BuzzMachine→ Back from a brink

2026-01-27 I’m back. Here’s where I’ve been. Most of you should not care, but for those wanting a medical update, here’s the tale.  Two weeks ago, on Sunday, Jan. 11, I lost a test of strength with bedding on laundry day. As IR …›

Doc Searls Weblog→ Whatknot

2026-01-27 What is the opposite of criticism? On a lead from a friend, I followed a thread from this patent to its author, Brian Dear (another friend), then to his about page, his old blog, his BlueSky tweetings, his bandcamp page, his lettrboxd page, then to …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ The Fight over AI at McClatchy

2026-01-27 “Until we have solid language here, we’re not going to feel safe about the integrity of our jobs—or the language our readers read.” …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ The FBI Raided A Reporter’s Home, Ignoring Laws Designed To Prevent Exactly That

2026-01-26 If you want to understand how little the current administration cares about the First Amendment, look no further than a pre-dawn FBI raid on a journalist’s home—conducted in apparent violation of a federal law specifically designed to prevent e …›

Doc Searls Weblog→ Numb Day

2026-01-26 That is smart Why Intelligence Is a Terrible Proxy for Wisdom, by Joan Westerberg, says "Wisdom is knowing what you don't know." Because we need to save the Web from AI overviews I've read The Domain Name’s New Role in the AI Web, …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ An American Murder

2026-01-26 Two weeks ago, ICE agent Jonathan Ross murdered Renee Nicole Good in cold blood. I said then that we had to abolish ICE and impeach Trump & Noem before they incited another murder. As more details have emerged, it’s only looked worse. Multipl …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ ‘Terrorist! Terrorist! Terrorist!’

2026-01-26 From Minneapolis to Gaza, how does the press responsibly report killings when officials act in obvious bad faith? By looking out the window.  …›

Doc Searls Weblog→ Flying Fckery

2026-01-26 Go now to FlightAware’s MiseryMap. Cick on the blue Play button and watch The Great Storm of January 25-26 move across the land and cause massive delays at airports in its path. I have a 1.59 GB movie (.mov) of what you just saw. What sh …›

Doc Searls Weblog→ Daze Off

2026-01-24 What emerges? You know how Google's original  (and continuing) mission was "to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful"? It didn't happen with Google. Gemini gets closer. So I'm thinking …›

Doc Searls Weblog→ The Room Where It Will Happen

2026-01-24 MyTerms is done and ready to begin. The launch is next Wednesday, in the room above at Imperial College London. Back in ’22, I called MyTerms (IEEE 7012) The Most Important Standard in Development Today. Now it’s finished and mor …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Techdirt 2025: The Stats

2026-01-24 Every year, a little after New Years, I do a post about the previous year of Techdirt traffic and comments. You may notice that we skipped last year’s for 2024. 2025 was so crazy with everything happening, we just didn’t get around to it, and I …›

Doc Searls Weblog→ Dept. of Contentions

2026-01-23 And how can this go well? YouTube plans to let creators make AI Shorts using their own likeness. …›

RJI→ VERDAD earns $350,000 MacArthur Grant to boost fight against disinformation

2026-01-22 VERDAD, a tool that helps journalists monitor Spanish-language radio broadcasts to spot misinformation and disinformation, has received a $350,000 grant from the MacArthur Foundation to further extend its reach and capabilities. Martina Guzmán, wh …›

RJI→ Mistakes news startups make – and how to avoid them

2026-01-22 What you can learn from other newsrooms’ wayward decisions The instability of corporate media has spurred journalists to launch hundreds of newsroom startups in the past decade. Building any kind of news startup is exhilarating. You’re all i …›

RJI→ New research effort examines impact of ‘no comment’ by public figures in news articles — and what can be done about it

2026-01-20 It’s become a big contributor to the crisis of public trust in news media and is increasingly expected by journalists: public figures are regularly responding to reporters’ inquiries with “no comment.” A recent 60 Minutes segment pulled after …›

RJI→ Not invisible: How Enlace Latino NC tells the stories others miss

2026-01-19 Five questions with Paola Jaramillo Leer en Español To understand Enlace Latino NC, it helps to know Paola Jaramillo. She is a Colombian journalist who has lived in Raleigh, North Carolina, for over 15 years. After working in traditional …›

Online Journalism Blog→ “I don’t want it to be easy” and other objections to using AI

2026-01-19 In September I took part in a panel at the African Journalism Education Network conference. The most interesting moment came when members of the audience were asked if they didn’t use AI — and why. Thanks to @ajenda_edu for inviting me to …›

Storybench→ Inside the Files: The Reporting That Rewrote Uvalde’s Story

2026-01-15 As the school day started on May 24, 2022, students and families at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas were celebrating the end of the school year with trophies, friends and family. Many of those parents would never take their kids home. Hours later, 18- …›

RJI→ A lightweight tour operation for your independent newsroom

2026-01-13 The key differences between tours and events Early on in my journey developing the concept for Future Tides, I met Michelle Young and Augustin Pasquet of Untapped New York. Their combination of editorial content and experiential tours immediately i …›

RJI→ Introducing Luz, a trilingual solutions journalism chatbot

2026-01-12 She will help you develop solutions pitches, find trainings, and more Journalists who need support as they brainstorm or polish ideas for solutions journalism stories now have a new set of helping hands — or claws, to be more precise. Luz, the …›

PRX Official - Medium→ PRX and AudioUK Announce Programming for 2026 Podcast Creator Summit in London

2026-01-09 Registration is now open for free events taking place in Apple’s London offices at Battersea Power Station on February 6. Sessions will be led by creatives from PRX, Goalhanger, Acast, and morePublic media organization PRX — bringing acclaimed …›

RJI→ Reporting on treatment for addiction: Where is the data?

2026-01-08 Improving care for people with addictions will continue to be a challenge — despite billions of dollars spent each year Journalism tends to reward investigative reporting about wrongdoing, so it’s not surprising that coverage of treatment for a …›

PRX Official - Medium→ PRX Partners with HBO Max to Produce “The Pitt Podcast”

2026-01-08 The Official Companion podcast hosted by Dr. Alok Patel and Hunter Harris is made in partnership with PRX ProductionsPRX Productions — the award-winning audio creatives of public media organization PRX — is partnering with HBO Max to produc …›

PRX Official - Medium→ “Best of 2025″ Podcast Highlights from PRX and Radiotopia

2026-01-05 Show partners lauded by Rolling Stone, Vulture, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Guardian, Esquire, The Economist, and moreIn 2025, PRX podcast partners and independent producers across Radiotopia brought listeners consequential reporting, evocative …›

Radio Survivor→ Radio Station Visit #192: Campus-Community Station CHLY-FM in Nanaimo, BC, Canada

2025-12-22 “Keep Nanaimo Weird” reads a piece of artwork on the wall of CHLY 101. 7 FM, a campus and community radio station in Nanaimo, British Columbia in Canada. Affiliated with Vancouver Island University (formerly known as Malaspina Coll …›

Better News→ FAQ: Creator-newsroom collaborations

2025-12-18 Get answers to your questions on newsroom-creator partnerships, including how to find potential partners, upholding your journalistic ethics, and how much time and money these collaborations require. The post FAQ: Creator-newsroom collaborations appear …›

Better News→ Community news roles: A framework for how people keep their communities informed

2025-12-18 This framework from the Journalism + Design Lab outlines the roles anyone can play to help keep their community informed. The post Community news roles: A framework for how people keep their communities informed appeared first on Better News. …›

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 …›

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 …›