Category Archives: Journalism
Doc Searls Weblog→ Why I am Here Instead of on Substack
2025-10-01 This “here” is one of my favorite spots in the world: Mt. Wilson, overlooking Los Angeles. Maybe there’s a better visual to head what I’m trying to say in this post, but I can’t think of one right now. This blog is mine. W …›
Poynter→ Live fact checks and updates about the 2025 federal government shutdown
2025-10-01 The United States federal government shut down in the early morning of Oct. 1 after Congress failed to pass funding for federal programs and services. Republicans are seeking a bill to temporarily […] The post Live fact checks and updates about …›
RJI→ Anonymous portraiture
2025-10-01 The presence in absence In our workshops, students have shared images from anonymous portrait sessions asking, “Is this anonymous enough?” To which we respond: “Why are you asking us? Ask the individual in the photograph.” …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ 10 seconds
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The Journalist's Resource→ 6 tips to help journalists avoid overgeneralizing research findings
2025-10-01 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email If researchers were to visit a chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in West Virginia and ask men between the ages of 45 and 65 their opinions on gun ownership, chances are slim their answers would repres …›
American Press Institute→ The shutdown’s many angles
2025-10-01 Localizing the shutdown News planning for a potential federal government shutdown is a tricky calculation. Congress so often comes to the brink of a funding lapse, and then strikes a deal at the last minute, that it feels like you’re devoting preciou …›
Poynter→ Comedians blast fellow comics for joining Saudi Arabia’s controversial festival
2025-10-01 This is The Poynter Report, your daily guide to the news about news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every weekday. Boy, that escalated quickly. Right now, the Riyadh […] The post Comedians blast fellow comics for joining Saudi Arabia’s contr …›
Poynter→ Congress gets paid during a government shutdown. What about the janitors?
2025-10-01 Many federal government employees will forgo paychecks if the government shuts down Oct. 1. But that won’t be the case for lawmakers, a liberal podcaster said. “If the government shuts […] The post Congress gets paid during a government s …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ On the Continuing End of OTA TV, Part 2
2025-09-30 This is Part 2 of a post that began with a Jimmy Kimmel monologue, but really wasn’t about that. It was about the grave situation in which over-the-air (OTA) TV finds itself. Here is Part 1. Even people who don’t like leftish comedy should …›
Nieman Lab→ Hell Gate saw a 69% increase in subscribers in its third year of covering New York City
2025-09-30 New York City’s mayoral Democratic primary this summer — in which Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani defeated disgraced former governor Andrew Cuomo — captured the nation’s attention, making for another busy year in New York City polit …›
The Journalist's Resource→ Study sheds light on journalists’ knowledge of predatory journals
2025-09-30 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email A study based on in-depth interviews with 23 health and science journalists finds that most believed predatory journals are a problem for their peers, or a problem in theory, but not a problem they would ev …›
Nieman Lab→ VTDigger, Chicago Reader, and Honolulu Civil Beat see big traffic gains
2025-09-30 VTDigger, the Chicago Reader, and Honolulu Civil Beat were three of the biggest gainers in web traffic among nonprofit news outlets in July 2025, according to the latest edition of our monthly rankings. Vermont had its third straight July with flash fl …›
Poynter→ Forget clicks. “You can engage people’s curiosity.”
2025-09-30 S.P. Sullivan has covered nearly every beat except sports during his career at NJ Advance Media. Now, that coverage lives on social media. “I don’t sound like a news anchor,” […] The post Forget clicks. “You can engage people’ …›