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HKS Misinformation Review→ How social media users get their news: The informational value of memes, hot takes, call outs, and comment threads during breaking events

2026-10-26 An increasing number of people globally say they avoid the news. But are they avoiding the news or the news media? In a longitudinal ethnographic study of Australian social media users, we repeatedly observed self-identified news avoiders encounterin …›

Nieman Lab→ The Independent Journalism Atlas looks at “wells” and “springs” in news deserts

2026-10-26 What do we mean when we talk about news deserts? The term has become a shorthand for areas devoid of local news coverage. But a new essay from the Independent Journalism Atlas recalls that when Penny Abernathy popularized the term through her research, …›

Pew Research Center→ How Americans View Federal Agencies

2026-10-26 Americans view eight of 12 federal agencies we asked about more favorably than unfavorably. The National Park Service, National Weather Service and U.S. Postal Service are viewed especially positively. …›

Current→ Connecticut Public celebrates literacy, local connection with ‘Generation: Baby-Sitters Club’

2026-10-26 With the popular children’s books turning 40 this year, the station has launched a new season of its hit podcast series celebrating the work that’s inspired and enchanted millions. The post Connecticut Public celebrates literacy, local connection w …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Ofcom’s Fix For An Online Safety Act That Isn’t Working: More Online Safety Act

2026-10-26 Ofcom’s media relations people know how to email me. I have ten press releases from them this year. They emailed me when they launched investigations of or took actions on X/Grok, Telegram, Pornhub, and Sanctioned Suicide. But when they recently …›

Pew Research Center→ Future of World Religions

2026-10-26 TK …›

RJI→ How we used community-driven journalism to teach our methods

2026-10-26 We listened before we taught: Here is how we built Building Bridges The Building Bridges program, now open for applications for its second cohort, helps newsrooms that want to serve immigrant communities in their area use Documented’s Community-Drive …›

Current→ PBS News seeks new revenue through paid memberships

2026-10-26 The monthly Press Pass will give members access to exclusive newsletters, virtual events, sponsor-free podcasts and other perks. The post PBS News seeks new revenue through paid memberships appeared first on Current. …›

Poynter→ With one week until the midterms, PolitiFact is on the lookout for ‘mischief’

2026-10-26 We are just one week away from the most consequential midterm election in recent history. At stake? Control of the House and the Senate during one of the most divisive […] The post With one week until the midterms, PolitiFact is on the lookout fo …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ How the BBC Is Fighting Back

2026-10-26 Britain’s public service broadcaster is aggressively defending itself against Donald Trump in Florida. Can it use the legal process to break news? …›

Doc Searls Weblog→ Harvest Moonday

2026-10-26 Among many One more way the US defeats itself. A briefing Inside Anthropic. …›

Doc Searls Weblog→ The Fossil Present

2026-10-24 ChatGPT’s response to “I need an image of the World Wide Web as a fossil, to use under the headline ‘The Fossil Present.'” The Web isn’t dying, but it is being removed from our experience. As a place to seek knowledge …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Meta Had A Lotta Scams, Lotta Scams, Lotta Scams

2026-10-23 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 � …›

Current→ Sarah Ashworth appointed to lead PBS Wisconsin, Wisconsin Public Radio

2026-10-23 “This combined focus will allow us to better serve the state, tell more Wisconsin stories across all platforms and meet our audiences where they are.” The post Sarah Ashworth appointed to lead PBS Wisconsin, Wisconsin Public Radio appeared first …›

Pew Research Center→ Few Americans Say They Are Asking AI Chatbots for 2026 Election Information

2026-10-23 Among the 8% of U.S. adults using chatbots for this purpose, most have sought information about candidates or issues in the elections. …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ OPM Barely Bothered Defending DOGE’s Access To Federal Employee Data. Court Rules It Was Illegal.

2026-10-23 Remember back when Elon Musk was handed the keys of our federal government with basically zero accountability or oversight? All sorts of bad stuff happened, but one of the lawsuits we’ve been covering was the American Federation of Gov’t Em …›

Nieman Lab→ Meta delays rollout of terms that would allow broad scraping of news sites. Legal experts are still skeptical.

2026-10-23 Meta has delayed the effective date of its new terms of service for business accounts to November 20 in the face of mounting pressure from the global news industry. Nieman Lab first reported on the terms on October 15. They would allow for the mass sc …›

Doc Searls Weblog→ Friday Tab Clearance Sale

2026-10-23 Stormy Whether GDPR services is a market we shouldn't need at all, but it's growing like a thundercloud. (Source: Mordor Intelligence) Toward Agentic VRM vCon is "A new IETF open standard defining how conversation data — audio, video, t …›

Poynter→ Trump sued the BBC. Now he has to answer its questions.

2026-10-23 President Donald Trump is suing the BBC for $10 billion over a misleadingly edited quote in a documentary it aired in the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election. The lawsuit […] The post Trump sued the BBC. Now he has to answer its questions. …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ A Truth-Teller at Newsmax

2026-10-23 “My role is to report on what’s unfolding here and explain what decisions made in Washington actually mean for the people living through this war,” Shelby Wilder says from Kyiv. Plus: Biases and absurdities. …›

Current→ NPR to move public editor partnership to University of Maryland

2026-10-22 Kelly McBride, the current public editor, will leave the role at the end of this year. The post NPR to move public editor partnership to University of Maryland appeared first on Current. …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ JD Vance Says Trump Hates People Cashing In On Government Access. Meet Former Trump Lawyer Alina Habba’s $50 Million Contract.

2026-10-22 On Wednesday, JD Vance did the one thing JD Vance knows how to do with full commitment: lie through his teeth about something he fully knows is bullshit. In this case, claiming that Donald Trump “hates the idea of people enriching themselves frau …›

Current→ Comings and goings: NYPR hires CDO, Priska Neely to lead ‘Marketplace’ initiative …

2026-10-22 Kimberly Watson will lead development for New York Public Radio. The post Comings and goings: NYPR hires CDO, Priska Neely to lead ‘Marketplace’ initiative … appeared first on Current. …›

Poynter→ Brendan Carr warns broadcasters about ‘fake polls’ as a real polling scandal unfolds

2026-10-22 Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr warned broadcasters Wednesday that airing what he calls “Fake Polls and Suppression Polls” could violate their regulatory obligations, putting the FCC in the middle […] The post Brendan Car …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ AI Can’t Really ‘Go Rogue’

2026-10-22 How journalists writing about AI can avoid hyping the supposed humanity of machines. …›

Columbia Journalism Review→ How Big Tech Unleashed a New Wave of Misogyny Against Journalists

2026-10-22 Women journalists are facing rising levels of abuse. …›

HKS Misinformation Review→ Disinformation in practice: Threats, actors, mechanisms, and constraints according to practitioners

2026-10-22 How do the practitioners charged with fighting disinformation understand the problem they are meant to solve? We surveyed 106 French practitioners across military, government, regulatory, civil-society, and media organizations. These practitioners co …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Court Stays Bricks & Minifigs’ Ridiculous Subpoenas Trying To Unmask Publisher Of The BAM Map, For Now.

2026-10-21 A quick update on a story we mentioned earlier this month. Much of the attention in the whole Bricks & Minifigs saga has focused on Reckless Ben and his attempts to expose sketchy behavior by the company, but the fight has also put a lot more scrut …›

Current→ Alex Worthey named GM of WMNF

2026-10-21 Worthey will succeed Randi Zimmerman, who is retiring. The post Alex Worthey named GM of WMNF appeared first on Current. …›

Current→ WNET plans new show to replace ‘Amanpour & Company’

2026-10-21 Amanpour announced this week that her show will end in December. The post WNET plans new show to replace ‘Amanpour & Company’ appeared first on Current. …›

Mike Masnick – Techdirt→ Expert For News Orgs Suing OpenAI Warned ‘Always Verify’ AI, Then Didn’t Verify His AI-Made Charts In His Expert Report

2026-10-21 A few weeks ago we wrote about how the lawyers for OpenAI and Microsoft in the massive multi-district litigation (MDL) against the companies over how they trained their AI had called for the exclusion of an expert witness report after it was revealed t …›

Current→ Pipeline 2027: A look ahead at shows coming to public TV

2026-10-21 Pipeline 2027 offers a first look at 109 series and specials that producers plan to deliver in 2027 and 2028. The post Pipeline 2027: A look ahead at shows coming to public TV appeared first on Current. …›

Poynter→ CNN threatens to take the White House back to court over Air Force One access

2026-10-21 CNN warned the Trump administration Monday that it would take additional legal action if the White House continues to block its journalists from Air Force One and the Oval Office. […] The post CNN threatens to take the White House back to court o …›

Poynter→ The best college admissions essay is one only you can write

2026-10-21 For more than 40 years, I have coached high school students and their teachers on the craft of the personal essay, especially the one that might help a senior gain […] The post The best college admissions essay is one only you can write appeared …›

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