Nieman Lab
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Christine Schmidt
– Dec 12
When Report for America announced last week that it was placing 250 journalists into 164 local newsrooms, the list of beats they'd be covering didn't seem too out of the ordinary. It served as a sort of non-comprehensive to-cover list for local…
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Pew Research Center's Journalism Project
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Jeffrey Gottfried
– Dec 12, 6:43 AM
It is no secret that, in an information environment characterized by deep tensions between President Donald Trump and national news organizations, Americans are divided in their trust of the news media. A new Pew Research Center exploration of more…
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Reuters
– Dec 12, 12:45 PM
Under pressure from the Chinese government, the financial information provider that distributes Reuters news to investors has blocked over 200 stories on the mainland that could paint Beijing in a negative light. The censorship began earlier this…
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Poynter
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Greg Scruggs
– Dec 12, 6:50 AM
In September, some 650,000 members of outdoor goods store REI, the largest U.S. consumer co-op, received a surprise in their mailboxes. In lieu of the typical 28-page fall catalog talking up the merits of the latest waterproof jacket or tent, the…
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vice
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Joseph Cox
– Dec 12, 8:18 AM
A blaring siren suddenly rips through the Ring camera, startling the Florida family inside their own home. 'It's your boy Chance on Nulled,' a voice says from the Ring camera, which a hacker has taken over. 'How you doing? How you doing?' 'Welcome…
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Digiday
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Kayleigh Barber
– Dec 11, 4:00 PM
The Watch Party pages are built using a separate CMS, which the Google News Lab built for Cosmo. But if the project yields something successful, said Simon Roger, data editor for Google News Lab, Google will then take that technology and license it…
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Nieman Lab
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Hanaa' Tameez
– Dec 11
With all the trouble local newspapers are in, local public radio stations have been a bright spot in many communities: growing instead of shrinking, adding more than 1,000 journalists system-wide since 2011. The public radio business model —…
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civitates-eu.org
– Dec 9, 6:25 AM
At a critical moment in Europe, when hard won democracy is under pressure, Civitates aims to bolster public interest journalism organisations across Europe. Brussels, December 11, 2019 – We are excited to announce that Civitates, a…
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The Drum
– Dec 12
The general election has laid bare major issues facing a beleaguered UK media. The nation's biggest public service broadcasters have been accused of bias from all sides while print media have been embroiled in party spin and the spread of fake news…
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London School of Economics and Political Science
– Dec 11, 11:00 PM
Artificial intelligence plays a significant role in journalism already. It has the potential for wide-ranging and profound influence on how journalism is made and consumed. But many media organisations have not yet started to explore this…
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