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 …›
Online Journalism Blog→ How to stop AI making you stupid: hybrid destination-journey prompting
2026-01-13 Last month I wrote about destination and journey prompts, and the strategy of designing AI prompts to avoid deskilling. In some situations a third, hybrid approach can also be useful. In this post I explain how such hybrid destination-journey prom …›
Online Journalism Blog→ FAQ: On data journalism and open data
2026-01-11 In the second part of this FAQ (first part here), I respond to more answers to questions from a Turkish PR company (published on LinkedIn here)… Q: What skills do you think a journalist must absolutely have when working with data? There ar …›
Online Journalism Blog→ FAQ: How has journalism been transformed?
2026-01-10 In the latest FAQ, I’m publishing here answers to some questions from a Turkish PR company (published on LinkedIn here)… Q: In your view, what has been the most significant transformation in digital journalism in recent years? …›
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. …›
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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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ How AI’s hit to publisher traffic is quietly rewiring media M&A
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Move over, Murdoch: Will Lord Rothermere be Britain’s most powerful media mogul?
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Trump ramps up reporter attacks with White House media bias tracker
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Vanity Fair expected to let Olivia Nuzzi’s contract lapse, insiders say
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ The couple who created The New York Times’ Modern Love franchise has gotten divorced
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ Arena Group, BuzzFeed, USA Today Co., and Vox Media join RSL’s AI content licensing efforts
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ “Letting the journalism speak for itself is an approach from a bygone era.”
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ ChatGPT took Press Gazette content, then said that could not have happened
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What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab→ 28 (at least)
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Better News→ The 5 most popular Better News articles and case studies of 2025
2025-11-19 Here are 5 ideas to steal and adapt: From collaborating with creators to revenue experiments you can adapt and steal, these articles and case studies are the most-viewed in 2025 on BetterNews.org. The post The 5 most popular Better News articles and ca …›