Miguel Dobrich

Felicitaciones, amigo!

The application period for our 2026 SciComm Excellence Awards is now open.

These awards honor science communicators, journalists, and researchers who communicated issues or advances in science, engineering, and medicine in 2025.

Learn more and apply by April 3: https://ow.ly/HpTP50YoiIy

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En Remolinos

Hic Sunt Dracones

#SodaStereo x Draco Rosa 🐲🐉

#ElNorteEsElSur
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From watchdogs to mouthpieces: Washington Post and the wreckage of legacy media Layoffs, billionaires and political capture are hollowing out legacy news, and it’s difficult to see what will come next, writes Jeff Jarvis.

Ireland's @thejournal.ie asked me to write about the Washington Post. I wrote its obituary--and mass media's. Don't save it. Replace it.
From watchdogs to mouthpieces: Washington Post and the wreckage of legacy media jrnl.ie/6950317

Explorar Pulitzer Center's Story Map

As we celebrate our 20th anniversary, we’re excited to launch a new way to explore Center-supported stories: our interactive Story Map.

With this tool, you can virtually travel around the world and discover reporting through the years.
👉 bit.ly/PCStoryMap

I’ve been lucky enough to get to know these brilliant scientists—deeply thoughtful, generous, and committed. Seeing people I admire and care about represented this way is genuinely moving 👏👏👏

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day to my dear friends in the U.S.

#MLKDay

Happy New Year ✨

Grateful for the people and conversations that made this year meaningful — even when it was challenging.

Here’s to curiosity, gratitude, and building things that matter in 2026.

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Amenaza Roboto - From Data to Action. Build your own climate-finance GPT.

"Build Your Own Climate-Finance GPT"

A zero-trust protocol for journalists, in English and Spanish: amenazaroboto.com/climate-fina...

This project was carried out through the Catalyst Grant, an initiative by @schmidtsciences.bsky.social and UC Santa Cruz Science Communication Program.

Send It On

I think we could all benefit from some D’Angelo today.
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Honored to be a @pulitzercenter.org AI Accountability Fellow — and inspired by the amazing journalists in this cohort.

Grateful to celebrate with the @amenazaroboto.bsky.social team & the @newmarkjplus.bsky.social, @nationalacademies.org & @schmidtsciences.bsky.social communities.

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Grateful for these inspiring days at the IMMAA Conference hosted by the American University in Cairo.
We shared @amenazaroboto.bsky.social's work, showing how open methodologies and educational resources can help journalists innovate and strengthen climate and data-driven accountability.

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Two IMMAA 2025 conference badges displayed side by side on a light surface, each with a blue lanyard. The left badge is for Miguel Dobrich and the right one for Gabriel Farías, both representing Amenaza Roboto from Uruguay. The badges feature The American University in Cairo logo at the top and “IMMAA 2025” highlighted in yellow at the bottom.

Don’t miss tomorrow’s panel: “Reinventing Journalism from the Global South: Innovation, Data, and Sustainability Beyond the Ad Model.” We’ll explore how innovation and open data can power a new kind of journalism.
Join us at the IMMAA Conference!
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Me And Those Dreamin' Eyes Of Mine

R.I.P. D'Angelo.
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How To Track Ships Like a Pro Using OSINT (Part I) Knowing how to track ships helps journalists uncover hidden stories and hold wrongdoers accountable. From drug trafficking and illegal fishing to the smuggling of goods and weapons, maritime...

New #OSINT toolkit for investigating vessels!

We’ve put together a toolkit on how journalists can use OSINT for vessel tracking ⛴️🛳️.

We share practical tips on how to: map a vessel’s identifiers, understand its corporate structure, and more! 👇 bit.ly/4nRdqNK

Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91 Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour The world-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91, her institute has said. The Jane Goodall Institute announced that she had passed away of natural causes while in California as part of a US speaking tour. Continue reading...

Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91

Big fan of Jenn’s work. Always rigorous, always insightful. A must-read (and must-see) 👇

LinkedIn user? Starting November 3 posts will be used to train their AI.

Unless you opt out, actively.

Your text, your data, your choice! This should have been an opt-in, not op-out.

I have just learned of the passing of Hermeto Pascoal. Rest in peace, mestre. An immense and irreplaceable loss. My deepest condolences and love to my brothers and sisters in Brazil.
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Sponsors of the National Academies help support a wide range of projects and activities — including workshops, roundtables, fellowship programs, and much more.

Learn more about working with the National Academies: buff.ly/F1Uh967

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So I guess antitrust isn't a thing anymore, huh?

"Because that infrastructure was the people" 🙌

Screenshot of the C+J website, including the dates, December 11 and 12, and the two keynotes, Attila Batorfy and Homa Hosseinmardi

The Computation+Journalism Symposium will take place on December 11-12 at the University of Miami. Join us: cplusj2025.com

The deadline to submit a talk, workshop, or panel is September 7th: cplusj2025.com/submissions/

We've already announced several speakers. More coming soon!

Call for Papers:

Special Issue of Global Media and China

AI and its Environmental and Labour Implications: China and Beyond

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NJ Transit Is NYC’s Least Reliable Commuter Rail — By a Long Shot An analysis of real-time train data shows its passengers face major service disruptions at six times the rate of riders on other NYC commuter railways.

🚆 Great data journalism by @suryamattu.com, @agordon.me & @mariepastora.bsky.social: NJ Transit Is NYC’s Least Reliable Commuter Rail — By a Long Shot.

Analysis of real-time data (190,000+ trains) shows NJT riders face service disruptions 6× more than other NYC commuter rails.

100% with this 👇

Len Tow — BuzzMachine We have lost a most generous soul. I have lost a benefactor, mentor, and friend. Leonard Tow died Sunday at age 97.  Len held a PhD in economic...

Just learned of Leonard Tow’s passing. Grateful to have met him as a Tow-Knight Fellow. His vision and generosity left a lasting mark on many journalists. Here’s @jeffjarvis.bsky.social’s column in his honor:
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Savnede Alec Luhn (38) funnet i live – Vi er veldig, veldig glade! Tusen takk til alle i Norge som har bidratt til å finne ham, sier kona Veronika Silchenko til VG.

They found Alec Luhn alive! I’m not a man of faith, but thank God.
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