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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 1h

For people living in the Deep South, local news is what really matters. deepsouthtoday.org/2025/10/29/w...

Where the Story Lives - Deep South Today

This fall, Deep South Today partnered with Murmuration, a nonprofit that strengthens community-driven change at the local level, to understand how people across the Deep South stay informed: where the...

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News on News - and Journalism - from ASNE @asnenews.bsky.social · 17h

“I’m kind of shocked because our country is built on a free press,” a city council member said. “If the press can’t access immigration hearings at a time like this, then the press isn’t free.” tinyurl.com/ye5avuc3

Local immigration court ousts reporters from hearings

Federal officials ordered two reporters out of immigration court and barred them from observing future proceedings until they get permission from the Trump administration.

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"It strikes me that the failure to do this [disclosure] is concerning – whether out of negligence or worse," said Ruth Marcus, the former deputy editorial page editor. tinyurl.com/3dxr9ehs

'Washington Post' editorials omit a key disclosure: Bezos' financial ties

Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.

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"Newspaper archives are at risk around the United States. Sometimes the threat is a natural disaster ... but archives are more commonly lost when newspapers shutter, move to smaller offices, or are purchased." tinyurl.com/2kvryasm

Who’s going to save local newspaper archives?

Archivists worry in particular about photographs that have never been digitized.

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News on News - and Journalism - from ASNE @asnenews.bsky.social · 1d

During an interview with Greg Floyd for Albany’s CBS6 news station, a local man confessed on camera to killing and burying both of his parents eight years prior. tinyurl.com/592ubt39

An Albany reporter’s steady questioning led a murder suspect to confess on camera - Poynter

When a tense interview took an unexpected turn, veteran CBS6 reporter Greg Floyd relied on his calm and experience to draw out the truth

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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 2d

The big divide in American news consumption is less about “left vs. right” than “active vs. passive” www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/the-...

The big divide in American news consumption is less about “left vs. right” than “active vs. passive”

It's an idea I first remember encountering in a 2008 Brian Stelter story in The New York Times. An unnamed college student, asked in a focus group to describe their information consumption habits,…

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The Free Speech Center @freespeechcenter.bsky.social · 5d

“It was an honor to be recognized by the Tennessee Coalition for Open Government, an organization that relentlessly fights for the public’s right to know. Shining a light on increasingly secretive government is essential work,” Paulson said in remarks. tinyurl.com/2fze4e6n

Paulson wins Voice of Freedom Award

"It was an honor to be recognized by the Tennessee Coalition for Open Government, an organization that relentlessly fights for the public's right to know. Shining a light on increasingly secretive gov...

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Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · 7d

The State of Local News 2025 from @localnewsini.bsky.social finds that promising developments are being swamped by deeper negative trends. We’re losing the race against time for local news.

Read an analysis by @stevenwaldman.bsky.social: www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/were...

We’re losing the race against time - Editor and Publisher

The core news out of Medill’s extraordinary State of Local News 2025 report is: there are positive developments in local news but they’re being swamped by the negative trends. We’re losing the race a...

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News on News - and Journalism - from ASNE @asnenews.bsky.social · 8d

"Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent of CNN, is contemplating a sale." tinyurl.com/2xkzfwzr

Warner Bros. Discovery puts itself up for sale, citing interest from ‘multiple’ suitors | CNN Business

Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent of CNN, is contemplating a sale.

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Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 9d

Proximity to power is not the only way—or even the best way—to report on government, by @aidaalami.bsky.social.
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The press leaves the Pentagon.

Proximity to power is not the only way—or even the best way—to report on government.

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News on News - and Journalism - from ASNE @asnenews.bsky.social · 12d

Alumni, journalists and others are taking to social media to denounce Indiana University after administrators fired the student media director and ordered the Indiana Daily Student to cease printing its newspapers. tinyurl.com/yzmm2xcc

'Rock bottom has a basement': Reactions to IU student newspaper censorship claims

Posts from the Indiana Daily Student's social media pages have garnered thousands of reactions and hundreds of comments.

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News on News - and Journalism - from ASNE @asnenews.bsky.social · 12d

President Trump on Thursday refiled his defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and several of its reporters, again accusing the news organization of seeking to undermine his 2024 candidacy and disparage his reputation as a businessman. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/b...

Trump Refiles His $15 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Against The New York Times

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The Free Speech Center @freespeechcenter.bsky.social · 14d

“It’s sad, but I’m also really proud of the press corps that we stuck together,” said Nancy Youssef, a reporter for The Atlantic who had had a desk at the Pentagon since 2007. tinyurl.com/ymypktem

Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

It is unclear what practical impact the new rules will have, as news organizations vowed they'd continue robust coverage of the military no matter the vantage point.

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The Free Speech Center @freespeechcenter.bsky.social · 14d

Fox News, the former employer of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has joined a near-unanimous outpouring of news organizations rejecting new rules for journalists based in the Pentagon. tinyurl.com/5dr2b3zy

News organizations, including Hegseth's former employer Fox News, reject new Pentagon reporting rules

The news organizations that have rejected the rules all say they will continue covering the U.S. military, even without being permitted on the Pentagon grounds. Barring a change from either side, the ...

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News on News - and Journalism - from ASNE @asnenews.bsky.social · 20d

"Today, underground sleuths might be among the last bulwarks to abuses of power," Alex Volonte writes. tinyurl.com/5frfpnrh

Watchdog journalism’s future may lie in the work of independent reporters like Pablo Torre

With past journalistic stints at both Sports Illustrated and ESPN, Torre is not exactly a pure outsider. Yet he’s far from a household name, with fewer than 200,000 podcast subscribers.

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News on News - and Journalism - from ASNE @asnenews.bsky.social · 21d

Military officials are pushing forward with new restrictions on the Pentagon press corps despite objections from news organizations and watchdog groups. tinyurl.com/4m9m7fvd

Pentagon charges ahead with press restrictions ‘designed to stifle a free press,’ media orgs say | CNN Business

Military officials are pushing forward with new restrictions on the Pentagon press corps despite objections from news organizations and watchdog groups.

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The Free Speech Center @freespeechcenter.bsky.social · 24d

"The question is whether we will support the local daily journalism that informs us, protects our communities, and yes, fuels AI," writes Ken Paulson, director of the Free Speech Center. tinyurl.com/4xtn3mf6

The original AI: Newspapers run on accurate information

Local newspapers embrace the original AI: accurate information. If your local newspaper doesn’t report on a new transportation plan for your community, there’s nothing for AI search to draw upon.

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News on News - and Journalism - from ASNE @asnenews.bsky.social · 21d

“Journalists reported being singled out for detention, being shot by rubber bullets, and being exposed to gas pellets, all because they were doing their jobs,” Craven wrote. “A minister, in clerical garb, was shot at and gassed, while praying in front of the facility.” tinyurl.com/pdyje2kn

Illinois Press Association CEO Resigns After Dispute Over ICE Lawsuit

The CEO of the Illinois Press Association, who had joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration for actions toward journalists outside a Chicago-area ICE facility, resigned this week following a ...

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The Free Speech Center @freespeechcenter.bsky.social · 21d

“The court ruled in AP’s favor — in a strong opinion in support of free speech — and the government is appealing,” AP spokesman Patrick Maks said. “As we’ve said throughout, the press and the public have a fundamental right to speak freely without government retaliation.” tinyurl.com/4fz4zczr

Associated Press disputes Trump's false characterization of its legal fight over access

In fact, the AP won its case against Trump, but the president won a delay in getting the ruling enforced before the U.S. Court of Appeals considers the issue.

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News on News - and Journalism - from ASNE @asnenews.bsky.social · 22d

“Social media platforms are a great place to do journalism, and there are fantastic journalists that are doing really great work on platforms, but the platforms themselves are not replacing the craft of journalism,” Heinzinger said. tinyurl.com/2sd6ycf4

He used to work for X. Here’s what he says is wrong about Musk’s stance on the mainstream media. | CNN Business

X’s former communications chief spoke exclusively to CNN to about why social media isn’t a replacement for journalism, contrasting the opinion of his former boss Elon Musk.

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News on News - and Journalism - from ASNE @asnenews.bsky.social · 23d

"Chicago journalists and unions have sued U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security, alleging the federal government has used 'extreme force' against reporters and TV crews during protests in Broadview." tinyurl.com/vcaumk5w

Journalists, unions sue ICE, DHS alleging 'extreme force' during Broadview detention center protests

Chicago journalists and unions have sued U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security, alleging the federal government has used "extreme force" against reporters an...

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Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 24d

How the press can rise to this moment, by Jem Bartholomew. www.cjr.org/the_media_to...

Unbelievable stupidities.

How the press can rise to the moment.

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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 26d

The @coloradosun.com reports that state authorities are reviewing the 2005 death of the great gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson, long thought to have been a suicide. (Via @coreyhutchins.bsky.social.) coloradosun.com/2025/09/30/h...

Colorado authorities reviewing 2005 probe into Hunter S. Thompson’s death

The famous author, known for his gonzo journalism, died by apparent suicide in his home in Woody Creek, outside of Aspen in 2005

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News on News - and Journalism - from ASNE @asnenews.bsky.social · 28d

"Journalist Katie Daviscourt appeared on Fox News with a black eye on Wednesday after she was assaulted by a masked 'Antifa-affiliated protester' in Portland." tinyurl.com/yjxfy975

Journalist Katie Daviscourt Sports Black Eye on Fox News After She Was Assaulted by ‘Antifa-Affiliated Protester’

Journalist Katie Daviscourt appeared on Fox News with a black eye, Wednesday after she was assaulted by a masked, "Antifa-affiliated protester" in Portland.

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News on News - and Journalism - from ASNE @asnenews.bsky.social · 28d

"Americans’ confidence in the mass media has edged down to a new low, with just 28% expressing a 'great deal' or 'fair amount' of trust in newspapers, television and radio to report the news fully, accurately and fairly. This is down from 31% last year and 40% five years ago." tinyurl.com/4at53ude

Trust in Media at New Low of 28% in U.S.

Americans' trust in newspapers, television and radio to report the news fully, accurately and fairly is at a new low of 28%.

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