Current→ Public TV celebrates 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth
2025-12-15 Propelled in part by numerous Masterpiece dramas based on her novels, Austen's popularity shows no signs of abating. The post Public TV celebrates 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth appeared first on Current. …›
Current→ WETA rolls out two programs to replace ‘PBS News Weekend’
2025-12-15 One program will cover international affairs, and the other will focus on science, technology and health. The post WETA rolls out two programs to replace ‘PBS News Weekend’ appeared first on Current. …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Australia’s Social Media Ban Was Pushed By Ad Agency Focused On Gambling Ads It Didn’t Want Banned
2025-12-15 We’ve talked about the Australian social media ban that went into effect last week, how dumb it is, and why it’s already a mess. But late last week, some additional news broke that makes the whole thing even more grotesque: turns out the campaign p …›
RJI→ Resisting false binaries when reporting on the complexities of addiction
2025-12-15 What’s in between forcing people into treatment and waiting for them to be ready? Media coverage of the challenge of engaging people in care for addictions tends to present two options: voluntary vs. involuntary treatment. This framing m …›
Columbia Journalism Review→ Reporting with One Hand Tied
2025-12-15 A new report documents a hostile environment for US journalists this year, with 32 arrests and 170 assaults. …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Trump Pretends To Block State AI Laws; Media Pretends That’s Legal
2025-12-12 The mainstream media just failed a basic civics test so badly that you’d think their brains have been pickled by the kinds of folks who spend all their time on X (oh, wait…). Headlines across major outlets are breathlessly reporting that Donald …›
RJI→ A new resource for taking the guesswork out of ecosystem research
2025-12-12 These assessments reveal who is informing communities, where gaps persist, and how resources can be deployed more strategically As information landscapes fragment and local news grows more reliant on philanthropy, ecosystem assessments are becoming …›
Columbia Journalism Review→ Through the Fire
2025-12-12 A devastating photograph. Plus: Trump’s war of words with women journalists; sticking with the story in South Texas. …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Funnies
2025-12-12 The Onion's Best Anti-Spam Legislation Opposed By Powerful Penis-Enlargement Lobby Report: 90% of Waking Hours Spent Staring at Glowing Rectangles Facebook CIA Project: The Onion News Network ONN Sony Releases Stupid Piece Of Shit That Doesn't …›
Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Censors & Sensibility
2025-12-11 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→ Pebble’s Original Creator Creates An Open Source $99 Voice Recorder Ring You Can Hack
2025-12-11 Eric Migicovsky, who basically invented the smartwatch category with the original Pebble, just announced something much simpler: a $99 ring with one button that records voice memos. That’s it. No internet connection required, no cloud storage, no …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Re Collections
2025-12-11 Angels of Cities On the ground now (context) in Los Angeles (actually San Marino, but all this sprawl is Los Angeles), reminded afresh that I love this place. I just took a walk in 57° weather. It's clear, the sun is up, and the expected high is …›
RJI→ 19 conferences, one spreadsheet and zero pitches: A look at LOOKOUT’s fundraising success
2025-12-11 Building a development model on human connection Jake Hylton went to 19 conferences this year. “It was a hustle,” he said. But going to as many convenings as possible was part of his personal plan as well as the strategic plan …›
RJI→ Creating a directory of job listings for public media
2025-12-10 A conversation with Alex Curley Through Semipublic, which provides data and insights about the public media industry, Alex Curley aims to track public media’s hiring patterns and condense the data into an easily digestible format. With a recently …›
RJI→ 5 ways to make better decisions in your newsroom
2025-12-10 How to ditch consensus and move your team forward Decisions, decisions, decisions. Making decisions in a news organization can become exhausting, particularly if your team is one that favors consensus. While consensus ideally fosters greater tea …›
PRX Official - Medium→ PRX and Wave Maker Media Present “The Palisades Fire: A Sandcastles Special” from Adriana Cargill
2025-12-10 PRX and Wave Maker Media Present “The Palisades Fire: A Sandcastles Special” from Acclaimed Producer Adriana CargillThe two-part documentary debuting January 7 tells a story of hope and adaptation from the darkest hours of one of California’s wo …›
RJI→ Introducing the News Media Help Desk for local newsroom sustainability
2025-12-10 RJI, in partnership with the Local Media Consortium (LMC), has announced the launch of the News Media Help Desk, a centralized hub to provide local newsrooms with access to essential resources, expert assistance and fractional services. Supported b …›
RJI→ Service journalism is essential for immigrant communities
2025-12-09 Five questions with Se Habla Media Leer en Español Se Habla Media is a Spanish-language, Latino-owned news outlet serving the Seattle area. Its main goal is to share important information with Latino and immigrant communities in western W …›
PRX Official - Medium→ PRX Brings “Click Here” Hosted by Dina Temple-Raston to Public Radio
2025-12-09 PRX Brings “Click Here” Hosted by Dina Temple-Raston to Public Radio, Exploring the Ways Technology is Changing Our WorldThe new weekly public radio program is available to stations nationwide beginning January 7Pulitzer-winning public media orga …›
PRX Official - Medium→ PRX to Distribute WABE’s Public Health Program “Health Wanted” to Stations Nationwide
2025-12-09 PRX to Distribute WABE’s Public Health Program “Health Wanted” to Public Radio Stations Nationwide Beginning in January 2026The weekly public radio show hosted by Laurel Bristow is a collaboration with Emory University’s Rollins School of Publ …›
PRX Official - Medium→ PRX and AudioUK Announce 2026 Podcast Creator Summit in London
2025-12-05 The all-day event on February 6 will take place in Apple’s London offices at Battersea Power Station, featuring free workshops and learning sessions for podcastersPublic media organization PRX — bringing acclaimed podcasts and radio to millions …›
Nieman Lab→ News media is “becoming part of AI systems”: Notes from the JournalismAI Festival 2025
2025-12-02 London — Last month, fact checkers, newsroom leaders, product managers, and AI strategists gathered in the Southwark neighborhood of South London for the JournalismAI Festival 2025. The event brought out journalists from several continents to share t …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Newsweek is building a Google AI Mode–like experience to customize homepages for readers
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ “The most challenging part of the job is producing an independent news report when some readers really want a more partisan one.”
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Fox News faces critical test in second case over false 2020 election claims
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Rapper Megan Thee Stallion wins defamation suit against blogger
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Nieman Lab→ “Your TV station is on fire”: A local TV news “survival guide” calls for stations to prioritize digital…yesterday
2025-12-02 An ice-water wakeup call? A tough-love kick in the pants? A five-alarm fire? The new “survival guide” from Northeastern’s Reinventing Local TV News Project does not mince words. Building on a survey of more than 1,000 adults ages 18 to 34, it lay …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ “It is jolting to read such terrific journalism in the Post and see it broken up by clanky and janky AI answers and summaries.”
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Outlets that reach millions are denied access to rare Pentagon news briefings this week
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ How researchers reversed polarization on X with a simple change to the algorithm
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Journalists from across the globe join forces to investigate Big Tech lobby
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Nieman Lab→ Politico management violated key AI adoption safeguards, arbitrator finds
2025-12-01 Last week, unionized journalists at Politico won a landmark arbitration regarding AI adoption in their newsroom. In the ruling issued on November 26, an arbitrator found that Politico management violated key AI adoption safeguards that had been negotia …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Photographer Ann Hermes spent six years documenting American newsrooms from Juneau to St. Louis
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Someone is trying to “hack” people through Apple Podcasts
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ The Pentagon’s right-wing, pared press corps gets a meet-and-greet
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