What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Trump files amended $15 billion defamation complaint against The New York Times
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Wikipedia says AI is causing a dangerous decline in human visitors
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Current→ NPR ‘founding mother’ Susan Stamberg dies at 87
2025-10-16 Stamberg had retired from NPR in September. The post NPR ‘founding mother’ Susan Stamberg dies at 87 appeared first on Current. …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Astead W. Herndon will join Vox as host and editorial director
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Deep South Today and The New York Times to launch investigative reporting center
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ 44 college newspapers sign amicus brief in suit claiming Trump admin suppressed noncitizens’ speech in student papers
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Italian news publishers demand investigation into Google’s AI Overviews
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ CNN is trying again with a subscription news streaming service
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ “I’ve been evicted from a building I’ve covered for 18 years. I’ll keep doing my job anyway.”
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Current→ Northwest Public Broadcasting to downsize public TV operations, cut staff
2025-10-16 The university licensee aims to cut annual costs by $1.8 million and is weighing next steps for KWSU’s license. The post Northwest Public Broadcasting to downsize public TV operations, cut staff appeared first on Current. …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ A major BBC study finds viewers have doubts about the broadcaster’s independence
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Columbia Journalism Review→ Bari Weiss Isn’t Capturing the Media. She’s Being Captured.
2025-10-16 America’s once diverse news landscape is being remade under the control of a few. …›
Current→ Bob Ross paintings to hit auction block as fundraiser for APT’s Create
2025-10-15 Thirty Ross originals will be sold to offset station licensing fees. The post Bob Ross paintings to hit auction block as fundraiser for APT’s Create appeared first on Current. …›
Current→ September CDP Index: Federal defunding continues to drive massive giving spikes
2025-10-15 Growth in revenue and new donors is the strongest since any time in the last five years. The post September CDP Index: Federal defunding continues to drive massive giving spikes appeared first on Current. …›
PRX Official - Medium→ Defector Media and Radiotopia from PRX Present “Only If You Get Caught”
2025-10-14 The new podcast hosted by Patrick Redford takes a critical look at sports and culture by exploring how and why people break the rulesDefector Media and Radiotopia from PRX have launched a new podcast, Only If You Get Caught. Hosted by Patrick Redford …›
PRX Official - Medium→ USG Audio, Novel, and PRX Present “Mission K-Pop”
2025-10-06 USG Audio, Novel, and PRX Present “Mission K-Pop,” A New Podcast Series Following One Woman’s Journey for K-Pop StardomThe series hosted by global journalist Haeryun Kang debuts October 13USG Audio, Novel, and public media organization PRX toda …›
PRX Official - Medium→ “How God Works” from David DeSteno and PRX Presents A New Season of the Podcast
2025-10-06 “How God Works” from David DeSteno and PRX Presents A New Season of the Podcast Exploring the Science Behind SpiritualityEpisodes spanning areas such as friendship, wisdom, and wellness will feature Vox’s “Future Perfect” co-host Sigal Samuel …›
PRX Official - Medium→ World Within and PRX Introduce “How to Change the World” Podcast
2025-10-02 World Within and PRX Introduce “How to Change the World,” A New Podcast Exploring How to Turn Bold Ideas into ImpactHost and social entrepreneur Rostam Zafari speaks with builders, artists, organizers, and leaders to provide field notes for a more …›
PRX Official - Medium→ Lady Gaga Joins “Song Exploder” for Its 300th Episode
2025-10-01 “Song Exploder” has featured an extraordinary range of artists, including Madonna, Fleetwood Mac, Metallica, Billie Eilish, Green Day, Lizzo, Shania Twain, The Roots, and Phoebe BridgersSong Exploder, the award-winning podcast from host and creato …›
PRX Official - Medium→ PRX Expands Podcast Sponsorship Capabilities with Strategic Acquisition of Soundrise
2025-10-01 PRX services also include distribution and technology, production, content development, and promotionPublic media organization PRX — one of today’s leading public radio program distributors and podcast publishers — today announced the str …›
Storybench→ Beyond Borders: Visa Policies Reshaping the Future of Data Journalism
2025-09-25 Last week, the Trump administration announced one of its most aggressive immigration policies yet: a $100,000 fee for filing new H-1B petitions, the visa program that allows U.S. employers to hire skilled foreign workers in specialized fields. Much …›
Better News→ How creator collaborations can help increase civic engagement during low-interest, local elections
2025-09-23 THE CITY worked with a trusted messenger to create a video series that helped New Yorkers better understand the issues so they felt motivated to cast their ballot. The post How creator collaborations can help increase civic engagement during low-intere …›
BuzzMachine→ The nation is lost
2025-09-22 In this terrible time, what disappoints and angers me so about my own field of journalism — to which I have devoted 50 years of my life — is its refusal to recognize fascism, to even use the word so as to explain it, and to judge Trump …›
PRX Official - Medium→ Radiotopia Announces New Podcast Series for Fall 2025
2025-09-22 New releases include “The Loop” from “Ear Hustle,” “Gear” from “Articles of Interest,” “Only If You Get Caught” from Defector Media, “Woodard and Welles: The Story of the Blinded Soldier” from “Radio Diaries,” and moreRadio …›
PRX Official - Medium→ PRX Announces Dovetail Spots, Enabling Trades of Promotional Messages Among Shows
2025-09-18 PRX Announces Dovetail Spots, A New Feature of PRX’s Dovetail Podcast Publishing Platform Enabling Trades of Promotional Messages Among ShowsDovetail from PRX is built and operated by the nonprofit public media organizationNonprofit public media org …›
PRX Official - Medium→ UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics and PRX Present A New Season of “Altered States”
2025-09-17 UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics and PRX Present A New Season of the “Altered States” Podcast Hosted by Arielle Duhaime-RossNew episodes explore the world of psychedelics at the intersection of spiritual experience and scientific …›
Better News→ How building a local creator map can lead to stronger community connections
2025-09-09 Public Source built a diverse, regionally representative map of Pittsburgh creators and trusted messengers to strengthen relationships and spark new opportunities for collaboration. The post How building a local creator map can lead to stronger communi …›
PRX Official - Medium→ Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Announces New Podcast with Radiotopia, Talkhouse, and Kathleen Hanna
2025-09-04 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Announces New Podcast in a First-Of-Its-Kind Partnership with Talkhouse and Radiotopia from PRX Hosted by Kathleen HannaHanna will bring her vast experience in the music industry and disarming sense of humor to conversatio …›
BuzzMachine→ Len Tow
2025-08-12 We have lost a most generous soul. I have lost a benefactor, mentor, and friend. Leonard Tow died Sunday at age 97. Len held a PhD in economic geography from Columbia and taught at Hunter and Columbia before deciding to leave for business …›
NYT Open - Medium→ Using Provocations to Shake the Status Quo
2025-07-22 The bold approach NYT Cooking used to define a strategy for recipe cards.Illustration by Ben DenzerBy Jayne LeeIn The New York Times Cooking, “cards,” or the containers that represent our content, are the first impression of our brand. They’re …›
BuzzMachine→ Whither Colbert? Whither democracy
2025-07-18 Like every sane American, I am outraged that CBS/Paramount/Ellison Inc. canceled — in the true meaning of the word — Stephen Colbert, capitulating to Trump in the rapid Orbanization of American media. Here I propose what I hope come …›
BuzzMachine→ The Times’ Mamdani vendetta
2025-07-04 The Times has it out for Zohran Mamdani. The record is clear. It is time to examine receipts. The latest attack on him is journalistically unconscionable, and so is the editors’ reaction to legitimate criticism. In a story played by its …›
NYT Open - Medium→ Developing an Internal Tool for Our Puzzle Editor
2025-06-02 How we developed a dashboard tool created to help ease the workflow of managing puzzles for our Connections editor.Illustration by Su Yun SongBy Shafik Quoraishee and Wyna LiuIn the game Connections, every puzzle is a meticulously crafted challenge d …›
NYT Open - Medium→ How The New York Times Game Designer Heidi Erwin Creates Variety Puzzles
2025-05-27 An in-depth look at the process of making the weekly “Brain Ticklers” for The New York Times Gameplay newsletter.Illustration by Claire MerchlinskyBy Heidi ErwinMost of my work as a Senior Game Designer at The New York Times is oriented around the …›
NYT Open - Medium→ Accessibility: Requirements, Not Features
2025-04-25 Shipping fast often means shrinking scope — but accessibility deserves permanence, not compromise. At The New York Times, product managers embedded it into how our teams think, build, and deliver using the power of the three P’s: People, Proces …›
Iffy.news→ PolitiFact 2024: Voters Prefer Facts
2025-04-01 Voters tend to send the more truthful candidate to the US Senate. On average, winners perform better on PolitiFact checks than losers, incumbents better than challengers. But that may be changing. …›
NYT Open - Medium→ How The New York Times systematically migrated from Enzyme into React Testing Library
2025-03-03 How we navigated the shift from Enzyme to React Testing Library at The New York Times.Illustration by Iris LeiBy Felipe BuenañoAs part of our efforts to maintain and improve the functionality and performance of The New York Times core website, we r …›
Iffy.news→ WikiCredCon 2025
2025-02-11 Expanding on our Iffy.news/Veri.FYI session at WikiCredCon (February 15 2025), asking Wikimedians to consider adding domain name as data in Wikidata… Wikimedia is a wonderful source of information about the credibility of news sources. But it’s …›
BuzzMachine→ Here we go again
2025-02-06 In an endless game of lobbyists’ Whac-A-Mole, it’s a new year and here is new legislation trying to save the news. Except it’s not new. First, from Oregon, comes a rehash of bad legislation written by newspaper hedge-fund lobbyists, v …›
BuzzMachine→ The whole world is whining
2025-01-21 For 25 years now, the Edelman PR company has issued its Trust Barometer. This year, it’s all about grievances. It’s Festivus every day, the world around. Six in 10 people in the survey “hold grievances against business, government, and th …›