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Lenart J. Kucic @ljkucic.bsky.social · 2d

It took a long while to take this problem seriously.

European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) @efjeurope.bsky.social · 2d

And finally our new report is out!

📃 'Stronger Minds, Stronger Media: Why protecting journalists’ mental health is essential for journalism’s future' authored by Emma Thomasson.

This report synthesised existing research & offers key insights into the factors contributing to mental health issues.

Stand Up for Journalism: New report calls for stronger mental health frameworks in media organisations

Today the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and The Self-Investigation release a new report entitled “Stronger Minds, Stronger Media: Why ...

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Reposted by Lenart J. Kucic

Melitustra @melitustra.bsky.social · 2d

Moška oblačila...
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Lenart J. Kucic @ljkucic.bsky.social · 2d

Articles about human-AI interaction gone wrong remind me of Solaris. Chatbots seem great at "materializing physical simulacra".

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Lenart J. Kucic @ljkucic.bsky.social · 4d

Another essential read for media legislators and practitioners (via @reutersinstitute.bsky.social)

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Lenart J. Kucic @ljkucic.bsky.social · 5d

Terry res pokaže, kako visoko obrt je mogoče doseči po petdesetih letih in 15.000 pogovorih (via @npr.org).

www.npr.org/2025/09/14/n...

Terry Gross On 50 Years Of Fresh Air (Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso) : Fresh Air

This month marks 50 years of Terry Gross as the host of Fresh Air. What began in 1975 as a local experiment at WHYY in Philadelphia has since grown into a national institution—one that not only transf...

www.npr.org

Lenart J. Kucic @ljkucic.bsky.social · 9d

Implementing DSA is quite a challenge because it intersects with other content-related EU acts and directives like AVMS and EMFA.

AlgorithmWatch @algorithmwatch.org · 9d

The EU Digital Services Act is 3 years old! 🎂 But how’s its work to regulate online services going? Here we unpack this question, plus our birthday present 🎁 to the DSA: A “mass data access request” with @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social & @mozilla.org Foundation: 👉 algorithmwatch.org/en/birthday-...

Happy Birthday, Digital Services Act! – Time for a Reality Check - AlgorithmWatch

The EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) celebrates its third birthday. This landmark digital regulation is meant to give a better understanding of how online services decide what users see, and more power...

algorithmwatch.org

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Lenart J. Kucic @ljkucic.bsky.social · 9d

Res znajo pisati naslove člankov. Dobesedno si predstavljam malega pava s tem problemom.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 9d

The peacock parent problem: how to survive being raised by a narcissist

Psychotherapist Kathleen Saxton has written a book about growing up with a mother or father who is grandiose, entitled, exploitative and lacking in empathy. She discusses how to recognise the signs – and recover

www.theguardian.com

Lenart J. Kucic @ljkucic.bsky.social · 10d

Učite se programirati, najraje že v vrtcu, da boste dolgo živeli in vam bo dobro na zemlji.

Zveni znano? (via @nytimes.com)

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/p...

Big Tech Told Kids to Code. The Jobs Didn’t Follow.

www.nytimes.com

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Lenart J. Kucic @ljkucic.bsky.social · 11d

Podobno avtizem. Dober pregled zgodivine diagnoze na NYT: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...

Opinion | Autism Has Always Existed. We Haven’t Always Called It Autism.

www.nytimes.com

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Lenart J. Kucic @ljkucic.bsky.social · 11d

One of the cutest examples of "saving taxpayers' money"

www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

These eager beavers saved the Czech government $1.2 million

After plans stalled for a new dam in the Czech Republic, eight beavers saved the day seemingly overnight. “At this point, nothing that beavers do surprises me.”

www.nationalgeographic.com

Lenart J. Kucic @ljkucic.bsky.social · 12d

"Intelligent", "Smart", "Human-Like", and "Thinking" technologies usually mean - automation.

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Lenart J. Kucic @ljkucic.bsky.social · 12d

Interesting question for legal scholars: how about AI and conflict of interests? Should one LLM be allowed to represent both parties? (via @restofworld.org)

restofworld.org/2025/brazil-...

AI is helping judges to quickly close cases, and lawyers to quickly open them

Brazil’s overburdened courts and lawyers are adopting artificial intelligence. But experts wonder whether it serves justice.

restofworld.org

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Lenart J. Kucic @ljkucic.bsky.social · 15d

Let's report on EU politics!
Hardly an exciting idea for a journalist startup, but ...
(via @niemanlab.org)
www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/the-...

The Gen Z newsroom covering Europe (and ruffling some continental feathers along the way)

Like all Cinderella stories, there’s an urgent carriage-to-pumpkin timeline looming for The European Correspondent.

www.niemanlab.org

Lenart J. Kucic @ljkucic.bsky.social · 17d

“Employees are using AI tools to create low-effort, passable looking work that ends up creating more work for their coworkers” (via @futurism.com)

On the other hand, "passable looking work" is exactly what is expected from many employees.

futurism.com/future-socie...

Companies Are Being Torn Apart by AI "Workslop," Stanford Research Finds

Not only is AI hampering productivity, but it's also blowing up collaboration and souring employee dynamics.

futurism.com

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Lenart J. Kucic @ljkucic.bsky.social · 18d

This copy may have been discarded, but the ideas are still defining media and internet regulation (while re-reading it @parismarx.com came to mind).

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Lenart J. Kucic @ljkucic.bsky.social · 18d

Naslov zavaja, ne skrbi :)

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Lenart J. Kucic @ljkucic.bsky.social · 19d

This is becoming one of my favourite podcasts: Instant Classics by Mary Beard and Charlotte Higgins. Check the latest episode on free speech in Ancient Greece and Rome

www.radio.net/podcast/inst...

Instant Classics podcast | Listen online for free

Join world-renowned classicist Mary Beard and Guardian chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins for Instant Classics — the weekly podcast that proves ancient history is still relevant. Ancient stories, ...

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Lenart J. Kucic @ljkucic.bsky.social · 19d

Time to read old media critics.

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Lenart J. Kucic @ljkucic.bsky.social · 22d

Conversations with AI:

"I see your point"
"I feel you"

No, you don't.

Lenart J. Kucic @ljkucic.bsky.social · 23d

Sure, media ownership is important. But the owners may not be the only privileged elites in news and opinion industry (via @theguardian.com).

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This news just in: we hoped the middle- and upper-class capture of the media would lessen. It’s got worse | Carl Cullinane

Since our last survey, we find more columnists, podcasters and executives are from privileged backgrounds. That’s too narrow a segment of society, says Carl Cullinane, director of research and policy ...

www.theguardian.com

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Lenart J. Kucic @ljkucic.bsky.social · 24d

Future of content and attention industries:
- 90+% of content is generated by AI
- 90+% of this content is read by AI
- 90+% of all ads are seen by AI
- 90+% of engagement is AI