still a few slots open for next week's course from the @knightcenterut.bsky.social journalismcourses.org/product/adva...

the dumbest person you know is using claude to file their taxes right now

How do collaboratives track impact differently than traditional newsrooms? Caroline Porter's session at #CJS2026 is about frameworks built specifically for collaborative work — not just reach, but real community change. May 15 at Temple in Philly. summit.collaborativejournalism.org

A guide to contributing responsibly when you're using AI coding agents — because every pull request costs someone their time, and most open source maintainers are volunteers. strugglestreet.substack.com/p/dont-be-a-...

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...

And the winners! We recognized 10 outlets and journalists for the Excellence in Community News Award, plus two special honors: 🏅 Media Champion: Clyde Hughes, Front Runner New Jersey ⭐ Legacy in Journalism: Nowy Dziennik See all 10 honorees 👇 pages.centerforcooperativemedia.org/ecm/awards.html

Full recap — including remarks from Gov. Sherrill, Sen. Mukherji, and Sen. Kim, plus what journalists in the room had to say — is up now: medium.com/centerforcooperativemedia/gov-mikie-sherrill-ethnic-and-community-media-shed-light-on-untold-local-stories-9d961e540195 #NJMedia #CommunityJournalism

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 — one of the concurrent sessions on Friday in Philly. summit.collaborativejournalism.org

I spent the last week evolving a Claude skill then manually went through an update process on Friday. This looks like a great addition.

It's over. Starting today, March 16, the first track on the new bridge enters regular passenger service. reroutenj.org/blog/bridge-...

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

Gov Sherrill at NJ Community Media Awards hosted by @centercoopmedia.bsky.social

10 years of CJS. We're back in Philadelphia — where the summit first traveled beyond Montclair — for the 10th anniversary. May 14-15 at Temple University. ~150 seats. Register: summit.collaborativejournalism.org #CJS2026

10 years. 7 cities. We started in Montclair, went to Philly, Chicago, D.C., Detroit, Denver — and now we're back in Philadelphia for the 10th anniversary summit. May 14-15 at Temple University. #CJS2026 summit.collaborativejournalism.org

AutoContext now includes skill evolution. Check it out and install it here: skills.amditis.tech/autocontext/ Would love to know what you think!

I'm doing another MOOC with the @knightcenterut.bsky.social next month for journalists/editors/media people. journalismcourses.org/product/adva...

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.)

I named it 'Claude Chode' because I thought it was funny. strugglestreet.substack.com/p/claude-cho...

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...

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...

🗝️ Newsroom Digest: A look back at 2025 in NJ local news PLUS: The new Excellence in Community Media Awards mailchi.mp/centerforcoo...

👀 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...

Why we built Reroute NJ reroutenj.org/blog/why-we-... by @jamditis.bsky.social

Claude Code, OpenClaw, Gemini CLI, Codex — these tools live in a shell. If you want to use them, you need a terminal. The phone keyboards they’re using weren’t built for this. keyjawn.amditis.tech/blog/why-i-b...

couldn't find a mobile keyboard with basic terminal keys so i made my own keyjawn.amditis.tech/blog/why-i-b...

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

The Portal Bridge cutover started TODAY. If you cover transit in New Jersey — or if you run a community site, town Facebook page, or commuter forum — you can now put Reroute NJ tools directly on your website. reroutenj.org/blog/new-emb...

a brief explanation of the methodology behind Reroute NJ reroutenj.org/about.html

This is some cool shit from @jamditis.bsky.social for NJ Transit commuters reroutenj.org

it has begun reroutenj.org/blog/cutover...

✨ 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

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.

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...

"Wir arbeiten in Bereichen, die die Welt erklären sollen: digitale Plattformen, KI, technologische Umbrüche, die die Gesellschaft verändern. Wie können wir glaubwürdig über diese Themen berichten, wenn wir nicht mal unsere eigenen E-Mail-Einstellungen im Griff haben?" fragt @jamditis.bsky.social

@jamditis.bsky.social: Please learn how to use your computer www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/plea...

Personal news, but I hope it's of interest to some. With the help of web developer @jamditis.bsky.social I now have a permanent home for my PhD dissertation from 1986. Its title is "The Impossible Press," and anyone can read it. Start here with my blog post: pressthink.org/2025/10/jay-... 1/

A smart explanation of "vibe coding," including how @jamditis.bsky.social used it to build a dashboard for volunteers in Springfield, NJ who were coordinating food assistance deliveries during the SNAP crisis and beyond generative-ai-newsroom.com/vibe-coding-...

this is excellent

The easiest way to show your newsroom is actually thinking about AI isn't the 50th summarization tool or chatbot. It's automating the jobs people don't want to do. Like, bluesky's favourite: alt text! I wrote about how we built this at the FT, with an interactive demo: tk.gg/posts/ai-alt...

🎟️ GET TICKETS HERE: give.wnyc.org/event/front-...

U.S. Democracy Day, in collaboration with @wnyc.org, is hosting a conversation at the Greene Space on 9/15 @ 7 pm EDT, featuring top journalists dedicated to democracy reporting. Panelists will discuss challenges and solutions in holding government accountable and protecting democratic freedoms.

🏠 Housing costs in New Jersey have skyrocketed, making it tough for many to afford a home or pay rent. Stella Mach is using Census Bureau data and smart data analysis to craft stories that matter. 📺 Full video out now: youtube.com/watch?v=cnyT... #housing #newjersey #workshop

🎇 We're teaming up with Pro News Coaches to offer free editing assistance to NJ newsrooms! Learn more and sign up here: medium.com/centerforcoo... #coaching #editing #localnews

Although I shared some research yesterday that showed a lack of accuracy and effectiveness of AI tools for journalism, I will say... @jamditis.bsky.social has you covered if you want to learn about simple ways of using AI in newsrooms that make sense strugglestreet.substack.com/p/i-built-th...

AI image generators? @jamditis.bsky.social says they're "more trouble than they're worth." For specialized needs or quick icons, maybe. But giving the last fun thing—art—to a bot? Nah. 📺 The full series is available here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

🚨 A new law signed by @govmurphy.bsky.social just dealt a major blow to local newspapers in New Jersey. Want the full story? Read Will Fischer's complete analysis: medium.com/centerforcoo...

🚨 A new law signed by @govmurphy.bsky.social just dealt a major blow to local newspapers in New Jersey. Here's the breakdown from @jamditis.bsky.social. Want the full story? Read Will Fischer's complete analysis: medium.com/centerforcoo...

🙏 Thanks to @niemanlab.org for this write-up of our report on NJ journalist compensation! www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/i-ha...

🙏 Thanks to @niemanlab.org for this write-up of the @centercoopmedia.bsky.social's report on NJ journalist compensation! www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/i-ha...

💰 We asked New Jersey journalists about their pay. Here's what they told us. Read the full report: medium.com/centerforcoo... #payequity #research #localnews