Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Ctrl-Alt-Speech: License To Spill

2026-09-04 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→ Some Parents Are Treating Suing Social Media As A Get Rich Quick Scheme

2026-09-04 There is a flood of lawsuits against social media, from a variety of different parties, all claiming some kind of harm. Would you feel differently about some of those lawsuits if you found out the plaintiffs bringing them were talking amongst themselve …›

Current→ Comings and goings: Nashville PBS promotes CTO, former KUT GM takes on strategic work at KERA …

2026-09-04 Shane Burkeen moved up to CTO at Nashville PBS. The post Comings and goings: Nashville PBS promotes CTO, former KUT GM takes on strategic work at KERA … appeared first on Current. …›

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Will Gen Z ever pay for news it’s getting for free now?

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Current→ ‘American Experience’ reinvents itself for a new generation

2026-09-04 After a pause in production, the show is digging into its archive to make a bigger splash on social video platforms. The post ‘American Experience’ reinvents itself for a new generation appeared first on Current. …›

Poynter→ The Athletic investigated Dianna Russini’s work. What it found — and what it didn’t find.

2026-09-04 A feminist icon, journalist and magazine co-founder died yesterday. Gloria Steinem was 92.  Steinem was best known as a spokeswoman for second-wave feminism, but she also paved a path for […] The post The Athletic investigated Dianna Russini’s …›

Pew Research Center→ Testing prc-email-builder/platform 1.14

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Nieman Lab→ With acquisition of Vermont newspapers, the National Trust for Local News expands to a fourth state

2026-09-03 The nonprofit National Trust for Local News is acquiring the Vermont Community Newspaper Group in a deal that will close this month, the Trust announced Thursday. The deal, which will add five weekly newspapers covering more than a dozen northern Vermo …›

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ USA Today is cutting staff and reorganizing its audience team, per an internal memo

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Current→ Marta Bechtol to retire from Wisconsin’s Educational Communications Board

2026-09-03 Bechtol has led the agency as executive director since 2018. The post Marta Bechtol to retire from Wisconsin’s Educational Communications Board appeared first on Current. …›

RJI→ Four lessons for building a WhatsApp community from scratch

2026-09-03 What one community newsroom learned about growth, retention and trust on WhatsApp Curious about using WhatsApp for news and information? Increasingly, newsrooms across the country are turning to the platform to reach and engage Latino and immigrant com …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Hackers Had A Live Feed Of Every ID This Verification Company Scanned. For Over A Year.

2026-09-03 From the very beginning of this recent obsession with identifying everyone online (yes, they like to call it “age” verification, but it always ends up as identity verification), we’ve been pointing out that it was a huge privacy night …›

Nieman Lab→ Trump can’t get the media to use “Gulf of America.” Will “Lake America” be any different?

2026-09-03 He’s doing it again: Donald Trump has decided that Lake Ontario is actually Lake America. This follows his similar declaration last year that the Gulf of Mexico was actually the Gulf of America. (How long until we learn that the Rockies are actua …›

Current→ NPR creates event for HBCU students to learn about public media

2026-09-03 Public Radio Immersion Day will showcase what it’s like to work at NPR while inviting students' feedback on stories they want to hear. The post NPR creates event for HBCU students to learn about public media appeared first on Current. …›

Poynter→ Where’s Pete Hegseth? Not on Fox News.

2026-09-03 Well, this is a bit surprising. Media Matters’ Matt Gertz writes, “Pete Hegseth hasn’t been on Fox News in 11 months.” It’s surprising for two reasons. First, Fox News is […] The post Where’s Pete Hegseth? Not on Fox News. appeare …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ Should I Throw My Laptop into the Sea?

2026-09-03 Resisting assumptions about the inevitable, and drifting your own way. …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ So Are Nonfiction Books Dead or Not?

2026-09-03 Anna Sproul-Latimer, a literary agent, on what a shrinking market means for journalists. …›

Nieman Lab→ Trump administration says a New York Times win in OpenAI lawsuit would “threaten national security” and hurt small newsrooms

2026-09-02 On Wednesday, the Trump administration threw its support behind OpenAI, backing the AI giant in its ongoing litigation with The New York Times. The Department of Justice voiced its support through a statement of interest (SOI) filed with the Manhattan …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Whistleblower: USPS Defied A Court Injunction To Build An Untested, Undocumented Ballot-Blocking System. Its Own Staff Call The Process “A Shit Show.”

2026-09-02 Even as Donald Trump regularly uses mail-in ballots himself, he has decided that mail-in ballots are a system by which voting fraud occurs. To be quite clear, this is bullshit. There is astoundingly little evidence of significant voter fraud, and that& …›

Nieman Lab→ How one newsletter writer is building a subscription business when “paywalls don’t really work”

2026-09-02 A year ago, a spirited and public-records-powered newsletter needed a mascot. Sleuthy the Seal — born of a “fortuitous misunderstanding” — was created. Journalist and newsletter founder David Covucci promised his wife he’d get the …›

Current→ Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting to expand service with FM purchase

2026-09-02 The organization plans for the station to broadcast WESA’s service. The post Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting to expand service with FM purchase appeared first on Current. …›

Poynter→ Who will hold the next White House press briefing?

2026-09-02 Who will be the next White House press secretary? NBC News chief White House correspondent Garrett Haake reported Tuesday that the White House will hold a press briefing Thursday. What […] The post Who will hold the next White House press briefin …›

Poynter→ Meta’s new teen restrictions could become a blueprint for social media

2026-09-02 Red and blue states don’t agree on much these days — except that unrestricted social media access is harming kids’ health. And they just got a big win. Meta, owner […] The post Meta’s new teen restrictions could become a blueprint for soc …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ Why ABC Self-Censored

2026-09-02 In a lawsuit, the network cops to making coverage decisions based on government pressure. It’s a striking admission—and an untested legal strategy. …›

Current→ Ashlee Smith named GM of NJ PBS

2026-09-01 Smith is joining NJ PBS alongside five additional new hires. The post Ashlee Smith named GM of NJ PBS appeared first on Current. …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ X Kills Nitter And Xcancel, The Last Ways To Read Tweets Without Elon Watching

2026-09-01 When Twitter launched, it was originally designed to be just like an open protocol. In the early days, the company eagerly supported third party development, building on that protocol. But, because it was a new communications protocol totally controlle …›

Nieman Lab→ Go west: With a new operation in California, ProPublica continues its expansion outside Manhattan

2026-09-01 In October 2007, The New York Times ran a story about an unusual new news startup named — at least according to the Times copy desk — “Pro Publica.” “The plan is to do long-term projects, uncovering misdeeds in government, busine …›

Current→ Comings and goings: Ideastream leaders to retire, WHYY names Billy Penn editor …

2026-09-01 Mark Rosenberger and Jenny Northern will retire from Ideastream Public Media next month. The post Comings and goings: Ideastream leaders to retire, WHYY names Billy Penn editor … appeared first on Current. …›

Pew Research Center→ Methodology

2026-09-01 The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview Data in this report comes from Wave 181 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The survey was conducted from Oc …›

PRX Official - Medium→ Mark Henry Phillips and Radiotopia from PRX Announce “Light Box”

2026-09-01 Mark Henry Phillips and Radiotopia from PRX Announce “Light Box,” a New Podcast Revealing What AI is Doing to MusicDebuting September 15Acclaimed audio producer Mark Henry Phillips and the Peabody-finalist independent podcast network Radiotopia fr …›

Poynter→ Trump’s threats against the press don’t have to succeed to do damage

2026-09-01 Those of us who write and talk about the media spent much of Monday discussing President Donald Trump’s weekend social media attack on NBC News’ Kristen Welker. Speaking to the […] The post Trump’s threats against the press don’t have to …›

Poynter→ AI agents hacked a company without human direction. Should we be worried?

2026-09-01 It sounds like something from a sci-fi movie: technology acting on its own, without human guidance, to attack computer systems. But this isn’t a scene from a movie —  it […] The post AI agents hacked a company without human direction. Should …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ Notes from the Non-League

2026-09-01 The Non-League Paper, devoted to the lowest tiers of English soccer, reports on more than a hundred games each week—and has earned a fan base of its own. …›

Nieman Lab→ California legislature passes a major local news funding bill: “If you hire more people, you get more money”

2026-09-01 The state of California has passed a bill that could generate as much as $40 million for California newsrooms each year. Assembly Bill 2222, known as the Community Newsroom Employment and Workforce Sustainability Act, creates refundable tax credits fo …›

Better News→ Design events and digital spaces to create — and measure — impact

2026-08-31 With careful planning, events and newsroom-created gathering spaces can help local media measure impact and trust. The post Design events and digital spaces to create — and measure — impact appeared first on Better News. …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ Mayor Mamdani’s Friendly Influencers and the Funding of Public Messaging in New York City

2026-08-31 A look inside the new New York ecosystem. …›

HKS Misinformation Review→ From avoider to challenger: How individuals respond when faced with misinformation

2026-08-31 There is a growing expectation for individuals to challenge misinformation, especially as platforms alter their governance processes around false content, shifting towards community-flagging approaches.  While research on how individuals re …›

Better News→ 4 ways local news can grow and fund youth engagement programs

2026-08-31 Learn how news outlets partner or invest to create young stakeholders and lifelong advocates for both the news organization and the community’s civic health. The post 4 ways local news can grow and fund youth engagement programs appeared first on Bet …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Would The Next George Floyd Video Survive Meta’s New Teen Safety Rules?

2026-08-31 Earlier this year, one of the smartest internet rights people around, Heather Burns, suggested the “Darnella Test” regarding any kind of “kid safety” rule online. It’s named after Darnella Frazier. You might not recognize …›