Nieman Lab→ The Library Newsroom Project could be coming to a library near you
2026-09-16 Nieman Lab predictions don’t always come true, but Terry Parris Jr. is doing his best to make his a reality. As journalism reached breakneck speed to produce mountains of content for insatiable digital platforms, it “drifted away from where …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Court: The First Amendment Allows You To Tell The ICE Director He’s A ‘Sad, Despised Man’
2026-09-16 You may recall that back in July we had the ridiculous story of how ICE decided to go all gestapo on its critics, including tracking down and threatening David Streever, who had emailed then-acting ICE director Todd Lyons back in January, after federal …›
Current→ Kellsy Panno leads KAZU as station director
2026-09-16 Panno began managing the station on a temporary basis in December. The post Kellsy Panno leads KAZU as station director appeared first on Current. …›
Nieman Lab→ The Atlantic is getting more subscribers from Google traffic, even as referrals fall
2026-09-16 Like many in the news industry, The Atlantic is seeing its referrals from Google drop. At the same time, CEO Nicholas Thompson said, the number of subscribers The Atlantic gets from Google traffic has gone up. “Google is sending us fewer people w …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Why Charlotte Should Build a Museum of Broadcasting in the Antenna Age
2026-09-16 WBT’s three Blaw-Knox towers and nineteen-acre transmitter site, looking toward Uptown Charlotte. Google Earth imagery: Landsat/Copernicus. In the foreground are three towers standing on nineteen acres in Charlotte’s south side. They trans …›
Poynter→ VIDEO: Will AI end humanity? How to separate the real risks from the hype
2026-09-16 Anthropic employees are quitting and warning that artificial intelligence could end humanity. AI agents have broken out of test environments to hack websites. And lawmakers are proposing new regulations aimed […] The post VIDEO: Will AI end human …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ After 15 years of Pro, Politico launches a second subscription
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Wired launches a new app aimed at its most loyal readers
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Los Angeles reporter and pilot among the dead after news helicopter crashes
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PRX Official - Medium→ PRX and Barometer Partner to Ensure Brand Safety and Suitability
2026-09-16 PRX and Barometer Partner to Ensure Brand Safety and Suitability Across Leading Public Media Organization’s Portfolio of Acclaimed Podcasts“We’re proud to serve as a trusted destination for listeners seeking high quality content and for advertise …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ “Are we hanging this fact entirely on the one anonymous source we cite way down in the story? To state the painfully obvious, I hope we’re right on this.”
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Poynter→ Trump’s latest Kennedy Center fight sounds almost made up
2026-09-16 If someone had told you a decade ago that we would have a president who changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario, tore up the East […] The post Trump’s latest Kennedy Center fight sounds almost made up appeared first on Poynter. …›
Poynter→ What are lawmakers doing about AI risks? Here are the proposals in Congress
2026-09-16 Lawmakers face pressure to respond to growing alarm over artificial intelligence, after a researcher from leading AI company Anthropic resigned and said in a public X thread that AI could […] The post What are lawmakers doing about AI risks? Here …›
Columbia Journalism Review→ How the Times Lost a Defamation Trial
2026-09-16 An anonymous source, a “hillbilly ambulance chaser” text message, and the newsroom’s first defamation defeat in this country in more than fifty years. …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Michael Hirschorn is The New York Times’s next media columnist
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Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Trump’s DOJ Says ‘Become Ungovernable’ Is Antifa Evidence. Trump’s Convention Put It On The Wall.
2026-09-15 “Become ungovernable” is a phrase that has traveled around the world and morphed in meaning over time, but in the last few years has basically become an internet culture joke meme, with vaguely anarchist seasoning. But, now, in the Trump …›
Current→ NPR donates $1 million to support member station sustainability
2026-09-15 The $1 million donation to the Public Media Bridge Fund is restricted to grants for NPR member stations, the network announced Tuesday. The post NPR donates $1 million to support member station sustainability appeared first on Current. …›
PRX Official - Medium→ Blair Braverman’s “What To Carry, What to Burn” Joins Radiotopia from PRX
2026-09-15 Blair Braverman’s “What To Carry, What to Burn” Joins Radiotopia from PRX, the Peabody-Nominated Podcast Network for Extraordinary Indie Creators“A dream show [and] a must-hear for anyone who values empathetic, captivating storytelling”Radio …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Linkalongday
2026-09-15 War prep redux Given the size of my corpus here, most visiting to it, on most days, is to old stuff. One currently getting some action is Desert warfare training in live ghost towns, seen from the sky, which I posted ten years ago. I've shot its sc …›
Current→ Bob Culkeen named GM of WFSU
2026-09-15 Culkeen will leave his position as CEO of WTCI in Chattanooga, Tenn. The post Bob Culkeen named GM of WFSU appeared first on Current. …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ SCOTUS Won’t Revive Trump’s Ballot-Blocking Rule; Alito Thinks Imaginary Fraud Is The Bigger Problem
2026-09-15 A couple weeks ago, we wrote about the USPS whistleblower who revealed that the Postal Service had violated a preliminary injunction from a Massachusetts court in preparing to implement a horrifying Trump executive order designed to get the USPS to blo …›
Poynter→ Americans give their take on press freedom. You should worry
2026-09-15 Fresh off the presses from a Pew Research Center and Knight Foundation collaboration, a new report shows solid support for a free press. Just about three-quarters of the public say […] The post Americans give their take on press freedom. You shou …›
RJI→ Trends show increase in statehouse efforts to support local news
2026-09-15 Nine years of RJI tracking reveals 86 bills introduced across 23 states — with tax credits and fellowships leading the charge Since 2017, 23 states have introduced legislation that would support local journalism, while only six states have passed law …›
Current→ Former KCBX GM Frank Lanzone dies at 77
2026-09-15 “For the past 46 years, no one was more dedicated to the station, people and the community than Frank,” said KCBX President and GM Chris McBride. The post Former KCBX GM Frank Lanzone dies at 77 appeared first on Current. …›
Poynter→ After months of drama, it was ‘60 Minutes’ of more of the same
2026-09-15 “60 Minutes” had its much-anticipated season premiere on Sunday. All eyes were on what the show would look like under the direction of new executive producer Nick Bilton and, ultimately, […] The post After months of drama, it was ‘60 Minute …›
Poynter→ Sam Altman says one almond uses as much water as 38,000 ChatGPT queries. Not quite.
2026-09-15 You’ve probably heard that using artificial intelligence consumes a lot of water. But how does it measure up with snacking on almonds? OpenAI CEO Sam Altman made the comparison in […] The post Sam Altman says one almond uses as much water as 38 …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Nextings
2026-09-15 The three towers of WBT/1110 in Charlotte, which I shot on departure from CLT in 1986. They were destroyed by Hurricane Hugo in 1989 and rebuilt with the same design. Today the station and its land await buyers, and the towers are the subject of preser …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Elon Musk’s SLAPP Threat Over ‘Space Lasers’ Doc Sort Of Admits The ‘Space Lasers’ Part
2026-09-14 By now, calling Elon Musk a “free speech absolutist” is a joke. We have so many stories of him suppressing speech, or threatening, or suing people for their speech. At this point, anyone who still claims that Musk supports free speech is ei …›
PRX Official - Medium→ A message from PRX’s Kerri Hoffman
2026-09-14 Hoffman reflects on entering a new chapter as Jason Saldanha is named the organization’s next CEOPRX has announced Jason Saldanha will succeed Kerri Hoffman as President and CEO. Below is a reflection from Hoffman:After more than twenty years at PR …›
PRX Official - Medium→ PRX Announces Jason Saldanha to Succeed Kerri Hoffman as President and CEO
2026-09-14 “We’re committed to difference-making content, technology innovation to grow our service, and shared purpose with extraordinary partners”Kerri Hoffman and Jason SaldanhaLeading public media organization PRX today announced its COO, Jason Saldanh …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Trump Told Supporters To “Cheat Like Hell.” The NY Times Went With “A Bit Tired Of Politics.”
2026-09-14 By now it’s old hat to point out that the mainstream media bends over backwards to pretend that Donald Trump is a “normal” president. The number of times you could point to the coverage and question how the media would cover things if …›
Current→ PRX names Jason Saldanha CEO
2026-09-14 Saldanha is “the ideal leader for public media both today and tomorrow,” said CEO Kerri Hoffman. The post PRX names Jason Saldanha CEO appeared first on Current. …›
Current→ Comings and goings: OPB appoints jazz station GM, PBS director of standards and practices retires …
2026-09-14 Meg Samples stepped up to GM of KMHD. The post Comings and goings: OPB appoints jazz station GM, PBS director of standards and practices retires … appeared first on Current. …›
American Press Institute→ Rethink your impact signals
2026-09-14 A few months into building a team, NC Local was doing what many newsrooms do: sharing early wins through forwarded emails and Slack messages, dropping testimonials into a shared doc and using a spreadsheet to track republication of its work. They recog …›
Poynter→ ESPN gave Ted Cruz 10 minutes on ‘College GameDay.’ Critics say it crossed a line.
2026-09-14 ESPN has spent the past several years trying to navigate — often awkwardly and inconsistently — the delicate balance between discussing sports, politics and social issues. There has been criticism […] The post ESPN gave Ted Cruz 10 minutes on …›
Columbia Journalism Review→ Premium (Inbox) Glossy
2026-09-14 The Knowing introduces an all-digital reimagining of classic Black magazines. …›
Columbia Journalism Review→ The Fox-Trump Tightrope
2026-09-14 What does Maria Bartiromo’s ouster mean for MAGA media? …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Boomerangday
2026-09-14 There were whole forests of these, along the Wabash River in Southern Indiana. So, of course, humans harvested all of them. Just the Anthropocene, rolling along The photo above was shared in a group I’m in. It was photographed by ornithologist …›
BuzzMachine→ They’re covering the wrong AI story
2026-09-13 At least one New York Times journalist — columnist Michelle Goldberg — has at last begun covering the real AI story: not the technology but the technologists and their cult of faux philosophies that lead them …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ AI as a Teacher of Athletes
2026-09-13 A violinist entertains Linus Torvalds and Paul Kunz on the Linux Journal Geek Cruise where I shot this photo 23 years ago. Linus and Paul are two athletes whose work has taught the world well. On the whole, AI writing is good. Yes, I’ve calle …›