What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ LION Publishers has a new strategic plan and mission statement
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Wirecutter is trying to diversify beyond affiliate revenue as AI reshapes discovery
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ “My WhatsApp number is in the middle of every piece. I get 20 or 30 tips a day that could be national stories.”
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ BBC News channel launches on YouTube for viewers in U.K. and U.S.
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Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Eleventh Circuit Says Cliffhangers Are ‘Features,’ Not Speech, As It Greenlights Florida’s Social Media Age Gate
2026-10-15 Apparently we’re in an era where the courts just decide to ignore precedents they don’t like. And that leads us to ridiculous results like yesterday’s ruling in the Eleventh Circuit allowing Florida’s HB3 social media age verifi …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ YouTube Music launches new labels as AI-generated music floods streaming platforms
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ At the News Media Help Desk, local news publishers can chat with (gasp!) real humans
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ “We’re the eyes and ears of the public, and when Trump restricts access to these federal buildings, he’s restricting the public right to know.”
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Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ MAGA Built The Censorship Machine It Spent Years Falsely Accusing Democrats Of Building
2026-10-14 This is not a unique or new observation, but so many MAGA attacks on others are projection, claiming that Democrats were doing the very things that MAGA always knew they would do if they were in charge. We’ve certainly spent plenty of time talkin …›
RJI→ RJI Fellows inject change, impact and funding into the journalism industry
2026-10-14 After launch, the Fellow’s tools and resources connect with newsrooms and evolve Since launching in March 2026, the eight resources from the 2025-2026 RJI Fellows have inspired important conversations in the industry and helped newsrooms find new fun …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ “I’m not going to work for a gambling company and have blood on my hands.”
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ A new project tracks college newspaper coverage across the country
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ CNN launches international streaming push as David Ellison takes control
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ $90,593
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PRX Official - Medium→ PRX Partners with Native Voice One to Deliver Native-Produced Public Radio Programming to Stations
2026-10-14 PRX Partners with Native Voice One to Deliver Native-Produced Public Radio Programming to Stations and CommunitiesNews, culture, health, and youth programs air on more than 200 tribal, rural, and urban stations and reach listeners across the U.S., Cana …›
RJI→ How creativity unlocks connection
2026-10-14 Dancing, poetry and play build trust that surveys and focus groups can’t A former courthouse. A slate-mining town in the mountains of North Wales. It’s 10 o’clock on a Saturday morning in the middle of winter, and a room full of people are dancin …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Turkish authorities take over country’s most-watched news channel
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ “With enough attention and self-motivation, you can teach yourself how to become a decent journalist.”
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Helen Branswell, whose reporting on infectious diseases and public health drew acclaim, dies at 69
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Japanese journalist arrested in Russia’s Sakhalin region on spying charges
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Pentagon names one of its own PR officials to run Stars and Stripes
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Pretend you’re sitting at Elizabeth Holmes’ desk on this weirdly detailed website
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Federal judge again blocks Trump’s ban on CNN, MS Now, and Politico
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Anonymous no more: Meet the 36-year-old Boston software engineer behind the viral Mass Daily News website
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Hillary Clinton steps to the podcast mic (with Kara Swisher) as the midterms approach
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ New York Public Radio CEO steps down after eight months on the job
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Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Trump Bans CNN, Then Has DOJ Investigate CNN For Not Covering Him
2026-10-13 Remember when Elon Musk told advertisers to go fuck themselves… and then sued them (unsuccessfully) for not advertising on his personal propaganda and manipulation site? Well, it appears that Donald Trump is trying a government-backed variation o …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Fox stays positive on data centers even as public backlash grows
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ “Restore the authority”: the challenge for the BBC’s new director of news
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ “The critical ingredient in successful antitrust cases is to demonstrate that there is unmistakably a commercial motive and that the commercial motive predominates. And I don’t think they would ever be able to do that here.”
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RJI→ News Media Help Desk adds human-powered live chat feature
2026-10-12 The News Media Help Desk, which provides free educational resources and fractional support to news organizations, today launched a new live chat feature. News professionals can now instantly ask questions while browsing the Help Desk, which is a partne …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Enjoying the Shows
2026-10-11 Nikki D & Sisters of Thunder at the 2026 Lotus Festival The idea was to get my photos from the latest Lotus Festival up right after the three-day event ended on Sunday the 4th. I had too many other things to do, so a week went by. But at least …›
Doc Searls Weblog→ Running
2026-10-10 I'm in Chicago for the Marathon and our son's birthday (he's running tomorrow). Also hanging with relatives and enjoying the city, which always feels to me like a giant Boston. (Color me wrong, it's okay.) Meaning it was fully yours Ste …›
PRX Official - Medium→ Silkroad and PRX Present “Sanctuary: The Power of Resonance and Ritual” Hosted by Rhiannon Giddens
2026-10-08 Silkroad and PRX Present “Sanctuary: The Power of Resonance and Ritual,” A New Podcast Hosted by Rhiannon GiddensThe series exploring music’s power to heal, build community, and create sanctuary across traditions and cultures launches October 1 …›
What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Google expands SynthID Detector tool for AI content; it will soon be able to check Apple-generated content
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ “Be more Elvis: A little less conversation, a little more action.”
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