Current→ Mark Brewer resigns as WOUB GM

2026-04-03 Brewer had led the station since 2016. The post Mark Brewer resigns as WOUB GM appeared first on Current. …›

Doc Searls Weblog→ Tryday

2026-04-03 MVP thoughts I nominate Tyrese Haliburton for MVP. He hasn't played at all this year, because he's out with a hamstring injury he suffered when the Pacers (our Indiana home team) were neck-and-neck with the OKC Thunder in the final championship …›

Poynter→ Pam Bondi is out as attorney general. Here’s how the media covered it.

2026-04-03 Was it her mishandling of the Epstein files? Was it her failure to prosecute President Donald Trump’s perceived enemies? Was it her awful performances in front of the media and […] The post Pam Bondi is out as attorney general. Here’s how the …›

Doc Searls Weblog→ Toward a Human Future for AI

2026-04-03 Delhi street scene, July 5, 2018. I was invited by Janna Anderson and Lee Rainie, of the Imagining the Digital Future Center at Elon University, to contribute my thoughts to their latest study, titled Building a Human Resilience Infrastructure for …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Age Old Questions

2026-04-02 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 …›

Doc Searls Weblog→ Flursday

2026-04-02 Might do the same for you In The Relentless Missionary Creating AGI: Demis Hassabis, the latest episode of the Founders podcast, David Senra compresses by Sebastian Mallaby's book, The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for …›

Poynter→ An AI company set out to fix news deserts. Instead, it copied local journalists’ work

2026-04-02 Artificial intelligence company Nota — whose clients include organizations like The Boston Globe and the Institute for Nonprofit News — is scrapping its network of local news sites after learning […] The post An AI company set out to fix news …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Meta Caves To The MPAA Over Instagram’s Use Of ‘PG-13,’ Ending A Dispute That Was Silly From The Start

2026-04-02 Back in October, Meta announced that its new Instagram Teen Accounts would feature content moderation “guided by the PG-13 rating.” On its face, this made a certain kind of sense as a communication strategy: parents know what PG-13 means (o …›

Current→ Comings and goings: PMC exec steps down, Baltimore Public Media announces host changes …

2026-04-02 Former Public Media Co. CEO Erin Moran left the organization. The post Comings and goings: PMC exec steps down, Baltimore Public Media announces host changes … appeared first on Current. …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ The EU Killed Voluntary CSAM Scanning. West Virginia Is Trying To Compel It. Both Cause Problems.

2026-04-01 Last week, the European Parliament voted to let a temporary exemption lapse that had allowed tech companies to scan their services for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) without running afoul of strict EU privacy regulations. Meanwhile, here in the US, …›

Doc Searls Weblog→ Wednesfool

2026-04-01 You're welcome I don't hate April Fools Day. I'm just too busy to participate. So this is a fooling-free blog post. Much to munch on Getting great hang time with Jon Udell (who also manifests here) lately. Here are two of his recent publis …›

PRX Official - Medium→ PRX and Radiotopia Podcast Partners Earn 2026 Webby Award Nominations

2026-04-01 More than a dozen nominees span arts, culture, science, news, and documentaryThe International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (IADAS) announced the nominees for the 30th Annual Webby Awards. Established in 1996, the awards celebrate digital exc …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Free Speech Experts: Jonathan Haidt’s Moral Panic Is As Old As Democracy Itself

2026-03-31 We’ve been saying for years now that Jonathan Haidt’s crusade against social media and kids is a moral panic dressed up in academic robes, and that the evidence simply does not support the sweeping claims he’s been making. A new piece …›

Current→ Judge rules Trump order barring NPR, PBS funding unconstitutional

2026-03-31 U.S. District Court Judge Randolph Moss found that President Trump unlawfully instructed federal agencies to terminate funding to NPR and PBS. The post Judge rules Trump order barring NPR, PBS funding unconstitutional appeared first on Current. …›

Current→ Arkansas TV creates fund for donations supporting PBS dues

2026-03-31 If the state network ultimately opts to drop out of PBS, donors will be reimbursed upon request. The post Arkansas TV creates fund for donations supporting PBS dues appeared first on Current. …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Weeks After Denouncing Government Censorship On Rogan, Zuckerberg Texted Elon Musk Offering To Take Down Content For DOGE

2026-03-31 On January 10th, 2025, Mark Zuckerberg sat down with Joe Rogan and put on quite a performance. He talked about how the Biden administration had pressured Meta to take down content. He detailed how the Biden administration had apparently pressured Meta …›

Doc Searls Weblog→ From Mainstream to Allstream

2026-03-31 David Weinberger once said, “In the future, everyone will be famous for fifteen people.” It’s the future now, and he was right, or close enough. Because today we live in a world where the power to publish and distribute no longer …›

Current→ MPT lay leader and benefactor Edward Kaplan dies at 87

2026-03-31 “His nearly three decades of service and philanthropy won't soon be equaled,” said MPT CEO Steven Schupak. The post MPT lay leader and benefactor Edward Kaplan dies at 87 appeared first on Current. …›

Doc Searls Weblog→ Toesday

2026-03-31 It's not too late Come join us for this at 4 pm Eastern today. Also on the privacy front One thinks of Thomson Reuters as a source of good information on issues (Thomson) and news (Reuters). That's the brand. Alas, it's also a source of inf …›

PRX Official - Medium→ More Perfect and PRX Present “In Pursuit with Colleen Shogan,” A New Podcast for America’s 250th

2026-03-31 More Perfect and PRX Present “In Pursuit with Colleen Shogan,” A New Civic Podcast for America’s 250thThe podcast series featuring acclaimed writers, historians, and thinkers will explore lessons of the past to write the nation’s futureThe bip …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ The White House App’s Propaganda Is The Least Alarming Thing About It

2026-03-30 Call me crazy, but I don’t think an official government app should be loading executable code from a random person’s GitHub account. Or tracking your GPS location in the background. Or silently stripping privacy consent dialogs from every w …›

Current→ Colorado public broadcasters explore merger

2026-03-27 Rocky Mountain Public Media and the operator of KUNC have signed a nonbinding agreement to consider a merger. The post Colorado public broadcasters explore merger appeared first on Current. …›

RJI→ Exploring the intersection of public policy and local news

2026-03-26 This article is part of RJI Impact, a series documenting how RJI projects are making a real difference for newsrooms and audiences all over the country. It was originally published in the Winter 2026 edition of RJI Insight, RJI’s biannual print magaz …›

RJI→ Tiny revenue experiments can lead to big developments

2026-03-24 This article is part of RJI Impact, a series documenting how RJI projects are making a real difference for newsrooms and audiences all over the country. It was originally published in the Winter 2026 edition of RJI Insight, RJI’s biannual print magaz …›

The Journalist's Resource→ 4 takeaways on the economic consequences of the Iran war

2026-03-20 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email U.S. and Israeli attacks in Iran have reportedly killed more than 1,300 people since the war there began late last month. Missile and drone strikes have destroyed or closed significant energy infrastructure …›

BuzzMachine→ Announcing ‘Intelligence: AI and Humanity’

2026-03-18 Bloomsbury Academic is announcing the launch of a new book series: Intelligence: AI and Humanity. I’m humbled, delighted, and honestly amazed to say that I will be the series editor. Intelligence is a venue for writers from a wide array of fi …›

PRX Official - Medium→ Hrishikesh Hirway of “Song Exploder” Wins 2026 Innovator Award in the iHeartPodcast Awards

2026-03-17 The awards were presented at SXSW in Austin, TexasiHeartMedia announced honorees in the 2026 iHeartPodcast Awards, which took place on March 16 live at SXSW in Austin, Texas. Hrishikesh Hirway of Song Exploder was presented with the Innovator Award, a …›

RJI→ Building better practices for covering gun violence

2026-03-17 This article is part of RJI Impact, a series documenting how RJI projects are making a real difference for newsrooms and audiences all over the country. It was originally published in the Winter 2026 edition of RJI Insight, RJI’s biannual print magaz …›

RJI→ Building trust begins by listening — But it only grows when newsrooms give back

2026-03-17 Closing the loop with the communities we serve reminds people that their voices matter—and that through collaboration, real progress and change actually happen In my previous columns, I have discussed how at Documented we’ve become a bridge between …›

BuzzMachine→ Habermas and his coffeehouses

2026-03-16 Jürgen Habermas has died. In memory of the great philosophical provocateur, is a section of my book, The Gutenberg Parenthesis, grappling with his idea of the public sphere and the coffeehouse. Writing and conversation came together …›

BuzzMachine→ Rethinking intelligence

2026-03-16 Here is an excellent paper that clearly explains the philosophy that guides Yann LeCun’s research in AI and his new company, AMI Labs. It also perfectly expresses my complaints about the trope of artificial general intelligence — AGI, or BS fo …›

RJI→ Why Tracie Powell is demanding a power shift in media funding

2026-03-16 ‘Upsetting the apple cart’: The Pivot Fund founder on her commitment to invest $500 million in innovative local outlets Tracie Powell has always been ahead of the curve. In the early 2010s, when most of the journalism industry was fixated on traffi …›

PRX Official - Medium→ Alex Goldman and Caroline Thompson Launch “Amityvilleville,” A New Radiotopia Podcast

2026-03-13 Alex Goldman and Caroline Thompson Launch “Amityvilleville,” A New Radiotopia Podcast Delving Into All Things “Amityville Horror”This Friday the Thirteenth, acclaimed independent podcasters Alex Goldman and Caroline Thompson are delighted to in …›

RJI→ Spreading hope and expanding community through physical mail

2026-03-11 A conversation with Katie Hawkins-Gaar Last fall, Katie Hawkins-Gaar, freelance writer, journalism consultant and author of the newsletter “My Sweet Dumb Brain,” felt lost. She said she always tries to be honest about how she’s feeling in her wee …›

Online Journalism Blog→ PEER: a technique for brainstorming interviewees and story sources

2026-03-09 One way to ensure you generate a wide range of potential sources for a story — or for potential story leads — is to use a checklist. The PEER framework is just that: four categories to help journalists generate more names on any given story — an …›

PRX Official - Medium→ Culture Writer John Spong, PRX, and Texas Monthly Present A New Season of “One by Willie”

2026-03-04 Culture Writer John Spong, PRX, and Texas Monthly Present A New Season of “One by Willie,” the Podcast Exploring the Life & Music of Willie NelsonGuests including Kenny Chesney, Tami Neilson, George Saunders, and Taj Mahal, who describe how Wi …›

Online Journalism Blog→ How to use FOI to develop good journalism habits

2026-03-02 Freedom of Information (FOI) requests are not only one of the best ways to get original and exclusive stories that set your reporting apart — they’re also a good way to develop core journalism habits like curiosity, scepticism, and creativity. …›

Better News→ Use these guides from API to help navigate tricky election situations

2026-02-27 These guides will help you make plans for tackling misinformation, public opinion polls and more. The post Use these guides from API to help navigate tricky election situations appeared first on Better News. …›

PRX Official - Medium→ PRX and Radiotopia Podcasts Are 2026 National Magazine Awards Finalists

2026-02-26 PRX is the most represented podcast publisher among the finalistsPRX and Radiotopia podcast partners are finalists in the 2026 National Magazine Awards, announced by the American Society of Magazine Editors. Honoring the best magazine storytelling publ …›