Damon Kiesow
@damon.kiesow.net
Knight Chair in Journalism at Mizzou. Authored first textbook for News Product Management. Previously: Director of Product at McClatchy. Big @newsproduct.org fan.
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Damon Kiesow
@damon.kiesow.net
· Nov 12
Who am I following here?
People who create, develop and protect knowledge.
Who study history and democracy.
Who take a critical eye to technology.
Who monitor public health, labor, supply chains.
People who create, develop and protect knowledge.
Who study history and democracy.
Who take a critical eye to technology.
Who monitor public health, labor, supply chains.
Surveillance tech does not care who holds the keys.
In October, statewide news reported that a sheriff's deputy in Texas searched thousands of Flock cameras in Washington for 'Had an abortion, search for female.’ New documents obtained by RANGE show Spokane County Sheriff's Office cameras were accessed in that search:
Texas deputy searched Spokane County Flock cameras for a woman who had an abortion– RANGE Media
Amidst nationwide and state scrutiny of the cameras, Spokane County’s Flock network was used by an out-of-state cop looking for a woman who had an abortion.
rangemedia.co
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Surveillance tech does not care who holds the keys.
If DOD disowns the Boy Scouts, the week after they will announce some new Proud Boy-adjacent youth group instead.
November 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
If DOD disowns the Boy Scouts, the week after they will announce some new Proud Boy-adjacent youth group instead.
If you read between the lines of this Planet Money story, the soon-to-burst AI bubble will lead to a bear market for the tricolor sash. www.npr.org/2025/11/21/n...
The Consumer Sentiment vs. Consumer Spending Puzzle : Planet Money
Wherever consumer sentiment goes, consumer spending usually goes too. They’re like buddies that do everything together. Consumer sentiment wants a hair cut, its buddy consumer spending does too.But la...
www.npr.org
November 23, 2025 at 6:34 PM
If you read between the lines of this Planet Money story, the soon-to-burst AI bubble will lead to a bear market for the tricolor sash. www.npr.org/2025/11/21/n...
Reposted by Damon Kiesow
An emerging global consensus says online harms are the predictable outcomes of platforms designed for attention, engagement, and data extraction, writes Lena Slachmuijlder, author of a new guide to “Prosocial Tech Design Regulation.”
How to Rethink Regulation with Prosocial Design | TechPolicy.Press
An emerging global consensus says online harms are the outcomes of platforms designed for attention, engagement, and data extraction, writes Lena Slachmuijlder.
www.techpolicy.press
November 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
An emerging global consensus says online harms are the predictable outcomes of platforms designed for attention, engagement, and data extraction, writes Lena Slachmuijlder, author of a new guide to “Prosocial Tech Design Regulation.”
Reposted by Damon Kiesow
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News Product Management Certification — News Product Alliance
Our exclusive program is designed specifically for news professionals to gain the product strategy, technical expertise, and change management skills necessary to lead news product development and inn...
newsproduct.org
November 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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The most tragic part of this disaster of a news article page is the initial pop-up asking me to pay for it.
November 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The most tragic part of this disaster of a news article page is the initial pop-up asking me to pay for it.
See also: Asbestos, DDT, lawn darts…
“LLMs aren’t going away” statements are wishes, not predictions, that they’re trying to make happen. Treat them as advocacy for a specific future, not observations of inevitability
November 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
See also: Asbestos, DDT, lawn darts…
Reposted by Damon Kiesow
A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
Reposted by Damon Kiesow
“While the AI industry claims its models can “think,” “reason,” and “learn,” their supposed achievements rest on marketing hype and stolen intellectual labor. In reality, AI erodes academic freedom, weakens critical reading, and subordinates the pursuit of knowledge to corporate interests.”
AI Is Hollowing Out Higher Education
Olivia Guest & Iris van Rooij urge teachers and scholars to reject tools that commodify learning, deskill students, and promote illiteracy.
www.project-syndicate.org
November 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
“While the AI industry claims its models can “think,” “reason,” and “learn,” their supposed achievements rest on marketing hype and stolen intellectual labor. In reality, AI erodes academic freedom, weakens critical reading, and subordinates the pursuit of knowledge to corporate interests.”
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I vote that unless it is the Olympics or the actual World Cup the TV does not need to show us both national anthems and the game should start at the top of the hour.
November 19, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I vote that unless it is the Olympics or the actual World Cup the TV does not need to show us both national anthems and the game should start at the top of the hour.
When whistles are outlawed only outlaws will have whistles.
November 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
When whistles are outlawed only outlaws will have whistles.
Unimpressed by polls showing Trump’s disapproval numbers spiking. What matters is voting.
I disapproved of U2’s 1997 album “Pop” but I still bought “All That You Can’t Leave Behind.”
I disapproved of U2’s 1997 album “Pop” but I still bought “All That You Can’t Leave Behind.”
November 16, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Unimpressed by polls showing Trump’s disapproval numbers spiking. What matters is voting.
I disapproved of U2’s 1997 album “Pop” but I still bought “All That You Can’t Leave Behind.”
I disapproved of U2’s 1997 album “Pop” but I still bought “All That You Can’t Leave Behind.”
The way to do things so they are done is to do them. Sounds simple.
November 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The way to do things so they are done is to do them. Sounds simple.
The college senior is at the point in his educational journey where you correct your parents on the pronunciation of Sartre.
November 13, 2025 at 4:25 AM
The college senior is at the point in his educational journey where you correct your parents on the pronunciation of Sartre.
November 13, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Some people want to stand up for the vulnerable and work towards a more informed, equitable society. Others want to stand up for the established order and the status quo.
It's pretty obvious which are which.
It's pretty obvious which are which.
November 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Some people want to stand up for the vulnerable and work towards a more informed, equitable society. Others want to stand up for the established order and the status quo.
It's pretty obvious which are which.
It's pretty obvious which are which.
Maybe an under-examined aspect of 'trust in media' is that I would read this story @19thnews.org and few other places.
November 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Maybe an under-examined aspect of 'trust in media' is that I would read this story @19thnews.org and few other places.
When people camapaign on a platform of "invastion' exactly what they mean is they want to send troops to patrol your Home Depot.
Video from today of people arguing with federal officers in a Home Depot parking lot in Cicero during an immigration enforcement action near the Little Village neighborhood Saturday in Chicago.
November 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM
When people camapaign on a platform of "invastion' exactly what they mean is they want to send troops to patrol your Home Depot.
Reposted by Damon Kiesow
Great news for Press Freedom:
Marion County, Kansas, agreed Monday to pay $3.05 million for its role in disavowed raids on the Marion County Record newsroom and two homes in 2023. The county agreed to apologize, concede wrongdoing likely occurred, and more.
marionrecord.com?display+coun...
Marion County, Kansas, agreed Monday to pay $3.05 million for its role in disavowed raids on the Marion County Record newsroom and two homes in 2023. The county agreed to apologize, concede wrongdoing likely occurred, and more.
marionrecord.com?display+coun...
Marion County RECORD
Marion County RECORD newspaper: news and sports from Antelope, Aulne, Burdick, Canada, Durham, Eastshore, Florence, Lincolnville, Lost Springs, Marion, Marion County Lake, Marion Reservoir, Pilsen, Ra...
marionrecord.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Great news for Press Freedom:
Marion County, Kansas, agreed Monday to pay $3.05 million for its role in disavowed raids on the Marion County Record newsroom and two homes in 2023. The county agreed to apologize, concede wrongdoing likely occurred, and more.
marionrecord.com?display+coun...
Marion County, Kansas, agreed Monday to pay $3.05 million for its role in disavowed raids on the Marion County Record newsroom and two homes in 2023. The county agreed to apologize, concede wrongdoing likely occurred, and more.
marionrecord.com?display+coun...
CBS just paid a $16 million bribe to Trump over a false accusation of lapse in judgement, so of course why would a news division need lawyers or standards?
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
CBS just paid a $16 million bribe to Trump over a false accusation of lapse in judgement, so of course why would a news division need lawyers or standards?
First day of writing an academic journal article: Never going to hit 7,000 words on this.
Last day before deadline: Never going to get this trimmed down to 9,000 words.
Last day before deadline: Never going to get this trimmed down to 9,000 words.
November 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
First day of writing an academic journal article: Never going to hit 7,000 words on this.
Last day before deadline: Never going to get this trimmed down to 9,000 words.
Last day before deadline: Never going to get this trimmed down to 9,000 words.
Meanwhile, Bill Clinton once said hello to the Attorney General at an airport.
November 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Meanwhile, Bill Clinton once said hello to the Attorney General at an airport.
The betting industry has a baseball problem.
Two Major League Baseball pitchers have been indicted on charges they took bribes to give bettors advance notice of the types of pitches they'd throw and intentionally tossed balls instead of strikes.
MLB pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz charged with taking bribes to rig pitches
Two Major League Baseball pitchers have been indicted on charges they took bribes to give bettors advance notice of the types of pitches they'd throw and intentionally tossed balls instead of strikes.
www.npr.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:10 AM
The betting industry has a baseball problem.
Have at it, friends:
November 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Have at it, friends: