Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Judge Tosses Trump’s Epstein Letter SLAPP Suit Against Murdoch, For Real This Time

2026-11-06 Last year when Donald Trump sued Rupert Murdoch over the WSJ’s article revealing the… um… birthday card he sent Jeffrey Epstein, we pointed out that it was a pure SLAPP suit (and also that it was against a guy who, you could argue, is …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ MAGA Fell For Its Own Hunter Biden Laptop Conspiracy Theory And Brought A Case Too Dumb To Survive A Probable Cause Hearing

2026-11-06 You may have heard some talk in the last week or so regarding a criminal case against two former FBI agents, supposedly having something to do with Hunter Biden’s infamous “laptop.” On Monday, a magistrate judge dismissed the case, no …›

America’s New Shipbuilding Orders Are Expensive Bets on Fossil Freight

South Korea’s Hanwha Group owns the Philadelphia shipyard that has become a centerpiece of Washington’s attempt to rebuild American commercial shipbuilding. Its Hanwha Ocean and Hanwha Systems subsidiaries acquired the US yard in December 2…

Current→ Comings and goings: RMPM appoints VP, Jacobs Media president to step down …

2026-11-06 Brandi Swicegood became VP of engaged journalism for Rocky Mountain Public Media. The post Comings and goings: RMPM appoints VP, Jacobs Media president to step down … appeared first on Current. …›

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ New York Times Company in advanced talks to acquire Letterboxd for $330 million

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Nieman Lab→ The Nieman Lab News-About-News Quiz, November 6, 2026

2026-11-06 What a week! Recap it with the second edition of the Nieman Lab News-About-News Quiz, your weekly incentive to keep up with the latest happenings in the world of digital journalism. All questions are based on the week’s Nieman Lab stories or art …›

Poynter→ The stories that explain a historic election in America

2026-11-06 What a week. On Tuesday, in what could be one of the most consequential elections in American history, voters turned a blue wave into a blue tsunami. The result: In […] The post The stories that explain a historic election in America appeared fir …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ Political Journalists in Disarray

2026-11-06 Midterms missteps, a notable apology, and a sturgeon rescue. …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Mike & Ben Review The Social Reckoning (Teaser)

2026-11-05 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 …›

Poynter→ USA Today Co. blames AI for its revenue woes. It also sees AI as a solution.

2026-11-05 USA Today Co. — the largest newspaper chain in the country — reported a lackluster third-quarter performance Thursday, including a net loss, declining revenue and setbacks in the company’s goals. […] The post USA Today Co. blames AI for its …›

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Yoani Sánchez, one of Cuba’s best-known independent reporters, arrested in an “alarming” crackdown

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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Salon, a pioneer of online publications, shuts down after 31 years

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Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ The Tech Bros Who Bet On Fascism Lost. Don’t Let The Internet Pay For It.

2026-11-05 Well it’s now been a couple days since the Democrats obliterated Donald Trump and MAGA in the midterm. It turns out that the messaging of “price hikes, soldiers in the street, new forever wars, and diarrhea for everyone, with a side of enri …›

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Apple will now let you try to convince your subscription-canceling users to change their minds

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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Will Democratic control of Congress bring back federal funding for NPR and PBS?

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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ A MAGA media civil war erupts over who’s to blame for the GOP’s thrashing

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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Bluesky was right all along and will accept your apology any time

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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ “We don’t see ourselves as something that will end with the end of the war.”

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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ The New York Times doesn’t see AI agents as a threat to its subscription model (yet)

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Pew Research Center→ Carousel: Facts about Catholicism in Latin America ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s November 2026 visit

2026-11-05 Check out these slides exploring what Catholicism in Latin America looks like in 2026. You can also review how we did this or download the data and charts below. …›

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Russia has killed its leading independent newspaper, but Novaya Gazeta’s journalism will live on

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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Trump is appealing a federal judge’s dismissal of his $10 billion defamation suit against Wall Street Journal

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PRX Official - Medium→ Fast Forward and PRX Announce “Otherwise,” A New Podcast Exploring AI for Humanity

2026-11-05 The series launches November 10 and is hosted by Fast Forward leaders Kevin Barenblat and Nicole DavenportToday, Fast Forward — the organization empowering nonprofits building tech and AI for humanity — announced Otherwise, a new podcast ex …›

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ 50 local U.K. news publishers are getting grants to help fill “news deserts”

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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Anthropic strikes its first publisher licensing deal, with the AP

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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Thanks to Brendan Carr’s FCC, Sinclair wants to acquire even more local TV stations

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Poynter→ The day after the night that changed the country

2026-11-05 When the United States woke up on Wednesday morning, it was the beginning of a new era. On Tuesday night, predictions of a blue wave in the 2026 midterms actually […] The post The day after the night that changed the country appeared first on Poy …›

Poynter→ Polls show Americans support voter ID. So why did some measures fail?

2026-11-05 As Republican leaders have fought for stricter voter ID requirements in recent years, their refrain has been unwavering: This is a policy most Americans support. But on Election Day 2026, […] The post Polls show Americans support voter ID. So why …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ The Future of Journalism When Prediction Markets ‘Financialize Everything’

2026-11-05 Companies like Kalshi and Polymarket are reaping huge profits and reshaping journalism to fit their business interests. …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ Novaya Gazeta’s Journalism Will Live On

2026-11-05 The paper is shutting down. But a new project grants it electronic immortality. …›

Online Journalism Blog→ Using personalisation makes every AI chat less risky and more effective — here are five essential custom instructions to add

2026-11-05 One of best things you can do to lower the risks of using AI and improve the quality of outputs is to spend five minutes with one of AI tools’ least-used features: their personalisation settings. ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot and Claude all ha …›

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ The “Kornacki Cam” was the number one election livestream on YouTube

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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Trump blamed Fox News for Republican losses even as network’s hosts went easy on him

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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Celebrity loses injunction bid but will stay anonymous pending appeal

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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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Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Ofcom Admits ‘Highly Effective’ Age Checks At 16 Really Mean ‘ID Scans For Teens’

2026-11-04 Last week, Ofcom, the UK regulator in charge of all this stuff, released its “rapid assessment of highly effective age assurance at 16.” That came right on the heels of its quietly released (only because the law required it) report showing …›