Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Section 230 Turns 30; Both Parties Want It Gone—For Contradictory Reasons
2026-02-09 Here’s what’s strange about Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the law that made the open internet possible: Both sides of the traditional political spectrum hate it. But for opposite reasons. That, alone, should highlight that …›
RJI→ Launching today: How to commission an effective local news ecosystem assessment
2026-02-09 Contact: Damon Kiesow, 573-882-5831, kiesowd@missouri.edu The Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) and the Local News Impact Consortium (LNIC) have launched Commissioning a Local News Ecosystem Assessment: An Operational Toolkit, a resource to strea …›
Poynter→ How do I know if that’s real? 3 tips from Poynter’s MediaWise to stay smart in tricky times
2026-02-09 Lately, I’ve found myself asking the same question again and again when scrolling social media – is that even real? When our feeds are flooded with images and videos that […] The post How do I know if that’s real? 3 tips from Poynter̵ …›
Current→ Comings and goings: RMPM hires chief experience officer, longtime Kansas Public Radio PD to retire …
2026-02-09 Amber Payne, a former editorial leader at BET.com, Teen Vogue and NBCBLK, will join Rocky Mountain Public Media in Denver. The post Comings and goings: RMPM hires chief experience officer, longtime Kansas Public Radio PD to retire … appeared first on …›
RJI→ Evaluating research about drugs and addiction: The danger of a single study
2026-02-09 Asking key questions when evaluating studies can help improve the quality of reporting about research A few years ago, I started noticing a statement that was frequently used to describe one of the benefits of syringe service programs (SSPs): that …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Weekstart
2026-02-09 Or both Monday and Tuesday? If Saturday and Sunday are the weekend, why not call Monday the Weekstart? Smart? Or just good at whatever this is? An AI counterargument to the mirror thesis. And not just because my name gets dropped in it This Ezra Klein …›
Poynter→ Poynter launches new professional membership, unlocking free courses and other benefits
2026-02-09 ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (February 9, 2026) – The Poynter Institute, the gold standard for the professional development of journalists and creators, is launching a new membership program that provides free […] The post Poynter launches new profe …›
Poynter→ The Washington Post just experienced week that will live in infamy
2026-02-09 This is The Poynter Report, your daily guide to the news about news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every weekday. What a bizarre week at The Washington Post. […] The post The Washington Post just experienced week that will live in infamy appe …›
American Press Institute→ Coach communities ignored by cultural tourism to tell their stories
2026-02-09 Since 2017, Jenna Welch and her colleagues at StoryWorks, a documentary theater company composed of artists, journalists and educators, have worked at the crossroads of investigative reporting and community-centered public art in Clarksdale, Mississipp …›
Poynter→ A Super Bowl ad promised ‘free money’ for kids. Here’s what Trump Accounts actually offer.
2026-02-09 A Super Bowl TV ad tells parents to expect “free money” from the federal government to help their children achieve their dreams. Invest America, a nonprofit advocacy group, created the […] The post A Super Bowl ad promised ‘free mon …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Sum Day
2026-02-08 Super. Bowles a strike. Against ChatGPT. This is brilliant. Here's a bonus post from the reliably contrary Gary Marcus. …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Endweek
2026-02-07 Reduxion Traffic to this blog went up an order of magnitude when somebody (not sure who, or what), drove traffic to this post, which I put up 10.5 years ago. It was good and right for that time in history, which is much worse now. Kill the lottery I ha …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ DOJ’s Frivolous Boasberg Complaint Dismissed—While Nobody Can Explain How DOJ Got The ‘Evidence’ It Never Provided
2026-02-06 Back in August, we wrote about the Department of Justice’s unprecedented decision to file a judicial misconduct complaint against D.C. Chief Judge James Boasberg. The complaint, which Attorney General Pam Bondi tweeted about in what was itself li …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ The CIA Erased The World Factbook With No Warning… And Told Everyone To ‘Stay Curious’
2026-02-06 For over half a century, the CIA’s World Factbook has been one of the most quietly useful things the federal government has ever produced. A comprehensive, regularly updated, freely available reference on every country in the world—population s …›
Pew Research Center→ Errata: Comparing Levels of Religious Nationalism Around the World
2026-02-06 The post Errata: Comparing Levels of Religious Nationalism Around the World appeared first on Pew Research Center. …›
Poynter→ A coach offers some comfort – and practical ideas – for journalists in the wake of a layoff
2026-02-06 It’s been a rough week of news in our industry, headlined of course by the staggering layoffs at the Washington Post, the culmination after several weeks of rumors that major […] The post A coach offers some comfort – and practical ideas – …›
Current→ Opinion: It’s time for public radio to reclaim its educational identity
2026-02-06 In a post-CPB world, embracing our original purpose as a “school of the sky” is not nostalgia — it is strategy. The post Opinion: It’s time for public radio to reclaim its educational identity appeared first on Current. …›
RJI→ Taking the road less traveled
2026-02-06 Ethics prevent journalists from accepting free trips, but maybe there’s another way To junket? Or not to junket? It’s a question that plagues many arts and culture (and travel) journalists for our whole careers. Junkets are ethically fra …›
American Press Institute→ How to be helpful when people are laid off
2026-02-06 A moment to be helpful Media layoffs like those this week at The Washington Post, and, on a smaller scale, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, turn lives upside down, damage trust in institutions we’ve long been loyal to and can make us feel helpless …›
Poynter→ Washington Post audience left wondering what comes next
2026-02-06 The Washington Post had a major shakeup on Wednesday — laying off hundreds of journalists. Nearly every department was impacted. The sports and foreign verticals were pretty much gutted. Books […] The post Washington Post audience left wonderin …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Ctrl-Alt-Speech: C’est La Vile Content
2026-02-06 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→ DHS Is Hunting Down Trump Critics. The ‘Free Speech’ Warriors Are Mighty Quiet.
2026-02-05 For years, we’ve been subjected to an endless parade of hyperventilating claims about the Biden administration’s supposed “censorship industrial complex.” We were told, over and over again, that the government was weaponizing it …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ The Wyden Siren: Senator’s Cryptic CIA Letter Follows A Pattern That’s Never Been Wrong
2026-02-05 If you’ve been paying attention to surveillance and civil liberties issues over the past fifteen years, you’ve likely learned to recognize a particular pattern. Senator Ron Wyden will occasionally send a public letter that essentially says …›
Current→ Reporter Austin Fuller to leave Current
2026-02-05 Fuller covered the CPB rescission and wind-down. The post Reporter Austin Fuller to leave Current appeared first on Current. …›
RJI→ Participatory ways of working Pt II
2026-02-05 Not just documenting what happened, but how we survive Exiting the space: Mastery Questions In our first article, we reflected on how the experiences and lived wisdom of the people we’ve had the privilege to spend time with and photograph ha …›
PRX Official - Medium→ UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center and PRX Present “The Science of Love” Hosted by Geena Davis
2026-02-05 The podcast series and public radio special from “The Science of Happiness” features leaders across psychology, neuroscience, and anthropology on the nature of love and belongingThe Science of Happiness, an acclaimed podcast examining how we can le …›
Poynter→ Inside one of the ‘darkest days in the history’ of The Washington Post
2026-02-05 This is The Poynter Report, your daily guide to the news about news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every weekday. “We’re witnessing a murder.” That’s how Ashley Parker, […] The post Inside one of the ‘darkest days in the history’ …›
Poynter→ Recording immigration agents in public is a constitutional right. Here’s what the law says.
2026-02-05 A federal agent in Minnesota grabbed a woman’s phone as it recorded him approaching her Jan. 9, two days after a federal agent shot a U.S. citizen. “Have y’all not […] The post Recording immigration agents in public is a constitutional …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Webnesday
2026-02-04 The Oligarch Giveth, and The Oligarch Taketh Away The Guardian: ‘It’s an absolute bloodbath’: Washington Post lays off hundreds of workers—Former Post executive editor blasts owner Jeff Bezos’s ‘sickening efforts to curry favor’ with Trum …›
Current→ ‘Phoebe & Jay’ teach literacy skills for everyday life
2026-02-04 The new PBS Kids series aims to address a literacy learning gap that develops before children enter school. The post ‘Phoebe & Jay’ teach literacy skills for everyday life appeared first on Current. …›
RJI→ Emergency grants to assist journalists in crisis
2026-02-04 Lifelines for writers affected by layoffs, illness or war Journalists are facing challenges on all fronts but the good news is that there are more resources available to help. Philanthropic contributions to news operations are growing to bolster …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Federal Judges Are Done With The Deference: Courts Call Out Admin’s Immigration ‘Bullshit’ In Increasingly Pointed Terms
2026-02-04 Over the past week, two federal judges have issued rulings on immigration cases that aren’t just legally significant—they’re genuinely extraordinary documents. One includes a photo of a five-year-old in a Spiderman backpack, biblical cita …›
Current→ Comings and goings: Sarah McCammon to leave NPR, WVTF hires chief advancement officer …
2026-02-04 McCammon, a correspondent for NPR’s Washington Desk, said she’ll “have much more to say about my next steps very soon.” The post Comings and goings: Sarah McCammon to leave NPR, WVTF hires chief advancement officer … appeared first on Current. …›
Poynter→ The Washington Post lays off a third of its staff
2026-02-04 The Washington Post laid off employees across “nearly all news departments” Wednesday as part of a major newsroom restructuring. Executive editor Matt Murray broke the news to staff in a […] The post The Washington Post lays off a third of it …›
Columbia Journalism Review→ A Dismantling of the Washington Post
2026-02-04 “Our leadership destroyed our brand.” …›
Current→ University closes in on new home for KCUR
2026-02-03 KCUR and Classical KC staffers are currently working from home. The post University closes in on new home for KCUR appeared first on Current. …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Turns Out They Didn’t Really Want You To Bring Your Whole Self To Work
2026-02-03 For years, we watched Silicon Valley executives perform elaborate corporate theater about “values” and “belonging” and “bringing your whole self to work.” If you were skeptical that any of that was real, well, congra …›
Current→ NYPR picks Christy Tanner as next CEO
2026-02-03 “As a longtime fan of NYPR’s magnificent work, I’m honored to join this powerhouse organization with local heart and global impact,” Tanner said. The post NYPR picks Christy Tanner as next CEO appeared first on Current. …›
RJI→ Redefining investigative journalism in underserved communities
2026-02-03 Five questions with Jose Luis Castillo, La Esquina TX Leer en Español A 2025 El Tímpano report found that more than 150 ethnic- and immigrant-focused media outlets have closed since 2020, leaving many people without essential information …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Toes Day
2026-02-03 We agree Beyond GDPR: Is MyTerms the New Standard for Enforceable Personal Data Agreements? is a terrific new piece on MyTerms by Thomas Wieberneit in CustomerThink. A key paragraph: "From a CX perspective, there are a number of clear positives …›