Nick Diakopoulos
@ndiakopoulos.bsky.social
Northwestern University Professor. Computational Journalism; AI & Society. https://www.nickdiakopoulos.com
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Spread the word! 📢 The FATE (Fairness, Accountability, Transparency, and Ethics) group at @msftresearch.bsky.social in NYC is hiring interns and postdocs to start in summer 2026! 🎉
Apply by *December 15* for full consideration.
Apply by *December 15* for full consideration.
November 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Spread the word! 📢 The FATE (Fairness, Accountability, Transparency, and Ethics) group at @msftresearch.bsky.social in NYC is hiring interns and postdocs to start in summer 2026! 🎉
Apply by *December 15* for full consideration.
Apply by *December 15* for full consideration.
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For over 50 years, @aaas.org places students and post docs studying science, engineering, mathematics and medicine in newsrooms across the country as #MassMediaFellows. Check out this video to learn more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeYv...
#SciComm #Fellowship
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeYv...
#SciComm #Fellowship
AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
YouTube video by AAAS_org
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November 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
For over 50 years, @aaas.org places students and post docs studying science, engineering, mathematics and medicine in newsrooms across the country as #MassMediaFellows. Check out this video to learn more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeYv...
#SciComm #Fellowship
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeYv...
#SciComm #Fellowship
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We mapped Operation Midway Blitz in Illinois with @evidentmedia.org.
A federal judge will hold a hearing today (November 5th) on whether a temporary restraining order restricting crowd-control tactics in Illinois should be converted into a preliminary injunction.
youtube.com/shorts/HKXEY...
A federal judge will hold a hearing today (November 5th) on whether a temporary restraining order restricting crowd-control tactics in Illinois should be converted into a preliminary injunction.
youtube.com/shorts/HKXEY...
Mapping Midway Blitz in Illinois
YouTube video by Bellingcat
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November 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
We mapped Operation Midway Blitz in Illinois with @evidentmedia.org.
A federal judge will hold a hearing today (November 5th) on whether a temporary restraining order restricting crowd-control tactics in Illinois should be converted into a preliminary injunction.
youtube.com/shorts/HKXEY...
A federal judge will hold a hearing today (November 5th) on whether a temporary restraining order restricting crowd-control tactics in Illinois should be converted into a preliminary injunction.
youtube.com/shorts/HKXEY...
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10% of surveyed Dutch citizens told us they are likely to ask AI for election advice. They shouldn't!
This is especially problematic as we know that the people who usually consult advice applications are undecided and are doing so right before casting their vote.
algosoc.org/results/1-in...
This is especially problematic as we know that the people who usually consult advice applications are undecided and are doing so right before casting their vote.
algosoc.org/results/1-in...
1 in 10 Dutch citizens are likely to ask AI for election advice. This is why they shouldn't | AlgoSoc
algosoc.org
October 29, 2025 at 8:35 AM
10% of surveyed Dutch citizens told us they are likely to ask AI for election advice. They shouldn't!
This is especially problematic as we know that the people who usually consult advice applications are undecided and are doing so right before casting their vote.
algosoc.org/results/1-in...
This is especially problematic as we know that the people who usually consult advice applications are undecided and are doing so right before casting their vote.
algosoc.org/results/1-in...
First time in a Waymo last night in Atl. It got me home. Odd route, not the most direct. The acceleration felt … not human. Anxiety crossing roads after a stop or as erratic pedestrians and bikers nearby but the display helps… autonomous cars are here.
October 28, 2025 at 1:53 PM
First time in a Waymo last night in Atl. It got me home. Odd route, not the most direct. The acceleration felt … not human. Anxiety crossing roads after a stop or as erratic pedestrians and bikers nearby but the display helps… autonomous cars are here.
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The full agenda of the Computation+Journalism Symposium is online! Join us in Miami for two days (December 11-12) of great talks, workshops, panels, and paper presentations: cplusj2025.com/agenda Register here: events.miami.edu/event/cplusj...
October 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The full agenda of the Computation+Journalism Symposium is online! Join us in Miami for two days (December 11-12) of great talks, workshops, panels, and paper presentations: cplusj2025.com/agenda Register here: events.miami.edu/event/cplusj...
Nice dataset of Github repos from 300+ news orgs back to 2008: github.com/palewire/ope...
GitHub - palewire/open-source-news-analysis: How active are news nerds on GitHub?
How active are news nerds on GitHub? Contribute to palewire/open-source-news-analysis development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Nice dataset of Github repos from 300+ news orgs back to 2008: github.com/palewire/ope...
The Journalism Benchmark Cookbook, our attempt to create a framework for ecologically valid evals in journalism: generative-ai-newsroom.com/the-journali...
The Journalism Benchmark Cookbook: A Template for Benchmarking LLMs in Newsrooms
Our approach to creating a community-oriented AI benchmark for journalism
generative-ai-newsroom.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The Journalism Benchmark Cookbook, our attempt to create a framework for ecologically valid evals in journalism: generative-ai-newsroom.com/the-journali...
This morning there was a volunteer citizen patrol around the local high school in my neighborhood, vigilant for signs of ICE and ready to raise the alarm. It makes me sad that this is our country now, but also proud that people are rising to the occasion to help protect the local community.
October 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This morning there was a volunteer citizen patrol around the local high school in my neighborhood, vigilant for signs of ICE and ready to raise the alarm. It makes me sad that this is our country now, but also proud that people are rising to the occasion to help protect the local community.
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📣 Attention science + tech journalists!
Trying to keep up with the flood of research papers that come out every day? Attempting to track what research has already been covered by others, and what may benefit from deeper exploration?
You are invited to participate in our research study!
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Trying to keep up with the flood of research papers that come out every day? Attempting to track what research has already been covered by others, and what may benefit from deeper exploration?
You are invited to participate in our research study!
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October 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
📣 Attention science + tech journalists!
Trying to keep up with the flood of research papers that come out every day? Attempting to track what research has already been covered by others, and what may benefit from deeper exploration?
You are invited to participate in our research study!
[1/3]
Trying to keep up with the flood of research papers that come out every day? Attempting to track what research has already been covered by others, and what may benefit from deeper exploration?
You are invited to participate in our research study!
[1/3]
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You need to see this:
“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social
“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 3:36 AM
You need to see this:
“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social
“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social
AI Accountability is a joint effort. Just look at how the legal, social, political, and media forums were networked in holding the Dutch SyRI system accountable. Full analysis here: www.ai-accountability-review.com/p/networked-...
Networked AI Accountability
How different forums contributed to producing accountability in the Dutch welfare scandal.
www.ai-accountability-review.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:34 AM
AI Accountability is a joint effort. Just look at how the legal, social, political, and media forums were networked in holding the Dutch SyRI system accountable. Full analysis here: www.ai-accountability-review.com/p/networked-...
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new polls website just dropped fiftyplusone.news
October 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
new polls website just dropped fiftyplusone.news
How prevalent is machine generated text on Reddit? This report says it could be as high as 9% in some sub communities and some timeframes: arxiv.org/abs/2510.07226
Machines in the Crowd? Measuring the Footprint of Machine-Generated Text on Reddit
Generative Artificial Intelligence is reshaping online communication by enabling large-scale production of Machine-Generated Text (MGT) at low cost. While its presence is rapidly growing across the We...
arxiv.org
October 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM
How prevalent is machine generated text on Reddit? This report says it could be as high as 9% in some sub communities and some timeframes: arxiv.org/abs/2510.07226
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The Block Club Chicago newsroom continues to report on today’s federal immigration activity across Chicago.
If you have footage of agent activity you filmed, please reach out via this website:
blockclubchi.co/3IIYou4
If you have footage of agent activity you filmed, please reach out via this website:
blockclubchi.co/3IIYou4
October 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The Block Club Chicago newsroom continues to report on today’s federal immigration activity across Chicago.
If you have footage of agent activity you filmed, please reach out via this website:
blockclubchi.co/3IIYou4
If you have footage of agent activity you filmed, please reach out via this website:
blockclubchi.co/3IIYou4
California’s new AI law is a nice example of how you might go about legislating prospective AI accountability to prevent risks that are uncertain. www.ai-accountability-review.com/p/how-califo...
How California’s New AI Law Supports Accountability
California's new AI law takes a "better safe than sorry" approach, creating prospective accountability for catastrophic risks from the world's most powerful "frontier" AI models.
www.ai-accountability-review.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:50 PM
California’s new AI law is a nice example of how you might go about legislating prospective AI accountability to prevent risks that are uncertain. www.ai-accountability-review.com/p/how-califo...
This is horrible. Another sledgehammer to immigration, academia, and innovation. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/u...
Trump Says the U.S. Will Institute $100,000 Fee for Skilled Worker Visas
www.nytimes.com
September 20, 2025 at 1:56 AM
This is horrible. Another sledgehammer to immigration, academia, and innovation. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/u...
What can we learn from the news industry's missteps with GenAI? Clare Spencer recaps some of the most visible fails in the industry for GAIN: generative-ai-newsroom.com/the-news-ind...
The News Industry’s GenAI Cautionary Tales
Generative AI failures have shown, among other things, the value of scrutinizing outsourced work.
generative-ai-newsroom.com
September 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
What can we learn from the news industry's missteps with GenAI? Clare Spencer recaps some of the most visible fails in the industry for GAIN: generative-ai-newsroom.com/the-news-ind...
What if all journalists from small (local) outlets really need from GenAI is help with some admin tasks? Read more about Stuart Duncan's research findings on the GAIN blog here: generative-ai-newsroom.com/administrati...
Administrative Boon, Editorial Question: Generative AI’s Role in Small Newsrooms
A study of 20 small newsrooms reveals that the real value of generative AI isn’t in writing stories, but in back office tasks.
generative-ai-newsroom.com
September 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
What if all journalists from small (local) outlets really need from GenAI is help with some admin tasks? Read more about Stuart Duncan's research findings on the GAIN blog here: generative-ai-newsroom.com/administrati...
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From today's opening keynote - @ndiakopoulos.bsky.social on the many ways, positive & negative, that AI can affect how journalists work #datajconf
September 9, 2025 at 7:58 AM
From today's opening keynote - @ndiakopoulos.bsky.social on the many ways, positive & negative, that AI can affect how journalists work #datajconf
Lord Elgin catching some serious (deserved) shade at the Acropolis.
September 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Lord Elgin catching some serious (deserved) shade at the Acropolis.
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There's an opening on the News Apps team at ProPublica! If you're a journalist who knows how to code and build things, apply below
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News Applications Developer
Remote, United States
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September 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
There's an opening on the News Apps team at ProPublica! If you're a journalist who knows how to code and build things, apply below
👇👇
grnh.se/k5crh6ph6us
👇👇
grnh.se/k5crh6ph6us
New on the GAIN blog today from @clarespencer.bsky.social . Local journalists are finding value in using GenAI tools to monitor public meetings and find important stories. More here: generative-ai-newsroom.com/how-genai-to...
How GenAI Tools are Helping Journalists Monitor Public Meetings
From a school board selling off land to a suburb running out of water, journalists are using GenAI to find stories from local meetings
generative-ai-newsroom.com
September 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
New on the GAIN blog today from @clarespencer.bsky.social . Local journalists are finding value in using GenAI tools to monitor public meetings and find important stories. More here: generative-ai-newsroom.com/how-genai-to...
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enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
September 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
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Ten days to submit a talk, panel, workshop, etc. Join us!
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!
The deadline to submit a talk, workshop, or panel is September 7th: cplusj2025.com/submissions/
We've already announced several speakers. More coming soon!
August 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Ten days to submit a talk, panel, workshop, etc. Join us!