On Journalism 2050, @antelava.bsky.social talks Trump, Silicon Valley, and the weaponization of the First Amendment, with hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

So-called news avoiders aren’t really skipping out on the news, Mary Retta writes for CJR's Journalism 2050 Issue. They have alternative, often indirect sources of information. www.cjr.org/feature/ill-...

In this episode of Journalism 2050, Ben Smith joins @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin to reflect on the thrill of being a journalist in the early years of social media and how AI has become the latest vehicle for techno-evangelism. Listen in: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The last good day on the internet. Ben Smith joins Journalism 2050 hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. youtu.be/cm9Ah7IKDZA?...

The connection between politics and the longevity game. @antelava.bsky.social joins hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin on a new episode of Journalism 2050. Listen or watch wherever you get your podcasts. youtu.be/o4t06CvYxqk?...

World leaders, decreasingly inclined to talk with journalists, speak at length to Lex Fridman, a podcaster with about five million YouTube subscribers, about their ideas and feelings—and Fridman does not push back on the facts. Read Maddy Crowell in CJR: www.cjr.org/feature/the-...

On Journalism 2050, @antelava.bsky.social tells why life in in Silicon Valley felt like living in the heart of the Roman Empire, with hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. Listen or watch wherever you get your podcasts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Anya Schiffrin on the normalization of media capture, with @azmatzahra.bsky.social and Journalism 2050 hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. youtu.be/krcMZxnFtEY?...

@azmatzahra.bsky.social on what happens when a hedge fund buys the only source for satellite imagery of a conflict zone, with Anya Schiffrin and Journalism 2050 hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Anya Schiffrin on the power of buried journalism in trials, with @azmatzahra.bsky.social and Journalism 2050 hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. youtu.be/krcMZxnFtEY?...

The ethos for documentation in Gaza. @azmatzahra.bsky.social with Journalism 2050 hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...

Anya Schiffrin on the normalization of media capture, with @azmatzahra.bsky.social and Journalism 2050 hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. youtu.be/krcMZxnFtEY?...

In a Journalism 2050 live event, @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin speak with @azmatzahra.bsky.social and Anya Schiffrin about the consequences of the war on Gaza on journalism and what history can teach us about the role of the press in times of crisis. youtu.be/krcMZxnFtEY?...

The ethos for documentation in Gaza. @azmatzahra.bsky.social with Journalism 2050 hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...

I urge you to watch our podcast, (or listen to it even) - with @azmatzahra.bsky.social and Anya Schiffrin talking about how journalism in Gaza has changed the playbook for all future reporting, and how journalism is treated during conflict

Futurist Douglas @rushkoff.com joins Journalism 2050 hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

When forces shaping our future look at humanity as Humanity 1.0. Futurist Douglas @rushkoff.com with Journalism 2050 hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...

Today, we’re introducing the Journalism 2050 issue, looking at where the wind is blowing the media industry and habits of news consumption. www.cjr.org/the-journali...

Are we moving towards two civilizations? One uber wealthy, an enclosed economy of AI driven demand and supply, and another agrarian, artisanal, poor? How should journalism work against that scenario? Join me, Heather Chaplin and @rushkoff.com on a wild podcast exploration #journalism2050

The Tow Center for Digital Journalism is releasing a tracker, created by Tow Researchers @klaudia.bsky.social and @aisvarya17.bsky.social, that monitors lawsuits, deals, and grants between news publishers and AI companies www.cjr.org/analysis/law... tow.cjr.org/ai-deals-law...

Last week, two more lawsuits were filed by news publishers against OpenAI and Microsoft, adding to a long string of copyright cases against AI companies. I wrote about it for @columjournreview.bsky.social (via @towcenter.bsky.social) www.cjr.org/analysis/law...

Today the @towcenter.bsky.social is releasing a tracker (built by my talented colleague @aisvarya17.bsky.social) that monitors developments between news publishers and AI companies—including lawsuits, deals, and grants—based on publicly available information. tow.cjr.org/ai-deals-law...

Immigration enforcement operations in North Carolina highlight the importance of local news. Read @sarahstonbely.bsky.social of @towcenter.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/tow_center/i...

Welcome to Journalism 2050, a podcast about the future of the free press. This week, join hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin in conversation with futurist @rushkoff.com. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

We originally set up an alert to track our mentions @towcenter.bsky.social - but soon found that my name cropped up a great deal, (false ‘Dr’ added), talking about the things I talk about (tech + media) but none of the quotes were real. AI slop me has been pretty busy….

We found AI produces fake ‘expert’ quotes for questionable websites - including our own director… @dmil.bsky.social @cj-robinson.bsky.social @emilybell.bsky.social www.cjr.org/tow_center/w...

Building a quote-detection tool for accountability in journalism. Read Bette Dam, Dhrumil Mehta, Sarah Grevy Gotfredsen, Tory Lysik and Sthavir Murthy from the @towcenter.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/tow_center/t...

Media outlets in France and beyond are building shared infrastructure to regain their independence from big tech platforms. Read Marine Doux of the @towcenter.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/analysis/eur...

How AI Browsers Sneak Past Blockers and Paywalls, by Aisvarya Chandrasekar and Klaudia Jaźwińska of the @towcenter.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/analysis/how...

Meta’s Ban on Political Ads in Europe Unsettles Newsrooms, by Marine Doux. www.cjr.org/analysis/met...

Bari Weiss Isn’t Capturing the Media. She’s Being Captured. Read @emilybell.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/analysis/bar...

Since Reddit struck licensing deals with Google and OpenAI, its traffic—and its importance to legacy media outlets—has surged, by @klaudia.bsky.social of the @towcenter.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/analysis/red...

Today for @columjournreview.bsky.social I wrote about how Reddit's role as a vital supplier of data for AI companies has made it a consequential player in the relationship between platforms and publishers www.cjr.org/analysis/red... (cc: @towcenter.bsky.social)

Pink slime never went away. Politically motivated “journalism” has expanded into news media at every level. Read @emilybell.bsky.social of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism. www.cjr.org/analysis/pin...

We asked seven different AI models to identify the location, date and source of photos taken by photojournalists, they collectively only answered 14 out of 280 queries completely correctly. @aisvarya17.bsky.social @klaudia.bsky.social @columjournreview.bsky.social www.cjr.org/tow_center/w...

NEW in @columjournreview.bsky.social: Why AI models are bad at fact-checking photos www.cjr.org/tow_center/w...

We asked seven different AI models to identify the location, date and source of photos taken by photojournalists, they collectively only answered 14 out of 280 queries completely correctly. @aisvarya17.bsky.social @klaudia.bsky.social @columjournreview.bsky.social www.cjr.org/tow_center/w...

Read more in @columjournreview.bsky.social @towcenter.bsky.social www.cjr.org/tow_center/w...

When Dhrumil Mehta and C.J. Robinson searched "Is DC safe?", the top Google News result was a White House article. www.cjr.org/analysis/the... @dmil.bsky.social @towcenter.bsky.social

New from Tow: "A look at the almost two million Community Notes that X makes available to download shows that the vast majority of notes never end up being displayed..." @columjournreview.bsky.social @columbiajournalism.bsky.social www.cjr.org/tow_center/a...

Trump’s alliance with tech titans has Europeans considering alternatives, by @sarahgrevy.bsky.social of the @towcenter.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/the_media_to...

As tech companies further embrace Community Notes, @towcenter.bsky.social speaks to contributors and experts about persistent issues. www.cjr.org/tow_center/a...

We @towcenter.bsky.social have a new report which takes a long (literally) look at GenAI and news publishers. Search and critical issues of value exchange are at the heart of a cycle pushing the sources of news journalism ever further from consumers. More critical than most reports you will read:

The latest from the Tow Center: We interviewed news and tech industry representatives about AI’s impact on platforms and publishers. They expressed some hope and a lot of trepidation. @klaudia.bsky.social @columjournreview.bsky.social @columbiajournalism.bsky.social www.cjr.org/the_media_to...

NEW Report From Tow Center Digital #Journalism: “Journalism Zero: How Platforms and #Publishers are Navigating #AI” www.infodocket.com/2025/05/15/r... @towcenter.bsky.social #news #media

A new report I co-authored for the @towcenter.bsky.social is out today! We interviewed representatives from the news and technology industries about AI’s impact on the relationship between platforms and publishers. They expressed some hope and a lot of trepidation. www.cjr.org/the_media_to...

New: In an effort to help those with relatively little technical training navigate the rapidly changing world of deepfakes, we highlighted just a few overarching findings that journalists should know about deepfake detection. Read on @columjournreview.bsky.social www.cjr.org/tow_center/w...

What Journalists Should Know About Deepfake Detection in 2025, by Kaylee Williams of the @towcenter.bsky.social www.cjr.org/tow_center/w...

It turns out this problem extends to many other chatbots too. In @towcenter.bsky.social's tests, they often cited the wrong article, and sometimes also fabricated links & cited syndicated or plagiarized articles instead of the original.