This World Press Freedom Day, American journalists are under attack. Must-read article from @freedomofpress: https://freedom.press/issues/this-world-press-freedom-day-american-journalists-are-under-attack/ #worldpressfreedomday #press #media #journalism #news #democracy

Once in a while we idly wonder whatever happened with @TheOnion's purchase of InfoWars. We finally have an answer. According to Bryce P. Tetraeder, CEO of The Onion's parent company, Global Tetrahedron: "At long last, InfoWars is ours." Read more about their plans — and the swag — here […]

Who is John Ternus? What did he do at Apple for 25 years and what new devices could we potentially see next from the innovative tech giant? We've put together a collection of articles that answer these questions and more. https://flip.it/ll4Vuz #apple #johnternus #timcook #ai #technology

Search traffic is way down for news publishers, thanks to AI summaries, but clicks from social media are dropping too. NiemanLab looks at Chartbeat's data for traffic and time spent on publishers' sites from X and Facebook. https://flip.it/8cNeZz #news #media #journalism #socialmedia

A new startup, Objection, aims to use AI to judge the "truth" of journalism. @Techcrunch's Rebecca Ballard talked to founder Aron D'Souza, who also co-created the Enhanced Games, about the Peter Thiel-backed venture. https://flip.it/npOOPv #journalism #media #artificialintelligence #ai

@[email protected] has received gifts totaling more than $110 million from two donors, one of whom is philanthropist Connie Ballmer, as a strategic investment in its future. “I support NPR because an informed public is the bedrock of our society, and democracy requires strong, independent […]

Have you heard about @surf, the new social website product from the makers of @Flipboard? Available on any web browser or as an app, Surf gives users control of their own social media timelines. It lets you easily create customizable feeds of content from Mastodon, Bluesky, YouTube, podcasts […]

Iran preps for a ground invasion by U.S. forces, even recruiting children to join the fight. @WSJ reports: "Tehran promises an all-out fight if the U.S. invades, including new attacks on the Gulf." Gift link: https://flip.it/WYA2uV #iran #war #news #middleeast

Hello fediverse! Today some of the most innovative creators & podcasters are launching social websites that will bring millions of their fans to the social web: verge.surf.social decoder.surf.social versionhistory.surf.social vergecast.surf.social wired.surf.social 404media.surf.social […]

When TikTok’s future felt uncertain, Tori White saw an opportunity. On the latest Dot Social, @mike sits down with Skylight Social's CEO to talk about building a creator-first video platform on the AT Protocol. Watch the episode here, or find it wherever you get your podcasts […]

RE: https://flipboard.social/@surf/116336026699518351 Super excited to see Surf now available on the web!

Most Americans believe recent U.S. military action against Iran has gone too far, and many are worried about affording gasoline, according to a new @AssociatedPress poll. "About 6 in 10 Americans 'somewhat' or 'strongly' oppose deploying U.S. troops on the ground to fight Iran, including about […]

CBS News Radio, which was established in 1927, is to shutter in May as part of cuts announced by CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss and president Tom Cibrowski today. Here's more from @Deadline. https://flip.it/jAEWeb #cbs #media #news #radio

We’re kicking off season 3 of Dot Social with a conversation between our CEO, @mike, and @rileytestut and @shanegillio of @altstore. Watch the episode here, or listen wherever you get your podcasts: https://flipboard.video/videos/watch/c0dfea13-7f2a-402c-b47c-50ccd151554b #dotsocial #podcast […]

Americans are getting less information about climate change through the media than at any point in the last decade. Could dance music bridge the gap? @[email protected] has more on what climate communicators could learn from Bad Bunny: https://flip.it/.ZpcbZ #science […]

Small publishers (1,000-10,000 daily page views) are experiencing the worst traffic declines in the AI era, Axios reports, based on data from Chartbeat. Our managing editor @csullivan writes about how Flipboard is working with independent and worker-owned publications to drive people to their […]

RE: https://flipboard.social/@Flipboard/116251548217417512 Can't wait to see who @mike interviews next!

The U.S. State Department cut jobs with deep expertise in the Middle East as Iran crisis escalates. @AssociatedPress reports the diminished "Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs would ordinarily be at the center of the geopolitical fray." https://flip.it/Ij3i.u #iran #statedepartment #diplomacy […]

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"We’re doing everything we can to support publishers that produce real journalism — original, fact-based and quality reporting — just as we have for the past 15 years," wrote our managing editor @csullivan in his latest blogpost. Learn more about our work to support indie and worker-owned […]

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a U.S. civil rights icon, dies at age 84. @abc reports: "Jackson ran for president twice, both times as a Democrat, placing third for the party's nomination in 1984 and second in 1988." https://flip.it/1.dYHk #jessejackson #civilrights #news #uspolitics #history

Coyote Media, a worker-owned outlet based in the Bay Area, was approached by Luke Nover, a freelancer with a great story idea. Then editor Soleil Ho noticed something iffy about his social security number, began asking questions, and "Nover" — likely the product of a scammer with ChatGPT — […]

As the news industry implodes, @Flipboard is doing everything we can to help independent media and journalists who are starting their own publications. Here's my ode to indy journalism, perfect for Valentine's Day ... or Galentine's ;) […]

As the news industry implodes, @Flipboard is doing everything we can to help independent media and journalists who are starting their own publications. Here's my ode to indy journalism, perfect for Valentine's Day ... or Galentine's ;) […]

Brothers of Renee Good, woman killed by immigration officer in Minneapolis, call for action in Congress. From @AssociatedPress: "Luke Ganger, speaking of the 'deep distress' the family felt at losing their sister in 'such a violent and unnecessary way,' didn’t specify what they wanted from […]

RE: https://flipboard.social/@NewsDesk/115956960522651626 These videos are very disturbing to watch, but one also feels the need to bear witness.

The United States experienced negative net migration for the first time in 50 years in 2025, mostly due to a drop in entries. "We estimate net flows of -295,000 to -10,000 for the year," a study by the Brookings Institution states, going on to say that continued negative net migration is likely […]

RE: https://flipboard.social/@NewsDesk/115894539532602421 Important reporting.

"In automation theory, a 'centaur' is a person who is assisted by a machine. You're a human head being carried around on a tireless robot body. Driving a car makes you a centaur, and so does using autocomplete. And obviously, a reverse centaur is a machine head on a human body, a person who is […]

RE: https://toot.io/@MediaOnMastodon/115691147939633040 Everyone on open social web should be grateful for #flipboard and them being a good actor for the open social web.

The amount of work @Flipboard has done to make Mastodon awesome for news from all around the world is incredible.

Beautiful fluffy snow in Sunnyside, Queens #silentsunday

Reddy hanging out on #caturday #catsofmastodon

Birth rates all over the world are falling. Why are so many Americans worried about the impact of that on their society? @19thnews carried out a survey to find out, and spoke to experts about how fear of falling birth rates is related to MAGA, anti-immigration policies and more […]

RE: https://flipboard.social/@surf/115584100375782527 Psst, there's a new version of Surf and it's awesome!

Today, for Trans Day of Remembrance, @LGBTQNation has put together this Flipboard Storyboard. "Now more than ever, commemorating the Trans Day of Remembrance is a revolutionary act of solidarity that gives our community a memorial to honor our fallen, reflect on what we’ve endured, and advocate […]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@mellifluousbox/115569615176946969 Congrats to @Gargron, @mellifluousbox and the whole team for advancing the Mastodon org to ensure it will continue to ship great work in the years ahead while remaining funded by the people for the people.

Rev. Michael Woolf, senior minister of Lake Street Church of Evanston, was shot in the leg with a pepper ball by state police while protesting outside the Broadview ICE facility, Illinois. He writes for Religion News Service about why he continues to show up at Broadview, the atmosphere at […]

Zohran Mamdani majored in Africana Studies at Bowdoin College in Maine, at the time Peter Coviello taught the subject there, though he can't remember if New York City's Mayor-elect was his student or not. For LitHub, he explains how he was approached by a New York Times reporter to speak about […]

In 2006, the late Dick Cheney accidentally shot his pal Harry Whittington in the face while in Texas. The following year, Texas Monthly produced its award-winning "Bum Steers" cover, which was inspired by National Lampoon and featured a photo illustration of Cheney pointing a gun toward the […]

In January, Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico, and did his best to strong-arm newsrooms into using its new moniker, the Gulf of America. Nine months, and many executive orders later, how is it going? Nieman Lab's Joshua Benton says the new name hasn't stuck in […]

15 years in and we're just getting started! Flipboard's CEO @mike spoke with @forbes's Andy Meek about being digital survivors, @surf, and our role in the future of publishing […]

@greg of @Flipboard talking ATProto at #ietf124!

AI slop is threatening journalism by churning out clickbaity versions of original stories, capturing web traffic, and destroying readers' trust in media. NiemanLab's Ben Paviour takes a look at how it's proliferating, with the help of Google. https://flip.it/6VypfN #artificialintelligence #ai […]

Missed @ben's keynote at this year's @fediforum? Here's the full transcript. "The opportunity right now isn't to build a better Twitter or to provide a nice place for people who care about Linux to chat: it's to build infrastructure that vulnerable people can actually use to organize, to […]

"The Stakes Are Real: Why the Open Social Web Matters Now." Amazing keynote from @ben at last week's #fediforum, reminding us all that what we are building here is critical for the world at this moment in time, and also some good advice on how to solve the right problems […]

Hello fediverse, The AltStore is federating! It’s time to give developers and users an open platform to directly connect with each other while drastically improving app discovery. I believe so much in this mission that I joined their board to help. More here from @rileytestut […]