Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Turns Out That Advertisers Not Wanting To Fund Neo-Nazi-Adjacent Content Isn’t An Antitrust Violation
2026-03-27 Remember when Elon Musk told advertisers to “go fuck” themselves and then sued them for the crime of taking his advice? A federal judge has now dismissed that lawsuit — with prejudice — confirming what anyone with a passing familiarity …›
Current→ Colorado public broadcasters explore merger
2026-03-27 Rocky Mountain Public Media and the operator of KUNC have signed a nonbinding agreement to consider a merger. The post Colorado public broadcasters explore merger appeared first on Current. …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ The Missouri v. Biden ‘Settlement’ Is A Fake Victory For A Case They Lost
2026-03-27 Last week, Senator Eric Schmitt of Missouri got into a heated exchange during a Senate hearing with Stanford’s Daphne Keller. Schmitt, who, as Missouri’s Attorney General, originally filed the Missouri v. Biden lawsuit, was berating Keller …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ If privacy matters to you, this is a required assignment
2026-03-27 I’m kinda proud of the stars we’ve been bringing to our salon series here at Indiana University since 2021. And there are none I’m more excited to welcome than Helen Nissenbaum, who will be here on Tuesday to speak both in person …›
American Press Institute→ What young people can tell us about the news
2026-03-27 Connecting young people with local news Greetings from Florida, where API’s first Local News Summit of the year is underway. We’ve gathered more than 70 news and thought leaders from across the country to explore how news organizations can invite y …›
Poynter→ Savannah Guthrie opens up about mother’s disappearance in heart-wrenching interview
2026-03-27 In a truly heartbreaking interview, a devastated “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie spoke at length publicly for the first time since her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, went missing from her […] The post Savannah Guthrie opens up about …›
Poynter→ Will Americans really pay $500 more for gas this year? It depends.
2026-03-27 Democrats running for reelection this year say President Donald Trump’s actions are hurting Americans’ wallets, with gasoline prices soaring since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran. “At a buck a […] The post Will Americans really pay $5 …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Thrust Day
2026-03-27 Getting a jump on Friday here. In The Ozempicization of the Economy, Kyla Scanlon discusses "the shift from infrastructure that served everyone to technologies built around the mobile, private individual." She concludes, "Despair right …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Ctrl-Alt-Speech: For Meta Or Worse
2026-03-26 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 …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ America’s Self-Proclaimed Free Speech Warrior, Brendan Carr, Gets A Letter Documenting His First Amendment Violations
2026-03-26 For years, certain folks on the left kept insisting they wanted to bring back the Fairness Doctrine — the old FCC policy that required broadcasters to present “both sides” of controversial issues. Many of us in the tech policy world kept …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Everyone Cheering The Social Media Addiction Verdicts Against Meta Should Understand What They’re Actually Cheering For
2026-03-26 First things first: Meta is a terrible company that has spent years making terrible decisions and being terrible at explaining the challenges of social media trust & safety, all while prioritizing growth metrics over user safety. If you’ve be …›
Current→ PBS, ITVS partner on YouTube channel for long-form documentaries
2026-03-26 PBS Documentaries, a rebranding of the PBS Voices channel, serves as a hub for independent films. The post PBS, ITVS partner on YouTube channel for long-form documentaries appeared first on Current. …›
Poynter→ A quarter of US radio stations are religious, and most listeners aren’t tuning in for politics, study finds
2026-03-26 About a quarter of all AM/FM radio stations in the United States have a faith focus, and 98% of U.S. adults live within range of at least one religious radio […] The post A quarter of US radio stations are religious, and most listeners aren’t t …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Back in the Straddle Again
2026-03-26 New frontiers for reality In case you’re wondering how MyTerms will change everything (for example, by getting you real privacy online and obsolescing cookie notice)s, the first proofs-of-concept will be coming from JLINC. Here’s the open p …›
Poynter→ IFCN Director Angie Drobnic Holan comments on Meta and community notes following the Oversight Board’s recent advisory
2026-03-26 The Oversight Board, a body created by Meta to review content moderation policies, issued guidance on March 26 about the company’s community notes program, which replaced the company’s third-party fact-checking […] The post IFCN Director Angi …›
RJI→ Exploring the intersection of public policy and local news
2026-03-26 This article is part of RJI Impact, a series documenting how RJI projects are making a real difference for newsrooms and audiences all over the country. It was originally published in the Winter 2026 edition of RJI Insight, RJI’s biannual print magaz …›
Pew Research Center→ Many Latin Americans – especially Protestants – see a role for religion in national leadership, identity and laws
2026-03-26 Majorities in Brazil, Colombia and Peru want leaders who stand up for their religious beliefs. Protestants are especially supportive of Christianity in public life. …›
Poynter→ Big Tech just lost a ‘social media addiction’ case. It may not be the last.
2026-03-26 This is The Poynter Report, your daily guide to the news about news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every weekday. In a landmark decision that could have significant […] The post Big Tech just lost a ‘social media addiction’ case. It may n …›
Poynter→ AI advice from journalists who stopped talking and started building
2026-03-26 Of the 440 applications Texas Tribune chief product officer Darla Cameron received for an AI engineering role, 90% were junk. Many appeared to be written using the very tools candidates […] The post AI advice from journalists who stopped talking …›
Columbia Journalism Review→ Did I Really Say That?
2026-03-26 A European journalist apologized for using AI to fabricate quotes—including from me. But there’s little accountability in blaming a chatbot. …›
Columbia Journalism Review→ The Inside Look
2026-03-26 Chatting with the New York Times’ trust editor. …›
Pew Research Center→ Methodology
2026-03-26 This study of religious radio in the United States uses three different data sources with accompanying methodologies: This is a Pew Research Center report from the Pew-Knight Initiative, a research program funded jointly by The Pew Charitable Trusts an …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Judge Rejects Government’s Weak Attempt To Memory-Hole DOGE Deposition Videos
2026-03-25 Last week we covered how the government successfully convinced Judge Colleen McMahon to order the plaintiffs in the DOGE/National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) lawsuit to “claw back” the viral deposition videos they had posted to YouTu …›
Current→ Jordan Siegler named executive director of Wisconsin Public Media
2026-03-25 “It is an incredible honor to be chosen to lead WPM, one of our state’s greatest public treasures,” he said. The post Jordan Siegler named executive director of Wisconsin Public Media appeared first on Current. …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ AI Might Be Our Best Shot At Taking Back The Open Web
2026-03-25 I remember, pretty clearly, my excitement over the early World Wide Web. I had been on the internet for a year or two at that point, mostly using IRC, Usenet, and Gopher (along with email, naturally). Some friends I had met on Usenet were students at t …›
Current→ Comings and goings: Louisville Public Media appoints COO, news director leaves KUNC …
2026-03-25 Ellen Oost became COO of Louisville Public Media. The post Comings and goings: Louisville Public Media appoints COO, news director leaves KUNC … appeared first on Current. …›
Poynter→ Who is keeping the war with Iran going? Trump, once again, blames the media.
2026-03-25 This is The Poynter Report, your daily guide to the news about news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every weekday. Wait, is the war with Iran over? Apparently, […] The post Who is keeping the war with Iran going? Trump, once again, blames the …›
Columbia Journalism Review→ Israel’s Censor Unit Revs Up
2026-03-25 In a country where the military has control over what’s reported, some journalists consider approval to be “a source of pride.” …›
Poynter→ Why are ICE agents still being paid during the shutdown while TSA workers aren’t?
2026-03-25 President Donald Trump sent Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to some U.S. airports starting March 23 in an attempt to alleviate hours-long security wait times amid a partial government shutdown. […] The post Why are ICE agents still b …›
Current→ WFUV GM Chuck Singleton to retire
2026-03-24 “I believe strongly in succession planning, pushing the next generation forward, and fresh perspectives,” Singleton said. The post WFUV GM Chuck Singleton to retire appeared first on Current. …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ The Trump Admin’s Own Investigators Found No EU Internet Censorship. So They Ignored The Findings.
2026-03-24 The Washington Post just published a deeply reported story about the Trump administration’s campaign to “expand free speech” in Europe. That headline alone should tell you something about how the story is framed — it takes the admin …›
Poynter→ Was a conservative radio caller behind the idea to send ICE agents into airports?
2026-03-24 This is The Poynter Report, your daily guide to the news about news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every weekday. On Monday, ICE agents were deployed to 14 […] The post Was a conservative radio caller behind the idea to send ICE agents into a …›
RJI→ Tiny revenue experiments can lead to big developments
2026-03-24 This article is part of RJI Impact, a series documenting how RJI projects are making a real difference for newsrooms and audiences all over the country. It was originally published in the Winter 2026 edition of RJI Insight, RJI’s biannual print magaz …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Early Day
2026-03-24 Hope he doesn't block my double-shot I took Luke Kornet's coffee test, scored high, and wrote a comment. Go there I spent most of today writing Making a New News Business over at the ProjectVRM blog. It begins, In the dawning decades of our new …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Bernie Sanders “Interviewed” A Chatbot To Expose AI’s Secrets. It Has No Secrets. It Just Agrees With You.
2026-03-23 Senator Bernie Sanders has a viral video making the rounds in which he “interviews” Anthropic’s Claude chatbot about the dangers of AI and privacy. It has over two million views. Plenty of people are sharing it. And it might be one of …›
Columbia Journalism Review→ The Washington Post Enters Its Amazon Era
2026-03-23 Data and efficiency are destined to shape the paper’s future. Whatever that means. …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Sat a Day
2026-03-21 Time for her own Wikipedia page I just ran across Aiyana Lee. She's good. More. Bonus link. Rutilance The FCC has green-lit Nexstar's purchase of Tenga. This will move much of local TV into the red, politically. Wrote about that here and here …›
Current→ How Mister Rogers tackled Cold War fears and why it still resonates
2026-03-20 Removed from distribution since the '90s, the Reagan-era "Conflict" series examined the dangers of geopolitical paranoia. The post How Mister Rogers tackled Cold War fears and why it still resonates appeared first on Current. …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Australia’s Teen Social Media Ban Is Just Training A Generation In The Art Of The Workaround
2026-03-20 We’ve been covering Australia’s under-16 social media ban since before it went into effect, first noting the confusion and obvious implementation problems as pretty much everyone realized it was a total mess, and then documenting how the ba …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Deep Fry Day
2026-03-20 Bad News LA Times: CBS News shuts down radio unit amid division-wide cuts, leaving 700 stations without their CBS news feed. Axios has a mostly budgetary angle. Neither says that radio is largely dependent on "barter," which is free progra …›