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NEW from me: The sad, sad state of the New York Times: presswatchers.org/2025/07/the-...

I happen to know that some powerful media orgs were unhappy that AP filed suit; they thought the conflict with the White House would blow over on its own and that AP risked making bad law. The AP's leadership deserves a lot of credit for having proceeded as it did. apnews.com/article/trum...

"It doesn’t really matter where people sit. But it does matter when the White House tries to impact what questions are asked, and how stories are covered, by taking control away from an elected group." www.cnn.com/2025/03/30/m...

JUST IN: Kari Lake has withdrawn the cancelation of Radio Free Europe’s grant, seeking to end a legal standoff.

Signal is a great privacy tool, but it isn’t magic. And even if you’re not discussing war plans in your group chat, it’s a good idea to know the limits of encryption. Read our piece on what Signal can—and can’t—do for you here: www.wired.com/story/encryp...

Watch the hearings here:

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Ugh. Goldberg is too "principled" to release the chat transcript. “Maybe in the coming days, I’ll be able to let you know that ‘OK, I have a plan to have this material vetted publicly.’ But I’m not going to say that now…. I’m sticking to my principles here.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxzV...

On this week’s @onthemedia.bsky.social I spoke with Mark Blyth, the absolutely brilliant Scottish economist, about how Republicans decry the national debt while adding trillions to it with tax cuts: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

how did we get to this place, with the gov't cancelling grants to make an example of a prestigious american university? listen to "The Harvard Plan", the audio series I did with @bostonglobe.com & @onthemedia.bsky.social, abt how higher ed became a battlefield www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

Show's up! Gordon Hanson on MAGA's "Fortress America" approach to tariffs. Mark Blyth discusses right-wing rhetoric on the trade deficit and the national debt. @hbottemiller.bsky.social on Make America Health Again. www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

We need these stories.

BREAKING: By a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court LIFTS its hold on a lower court order compelling the Trump administration to resume nearly $2 billion in foreign aid funding. The funds MUST be disbursed. Roberts and Barrett join the liberals. Obviously, this is huge. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

WH press pool check - how you feelin’?

"The Constitution does not allow the government to control speech. Allowing such government control and retaliation to stand is a threat to every American’s freedom." The AP vs The White House

This is a REALLY interesting piece about what journalists can learn from creators/social influencers from December by @cwarzel.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/technology/a... and I'm going to dig up @juliaangwin.com's full report

I have a piece on this week's show about the current campaign to rewrite the past, make the old new again, and bully those who document history online. Featuring @darakerr.bsky.social & @molly.wiki

Though it's never a sign of good news, I'm always gratified to be invited on @onthemedia.bsky.social w/ @brookegladstone.bsky.social. We talk Vance vs. the USCCB & why Trump's relig advisers don't push him toward compassion (even compassion for other Christians). podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

not the first to say it, but thanks to @micahloewinger.bsky.social and the @onthemedia.bsky.social team for this smart look at what perils might await public media

Thomson Reuters has won the first major AI copyright case in the US. The decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.

BBC just released damning research on AI assistants' news accuracy. Results: 51% of AI responses had significant issues. 19% introduced errors when citing BBC. 13% misquoted or made up BBC content entirely. 🤐🤐 www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/... via @ezraeeman.bsky.social

funniest highlights of the philly police scanner, a thread

LMAOOOO

NEW from me: Why has Patrick Soon-Shiong touted RFK Jr repeatedly and run interference for him at his paper, the LA Times? Maybe because his biotech company has 3 applications pending at the FDA, whose parent agency Kennedy is about to be running. prospect.org/power/2025-0...

They're not just coming for NPR, but for all of public broadcasting. There's an important @onthemedia.bsky.social episode about this from a few weeks ago. This is very dangerous.

here’s a thing!

The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...

Content creators have done an excellent job marketing themselves as a more honest alternative to journalists while using legacy media reporting for their takes and analysis

What the fuck are all the lawyers at CBS (and ABC) doing? www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/b...

People! I'll be talking about FCC chief's investigation into PBS & NPR - and how it ties in to push to cut all federal funds for public broadcasting Tune in at 5.44/7.44p tonight on All Things Considered My earlier story: www.npr.org/2025/01/30/n...

FCC chief Brendan Carr launches inquiry into NPR and PBS stations with an eye to help allies on Capitol hill unravel federal funding for public broadcasting My story for NPR: www.npr.org/2025/01/30/n...

@edzitron.com has discovered the OTM subreddit, where listeners are discussing his recent interview with Brooke... get in on the fun: www.reddit.com/r/onthemedia...

‘Bucket of nonsense’; ‘The only thing that grows forever is cancer’ and other apt terms… 😂😂 Very interesting and informative episode about the current AI space. Thank you @brookegladstone.bsky.social and @edzitron.com

Was on NPR's onthemedia.bsky.social with Brooke Gladstone talking about generative AI. I believe I am the first person to refer to Sam Altman as a nasty little man on the radio podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.

If you like being informed, then please give the folks at @onthemedia.bsky.social a follow! bsky.app/profile/onth...

This week, top of the show, I guess I got a couple of things off my chest

Hard to overstate how much I value @onthemedia.bsky.social in this moment

Diva down! @garbageday.email has been banned from Bluesky. Wake up patriots! I'm being censored. (But seriously what happened here lol)

@onthemedia.bsky.social it was actually surprisingly reassuring to hear the shepard tone, sort of snapped me out of it, especially coupled with @jamellebouie.net

Our latest episode is up! Featuring @daralind.bsky.social, @oliverdarcy.bsky.social, and Chris Lehmann of @thenation.com. www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

Krugman says the editors at the Times editorial page were increasingly trying to water down his columns and arguments www.cjr.org/analysis/pau...

We won a DuPont! Now that Trump is back in power with an almost unchecked judicial system the series is even more relevant today than when we made it. www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

“The war was fought on battlefields, but it was won in libraries.” A powerful quote from today’s episode of On The Media @onthemedia.bsky.social

Good story from @apnews.com on the Trump EO on “censorship.” More context on this para, though: the same conspiracy theories that inspired the EO got the Global Engagement Center disbanded and threaten multiple intl-focused nonprofits. Their work will be stifled, too apnews.com/article/trum...

meanwhile were we aware that tucker carlson has a show on Russian state television