Doc Searls Weblog→ Harvest Moonday

2026-10-26 Among many One more way the US defeats itself. A briefing Inside Anthropic. …›

Doc Searls Weblog→ The Fossil Present

2026-10-24 ChatGPT’s response to “I need an image of the World Wide Web as a fossil, to use under the headline ‘The Fossil Present.'” The Web isn’t dying, but it is being removed from our experience. As a place to seek knowledge …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Meta Had A Lotta Scams, Lotta Scams, Lotta Scams

2026-10-23 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→ Sarah Ashworth appointed to lead PBS Wisconsin, Wisconsin Public Radio

2026-10-23 “This combined focus will allow us to better serve the state, tell more Wisconsin stories across all platforms and meet our audiences where they are.”  The post Sarah Ashworth appointed to lead PBS Wisconsin, Wisconsin Public Radio appeared first …›

Pew Research Center→ Few Americans Say They Are Asking AI Chatbots for 2026 Election Information

2026-10-23 Among the 8% of U.S. adults using chatbots for this purpose, most have sought information about candidates or issues in the elections. …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ OPM Barely Bothered Defending DOGE’s Access To Federal Employee Data. Court Rules It Was Illegal.

2026-10-23 Remember back when Elon Musk was handed the keys of our federal government with basically zero accountability or oversight? All sorts of bad stuff happened, but one of the lawsuits we’ve been covering was the American Federation of Gov’t Em …›

Doc Searls Weblog→ Friday Tab Clearance Sale

2026-10-23 Stormy Whether GDPR services is a market we shouldn't need at all, but it's growing like a thundercloud. (Source: Mordor Intelligence) Toward Agentic VRM vCon is "A new IETF open standard defining how conversation data — audio, video, t …›

The Journalist's Resource→ How chatbots can help reporters pull back the corporate curtain

2026-10-23 Facebook Twitter/X LinkedIn Reddit Email Facebook Twitter/X LinkedIn Reddit Email Chatbots have arrived on major ecommerce platforms, but they’re not just useful for consumers looking for sales or products. For reporters …›

Poynter→ Trump sued the BBC. Now he has to answer its questions.

2026-10-23 President Donald Trump is suing the BBC for $10 billion over a misleadingly edited quote in a documentary it aired in the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election. The lawsuit […] The post Trump sued the BBC. Now he has to answer its questions. …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ A Truth-Teller at Newsmax

2026-10-23 “My role is to report on what’s unfolding here and explain what decisions made in Washington actually mean for the people living through this war,” Shelby Wilder says from Kyiv. Plus: Biases and absurdities. …›

Current→ NPR to move public editor partnership to University of Maryland

2026-10-22 Kelly McBride, the current public editor, will leave the role at the end of this year. The post NPR to move public editor partnership to University of Maryland appeared first on Current. …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ JD Vance Says Trump Hates People Cashing In On Government Access. Meet Former Trump Lawyer Alina Habba’s $50 Million Contract.

2026-10-22 On Wednesday, JD Vance did the one thing JD Vance knows how to do with full commitment: lie through his teeth about something he fully knows is bullshit. In this case, claiming that Donald Trump “hates the idea of people enriching themselves frau …›

Current→ Comings and goings: NYPR hires CDO, Priska Neely to lead ‘Marketplace’ initiative …

2026-10-22 Kimberly Watson will lead development for New York Public Radio. The post Comings and goings: NYPR hires CDO, Priska Neely to lead ‘Marketplace’ initiative … appeared first on Current. …›

Poynter→ Brendan Carr warns broadcasters about ‘fake polls’ as a real polling scandal unfolds

2026-10-22 Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr warned broadcasters Wednesday that airing what he calls “Fake Polls and Suppression Polls” could violate their regulatory obligations, putting the FCC in the middle […] The post Brendan Car …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ AI Can’t Really ‘Go Rogue’

2026-10-22 How journalists writing about AI can avoid hyping the supposed humanity of machines. …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ How Big Tech Unleashed a New Wave of Misogyny Against Journalists

2026-10-22 Women journalists are facing rising levels of abuse. …›

HKS Misinformation Review→ Disinformation in practice: Threats, actors, mechanisms, and constraints according to practitioners

2026-10-22 How do the practitioners charged with fighting disinformation understand the problem they are meant to solve? We surveyed 106 French practitioners across military, government, regulatory, civil-society, and media organizations. These practitioners co …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Court Stays Bricks & Minifigs’ Ridiculous Subpoenas Trying To Unmask Publisher Of The BAM Map, For Now.

2026-10-21 A quick update on a story we mentioned earlier this month. Much of the attention in the whole Bricks & Minifigs saga has focused on Reckless Ben and his attempts to expose sketchy behavior by the company, but the fight has also put a lot more scrut …›

Current→ Alex Worthey named GM of WMNF

2026-10-21 Worthey will succeed Randi Zimmerman, who is retiring. The post Alex Worthey named GM of WMNF appeared first on Current. …›

Current→ WNET plans new show to replace ‘Amanpour & Company’

2026-10-21 Amanpour announced this week that her show will end in December. The post WNET plans new show to replace ‘Amanpour & Company’ appeared first on Current. …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Expert For News Orgs Suing OpenAI Warned ‘Always Verify’ AI, Then Didn’t Verify His AI-Made Charts In His Expert Report

2026-10-21 A few weeks ago we wrote about how the lawyers for OpenAI and Microsoft in the massive multi-district litigation (MDL) against the companies over how they trained their AI had called for the exclusion of an expert witness report after it was revealed t …›

Current→ Pipeline 2027: A look ahead at shows coming to public TV

2026-10-21 Pipeline 2027 offers a first look at 109 series and specials that producers plan to deliver in 2027 and 2028. The post Pipeline 2027: A look ahead at shows coming to public TV appeared first on Current. …›

Poynter→ CNN threatens to take the White House back to court over Air Force One access

2026-10-21 CNN warned the Trump administration Monday that it would take additional legal action if the White House continues to block its journalists from Air Force One and the Oval Office. […] The post CNN threatens to take the White House back to court o …›

Poynter→ The best college admissions essay is one only you can write

2026-10-21 For more than 40 years, I have coached high school students and their teachers on the craft of the personal essay, especially the one that might help a senior gain […] The post The best college admissions essay is one only you can write appeared …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ Not a Ron Burgundy Situation

2026-10-21 Jacob Soboroff, MS Now, and reinventing the TV newsmagazine. …›

Better News→ 3 experiments to improve engagement with news avoiders

2026-10-20 Learn three tactical ways local newsrooms can be the conveners for their communities. The post 3 experiments to improve engagement with news avoiders appeared first on Better News. …›

Better News→ 4 ways news leaders can guide AI adoption

2026-10-20 Takeaways from the American Press Institute's AI in Leadership Retreat. The post 4 ways news leaders can guide AI adoption appeared first on Better News. …›

Current→ WBUR CEO Margaret Low announces retirement

2026-10-20 “While this is my last ‘big job’ —  I'm not done with journalism or trying to make the world a better place,” Low said in an email to staff. The post WBUR CEO Margaret Low announces retirement appeared first on Current. …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Accident Or Not, The No Kings Takedown Is Why You Shouldn’t Rent Your Megaphone From Zuck

2026-10-20 This past weekend was the latest in an ongoing series of (massive) “No Kings” protests held around the country (and in some cases around the globe). The latest one was part of a “get out the (early) vote” campaign to make sure p …›

Current→ Former ‘All Things Considered’ host Noah Adams dies at 84

2026-10-20 “His is the most genuine, uncontrived voice in broadcasting,” said his colleague Susan Stamberg. The post Former ‘All Things Considered’ host Noah Adams dies at 84 appeared first on Current. …›

Doc Searls Weblog→ Fuseday

2026-10-20 First, and most importantly, don't miss Peter Kaminsky's talk today at 4 PM Eastern. Required Viewing I EXPOSED what big tech knows about you by becoming… a data broker, by Chris the Producer, on YouTube. It's brilliant. More about him he …›

Poynter→ It’s hard not to read into Christiane Amanpour’s CNN exit

2026-10-20 Legendary anchor and foreign correspondent Christiane Amanpour announced Monday that she would leave CNN next year after more than four decades at the cable network. “After thinking carefully for several […] The post It’s hard not to read int …›

RJI→ Back in the ‘Spotlight’: Student Innovation Fellowships evolve into full-time jobs for 2 recent Missouri School of Journalism graduates

2026-10-19 The Reynolds Journalism Institute’s Student Innovation Fellowships are designed to be mutually beneficial. Missouri School of Journalism students spend each summer gaining real-world experience in news organizations across the country, while the orga …›

Doc Searls Weblog→ Cluesdays

2026-10-19 Soon as we skirted that ridge, the skies opened. Then it got colder. A lot colder. Riding wide On the road for a while. Above is a storm coming over Elk Country in north-central Pennsylvania. After that, Elk Country, Ohio, and back to Indiana, b …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ ‘We Didn’t Do This Perfectly’: American Fork Police Chief’s Understatement Now Anchors A Civil Rights Lawsuit By Reckless Ben’s Helpers

2026-10-19 We’ve been covering a bunch of stories related to the saga of “Reckless” Ben Schneider and Bricks & Minifigs (“BAM”), which began with a series of videos Schneider produced about his increasingly more extreme attempts …›

Current→ September CDP Index: As giving settles, focus shifts to donor retention

2026-10-19 The opportunity now is to give donors compelling reasons to remain engaged. The post September CDP Index: As giving settles, focus shifts to donor retention appeared first on Current. …›

Poynter→ The White House has a workaround when networks refuse to replace CNN

2026-10-19 Over the weekend, CNN was once again blocked from traveling with President Donald Trump on Air Force One as part of the White House pool. And once again, conservative network […] The post The White House has a workaround when networks refuse to r …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ What Is a White House Press Secretary For?

2026-10-19 Katie Zacharia was out after five days. Where that leaves the role—and the White House Correspondents’ Association—is uncertain. …›

HKS Misinformation Review→ How can approaches from physical ecology help research and policy on the information environment?

2026-10-19 Scholars and policymakers increasingly use ecological metaphors such as “information environment” and “information ecosystem” to describe contemporary informational spaces. Ecology offers more than loanwords. Its concepts and frameworks can h …›