🔔 Join us for a timely digital security training on how to protect your devices, sources and reporting material from adversaries, particularly in the face of physical interception, sponsored by
@newsguild.org.
🗓️ Thursday, Feb. 26, 2 pm ET/11 am PT
"Ukraine is not an exception. It is a warning and a lesson. If democratic societies do not invest in independent journalism before the crisis arrives, they will pay a much higher price when it does."
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True crime is a lure for media consumption, ranking just below comedy and entertainment in listener popularity in the US, and just below sports in the UK. And it is the most common topic among the top-ranked podcasts.
But can the revenue match the hype?
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A gaming community theatre artistturned eSports host is not a typical newsroom hire – and that’s precisely the point.
As local journalism fights for relevance and revenue, skills forged on Twitch & TikTok may be exactly what trusted reporting needs right now.
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We’ve been sending valentines to our favorite digital security tools for the past few weeks.
Want to know which one got our final valentine this season? Read our digital security newsletter (and subscribe):
A decade after the User Needs Model was first adopted, the Sports User Needs Model offers a new framework for this ‘emotionally charged, commercially pressured’ sector. @dmitryshishkin.bsky.social unpacks five common newsroom concerns about this audience-driven tool. wan-ifra.org/2026/02/intr...
"Expectations have fundamentally changed. We need to relook our fundamental relationship with those we serve, how we serve them, and why."
@thestraitstimes.bsky.social editor Jaime Ho shares insights on embedding community-driven journalism into newsroom strategy.
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DHS calls whistleblowers a “threat to national security.”
But without leaks to the press, the public wouldn’t know that ICE is entering homes without warrants, labeling protesters “domestic terrorists,” building mass surveillance tools with Big Tech, or pushing propaganda.
Dear media, stop acting like Trump means what he says
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The unusual thing about Moltbook is its users. To join the online chat room, you have to be an artificial-intelligence bot. No humans allowed econ.st/4bzXn3y
Illustration: The Economist
"Unfortunately, there is no way to film 'safely' right now — I think everybody may be taking a risk because of how aggressive and brazen and outright illegal ICE’s conduct has been," FPF's @trevortimm.bsky.social told @wired.com.
The Tarbell Center for AI Journalism is offering reporting grants from $1k–$20k for original, in-depth reporting on artificial intelligence and its societal impacts from experienced journalists. Writers, editors, producers – freelancers or staff – can apply by 8 March.
www.tarbellcenter.org/grants
The new World Press Trends Outlook reveals a dire state of affairs, made grimmer with White House attacks on press, FBI raiding a @washingtonpost.com journalist's home, and this week's killing of three Egyptian journalists in Gaza. How to safeguard press freedom?
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@petervandermeersch.bsky.social took a closer look at what one year of Trump’s second term has meant for the media. Here’s his status report.
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WAN-IFRA, the World Association of News Publishers, has appointed Swedish journalist and media executive Lena K Samuelsson as Executive Strategic Advisor, reinforcing the organisation’s mission to be a leading and valuable global partner for news publishers.
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‘Censorship today revoked credentials, restricted access, visa and border uncertainty for foreign journalists, explicit retaliation against editorial independence and abuse of financial, security, or privacy laws.’
Legal advisers share practical strategies for newsrooms.
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Award-winning US media entrepreneur @adrianalacy.com shares how newsrooms can thrive in an increasingly creator-driven online world: By combining investigative reporting with personality-led distribution – and building teams that reach audiences where they live.
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Have you got 30 minutes to fight for #PressFreedom in 2026?
Join the #SpotlightPressFreedom campaign to promote @unesco.org May 3rd #WorldPressFreedomDay.
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@worldeditorsforum.bsky.social @wpfc-lpc.bsky.social #SDG16
'In the face of widespread information chaos, the most promising and durable solutions are not those imposed by governments, but those rooted in industry-led self-regulation, radical transparency, and the adoption of universal technical standards.' - Vincent Peyrègne
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The latest edition of our daily roundup on journalism is out, featuring new lawsuits against Perplexity AI for copyright infringement and readings on journalism in the new Syria, AI and climate, and so much more
Click to read, share and subscribe
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Pioneering Paraguayan journalist, researcher and media entrepreneur Jazmín Acuña introduces Change-Centric Journalism, the next-level model that promises longevity beyond today’s content-centric approach.
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🛶 Prejudice often sows distrust across borders in Central and Eastern Europe.
👁️These stories investigate cooperation where environmental activists resist business interests, nationalist politicians, and cross-border complexities.
Read more: t.ly/vCr4x
#Investigations #Crossborder #Plupro
“I think investigative journalism has a huge opportunity… we can show how we create spaces of real freedom with verified information in the middle of a very disrupted world, where there is lots of disinformation.”
— María Teresa Ronderos, director of EL CLIP.
More:
'Instead of asking: “How do we get them to read more news?” Perhaps we should ask: “How do we build a news experience more people want – or even better, feel they •must• – be part of?” - Aftonbladet's Head of AI and Innovation and Deputy Publisher, Martin Schori
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As attacks on news media professionals increase on all fronts and moral injury gains momentum, Anthony Feinstein, global expert on mental health in journalism, illustrates why newsroom wellness deserves priority – and outlines pathways to a culture of care.
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Who supports journalists and the editors who carry the newsroom’s emotional weight?
Join trauma expert Prof. Anthony Feinstein for an interactive, one-hour webinar discussion on PTSD, moral injury & resilience in journalism, tomorrow at 15:00 CET.
🗓️ Nov 12
🔗 Register: twp.ai/9PWenz
"The public’s right to know is in jeopardy in the US. The country that once proudly lauded its commitment to a free press has adopted the behavior of autocrats to stifle reporting it does not like," writes @pressfreedom.bsky.social CEO @jodieginsberg.bsky.social.
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'It's the largest massacre of journalists in human history: 253 Palestinian journalists killed since Oct 2023.
'These killings remain unpunished – a stark example of the impunity that allows this to continue, writes @ajplus MD @Dima_Khatib.
#EndImpunity
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🧠 Who supports journalists & the editors who carry the newsroom’s emotional weight?
Join trauma expert Prof. Anthony Feinstein for a @worldeditorsforum.bsky.social webinar discussion on PTSD, moral injury & resilience in journalism.
🗓️ Nov 12
🔗 Register: https://twp.ai/9PWenz
'The pattern is clear: coordinated waves of digital abuse, aimed mainly at women and minority journalists, with almost total impunity for the perpetrators,' writes Peter Vandermeersch
for International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists.
#EndImpunity
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