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Photography
fromThe Phoblographer
1 day ago

Our Staff is All Human. Can Other Publications Say the Same?

Phoblographer aims to reduce reliance on big photo retailers and banner ads by promoting a subscription model for sustainability.
fromwww.mediaite.com
22 hours ago

Ana Kasparian Blasts AOC Over 'Trump-Like Attacks' On Media

Kasparian argued Ocasio-Cortez appears to have taken a page or two out of President Donald Trump's political playbook, based on the lawmaker's response to a shot on social media from Kasparian.
US politics
World news
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

Who's Winning Trump's Gulf War? Depends on Which Channel You're On.

An American fighter jet was shot down over Iran, raising questions about the conflict's effectiveness and costs.
#fact-checking
fromPoynter
3 days ago
Online Community Development

Fact-checking has to go where misinformation actually spreads - Poynter

fromPoynter
3 days ago
Online Community Development

In the absence of truth, misinformation becomes harmful: Nepal's experience shows why fact-checking matters in crises - Poynter

Online Community Development
fromPoynter
3 days ago

Fact-checking has to go where misinformation actually spreads - Poynter

Fact-checking must evolve from traditional metrics to address the fragmented and informal nature of today's information ecosystem.
fromPoynter
3 days ago
Online Community Development

In the absence of truth, misinformation becomes harmful: Nepal's experience shows why fact-checking matters in crises - Poynter

Media industry
fromPoynter
2 days ago

Three ways AI is making reliable information harder to find - Poynter

AI is disrupting information consumption, leading to misinformation and challenges in staying informed amidst economic crises and news deserts.
#journalism
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

Reform to launch new podcast after run-ins with media

The Independent provides accessible journalism on critical issues without paywalls, while Reform UK launches a podcast for behind-the-scenes political insights.
fromThe Nation
1 month ago
Media industry

Has the Mainstream Media Failed Us?

Mainstream journalism and social media face crises while journalists must adapt to safeguard democracy amid misinformation, political violence, and aggressive government responses.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

Reform to launch new podcast after run-ins with media

The Independent provides accessible journalism on critical issues without paywalls, while Reform UK launches a podcast for behind-the-scenes political insights.
US Elections
fromKqed
2 days ago

California Media Seek Access to Secret Warrants in Sheriff's Ballot Seizure Case | KQED

Sheriff Bianco obtained warrants to investigate ballot discrepancies in Riverside County, but the investigation is currently on hold due to legal challenges.
NYC parents
fromPsychology Today
2 days ago

Is Mandated Reporting Racist? What Families Must Know

Low reporting standards and systemic racism lead to unjust CPS reports, disproportionately affecting Black and Brown families.
Law
fromPoynter
4 days ago

Like journalists, prosecutors shaped a distorted view of crime. They can help fix it, too. - Poynter

Prosecutors and journalists both contribute to misleading public perceptions of crime, but prosecutors possess crucial data to tell a more accurate story.
Privacy technologies
fromFast Company
2 days ago

This International Fact-Checking Day, use these 5 tips to spot AI-generated content

AI-generated content complicates distinguishing fact from fiction, especially in breaking news like the Iran war.
fromChalkbeat
3 days ago

P.S. Weekly Season 3 Trailer is here: NYC students speak out on education

Students are actively shaping their education by addressing critical issues such as integration in elite public high schools and the need for a diverse teaching workforce.
Education
Environment
fromHigh Country News
4 days ago

The government-funded coverup under our noses - High Country News

The Bureau of Land Management plans extensive drilling in central California, threatening ecosystems and public health in areas like the Irish Hills.
#trump
Non-profit organizations
fromArs Technica
3 days ago

Trump defunding of NPR and PBS blocked by judge, but damage is already done

A federal judge ruled Trump's executive order defunding NPR and PBS violated the First Amendment, but Congress cut off all funding regardless.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
5 days ago

NBC's Garrett Haake Confronts Karoline Leavitt in Tense Briefing Room Clash: Why is Trump Threatening a Potential War Crime?'

President Trump threatened Iran with military action, raising concerns about potential war crimes against civilian infrastructure.
Non-profit organizations
fromArs Technica
3 days ago

Trump defunding of NPR and PBS blocked by judge, but damage is already done

A federal judge ruled Trump's executive order defunding NPR and PBS violated the First Amendment, but Congress cut off all funding regardless.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
5 days ago

NBC's Garrett Haake Confronts Karoline Leavitt in Tense Briefing Room Clash: Why is Trump Threatening a Potential War Crime?'

President Trump threatened Iran with military action, raising concerns about potential war crimes against civilian infrastructure.
Writing
fromThe Nation
3 days ago

My Years-Long Fight to Say "They"

The author reflects on their journey of writing about their experiences as a Jehovah's Witness and the challenges faced in publishing.
Marketing
fromForbes
3 days ago

To Get Powerful Publicity, Build A Narrative Strategy

Building a clear, consistent narrative strategy is essential for organizations to connect with stakeholders and achieve sustainable success.
SF politics
fromLos Angeles Times
4 days ago

Contributor: Investigate the AI campaigns flooding public agencies with fake comments

Artificial intelligence is being exploited to create fake grassroots opposition against clean air regulations, undermining public health initiatives.
#student-journalism
Higher education
fromPoynter
5 days ago

Student journalists are often on their own. I built a network to change that. - Poynter

A regional network of student newspapers was created to support collaboration and resource sharing among student-run publications in Philadelphia.
Higher education
fromPoynter
5 days ago

Student journalists are often on their own. I built a network to change that. - Poynter

A regional network of student newspapers was created to support collaboration and resource sharing among student-run publications in Philadelphia.
Washington DC
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 days ago

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit From Ex-Fox News Journo Who Said He Was Fired for Calling Out False' Jan 6 Reports

A judge dismissed Jason Donner's lawsuit against Fox News for alleged retaliation over his refusal to report false information regarding the 2020 election.
#ai-in-journalism
fromPoynter
2 days ago
Media industry

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

fromPoynter
5 days ago
Education

Journalism students are more skeptical of AI than you might think - Poynter

Media industry
fromPoynter
2 days ago

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

Nota is shutting down its local news sites due to multiple instances of plagiarism in its articles.
Education
fromPoynter
5 days ago

Journalism students are more skeptical of AI than you might think - Poynter

Finding a balanced approach to using AI in journalism is essential for ethical practices and effective learning.
Media industry
fromFuturism
3 days ago

NYT Cuts Ties With Writer as Scrutiny of AI Content Grows

The New York Times severed ties with a freelance writer for using AI to draft a book review that plagiarized another publication.
#pam-bondi
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

MS NOW Defends Bondi Portrait Report Amid Onslaught of Criticism From Trump DOJ

MS NOW stands by its report showing Pam Bondi's portrait discarded after her firing, despite DOJ's claims of fake news.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days ago

On Thin Ice for a Long Time': Fox Justice Correspondent Details How Epstein Doomed Bondi

Pam Bondi's handling of the Epstein files led to her ouster as Attorney General despite her close relationship with President Trump.
US politics
fromPoynter
2 days ago

Pam Bondi is out as attorney general. Here's how the media covered it.

Pam Bondi was fired by Trump after a tumultuous tenure as attorney general marked by perceived weaknesses and ineffective performance.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days ago

Abject Failure': CNN's Elie Honig Pours Salt on Pam Bondi's Wounds in Post-Ouster Tirade

Elie Honig criticized Pam Bondi's tenure as attorney general, labeling her an abject failure and highlighting her mishandling of the Epstein files.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

MS NOW Defends Bondi Portrait Report Amid Onslaught of Criticism From Trump DOJ

MS NOW stands by its report showing Pam Bondi's portrait discarded after her firing, despite DOJ's claims of fake news.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days ago

On Thin Ice for a Long Time': Fox Justice Correspondent Details How Epstein Doomed Bondi

Pam Bondi's handling of the Epstein files led to her ouster as Attorney General despite her close relationship with President Trump.
US politics
fromPoynter
2 days ago

Pam Bondi is out as attorney general. Here's how the media covered it.

Pam Bondi was fired by Trump after a tumultuous tenure as attorney general marked by perceived weaknesses and ineffective performance.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days ago

Abject Failure': CNN's Elie Honig Pours Salt on Pam Bondi's Wounds in Post-Ouster Tirade

Elie Honig criticized Pam Bondi's tenure as attorney general, labeling her an abject failure and highlighting her mishandling of the Epstein files.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 days ago

UN experts urge investigation into Israel's killing of Lebanese journalists

UN experts demand investigation into Israel's killing of journalists, citing impunity for previous attacks on press freedom.
Law
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days ago

Lawyers Warned Top Democratic PAC They May Have Misled Congress' on Illegal Foreign Donations Explosive NYT Report Reveals

ActBlue may have misled Congress about its foreign donation screening, raising legal risks and potential criminal liability.
Right-wing politics
fromThe Walrus
3 days ago

The War Against Misinformation Is Over. The Lies Won | The Walrus

The Canadian government's approach to hate crimes raises concerns about freedom of expression and potential overreach in regulating protests.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

The toughest job facing the new head of Ofcom: tackling the blatantly partisan GB News | Polly Toynbee

Labour's identity strengthens as it confronts Trump, while the Ofcom chair selection reveals government attitudes towards online regulation.
Media industry
fromLos Angeles Times
2 hours ago

How Sports Illustrated is getting back in the game after scandal, layoffs

Sports Illustrated has successfully revitalized its brand and profitability after a challenging period, focusing less on traditional revenue streams.
World news
fromPoynter
5 days ago

CNN journalists were detained in what Israel called a 'serious ethical and professional failure' - Poynter

CNN crew was detained and assaulted by Israeli military while reporting on violence against Palestinians.
Law
fromBloomberglaw
5 days ago

Social Media Jury Verdicts Ignite Internet Free Speech Debates

A coalition opposes recent jury verdicts holding social media companies liable for youth addiction, fearing implications for free speech and privacy rights.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

Cognitive Dissonance and Journalism

Cognitive dissonance theory is supported by thousands of empirical studies across diverse situations, contrary to a New Yorker article's dismissal based on limited historical evidence.
fromwww.mediaite.com
16 hours ago

Steve Kroft Spills Dirt On 30-Year CBS Gig: 'I Hated It'

I can remember when I was tapped to go to 60 minutes I thought this was fantastic and I expected a lot of people would just come up and say, that's really great, I'm really happy for you, whatever the thing right is and then you realize after a while that not everybody was happy that I got this job. There were other people that wanted it. And so then you've all of a sudden made a bunch of enemies. And that's, it's just, you know, it's a snake pit.
Media industry
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days ago

Eric Swalwell Addresses Claim That Pam Bondi Was Fired for Leaking Info to Him

Rep. Eric Swalwell denied claims that Attorney General Pam Bondi leaked information to him regarding an investigation into his past.
Media industry
fromFast Company
3 days ago

How AI agents are changing journalism

Working agentically with AI tools significantly enhances productivity and shifts focus from task execution to outcome management.
Media industry
fromNieman Lab
2 days ago

Amid internal uncertainty, the VTDigger's new union contract guarantees journalists' input on AI use

VTDigger Guild ratified a new contract ensuring salary increases, more paid time off, and provisions regarding the use of artificial intelligence.
Media industry
fromNieman Lab
3 days ago

Three newsletters for the price of 1.5: Independent journalists experiment with a bundle

Bundling independent journalism subscriptions can reduce costs for readers and support multiple writers effectively.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Ex-Alex Jones employee reflects on job at Infowars: It was nonsense. It was lies'

Owens described how Infowars aimed to create a cinematic experience, stating, 'We would go out there, we would shoot videos like we were in the weeds, we were showing what was really going on. But it was nonsense. It was lies.'
Media industry
Media industry
fromwww.npr.org
4 days ago

Former Alex Jones employee says: 'It was nonsense, it was lies'

Alex Jones' media tactics involved fabricating stories and promoting conspiracy theories for profit.
#press-freedom
fromPoynter
1 month ago
Privacy professionals

The Washington Post won a round in court. The fight isn't over. - Poynter

Media industry
fromPoynter
1 week ago

When covering a protest leads to arrest, what protections do journalists really have? - Poynter

Journalist Carlos Sanchez was arrested while covering a protest, raising serious concerns about press freedom and the treatment of journalists in the field.
fromTruthout
2 months ago
US politics

Press Freedom Groups Slam Congress Over Subpoena of Journalist Who Reported on Special Forces

fromAxios
1 month ago
US politics

Trump admin crackdown on journalists' sources "chilling," press freedom groups say

fromPoynter
1 month ago
Privacy professionals

The Washington Post won a round in court. The fight isn't over. - Poynter

Media industry
fromPoynter
1 week ago

When covering a protest leads to arrest, what protections do journalists really have? - Poynter

Journalist Carlos Sanchez was arrested while covering a protest, raising serious concerns about press freedom and the treatment of journalists in the field.
fromTruthout
2 months ago
US politics

Press Freedom Groups Slam Congress Over Subpoena of Journalist Who Reported on Special Forces

fromAxios
1 month ago
US politics

Trump admin crackdown on journalists' sources "chilling," press freedom groups say

Science
fromNature
1 month ago

Science journalism on the ropes worldwide as US aid cuts bite

Cuts to philanthropic and government grants are reducing funding for cross-border investigative science journalism, threatening scrutiny of environmental and public-health issues.
Media industry
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Conservatives Call Out Ex-CBS Reporter's Move to Left-Wing Outfit: Why No One Trusts Corporate Media'

Scott MacFarlane faces criticism for joining the anti-Trump MediasTouch Network, with accusations of bias against his previous journalistic role.
Film
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Media Is Changing, and Democracy Hangs in the Balance

Dwindling attention, business changes and technology enable disinformation; rebuilding local journalism requires media literacy, nonprofit experiments, and generational time to restore news for democracy.
#media-bias
Media industry
fromHamiltonnolan
3 weeks ago

Patrons of Journalism

Advertising has historically funded journalism, creating tension between editorial independence and business interests, though this model now faces disruption from tech platforms monopolizing ad revenue.
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

One Sheet: Free Press Creep at CBS News, Kari Lake Loses and Fox News Mistake

Five months into her tenure running CBS News, Bari Weiss is making choices that are drawing scrutiny from inside the building—and raising a question the newsletter class spent the weekend chewing on: where does The Free Press end and CBS News begin? The flashpoint was a Friday report CBS News posted across its social channels about New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's wife, Rama Duwaji, and her Instagram likes from October 7, 2023.
Media industry
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

CNN's Pamela Brown on a Scary Time' for Journalism: Do People Care About the Facts Like I Do?'

Pamela Brown positions herself as a vessel for others, prioritizing understanding over attention while covering emotionally intense stories and examining Christian nationalism's political influence.
fromJezebel
1 month ago

When AI Tools Yield Bad Journalism, Who Is Held Accountable?

A reporter at Ars Technica, whose beat was specifically reporting on AI, was fired after it turned out that a piece he had co-authored contained quotes fabricated by the AI tools he was using. Ars Technica has subsequently retracted the original story entirely, publishing an editor's note, stating that it was 'a serious failure of our standards,' but that they believe it to be an 'isolated incident.'
Media industry
fromTruthout
2 months ago

Free Press Advocates Decry FBI Search of Washington Post Reporter's Home

"It's hard to interpret this as anything other than an attempt to squash the freedom of the press," one critic said.
US politics
US politics
fromDefector
2 months ago

Which Lives Are Worthy Of The Media's Protection? | Defector

The United States invaded Venezuela, abducted President Nicolás Maduro during Operation Absolute Resolve, and imposed restrictive Pentagon rules limiting reporters' access and reporting.
US politics
fromwww.amny.com
2 months ago

Op-Ed | New York wants to save local news. They're forgetting about nonprofits and public media amNewYork

New York’s local news is collapsing and the state media tax program unintentionally excludes nonprofit newsrooms, risking more closures and job losses.
US politics
fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

Fund Unchained Journalism of Emptywheel: It's All Because Of You

Emptywheel provides independent, deeply analytic investigative journalism led by Marcy Wheeler, requiring reader support to sustain its oversight, consistency, and staff.
Media industry
fromNieman Lab
1 month ago

30+ things The Washington Post did wrong and 19+ things they could do to fix it

Massive Washington Post layoffs sparked widespread public advice criticizing strategic errors, overinvestment under Jeff Bezos, and failed product and talent strategies.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

The Washington Post Disaster is an Indictment of Both Publishers and Society

The shocking diminishment of The Washington Post, which has just announced it is cutting a third of its staff, is not just another story of a great paper succumbing to algorithms, social media, and the march to idiocracy. In their zeal to be seen as fair and evenhanded, journalists tend to accept the common criticism that they failed to adapt that, basically, they didn't produce enough viral TikTok videos. There's some truth to that, but the main problem lies elsewhere.
Media industry
Media industry
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Deeply Concerning': Top WaPo Editor Rips Extraordinary, Aggressive' Search of Reporter's Home

FBI agents searched Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's home and seized electronic devices while investigating a contractor accused of retaining classified materials.
Media industry
fromPoynter
1 month ago

How to build a newsroom plan for responding to First Amendment threats - Poynter

Newsrooms must assemble legal, operational, and communication resources now to protect journalists’ First Amendment reporting during seizures, arrests, subpoenas, or unrest.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

A Disgrace!' Ex-Editor Torches New York Post for ICE Shooting Victim Cover Smear'

David Yelland, former deputy editor at the New York Post, slammed his old newspaper as a disgrace for its Friday front page branding the Minnesota woman killed by an ICE agent as a Warrior' of the Left. The cover splash, which shows a large image of Renee Nicole Good, reports that the victim was an activist member of ICE Watch and trained to resist' agents.
Media industry
Media industry
fromEsquire
1 month ago

It's Time to Pay Our Last Respects to The Washington Post

The Post cut over 300 staff and is shifting to politics, national news, and select features while dismantling books, international, and sports coverage.
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