Jared Wiener
@jaredwiener.com
Building https://www.forth.news, a news feed for fact-based journalism.
https://www.forth.news/jared
NYer in LA
The pun is *always* intended.
https://www.forth.news/jared
NYer in LA
The pun is *always* intended.
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Jared Wiener
@jaredwiener.com
· Nov 22
Hi all 👋🏻
Lots of new followers here so let me introduce myself --
I'm a former journalist, NYer in LA, and one-time pun champion. (seriously.)
Currently working on @forth.news, trying to make a better place for news online.
Please say hi! Introduce yourselves!
Lots of new followers here so let me introduce myself --
I'm a former journalist, NYer in LA, and one-time pun champion. (seriously.)
Currently working on @forth.news, trying to make a better place for news online.
Please say hi! Introduce yourselves!
Trump says Maduro is in US custody.
January 3, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Trump says Maduro is in US custody.
Reposted by Jared Wiener
Airplanes and loud noises could be heard and a column of smoke was visible in Caracas early on Saturday, Reuters witnesses said, while power was out in the south of the Venezuelan capital, near a major military base.
Column of smoke seen, loud noises heard in Venezuelan capital | Forth
Airplanes and loud noises could be heard and a column of smoke was visible in Caracas early on Saturday, Reuters witnesses said, while power was out in the south of the Venezuelan capital, near a major military base.
www.forth.news
January 3, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Airplanes and loud noises could be heard and a column of smoke was visible in Caracas early on Saturday, Reuters witnesses said, while power was out in the south of the Venezuelan capital, near a major military base.
Wild things happening on The Donald, which bills itself as “A never-ending rally of patriots dedicated to President Donald J. Trump.”
January 3, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Wild things happening on The Donald, which bills itself as “A never-ending rally of patriots dedicated to President Donald J. Trump.”
The President is at a Florida shopping center, buying marble for the White House ballroom.
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www.forth.news/whpool/CWijv...
Out of Town Pool Report #3 Marble Stop
Out of Town Pool Report #3 Marble Stop | White House Pool | Forth
www.forth.news
January 2, 2026 at 3:48 PM
The President is at a Florida shopping center, buying marble for the White House ballroom.
www.forth.news/whpool/CWijv...
www.forth.news/whpool/CWijv...
The sea anemone of my sea anemone is my sea friend.
January 2, 2026 at 12:53 AM
The sea anemone of my sea anemone is my sea friend.
News is (still) in its Napster era.
Where is our iTunes?
Where is our iTunes?
Agreed completely. Something I wrote years ago that still seems relevant
blog.forth.news/what-can-nap...
blog.forth.news/what-can-nap...
What can Napster teach local news?
Just like the music industry almost 20 years ago, we are in the midst of a seismic shift in how our audience wants to consume our product.
blog.forth.news
December 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
News is (still) in its Napster era.
Where is our iTunes?
Where is our iTunes?
Victor, I found the spoils.
December 29, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Victor, I found the spoils.
Reposted by Jared Wiener
December 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Reposted by Jared Wiener
Meet an American hero.
One Courageous Correspondent
What happened inside “60 Minutes” this weekend
steady.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Meet an American hero.
Wow, the office really *is* dead this week.
December 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Wow, the office really *is* dead this week.
Reposted by Jared Wiener
good journalism costs money! and this is good journalism
December 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
good journalism costs money! and this is good journalism
Sharyn is one of the most talented journalists I’ve had the pleasure of working with.
Her news judgement is impeccable.
Her news judgement is impeccable.
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Sharyn is one of the most talented journalists I’ve had the pleasure of working with.
Her news judgement is impeccable.
Her news judgement is impeccable.
December 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Trump to address the nation tomorrow evening in prime time.
Topic TBD
Topic TBD
December 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Trump to address the nation tomorrow evening in prime time.
Topic TBD
Topic TBD
Reposted by Jared Wiener
Poignant newspaper obituary ... for a newspaper.
With 6,200 subscribers, the Palisadian-Post served a quiet Los Angeles neighborhood for 97 years.
But it's not jut another story of industry decline. The LA wildfires wiped out the Pali-Post's audience and advertisers.
With 6,200 subscribers, the Palisadian-Post served a quiet Los Angeles neighborhood for 97 years.
But it's not jut another story of industry decline. The LA wildfires wiped out the Pali-Post's audience and advertisers.
A California Newspaper Prints Its Last Edition
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Poignant newspaper obituary ... for a newspaper.
With 6,200 subscribers, the Palisadian-Post served a quiet Los Angeles neighborhood for 97 years.
But it's not jut another story of industry decline. The LA wildfires wiped out the Pali-Post's audience and advertisers.
With 6,200 subscribers, the Palisadian-Post served a quiet Los Angeles neighborhood for 97 years.
But it's not jut another story of industry decline. The LA wildfires wiped out the Pali-Post's audience and advertisers.
Reposted by Jared Wiener
FWIW this is one of the many reasons we started Forth.
We’re former journalists who want better for news online. Lots of new stuff coming soon — but we can’t do it without your help.
letsgo.forth.news
We’re former journalists who want better for news online. Lots of new stuff coming soon — but we can’t do it without your help.
letsgo.forth.news
Journalism needs your help.
We're building a platform for news, but can't do it alone.
letsgo.forth.news
December 15, 2025 at 1:36 AM
FWIW this is one of the many reasons we started Forth.
We’re former journalists who want better for news online. Lots of new stuff coming soon — but we can’t do it without your help.
letsgo.forth.news
We’re former journalists who want better for news online. Lots of new stuff coming soon — but we can’t do it without your help.
letsgo.forth.news
I love seeing a good floating point error in the wild.
That or these sensors are getting *incredibly* precise.
That or these sensors are getting *incredibly* precise.
#Earthquake Update: A magnitude 1.85295678006696 earthquake took place 14 km NW of Fillmore, CA at 1:32:07 PM. #micro
For details from the USGS:
For details from the USGS:
M 1.9 - 14 km NW of Fillmore, CA | 41349832
2025-12-11 21:12:07 (UTC) | -119.029°N 34.485°W | 10.3 km depth
earthquake.usgs.gov
December 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I love seeing a good floating point error in the wild.
That or these sensors are getting *incredibly* precise.
That or these sensors are getting *incredibly* precise.
Reposted by Jared Wiener
@samguzik.com: “Rather than ingesting your health care reporting, they’ll go straight to the World Health Organization to source raw data from researchers.”
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/plat...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/plat...
Platforms realize they don’t need journalists
"Rather than ingesting your health care reporting, they'll go straight to the World Health Organization to source raw data from researchers."
www.niemanlab.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
@samguzik.com: “Rather than ingesting your health care reporting, they’ll go straight to the World Health Organization to source raw data from researchers.”
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/plat...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/plat...
I’d hope those of us who were born into the Wiener life would have preference.
www.wusa9.com/article/news...
www.wusa9.com/article/news...
Want to drive the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile? Here's how to apply
The company is hiring 12 “Hotdoggers” for a yearlong cross-country role that mixes brand ambassadorship, content creation and travel in its 27-foot hot dog vehicle.
www.wusa9.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I’d hope those of us who were born into the Wiener life would have preference.
www.wusa9.com/article/news...
www.wusa9.com/article/news...
This is art.
I think.
I think.
December 5, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This is art.
I think.
I think.