RJI→ How to work with librarians and ESL teachers to reach communities
2026-07-08 A blueprint for finding ways to collaborate with librarians and other civil servants to bring quality information to hard-to-reach communities An update about immigration policies. News about the wars in Iran and Israel. The recipe of a delicious meal. …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Judge rules for The Washington Post in $3.8B defamation suit brought by Trump Media
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Nieman Lab→ Rebuild Local News’ Matt Pearce is trying to help journalists and lawmakers speak the same language
2026-07-07 For a growing number of local journalists and supporters of local journalism, the relevant question in 2026 is no longer, “Should public policy to support local news exist?” but “What should public policy to support local news look li …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Will Apple Give Us Truly Personal AI?
2026-07-07 René Magritte. The Listening Room. 1952. A couple of weeks ago, in The George Carlin Model of AI, I said personal AI needed to work first on what George called a place for my stuff. Should Apple occupy that whole personal space, kinda like Re …›
Current→ Comings and goings: Florida Public Media appoints executive director, Local Public adds staff after spinoff …
2026-07-07 Andy Nichols was named executive director of Florida Public Media. The post Comings and goings: Florida Public Media appoints executive director, Local Public adds staff after spinoff … appeared first on Current. …›
Pew Research Center→ Dozens of countries have lowered energy taxes or taken other policy steps in response to Iran war
2026-07-07 Over 100 countries have enacted energy policy changes in response to the Middle East conflict, from tax adjustments to fuel subsidies. …›
Pew Research Center→ What to know about U.S. oil production and consumption in 6 charts
2026-07-07 Here are six facts about U.S. oil production, consumption, imports and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ The Courts’ Solution To Overpriced Court Records: Make Them More Expensive
2026-07-07 For many, many years on Techdirt we’ve bemoaned the fact that federal court documents are not available for free as they should be. Instead, we have PACER, a bloated, expensive, difficult to use system that charges you for every “page” …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ “Public media should not lie. We are sorry for doing it for so long. Public media now will be reformed so it will be independent and trustworthy.”
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ How Palestinians are building a digital archive that can’t be erased
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ NPR made a printable comic guide to climate change for kids
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ In post-earthquake Venezuela, journalists are essential to coordinating disaster relief
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Nigeria to investigate tech firms over news content use
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ X adds video editing features to encourage creators to post original content, not stolen reposts
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ ICE’s internal watchdog is now investigating online critics
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ A news site published a video of a school lockdown. Then the video was gone.
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Poynter→ Is the FCC’s investigation having a chilling effect on ‘The View’?
2026-07-07 Maybe intimidation and threats work after all — even when it comes to important topics like a free press. Earlier this year, Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr announced that […] The post Is the FCC’s investigation having a …›
HKS Misinformation Review→ Fact-checking in the multipolar AI order: Between epistemic sovereignty and ambivalence
2026-07-07 Fact-checking has become a key response to disinformation during crises and conflicts, but its role is increasingly contested due to concerns about its effectiveness and its co-optation by different political actors. In polarized, high-choice environ …›
HKS Misinformation Review→ Accountability in name only: Fact-checking under the EU’s Code of Practice on Disinformation
2026-07-07 Major platforms constantly claim to fight disinformation and support the fact checking community, but their transparency reports and the empirical evidence from a survey of expert fact checkers across 21 EU countries show a different reality. This st …›
HKS Misinformation Review→ Fact-checking at a crossroads: Fact checkers’ perspectives on Community Notes, AI integration, and design recommendations
2026-07-07 Social media platforms are increasingly using community-based verification systems, such as Community Notes, and AI systems to flag and contextualize potentially misleading content at scale. While these approaches promise speed and broad co …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Bricks & Minifigs Claims It Wants To Make Mansell Whole. It’s Still Suing Him For RICO.
2026-07-06 At some point in a PR crisis, someone decides the solution is to hire a crisis communications person. The corporation behind Bricks & Minifigs (BAM Franchising) is in a bit of a pickle and has apparently reached that point in the Reckless Ben/Brick …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Censorship Lawsuit Against Disinformation Researchers Dismissed — After Succeeding At Actual Censorship
2026-07-06 Trump-appointed Louisiana federal judge Terry Doughty has spent years bending over backwards trying to help some MAGA faithful manufacture nonsense claims about “censorship” for some grifters getting moderated on social media. As you’ …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Even fans who don’t speak Spanish are watching the World Cup on Telemundo. Here’s why
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ The White House deleted thousands of webpages about energy conservation as a heatwave slams the United States
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Current→ WLRN employees approve first union contract
2026-07-06 “Our first contract is a lifeline for us,” members of the SAG-AFTRA bargaining unit said in a statement. The post WLRN employees approve first union contract appeared first on Current. …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ The Committee to Protect Journalists’ role documenting members of the press killed in the Israel-Gaza war has made it a target
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ How Le Monde is “fiercely defending” journalism from bad bots
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Hundreds of newspapers are taking on AI giants OpenAI and Microsoft in court, warning of the “death knell for local journalism”
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Microsoft agrees to pay Australia’s largest media company for journalism in a major AI deal
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Pew Research Center→ Video: How Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding reflects key marriage trends in the U.S.
2026-07-06 Watch this short video exploring recent trends in marriage in the U.S. You can also read the transcript, review the methodology, or download the data and charts below. …›
Pew Research Center→ Methodology
2026-07-06 About Pew Research Center’s Spring 2026 Global Attitudes Survey Results for the survey are based on a mix of telephone, face-to-face and online interviews conducted under the direction of Gallup, Langer Research Associates and Social Research Centre. …›
Pew Research Center→ Acknowledgments
2026-07-06 This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Jacob Poushter, Associate Director, Global Attitudes ResearchSneha Gubbala, Research AnalystWilliam Miner, Research Analyst Julia Armeli, Research Assis …›
Nieman Lab→ The New York Times appears to be cracking down on login sharing
2026-07-06 Disney did it, Netflix is doing it, and now The New York Times is serious about it too: Quit trying to log in with your old coworker’s mom’s email address. Wow, it finally happened. The New York Times cracked down on login sharing and now …›
Columbia Journalism Review→ Who Counts?
2026-07-06 The Committee to Protect Journalists’ role documenting members of the press killed in the Israel-Gaza war has made it a target. …›
Poynter→ How reporters uncovered Trump’s role in FIFA’s stunning World Cup reversal
2026-07-06 Let’s start with this important part: U.S. soccer star Folarin Balogun should be playing in today’s big World Cup soccer match between the United States and Belgium. During the U.S. […] The post How reporters uncovered Trump’s role in FIFA …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Covering Super Typhoon Bavi
2026-07-05 Super Typhoon Bavi, at 8:44 am local time, with the eye over Rota and the town of Songsong. Via Windy.com Super Typhoon Bavi, not to be confused with Typhoon Bavi of 2020, is spinning into the Northern Marianas Islands, including Gua …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Sumday
2026-07-05 I see resemblances Back in 2005, Earl Monroe said, "You know, I watch the games, and even now I never see anyone who reminds me of me, the way I played." Earl is 81 now. I wonder what he thinks about Jalen Brunson. Too much else to do Recomme …›