I’m so tired of seeing people bash Bluesky for being an echo chamber when X is an actual intentionally constructed echo chamber that is demonstrably radicalizing people across the political spectrum who still use it
100%
Totally, I also shook my head when I read the quotes that were attributed to her in the story. The thing is just that she's fully the wrong target.
AP journalists leaked an internal message from a product manager that annoyed them.
This is quite stunning. Senior PMs typically don't have reports, in news organizations limited power over strategy. Crazy that they'd put her on blast like this.
There's too much competition for right-wing slop to make any money anymore. The measure of success is how many people you've radicalized, not how successful you've monetized content. It's content marketing, not journalism.
Yeah… I mean after two decades of social media, one would hope outlets would be a bit smarter. It’s such a trust-eroding, short sighted move. Get a few clicks, lose all trust.
Luckily, many news brands have grasped that by now.
Mediate intentionally phrased this headline in a rage-bait-y way.
This had me gasp until I read the story.
AP is selling election data to Kalshi, not making gambling stats part of the news.
Am I missing something?
When Michael First approached me about his idea for @trustfnd.com, I immediately saw the potential. This is the platform we've all been looking for to collaborate with other independent journalists.
Thank you for this shoutout!
You can sign up to Katelyn's newsletter and the newsletter of one of her collaborators here, it's a trans + feminist indie bundle 😍
You should meet more of the amazing journalists already collaborating on @trustfnd.com, so let me introduce you.
Starting with one of my favorite people: @katelynburns.com
Now that CNN and WBD are set to become state media in a sale to Paramount/Oracle/TikTok, it is especially important to support independent media.
Off the top of my head:
www.thehandbasket.co
404media.co
www.garbageday.email
Add your favorites in the replies. Fuck state-backed media monopolies.
Ok I'm no longer counting and sharing donos, but by my count, we raised $45,044.39 yesterday for red state queer organizations.
Thank you everybody!
"Netflix walks away from a deal to buy WBD's studio and streaming assets after WBD deemed Paramount's $31/share bid to be superior; NFLX jumps 8%+ after hours"
I hope Mark Thompson quits if this deal happens. This would absolutely destroy his legacy.
“The most important thing journalism can do in a dictatorship is to tell the truth,” says Salvadoran journalist Carlos Dada in this interview with @eduardosuarez.bsky.social ahead of his Reuters Memorial Lecture on 9 March
Full interview below
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/carlos-...
This is from @status.news, and it is gross.
FCC chairman Brendan Carr sat down with Ben Smith of Semafor so he could "shower praise" upon David Ellison and Bari Weiss, and then hint around at who he might sue next.
www.status.news/p/politico-e...
"Five of the UK’s leading news organisations, including the BBC, the FT and Sky News, have drawn up plans for a coalition aimed at preventing AI tools from exploiting their journalism without permission."
FT, BBC, and more outlets are banding together so journalism doesn't get stolen by AI companies.
This is a great initiative [GIFT ARTICLE]:
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
The start of this trailer couldn't be more perfect
god forbid an elite be subject to unsparing criticism
Man muss ihr sofort einen Preis verleihen!
So ein guter Moment, wir müssen unbedingt die Zuschauern kennenlernen!
I'm glad 😍
A few good things came out of it, these human moments sometimes help people open up and reply more freely. It's good to have users who know the drill :)
Only time will tell 🙈
Gaaaaa people are opening it! I hate real time analytics
I just sent an email blast to exactly the incorrect segment.
That very specific feeling of shock / despair of making a big error in a send, realizing it, not being able to stop it, is such a throwback to my newsletter writing days.
I'm sorry if you received it, but if it helps: I feel so alive!
Glad there are independent journalists like @erininthemorning.com who dissect the shoddy opinion journalism published in prestige outlets.
Fund them.
Also thank you for your support, that's really lovely to hear!
Yes! In my experience, they hold themselves to very high standards. On @trustfnd.com they can showcase them with what we call "Trust Promises."
Ooops! Thanks for telling me, corrected now!
If you're a journalist thinking about bundling, hop in my DMs and if you're one of the curious people who'd like to support more of the sources they trust, I'm interested to hearing from you, too!
