Joe Amditis
@jamditis.bsky.social
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Joe Amditis
Center for Cooperative Media
1 day ago
New Jersey's local and independent newsrooms now have a shared newsroom of their own. The NJ News Wire is out of beta and accepting new members. A story filed in one town can run in newsrooms across the state within a day.
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Joe Amditis
Free Press
9 days ago
While local news is in crisis across the country, the New Jersey Civic Information Consortium has served as a model solution for local journalism. But New Jersey now has a big (funding) problem. Free Press'
@mikerispoli.bsky.social
explains:
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Joe Amditis
Center for Cooperative Media
1 day ago
If you run or work in local news in New Jersey, this one's for you. On July 1 we're gathering at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park for Born to Run the Local News β lunch, networking and a 1 p.m. session on building an outlet that lasts. Tickets $5.
#localnews
#NJnews
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Joe Amditis
Cyrus Farivar
7 days ago
This is very interesting! Thx
@jamditis.bsky.social
!
bsky.app/profile/rahu...
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Joe Amditis
Center for Cooperative Media
8 days ago
Tomorrow's free workshop at Montclair State: two sessions on breaking-news reporting and fast-turn editing, built for local journalists in NJ, PA, and NY. Five coaches. Complimentary lunch. Register today.
#Journalism
#LocalNews
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Workshop: Reporting and story editing for impact with Pro News Coaches
An intensive seminar on deadline reporting and editing, presented by Pro News Coaches in partnership with the Center for Cooperative Media.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/workshop-reporting-and-story-editing-for-impact-with-pro-news-coaches-tickets-1988177728105?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Joe Amditis
Center for Cooperative Media
8 days ago
Montclair State is the new operator of NJ PBS, starting July 1. CCM will help build the statewide journalism network behind it β connecting hundreds of NJ news orgs to public media. A big moment for local news in New Jersey.
#NewJersey
#PublicMedia
www.montclair.edu/newscenter/2...
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Montclair State University Named New Operator of New Jerseyβs Public Television Stations
The University and its College of Communication and Media will manage NJ PBS beginning July 1, 2026. The selection brings public media back home to New Jersey with broadcast-ready facilities, a statew...
https://www.montclair.edu/newscenter/2026/06/03/montclair-state-university-named-new-operator-of-new-jerseys-public-television-stations/
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Joe Amditis
Center for Cooperative Media
8 days ago
cool work from our associate director
@jamditis.bsky.social
β building tools so ai instances can collaborate across sessions. this is the kind of experimentation we love to see in local news tech.
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Joe Amditis
The Lenfest Institute for Journalism
8 days ago
What does it take to build news orgs that can serve communities through 2030 and beyond? Today we're launching the Philadelphia Local News 2030 Initiative, a $1 million effort to help 10 Philly-area publishers experiment with new business models and adapt to a rapidly changing media landscape.
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Lenfest Institute launches $1 million Philadelphia Local News 2030 Initiative
Ten Philadelphia-area news organizations will receive funding, consulting, and innovation services through a two-year, $1 million initiative focused on sustainability.
https://www.lenfestinstitute.org/institute-news/lenfest-institute-philadelphia-local-news-2030-initiative-knight-foundation/
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Joe Amditis
Center for Cooperative Media
8 days ago
exciting news from
@lenfestinstitute.org
β $1m to help philly-area publishers build sustainable business models. this is exactly the kind of long-horizon investment local news needs right now.
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here's how i set up my "claude peers" system so claude can collaborate with other sessions across multiple machines
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8 days ago
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Joe Amditis
Rahul Bhargava
8 days ago
Tech-oriented journalists are sharing reusable AI skills to help with automation tasks.
@jamditis.bsky.social
hosts a big collections. These intrigue me & provoke thinking about some kind of shared system for evaluating how useful they are in practice... thumbs-up/down? reviews?
skills.amditis.tech
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Claude skills for journalism
53 skills and 14 hooks for journalists, researchers, academics, and media professionals.
https://skills.amditis.tech
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Joe Amditis
Center for Cooperative Media
9 days ago
If you carry the torch for local news in NJ, come to the Stone Pony in Asbury Park on July 1. Lunch, drinks, and a session on building news that lasts β with hundreds of local publishers and reporters. $5.
#LocalNews
#NJJournalism
www.eventbrite.com/e/born-to-ru...
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Joe Amditis
Center for Cooperative Media
13 days ago
The June 4 workshop at Montclair State covers two things reporters and editors really need: how to handle breaking news responsibly under pressure, and how to sharpen editing skills fast. Free and in person. Register:
www.eventbrite.com/e/workshop-r...
#Journalism
#LocalNews
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Workshop: Reporting and story editing for impact with Pro News Coaches
An intensive seminar on deadline reporting and editing, presented by Pro News Coaches in partnership with the Center for Cooperative Media.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/workshop-reporting-and-story-editing-for-impact-with-pro-news-coaches-tickets-1988177728105?aff=oddtdtcreator
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in honor of claude -p dying next month, here's how I run my stuff rip oauth non-interactive sessions β
skills.amditis.tech/autonomy/
13 days ago
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Joe Amditis
Center for Cooperative Media
21 days ago
Register for our free webinar on tracking collaborative journalism impact β May 26, 12 PM ET, online. You'll learn how to build an impact framework and show funders what your work actually accomplishes.
#CollaborativeJ
#Journalism
eventbrite.com/e/how-journa...
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How journalism collaboratives can track impact
Learn how to define, measure and track the ways your journalism collaborative makes a difference in your community.
https://eventbrite.com/e/how-journalism-collaboratives-can-track-impact-tickets-1988440464958?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Joe Amditis
Center for Cooperative Media
19 days ago
Two experts will guide Wednesday's press briefing on immigration enforcement in NJ: Oscar ChacΓ³n (Alianza Americas) and Guerline M. Pierre (L.A.M.P.). Free, online, May 27, 2 PM ET.
#ImmigrationJournalism
#NJNews
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Press briefing: Immigration enforcement and its impact on NJ families
Join us on Wednesday, 5/ 27, for a press briefing on how expanded security checks and U.S. Supreme Court decision on TPS uproot immigrants.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/press-briefing-immigration-enforcement-and-its-impact-on-nj-families-tickets-1989029380420?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Joe Amditis
Center for Cooperative Media
20 days ago
If you cover breaking news in the tri-state area, this one's for you. Join us June 4 at Montclair State for a free full-day workshop on deadline reporting and editing with Pro News Coaches.
#Journalism
#NewJersey
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Workshop: Reporting and story editing for impact with Pro News Coaches
An intensive seminar on deadline reporting and editing, presented by Pro News Coaches in partnership with the Center for Cooperative Media.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/workshop-reporting-and-story-editing-for-impact-with-pro-news-coaches-tickets-1988177728105?aff=oddtdtcreator
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still a few slots open for next week's course from the
@knightcenterut.bsky.social
journalismcourses.org/product/adva...
2 months ago
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the dumbest person you know is using claude to file their taxes right now
2 months ago
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Joe Amditis
Center for Cooperative Media
2 months ago
How do collaboratives track impact differently than traditional newsrooms? Caroline Porter's session at
#CJS2026
is about frameworks built specifically for collaborative work β not just reach, but real community change. May 15 at Temple in Philly.
summit.collaborativejournalism.org
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A guide to contributing responsibly when you're using AI coding agents β because every pull request costs someone their time, and most open source maintainers are volunteers.
strugglestreet.substack.com/p/dont-be-a-...
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Don't be a slop cannon
Open source etiquette for AI-assisted contributors
https://strugglestreet.substack.com/p/dont-be-a-slop-cannon
2 months ago
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Joe Amditis
David Eads
3 months ago
One of the better things I've read recently remains the Nieman "prediction" (a plea, really) by
@jamditis.bsky.social
It's legit insane that newsrooms will hire an editor for their "experience" without seeing if they know how URLs work or how to use Google Docs.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/plea...
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Please learn how to use your computer
"The number of professionals in journalism, media, communications, and academia who still don't understand how to use the very tools they depend on for their livelihood is, frankly, staggering."
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/please-learn-how-to-use-your-computer/
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Joe Amditis
Center for Cooperative Media
3 months ago
And the winners! We recognized 10 outlets and journalists for the Excellence in Community News Award, plus two special honors: π Media Champion: Clyde Hughes, Front Runner New Jersey β Legacy in Journalism: Nowy Dziennik See all 10 honorees π
pages.centerforcooperativemedia.org/ecm/awards.html
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Joe Amditis
Center for Cooperative Media
3 months ago
Full recap β including remarks from Gov. Sherrill, Sen. Mukherji, and Sen. Kim, plus what journalists in the room had to say β is up now:
medium.com/centerforcooperativemedia/gov-mikie-sherrill-ethnic-and-community-media-shed-light-on-untold-local-stories-9d961e540195
#NJMedia
#CommunityJournalism
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Gov. Mikie Sherrill: Ethnic and community media shed light on βuntold local storiesβ
U.S. Sen. Andy Kim, NJ Sen. Raj Mukherji highlight the need for truthful, reliable news media at the 2026 NJ Excellence in Community Mediaβ¦
https://medium.com/centerforcooperativemedia/gov-mikie-sherrill-ethnic-and-community-media-shed-light-on-untold-local-stories-9d961e540195
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Joe Amditis
Center for Cooperative Media
3 months ago
What would it take to build a cooperative for non-editorial journalism workers? Matthew Green and Madison Karas are exploring that question at
#CJS2026
on May 15 β one of the concurrent sessions on Friday in Philly.
summit.collaborativejournalism.org
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Joe Amditis
Aaron Weiss (no relation)
3 months ago
I spent the last week evolving a Claude skill then manually went through an update process on Friday. This looks like a great addition.
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It's over. Starting today, March 16, the first track on the new bridge enters regular passenger service.
reroutenj.org/blog/bridge-...
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The new Portal North Bridge is open β Reroute NJ
Phase 1 complete. Regular NJ Transit schedules resume March 15, first track on the new bridge enters service March 16.
https://reroutenj.org/blog/bridge-opens
3 months ago
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Joe Amditis
Carrie Brown
3 months ago
The NJ Community Media awards showcased so many local outlets doing important work. Really impressive. Here is Slice of Culture winning an award for important police accountability reporting
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Joe Amditis
Carrie Brown
3 months ago
Gov Sherrill at NJ Community Media Awards hosted by
@centercoopmedia.bsky.social
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Joe Amditis
Center for Cooperative Media
3 months ago
10 years of CJS. We're back in Philadelphia β where the summit first traveled beyond Montclair β for the 10th anniversary. May 14-15 at Temple University. ~150 seats. Register:
summit.collaborativejournalism.org
#CJS2026
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2026 Collaborative Journalism Summit | 10th anniversary
Join us for the 10th anniversary Collaborative Journalism Summit. May 14-15, 2026 at SERC at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA.
https://summit.collaborativejournalism.org
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Joe Amditis
Center for Cooperative Media
3 months ago
10 years. 7 cities. We started in Montclair, went to Philly, Chicago, D.C., Detroit, Denver β and now we're back in Philadelphia for the 10th anniversary summit. May 14-15 at Temple University.
#CJS2026
summit.collaborativejournalism.org
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AutoContext now includes skill evolution. Check it out and install it here:
skills.amditis.tech/autocontext/
Would love to know what you think!
3 months ago
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I'm doing another MOOC with the
@knightcenterut.bsky.social
next month for journalists/editors/media people.
journalismcourses.org/product/adva...
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Advanced Prompt Engineering for Journalists
https://journalismcourses.org/product/advanced-prompt-engineering-for-journalists/
3 months ago
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Joe Amditis
Sharon Machlis
3 months ago
Lots of tips and ideas in here on how to put together an autonomous Claude Code setup that can do some of your grunt work *in an organizational setting*. (With some thought given to system security.)
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I named it 'Claude Chode' because I thought it was funny.
strugglestreet.substack.com/p/claude-cho...
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Claude Chode: An autonomous Claude Code system running on $700 of Raspberry Pi gear
I named it 'Claude Chode' because I thought it was funny at 2am. It stuck.
https://strugglestreet.substack.com/p/claude-chode-an-autonomous-claude/
3 months ago
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Joe Amditis
Center for Cooperative Media
3 months ago
Planning to attend
#CJS2026
as a work trip? Here are some resources and templates to make the reimbursement and travel auth process easier. Let us know what else we should add to this kit!
summit.collaborativejournalism.org/updates/work...
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Making it easier to attend CJS2026 | 2026 Collaborative Journalism Summit
Work trip approval documents, schedule in multiple formats, and everything else you need to plan your trip to Philadelphia.
https://summit.collaborativejournalism.org/updates/work-trip-packet
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Joe Amditis
Sharon Machlis
3 months ago
Interested in using AI skills for Claude/Codex in journalism? Check out
@akesslerdc.bsky.social
's
#NICAR26
session repo:
github.com/amkessler/ni...
Another great resource:
@jamditis.bsky.social
's skills collection for journalists/researchers/academics
github.com/amkessler/ni...
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GitHub - amkessler/nicar2026_skills_in_codex_claude: Materials for NICAR 2026 session on using "skills" to aid in more reliable, reproducible analysis tasks when using Codex and Claude Code
Materials for NICAR 2026 session on using "skills" to aid in more reliable, reproducible analysis tasks when using Codex and Claude Code - amkessler/nicar2026_skills_in_codex_claude
https://github.com/amkessler/nicar2026_skills_in_codex_claude
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Joe Amditis
Center for Cooperative Media
3 months ago
ποΈ Newsroom Digest: A look back at 2025 in NJ local news PLUS: The new Excellence in Community Media Awards
mailchi.mp/centerforcoo...
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ποΈ Newsroom Digest: A look back at 2025 in NJ local news
PLUS: Recent updates from around the local news ecosystem
https://mailchi.mp/centerforcooperativemedia/a-look-back-at-2025-in-nj-local-news
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Joe Amditis
Center for Cooperative Media
4 months ago
π First look at the schedule for the 2026 Collaborative Journalism Summit The 10th anniversary
#CJS2026
session lineup is starting to come together!
mailchi.mp/collaborativ...
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π First look at the schedule for the 2026 Collaborative Journalism Summit
Keynotes confirmed, sessions set, and lightning talks announced β start planning your two days in Philadelphia
https://mailchi.mp/collaborativejournalism/first-look-at-the-schedule-for-the-2026-collaborative-journalism-summit
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Joe Amditis
Carrie Brown
4 months ago
Why we built Reroute NJ
reroutenj.org/blog/why-we-...
by
@jamditis.bsky.social
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Why we built Reroute NJ
Five free tools in 11 languages to help NJ Transit riders navigate the Portal Bridge cutover (Feb 15 β Mar 15, 2026).
https://reroutenj.org/blog/why-we-built-reroute-nj.html
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Joe Amditis
KeyJawn
4 months ago
Claude Code, OpenClaw, Gemini CLI, Codex β these tools live in a shell. If you want to use them, you need a terminal. The phone keyboards theyβre using werenβt built for this.
keyjawn.amditis.tech/blog/why-i-b...
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Why I built a keyboard for the CLI renaissance -- KeyJawn
AI tools brought millions of new users to the terminal. Mobile keyboards haven't caught up.
https://keyjawn.amditis.tech/blog/why-i-built-keyjawn/
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couldn't find a mobile keyboard with basic terminal keys so i made my own
keyjawn.amditis.tech/blog/why-i-b...
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Why I built a keyboard for the CLI renaissance -- KeyJawn
AI tools brought millions of new users to the terminal. Mobile keyboards haven't caught up.
https://keyjawn.amditis.tech/blog/why-i-built-keyjawn/
4 months ago
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Joe Amditis
Stephen Stirling
4 months ago
Waking up to NJ Transit Portal Bridge problems?
@jamditis.bsky.social
has you covered. Here's how to navigate a month of potentially hellacious delays. Civic coding at its best:
reroutenj.org
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Reroute NJ β Navigate the Portal Bridge cutover
Free tools for NJ Transit riders affected by the Portal North Bridge cutover (Feb 15 β Mar 15, 2026).
https://reroutenj.org
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The Portal Bridge cutover started TODAY. If you cover transit in New Jersey β or if you run a community site, town Facebook page, or commuter forum β you can now put Reroute NJ tools directly on your website.
reroutenj.org/blog/new-emb...
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New: embed Reroute NJ on your website
Four embed formats, a visual configurator, and PNG export for newsrooms covering the Portal Bridge cutover.
https://reroutenj.org/blog/new-embed-system
4 months ago
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a brief explanation of the methodology behind Reroute NJ
reroutenj.org/about.html
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About our methodology β Reroute NJ
How we produce translations, verify transit data, and prioritize accessibility and accuracy.
https://reroutenj.org/about.html
4 months ago
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Joe Amditis
Michael Sol Warren
4 months ago
This is some cool shit from
@jamditis.bsky.social
for NJ Transit commuters
reroutenj.org
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Reroute NJ β Navigate the Portal Bridge cutover
Free tools for NJ Transit riders affected by the Portal North Bridge cutover (Feb 15 β Mar 15, 2026).
https://reroutenj.org/
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it has begun
reroutenj.org/blog/cutover...
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The cutover starts today β Reroute NJ
The Portal North Bridge cutover starts today. What NJ Transit riders need to know for the next four weeks.
https://reroutenj.org/blog/cutover-begins.html
4 months ago
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Joe Amditis
Center for Cooperative Media
5 months ago
β¨ Join us May 14-15 in Philly for this year's Collaborative Journalism Summit! It's going to be an awesome event. This year, we'll have an awards dinner and celebrate 10 years of collaboration. Also: Do you have a session to pitch? Send it in! More:
summit.collaborativejournalism.org
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Joe Amditis
Damon Kiesow
5 months ago
Every time I hear someone from any c-suite talk about GenAi I become more convinced it is a bubble. Doubly so if they point to valuations.
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Joe Amditis
Kevin Lerner
6 months ago
Always love the
@niemanlab.org
predictions for journalism, but extra-psyched this year to have two colleagues who prognosticated. Read the work of
@brizzyc.bsky.social
and
@jamditis.bsky.social
(And then come study journalism with us at Montclair State University!)
www.niemanlab.org/collection/p...
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Nieman Lab's Predictions for Journalism 2026
Each year, we ask some of the smartest people in journalism and digital media what they think is coming in the next 12 months. Hereβs what they had to say.
https://www.niemanlab.org/collection/predictions-2026/
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