We unpack the roots of the current US approach to media policy via the gateway of the Gawker trial

Outlier Media Reimagines What Local News Can Be. @sarahalvarez.bsky.social and @cande313.bsky.social join hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin on a new episode of Journalism 2050. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

A pink slime publisher used govt records to target liberal politicians and publish personally identifying details about small-town residents who spoke up at school board hearings, writes Miranda Green.

FOIA’s systemic problems meet partisan robo-requests. “Every year it gets harder to get the government to give information, and it’s only going to get worse." Read C.J. Robinson. www.cjr.org/tow_center/t...

In the past year, Metric Media filed more than 9,000 FOIA requests across all 50 states, according to an investigation for the Tow Center by @mirandagreen.bsky.social www.cjr.org/tow_center/p...

My latest investigation, and first in a series for @towcenter.bsky.social : How ‘Pink Slime’ Publishers Are Weaponizing FOIA In the past year, we found a news-appearing network called Metric Media filed more than nine thousand Freedom of Information Act requests across all fifty states.

Very interesting new work from my @towcenter.bsky.social colleagues - building on excellent @wired.com article on LLMs and breaking news. Who is making decisions on when to ‘turn on’ web search for chatbots and when not to? www.cjr.org/tow_center/a...

On Feb. 19, the @towcenter.bsky.social will be hosting a panel exploring how AI-enabled search is transforming news distribution and discovery. Join us! www.eventbrite.com/e/ai-search-...

In the past year, Metric Media filed more than 9,000 FOIA requests across all 50 states, according to an investigation by Miranda Green and the @towcenter.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/tow_center/p...

How the Gawker Trial Was the Gateway to Trump. The Journalism 2050 podcast returns with guests @mariabustillos.com, @marinedoux.bsky.social, and @swajcmanearle.bsky.social, hosted by @emilybell.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Rip-roaring talk if you're interested in the history of Gawker and independent media, I had a blast thank you @columjournreview.bsky.social @emilybell.bsky.social @marinedoux.bsky.social @swajcmanearle.bsky.social and Amanda Darrach

Loved doing this - a stroll down memory lane …(if memory lane was a dark alley with lurking billionaires). Also - what have we learned about sustaining independence of media in times of pressure?

Accusing the media of being a terrorist organization is not new. The Journalism 2050 podcast is back with guests @mariabustillos.com, @marinedoux.bsky.social, @swajcmanearle.bsky.social, hosted by @emilybell.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

It's no longer enough just to be rich—in the age of social media, people want to be liked. So where does that leave "the most profoundly unfunny man" in the world? @mariabustillos.com and @swajcmanearle.bsky.social join @emilybell.bsky.social on Journalism 2050. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

Are the infrastructure and tools we use in journalism still safe? @marinedoux.bsky.social joins @emilybell.bsky.social on Journalism 2050. Watch or listen wherever you get your podcasts youtu.be/spMlrKJ1OzY?...

@aisvarya17.bsky.social and @klaudia.bsky.social: People say they are turning to AI platforms for information-related queries. While these tools are, in theory, capable of responding to queries about the news, they may not necessarily be optimized for those tasks. www.cjr.org/tow_center/a...

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)