impacting society · Subscribe ↗ Media mentions Think Social Media Is Bad for Democracy? The Rest of the World I …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ $500,000
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Counting on the AP
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Americans’ trust in news organizations has risen in the past year
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Fox News ratings drop is due to “viewer fatigue,” Lachlan Murdoch claims on eve of midterms
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Current→ Colorado collaborations chart path forward without CPB
2026-11-02 Two journalism collaborations received funding from the Colorado chapter of Press Forward. The post Colorado collaborations chart path forward without CPB appeared first on Current. …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Sam Altman’s Case Against Your RAM Is Efficient. That’s The Problem
2026-11-02 By now it’s likely you’ve heard of the whole concept of the AI paperclip maximizer problem — a hypothetical first put forth by Nick Bostrom — suggesting that a misaligned AI system that looks to optimize on the wrong single thing (in th …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ People Inc. is building custom APIs to make its journalism easier for AI agents to use
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Nieman Lab→ Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft will make it easier for publishers to opt out of being scraped
2026-11-02 Right now, if you don’t want your site to be scraped by AI companies, you have to block each company’s crawlers individually. On Friday, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft said they would support a common robots.txt signal that, per O …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Electric vehicle drivers listen to AM/FM radio much less than the average American
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Fred Armisen breaks down the evolution of accents and speech patterns by decade on The Tonight Show
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RJI→ How to make comment sections a space for public discourse
2026-11-02 My Edmonds News tested AI-powered comment moderation tools to improve community conversations and reduce staff workload Community commenting invites readers to have a conversation by creating a space for public discourse on issues affecting your commun …›
Current→ Beth Courtney, former CEO of Louisiana Public Broadcasting, dies at 81
2026-11-02 Courtney had retired from the station in 2022. The post Beth Courtney, former CEO of Louisiana Public Broadcasting, dies at 81 appeared first on Current. …›
Poynter→ Haley Stevens’ stunning endorsement set off a media firestorm. Will Michigan voters care?
2026-11-02 On the eve of the pivotal midterm elections, there was a bombshell development in one of the nation’s most important and hotly contested races. Michigan Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens withdrew […] The post Haley Stevens’ stunning endo …›
Poynter→ What Abdul El-Sayed has actually said about Israel, aid and Michigan’s affordability problems
2026-11-02 Abdul El-Sayed’s defeated rival in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary, U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, criticized his statements on Israel and called on him to condemn an ad two days before […] The post What Abdul El-Sayed has actually said about Isra …›
Poynter→ IFCN condemns coordinated attacks on Faktoje of Albania
2026-11-02 The International Fact-Checking Network strongly condemns recent attacks on the integrity of the fact-checking organization Faktoje of Albania. Faktoje is a reputable organization with a strong track record and operates […] The post IFCN condemns …›
Columbia Journalism Review→ ‘Let’s Get Rid of Her’
2026-11-02 Voters may punish Donald Trump at the polls this week. But he has already shattered the norms of political journalism. …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Ctrl-Alt-Speech: A Midterm Night’s Dream
2026-10-30 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 …›