Spotify was archived by Anna's Archive 2 days ago. When the company starts filing lawsuits, remember this bit from the book "Spotify Teardown": Spotify *exists* because of bittorrent, and because it began ... *with an archive of pirated music*.

tonight the government killed a story on cbs about the slave labor camp in a foreign country theyre illegally sending people to

So excited to read more coverage of my colleague Mike Beaudet's latest survival guide for local TV news. Covers lessons and guidance from the years-long project on how to strategize for successful digital-first video content created by digital content producers. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/02/b...

Media reporting has a lot to learn from public health social norms messaging. Like every story about immigrant kidnappings should start with “Americans overwhelmingly think immigration is good thing for our country”. Evidence shows defining the norm resets incorrect audience perceptions.

Bystander intervention is really important to see & practice. Like if someone called a woman "piggy" in a work setting... the APPROPRIATE and NORMAL response would be to stop things & address now not OK that is. I'm hoping HR training producers add that as a case study to those trainings we all take

In 1996 there was a mass shooting in Australia; 35 people were killed. Australia’s government passed a sweeping gun reform law in 12 days. 12 days. www.thebulwark.com/p/america-un...

C+J is one of the few places where global journalists and academics gather to share methods, stories, and snacks! This year was no exception and I was delighted to present a paper on AI bias, run a workshop on data embodiment, and facilitate a few panels. Some takeaways 🧵

When Scalia rewrote the Second Amendment in Heller, I warned that he would have “blood on his hands” from the carnage he was enabling. The Second Amendment protects a “militia” right, which was the understanding of the courts for 200 years. The “individual right” rewrite is a suicide pact.

This is the correct take on the whole Trump AI EO situation and it amazes me how many folks in the industry and tech policy circles are falling for the grift. Kudos @mmasnick.bsky.social for saying it. www.techdirt.com/2025/12/12/t...

Can I still enjoy the World Cup, despite FIFA's best attempts to ruin it? This awesome @sciam.bsky.social article about the math and physics of the soccer ball design is helping. Great weekend read. www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...

Data Justice 2026 conference CFP live! I haven't been able to attend yet, but hope to one year. Their "justice" framing is adjacent to a lot of my work, but has helped me understand state-level issues. @linadencik.bsky.social & @arne-hz.bsky.social. June, Cardiff. datajusticelab.org/event/data-j...

Excited to digest learning from our latest civic data theatre experiment 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 "The Numbers" had a two-week run at Northeastern. The student-devised play explored the company's personal data stories, and Boston's climate action plan, through _participatory theatre_ and *embodied data*.

If you've ever been to a naturalization ceremony, you know they're filled with people whose palpable love of this country is twenty times stronger than the pinched "patriotism" of any native-born MAGA chud. Just unspeakable assholery.

The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge "Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."

Yesterday, the Deportation Data Project posted new FOIA data on ICE arrests through October 15 and it’s staggering how much it instantly disproves every claim the Trump admin has made about targeting “criminals” during its splashy arrest operations. Here’s arrests in Illinois since April.

Northeastern is hiring! **Assistant Professor in AI Policy and Media**. I'm particularly interested in bringing in some candidates with critical lenses on these issues. Thanks for any help amplifying to candidates and networks. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...

Hey all, The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships. Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits. You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.

My heart goes out to all my Somali neighbors and immigrants whose lives are now in danger because of these hateful racist comments.

Who has best guides for World Cup tix options? I had to dig on Reddit to understand that if you buy a set of tix on FIFA Marketplace you're _not_ guaranteed they will be seated together... terrible option for families. Any news outlets summarizing all this small print for fans? @bostonglobe.com?

How are researchers using @mediacloud.bsky.social online news archive? "This breadth of academic citations show Media Cloud has established itself as a key piece of digital public infrastructure". Emily Boardman Ndulue summarizes academic use in latest blog post www.mediacloud.org/blog/analysi...

I spent a few hours trying to debug a Python Scrapy/reactor issue with Claude AI... ended up with logs everywhere and no bug fix. So I went back to tried and true StackOverflow: 2nd result had the fix from 2024. Thank you "wRAR" for sharing your solution 👏🏽

First time I'm seeing a Bluesky embed used on the @us.theguardian.com. News embeds of social media conveys normalcy and legitimacy to platforms, so it's intriguing to see it. (also a *sick* grab from the team I grew up cheering for!) www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/n...

Boston event 📆 My "Interactivity in the Educational Museum" course is doing a popup final show at the Boston Cyberarts gallery. Join us to play with these hands-on pieces that all explore how and why we come together as community! "The Feeling is Mutual". Opening reception this Fri, Dec 5th 6-7:30

A+ headline work from the AP apnews.com/article/dona...

💥 Northeastern University in Boston is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Network Science & Communication! Joint appointment with Communication Studies & College of Science. Review of applications begins 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. Please share!! northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...

I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...

Watch party 🎥🎉! The talks from @infoplusconf.bsky.social this year have already been posted online informationplusconference.com/2025/talks/

"Greater algorithmic knowledge did not necessarily translate into healthier online behavior" - my colleague Myo Chung helping us tease out how youth conceive or and interact with algorithms online, summarizing her latest paper for @niemanlab.org www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/trap...

For the first time in my career, I can’t tell people to trust what the CDC website says. And that is an incredibly sad and devastating place for this country to be.

“.. The United States is now a nation run by public servants who behave no better than internet trolls .. “.. Trump’s sexist comments are an attack on women’s dignity — and by making them, he strips the presidency of its dignity too.” @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Random World Cup qualifier note: I've heard the anti-racist + anti-Nazi anthem Bella Ciao a few times from crowds. I *really* hope people bring trumpets to play it during this summer's World Cup in the US. 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽 Here's a rendition from Celtic fans in '22: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5dC...

The Computation+Journalism Symposium is less than a month away cplusj2025.com See the full agenda cplusj2025.com/agenda/ and register here events.miami.edu/event/cplusj... ($150 for professionals, $30 for students) #dataJournalism #dataViz #dataVisualization

Can public involvement in AI evaluation improve the science? Or does it compromise quality, speed, cost? In @pnas.org, Megan Price & I summarize challenges of AI evaluation, review strengths/weaknesses, & suggest how participatory methods can improve the science of AI www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Mellon continuing interesting line of funding higher ed. Call for projects that focus on "Unruly Intelligences" or "Normalization and Its Discontents". Important funding for humanities that "supports inquiry into issues of vital social, cultural & historical import." 👏🏽 www.mellon.org/article/high...

I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?

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If the NYT told the story of the homeless teenager exploited by Matt Gaetz with even half as much empathy as it tells the story of Olivia Nuzzi, it would be in danger of committing journalism.

Excellent first day of workshops at @infoplusconf.bsky.social! Already connecting with old friends, having my curousity sparked by hands-on activities from Jose Duarte / EasyDataViz, and being inspired by novel data storytelling from @data4change.bsky.social.

Congrats to awardees of the UNESCO Information Integrity challenge on climate change. Our pitch didn't make it but this looks like a great set of projects to fight climate disinformation. Maybe some of them will use @mediacloud.bsky.social 🤷🏽‍♂️ www.unesco.org/en/articles/...

Research opportunity: Postdoc in Critical Data Studies (Stockholm). Deadline 11/25 www.sh.se/english/sode...

Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer. He is a computer safety researcher. And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine. In under 1600 words. aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...

We at Media Cloud recently hosted a small New(s) Knowledge Symposium to share learning and examples of teams and projects building knowledge from streams of news content. Curious about the event? See @cj-robinson.bsky.social's piece for @columjournreview.bsky.social . www.cjr.org/tow_center/w...

Public Data Cultures is out today on @politybooks.bsky.social! 📗🎊 jonathangray.org/2025/10/23/p... It aims to nurture critical and creative engagements with public data as cultural material, medium of participation and as site of transnational politics. Happy to see it out in the world! 🦔🌌💜

Are you an API user of our @mediacloud.bsky.social online news archive? Minor Python API client release to make your life a little easier vis-a-vis dates. Details on our new discussion forum: github.com/orgs/mediacl...

Trans data epistemologies: Transgender ways of knowing with data by @drnikko.bsky.social and @ameliadogan.bsky.social in @bigdatasoc.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Three weeks ago, MEAG had the privilege of bringing together researchers, journalists, and technologists from around the world for the New(s) Knowledge Symposium: from research to intelligence. A big thank-you to all of our speakers and participant for contributing ideas, data, and dialogue!

New diss track from @columjournreview.bsky.social dropped! How did I miss this a few months ago. 🎧👏🏽 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq29...

@suesmith.lol I'm in the camp of needing a Glitch replacement for teaching. Going to try out your CodeSpaces template to see if it fits the bill. Thanks for sharing it!