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Current→ Lawmakers eye funding stream for NJ PBS, local news

2026-06-08 New Jersey lawmakers are poised to tap unused film tax credits to shore up the state’s local and public media. The post Lawmakers eye funding stream for NJ PBS, local news appeared first on Current. …›

Current→ NPR hires Nadine Zylstra as CCO

2026-06-08 Zylstra comes to NPR from Pinterest and was a previous VP at Sesame Workshop. The post NPR hires Nadine Zylstra as CCO appeared first on Current. …›

Pew Research Center→ About 1 in 5 Americans have used crypto; Republicans’ use has ticked up

2026-06-08 Some of the biggest demographic differences in cryptocurrency use are by gender, age and income. …›

Current→ New partnership preserves PBS on Ohio’s WBGU

2026-06-08 WBGU had previously announced that it would end its PBS affiliation at the end of June. The post New partnership preserves PBS on Ohio’s WBGU appeared first on Current. …›

RJI→ Launching the Arts Journalism Initiative

2026-06-08 Faced with a declining landscape for traditional arts coverage, shrinking newsroom budgets and an explosive rise in digital influencers filling the vacuum, 2025-2026 Residential RJI Fellow Rebecca Ritzel set out to look for solutions that preserve the …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ ‘An Ice Cube That Is Melting’

2026-06-08 As Nick Bilton arrives at CBS News to revolutionize 60 Minutes, a question remains unanswered: Why? …›

Poynter→ Scott Pelley accuses CBS News leadership of favoring the Trump administration

2026-06-08 This is The Poynter Report, your daily guide to the news about news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every weekday. “CBS News is on fire.” That’s the assessment […] The post Scott Pelley accuses CBS News leadership of favoring the Trump a …›

Poynter→ The World Cup is like 104 Super Bowls. Here’s how The Athletic plans to cover it.

2026-06-08 The World Cup gets underway this week. For the next month and a half, North America becomes the center of the sporting world as 48 teams from across the globe […] The post The World Cup is like 104 Super Bowls. Here’s how The Athletic plans to …›

Online Journalism Blog→ How to: generate hundreds of maps by combining QGIS with Python (code included!)

2026-06-08 At this year’s Dataharvest I delivered a workshop on using Python in QGIS to automate the process of exporting maps for multiple locations. Here’s how to do it (you can find a GitHub repository with materials and links here). Making a m …›

Doc Searls Weblog→ Stutterday

2026-06-07 On the right, Starlink Group 17-43 Falcon 9 Block 5, burning toward space southbound out of Vandenberg SFB. On the left, the Beehive Cluster. Still a wonder to watch Just took in this Starlink launch from Vandenberg. Got a lot of pix. These things are …›

Pew Research Center→ Vance is among 1.5% of Americans who have converted to Catholicism

2026-06-05 Converts make up 8% of U.S. Catholics. The remaining 92% of U.S. Catholics were raised in the faith and still identify with it today. …›

Doc Searls Weblog→ Freshday

2026-06-05 Check it out Watching a presentation by SwissVault right now. Looks cool. …›

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ “If you’re just sitting there trying to get the clicks, then you’re feeding the lab rat cocaine in the corner of the cage.”

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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Trump lawyers refuse to reveal financial information to BBC in $10 billion lawsuit

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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Nick Bilton, new 60 Minutes chief, promises independence in bid to reassure staff

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BuzzMachine→ (The) Public(‘s) Media: The New Jersey Model

2026-06-05 I am delighted that Montclair State University (MSU) has won its bid to take over New Jersey public television, for in this moment I see an opening to reimagine and reinvent public media in a new image — as the public’s media. And …›

Pew Research Center→ Americans say keeping up with key news topics is crucial. But fewer say they’re highly informed themselves

2026-06-05 Democrats and Republicans broadly show similar patterns in how they evaluate the importance of staying informed about various topics. …›

Current→ Take your reporting for a walk: Why public media should pilot walking tours

2026-06-05 Tours offer the opportunity to build trust, boost audience engagement, generate revenue and communicate local news and information. The post Take your reporting for a walk: Why public media should pilot walking tours appeared first on Current. …›

Poynter→ Why don’t reporters stand up to Trump when he insults them?

2026-06-05 This is The Poynter Report, your daily guide to the news about news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every weekday. Here’s a question I get all the time […] The post Why don’t reporters stand up to Trump when he insults them? appeared first …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ Throwing Them Out

2026-06-05 The Trump administration has repeatedly sought to muzzle national security reporting. It isn’t working. …›

Doc Searls Weblog→ Tubes

2026-06-05 Naturally Washington Post: Human Ninja Turtles keep emerging from New York City manhole covers. Circling the drains BBC will be shutting off its Radio 4 service at 198 kHz longwave (LW) on 27 June. Being old in age and fashion, I travel with a radio a …›

Current→ Arkansas TV will keep PBS affiliation after foundation raises funds to cover dues

2026-06-04 The Arkansas TV Foundation secured about $5 million since March, when the commission paused its plan to end ties with PBS. The post Arkansas TV will keep PBS affiliation after foundation raises funds to cover dues appeared first on Current. …›