Current→ WSHU licensee to sell AM station, translators to Christian broadcaster
2026-08-24 The university plans to sell the assets for $130,000. The post WSHU licensee to sell AM station, translators to Christian broadcaster appeared first on Current. …›
Pew Research Center→ How South Koreans view their relationship with the U.S.
2026-08-24 For the first time in over 20 years, a majority of South Koreans have an unfavorable opinion of the U.S. …›
RJI→ Building values-driven infrastructure as a newsroom model
2026-08-24 A collaborative approach to the technology, support and resources journalists need to hold power accountable More journalists are working outside institutional newsrooms in the industry today, and that means they are also working without many of the sy …›
American Press Institute→ Build something together
2026-08-24 This week’s action: Think big about how a partnership with an outside organization can serve your community. In addition to collaborating with non-news experts to help inspire new ideas or problem-solve, journalists and researchers can collaborate on …›
Poynter→ Why the media has reason to focus on Natalie Harp story
2026-08-24 This is The Poynter Report, your daily guide to the news about news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every weekday. Perhaps the most publicized name on the national […] The post Why the media has reason to focus on Natalie Harp story appeared f …›
Columbia Journalism Review→ What’s the Matter with the British Press?
2026-08-24 The coverage of Jason Arday highlighted profound problems with right-wing outlets. The country’s media crisis is still unfolding. …›
Poynter→ Daniel Pearl’s murder exposed a new peril of reporting around the world
2026-08-24 This article is part of The Poynter 50, a series reflecting on 50 moments and people that shaped journalism over the past half-century — and continue to influence its future. […] The post Daniel Pearl’s murder exposed a new peril of reporting …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Moneyday
2026-08-24 And loved them all Among Money Inc.'s wealthiest college towns, I've lived in numbers 2, 3, 4, 10, 13*, and 20. I've also had good hang times in 5, 9, and 15. Oddly, I've never been to #1, and I grew up in both North and South Jersey. * …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Umday
2026-08-23 Before robots took over, a flagger would be standing here with a stop sign and a walkie-talkie. It can happen where you are too. No data center required. Spotted and obeyed on West Bloomfield Road in Bloomington, Indiana: a robot traffic control flagge …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Utterday
2026-08-22 My life Do some stuffSleep like a dogDo some stuffSleep like a dog Or watch the play from a seat close to a door "Hell is other people."—Jean-Paul Sartre Philosopheasy explains, What makes another person’s gaze so powerful? According t …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Bricks & Minifigs Settles With The Mansells — Gutting Its Own RICO Case Against ‘Reckless’ Ben
2026-08-21 We’re not going to do a full rehash of the whole Reckless Ben / Bryan Mansell / Bricks & Minifigs saga here. We’ve already got a bunch of stories on it, and there are many other sources. But there is some news in the form of Bricks & …›
Current→ Alabama Public Television board postpones meeting for controversial survey funding
2026-08-21 The board was slated to approve spending for a survey of Alabamians' opinions about PBS programming. The post Alabama Public Television board postpones meeting for controversial survey funding appeared first on Current. …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Ctrl-Alt-Speech: School Of Hard Blocks
2026-08-21 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 …›
BuzzMachine→ Sam Clemens, compositor
2026-08-21 With the publication of my new book, Hot Type, I’m sharing brief excerpts to give you a sense of the stories in it. Mark Twain is the Zelig of the tale, reentering often, as if a tour guide. Here, he comes on stage as Samuel Clemens …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Fryharderday
2026-08-21 But I will run out of days Will I ever run out of names for days? Probably not. …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ AP lays off 20 U.S. video production staffers and moves jobs to India
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Poynter→ Will Scott Jennings be the new White House press secretary?
2026-08-21 Karoline Leavitt announced last week that she is stepping down as White House press secretary, and a familiar name has emerged as a candidate to replace her. It’s CNN commentator […] The post Will Scott Jennings be the new White House press sec …›
Poynter→ AP cuts US video production staff and moves jobs to India
2026-08-20 The Associated Press will lay off 20 video production staff in the U.S. on Friday and move those jobs to a new hub in India, according to the union representing […] The post AP cuts US video production staff and moves jobs to India appeared first …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ The EU Wanted A Deepfake Detector. It Got An AI Scarlet Letter.
2026-08-20 I spoke a little about this on last week’s Ctrl-Alt-Speech, but now that Anthropic has come out with more details about how its text watermarking works, the debate has shifted into overdrive. Many people are upset about it, even though it appears …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Pryday
2026-08-20 Prophesy When MyTerms succeeds, CMP—Consent Management Platforms—will mean Contract Management Platforms. From the Annals of Enshittification Seth Godin on The Amazon Tax: "Amazon is stealing from the customers they said they were here to serv …›
Poynter→ US fact-checkers launch collaboration debunking deceptive 2026 midterm ads and election disinformation
2026-08-20 American fact-checking organizations are joining forces ahead of the 2026 midterm elections in a major collaboration: a joint newsletter that shares findings with media professionals, content creators and election observers. […] The post US fact- …›
Current→ Comings and goings: NHPBS CCO retires, CapRadio marketing and revenue leader exits …
2026-08-20 Dawn DeAngelis is retiring from New Hampshire PBS. The post Comings and goings: NHPBS CCO retires, CapRadio marketing and revenue leader exits … appeared first on Current. …›
Poynter→ How close is FCC chair Brendan Carr to the Trump White House? New records offer a look.
2026-08-20 The Federal Communications Commission is supposed to be an independent government agency that “regulates interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable in all 50 states, the […] The post How close is …›
Columbia Journalism Review→ The Journalist Who Became a Doula
2026-08-20 Kenya Hunter took a terrifying leap out of journalism. She couldn’t be happier. …›
HKS Misinformation Review→ Alternative science against the corrupt elites? The effects of pseudoscience and censorship accusations in health misinformation
2026-08-20 Due to extensive regulations, pseudoscience and accusations of censorship are increasingly used as persuasive strategies in health misinformation. How effective are these? This experiment examines the effects of pseudoscientific misinformation about …›
Nieman Lab→ MS NOW will launch a paid membership program for “super fans”
2026-08-19 When MS NOW — known until last year as MSNBC — celebrated its 30th anniversary last month, Status reported that the focus was “as much about the future as the past.” Natalie Korach described early conversations about the network’s …›
Nieman Lab→ Google’s new AI tool helps fact-checkers investigate AI fakes
2026-08-19 Every day the fact-checking team for one of India’s largest news organizations works to debunk a slew of false and misleading images circulating across social media. For the six-person team at India Today, that might include addressing an AI-gene …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ French Constitutional Council Blocks Under-15 Social Media Ban, In A Ruling That Should Concern Every Other EU Country
2026-08-19 Even as the wider EU was grinding through a long, drawn-out process to figure out which regulatory levers to pull on kids’ safety online, France decided to YOLO it earlier this summer by jumping at the chance to ban all social media for kids unde …›
Current→ Shae Hopkins to retire as CEO of Kentucky Educational Television
2026-08-19 Hopkins joined the state network in 1986. The post Shae Hopkins to retire as CEO of Kentucky Educational Television appeared first on Current. …›
Current→ University moves forward with plan for sharing management of KTEP
2026-08-19 The University of Texas at El Paso and the El Paso Community Foundation “hope to execute an agreement reasonably soon.” The post University moves forward with plan for sharing management of KTEP appeared first on Current. …›
BuzzMachine→ Introducing my book ‘Hot Type’
2026-08-19 With the release my new book, Hot Type, this week, I will post some good bits in hopes of enticing you into reading it. Here, from the introduction, is a preview of the many delightful rabbit holes I explored building the story of the invention o …›
RJI→ Journalism tells people what’s happening. This tool helps them take action.
2026-08-19 The Civic Action Toolbox connects local reporting to public meetings, comment periods and the officials who make decisions If you’re a journalist, you’ve undoubtedly gotten this email. A story publishes about a utility rate increase, a rezoning, an …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Webday
2026-08-19 Worth reading A Reddit discussion among and about our local homeless. …›
Poynter→ A fake poll made real news. What does that say about political polling?
2026-08-19 A poll of Los Angeles voters released last week found Mayor Karen Bass leading Councilmember Nithya Raman by a wide and growing margin. Days earlier, a poll of Wisconsin’s Democratic […] The post A fake poll made real news. What does that say a …›
Columbia Journalism Review→ ‘Talked About More, but Described Less’
2026-08-19 Research commissioned by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project suggests that newspapers fall short on covering the realities of working-class life. …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ An Update On How I Use AI To Help With Techdirt (It’s Still Not Writing Articles)
2026-08-18 Over in our Insider Chat, someone recently pointed out a tiered “REAL Rating” five-tier scale designed to replace the fairly blunt and misleading question of “did you use AI on that?” with something a bit more nuanced. As someon …›
Nieman Lab→ Facing a “deluge” from AI, this publication will only take pitches by phone
2026-08-18 Whether you’re a reporter or an editor, your inbox has probably seen an influx of pitches, increasingly written with artificial intelligence. They’re likely bad, irrelevant, and annoyingly clogging up your email. But one publication is over …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Oozeday
2026-08-18 I was overheard to have said Exhumed this from a Facebook comment to repost here: About advertising, there have been two state changes in the business. One I unpacked eleven years ago, here: https://dsearls.medium.com/separating-advertisings-wheat̷ …›
PRX Official - Medium→ Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Radiotopia, and Talkhouse Announce A New Season of “Music Makes Us”
2026-08-18 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Radiotopia, and Talkhouse Announce A New Season of “Music Makes Us” Hosted by Kathleen Hanna And Featuring Today’s Revolutionary MusiciansEpisodes will feature Belinda Carlisle and Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Go’s, Shei …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ On What Still Hasn’t Happened
2026-08-18 My own photo. Not AI. Everything is real, including the ?. I posted what follows more than twenty-six years ago on Searls.com, which now brings up a danger warning because it’s still http and not https. (Yes, I’ll fix it.) It makes inte …›