Tech companies say that LLMs work better if they remember things about you. But people may find themselves “insulated from the truth by the very tools they use to seek it.” @aisvarya17.bsky.social for Tow and @columjournreview.bsky.social www.cjr.org/tow_center/c...

Tech companies say that LLMs work better if they remember things about you. But people may find themselves “insulated from the truth by the very tools they use to seek it.” Read Aisvarya Chandrasekar of the @towcenter.bsky.social www.cjr.org/tow_center/c...

A European journalist apologized for using AI to fabricate quotes—including from me. But there’s little accountability in blaming a chatbot, writes @emilybell.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/tow_center/d...

Mediahuis is a company that boasted about going ‘all in’ on AI …then it suspended one of its most senior editors for doing just that…..

Polymarket and Kalshi are quickly making deals with news publishers, with potential implications for the regulation of prediction markets. It’s unclear how journalism wins. @klaudia.bsky.social www.cjr.org/tow_center/t...

Polymarket and Kalshi are quickly making deals with news publishers, with potential implications for the regulation of prediction markets. It’s unclear how journalism wins. Read Klaudia Jaźwińska. www.cjr.org/tow_center/t...

There is zero reason for any credible news organisation to do a deal with Polymarket or Kalshi. Here are some concrete reasons NOT to - new analysis from @towcenter.bsky.social show how far reaching and false Polymarket ‘affiliate’ accounts are www.cjr.org/tow_center/p...

“News” accounts tied to betting markets are filling a demand for breaking news on X with false, misleading and unattributed claims. New analysis by @cj-robinson.bsky.social of @towcenter.bsky.social. Read more: www.cjr.org/tow_center/p...

Polymarket affiliate accounts peddling this misinformation attract over 3X as many impressions as the official Polymarket feed, @towcenter.bsky.social finds. @nytimes.com reported that the official account also published hundreds of false and misleading posts. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/t...

We have really top notch computational journalists at @towcenter.bsky.social and @columbiajournalism.bsky.social …here is @cj-robinson.bsky.social with new research on the dangerous Polymarket grift infecting news integrity

AI companies - ‘helping’ journalism…. by borrowing authority without bothering to fix citation . Me in CJR www.cjr.org/tow_center/d...

As Polymarket pushes to be seen as a legitimate source of information, “news” accounts tied to betting markets are spreading misinformation. A new analysis by @cj-robinson.bsky.social tracks how Polymarket is amplifying news far beyond its own X account. www.cjr.org/tow_center/p...

When asking AI about the news, readers “know the answers they are getting are not perfect.” They keep asking anyway. @klaudia.bsky.social @aisvarya17.bsky.social www.cjr.org/tow_center/a...

When asking AI about the news, readers “know the answers they are getting are not perfect.” They keep asking anyway. Read @klaudia.bsky.social and @aisvarya17.bsky.social of @towcenter.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/tow_center/a...

Profit or Nonprofit? A Debate over Journalism’s Future. @joshih.bsky.social of Mill Media and Vanan Murugesan of the Sahan Journal join @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin on this week's Journalism 2050. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

Mending local news in a crisis: How nonprofit and for-profit business models can complement each other when big-money media fails. Read @emilybell.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/tow_center/m...

On Wikipedia, an army of humans provide clarification and updates, in dialogue with one another. Many of Grok’s processes are still largely invisible. It’s also unclear how much Musk can affect its decisions. Read @cj-robinson.bsky.social for @towcenter.bsky.social.

Grokipedia does allow humans to suggest changes to its content. But according to a new analysis from the @towcenter.bsky.social, something has shifted: suggestions are increasingly being submitted from Grok to itself. Read @cj-robinson.bsky.social www.cjr.org/tow_center/g...

So...Grok is editing Grok to make Grokipedia Until recently, Grok was the "editor" of Grokipedia, but most of the edits were submitted by users. Now, most of the proposed edits are initiated by Grok. New analysis by @cj-robinson.bsky.social at @towcenter.bsky.social www.cjr.org/tow_center/g...

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