Columbia Journalism Review→ If They Can’t Block This Merger, Can Anyone?
2026-07-13 State attorneys general are trying to stop Paramount Skydance from merging with Warner Bros. Discovery. It’s the best shot left at preventing—or at least stalling—what seems inevitable. …›
Current→ Natasha Thompson leaves CEO role at WSKG
2026-07-13 Thompson had led the station since 2023. The post Natasha Thompson leaves CEO role at WSKG appeared first on Current. …›
Pew Research Center→ Nearly 6 in 10 young women get health and wellness information from influencers
2026-07-13 Young women are especially likely to say they often see influencer content about beauty and appearance. …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Pete Hegseth announces joint task force with the Department of Justice to target and prosecute press leaks
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Nieman Lab→ Local news went all in on the World Cup. Here’s what worked.
2026-07-13 The 2026 FIFA World Cup, hosted in North America this summer, has been fascinating to watch from different angles — from the matches themselves to community celebrations to the controversies. The tournament has brought hundreds of thousands of visito …›
Nieman Lab→ This app turns the web into a scrollable feed (just don’t call it RSS)
2026-07-13 As an elder millennial who still mourns the death of Google Reader (13 years ago this month, sigh) and uses the Feedly daily, I was intrigued by TechCrunch’s post: “A new app, HyperTexting, turns the open web into a scrollable social media- …›
Current→ Comings and goings: Twin Cities PBS appoints leaders, KERA COO leaving station …
2026-07-13 Amina Jaafar was promoted to EVP and COO for Twin Cities PBS. The post Comings and goings: Twin Cities PBS appoints leaders, KERA COO leaving station … appeared first on Current. …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ “Reckless” Ben’s Videos Keep Getting More Damning. His Pro Se Lawyering Keeps Getting Worse.
2026-07-13 One thing that we’ve heard for many years in covering a variety of ridiculous civil and criminal court cases is the belief that when a crazy case is filed, the person accused of wrongdoing should “just walk into court and tell the judge wha …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ The Atlantic launches its first immersive-narrative game, “Lemony Snicket’s Suspicious Incident in Dubious Park”
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ $4.3 million
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Meet the man who’s found more than 15,000 fake AI news sites
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ “I think the greatest evidence that the media continues to do its job in holding the government accountable is the fact that this administration is completely obsessed by leaks.”
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Political text messages could get more effective and annoying. Blame AI
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ With data center reporting, tech journalism moves into the physical world
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ They lost their journalism jobs under Trump. Now they’re baristas and grocery clerks.
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Current→ KTEP’s future management under talks between UTEP, El Paso Community Foundation
2026-07-13 The potential agreement raises questions about KTEP’s staffing, programming and long-term operations. The post KTEP’s future management under talks between UTEP, El Paso Community Foundation appeared first on Current. …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ “We have the best legal team in the business. The Trump administration, with its impulsive subpoenas, used vague pretenses of a threat to national security to try to compel our reporters to appear before a grand jury. The law protects news gatherers from this sort of retaliatory abuse of prosecutorial power.”
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ “The appearance of federal law enforcement agents on the doorstep of news reporters should shock the conscience of any American who believes in the Constitution and the press freedom it protects.”
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ White House directed FBI director Kash Patel to oversee investigation involving Times reporting
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Current→ Emails show viewer backlash over PBS program’s removal from Arkansas TV
2026-07-13 Many viewers said they will not keep donating to the network or restore donations they already canceled. The post Emails show viewer backlash over PBS program’s removal from Arkansas TV appeared first on Current. …›
Columbia Journalism Review→ Knock, Knock
2026-07-13 By issuing subpoenas to five Times journalists, the Trump administration reveals its first response to unwanted national security coverage: go after reporters. …›
Poynter→ How Air Force One became a press freedom story
2026-07-13 There was major political news on Sunday with the stunning, sudden death of South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham. We’ll get to that story in a few moments, but first, […] The post How Air Force One became a press freedom story appeared …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Brunday
2026-07-12 Just a theory LeBron is going to Miami. Old connections. Fun team with Giannis and Bam there. Lots of great golf, year-round. …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Eponyday
2026-07-11 On the day I shall have an item delivered from our One true online retailer and weekday sponsor. To whom else has God sold naming rights for days of the week? And you thought Tuesday was a grace of our turning Earth. <bonus content to avoid if oral …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Sell Me Lies, Sell Me Sweet Meta Lies
2026-07-10 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→ Adults Broke The Internet, And They’re Trying To Fix It By Kicking Kids Off
2026-07-10 It’s no secret that I’m a fan of developmental psychologist Candice Odgers. I’ve mentioned her and her work on the site many times, and she was a guest on my podcast as well. She actually has expertise and has done the work to look at …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Flyagain Day
2026-07-10 I leave shortly for fun family matters in Minneapolis. Meanwhiles, here are some worthy tabs to close: While finding this kindness by Kaliya Young (quoting a now-vanished utterance by the late and very great Craig Burton) published in 2005 on her Iden …›
Poynter→ What’s going to happen to CNN?
2026-07-10 So today’s headline — what’s going to happen to CNN? — has become the looming question of the summer in media circles. Paramount is wrapping up its acquisition of CNN’s […] The post What’s going to happen to CNN? appeared first on Poy …›
Columbia Journalism Review→ Documenting as Protection
2026-07-10 A Getty intern gets the picture—and the subject’s trust. Plus: irresponsible innumeracy at Murdoch outlets. …›
Nieman Lab→ The New York Times will launch a local newsletter pilot in the Twin Cities next month
2026-07-09 The New York Times: It wants to be your one-stop shop for cooking, games, sports…and next, perhaps, local news? On Wednesday, the Times announced it will soon launch The Local, “a new journalism initiative aimed at serving and engaging comm …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Once unimaginable, publishers are preparing to opt out of Google Search
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ New York Times and other publishers ask court to penalize OpenAI
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ $80 billion
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ “We are able to pick the stories we truly think are the most interesting, not the combination of the most interesting and the most marketable.”
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Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ The Party That Screams About The Evils Of Socialism Wants To Nationalize AI Companies
2026-07-09 It’s hard to believe that the same people who spent the Biden years screaming that Democrats were “socialists” out to destroy free market capitalism are now cheerfully handing the federal government ownership stakes in private compani …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ LinkedIn and X are flooded with AI spam, browsing data suggests
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ “If you have to wait 12 years, if you have to wait nine months — I mean, that’s not public information. Those documents didn’t take 15 years or five years to get in there, it sure as hell (shouldn’t) take five years to get out.”
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ The Daily Wire sells Jeremy’s Razors to media company’s former CEO
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