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At five, City Cast makes some changes — and reconsiders its markets www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/at-f...
At five, City Cast makes some changes — and reconsiders its markets
"We no longer begin with the idea that we're a local podcast network, even though that is the most familiar thing to most people.”
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November 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
At five, City Cast makes some changes — and reconsiders its markets www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/at-f...
As the U.S. starves its public media, Denmark wants to figure out a better way to subsidize private news publishers www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/as-t...
As the U.S. starves its public media, Denmark wants to figure out a better way to subsidize private news publishers
"A foundation can pick winners on the basis of its own values and priorities and support them from private sources. But if the state does the same with public funds, we risk the appearance (or even…
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November 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
As the U.S. starves its public media, Denmark wants to figure out a better way to subsidize private news publishers www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/as-t...
"Victoria Goldiee” had freelanced for The Cut and The Guardian. After Nicholas Hune-Brown, executive editor of The Local, greenlit her pitch, the red flags started popping up. www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/ever...
“Every media era gets the fabulists it deserves”
Back in August, the Press Gazette's Charlotte Tobitt reported that Wired and Business Insider had taken down AI-generated articles by a "freelancer" named "Margaux Blanchard." It was a case study of…
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November 20, 2025 at 2:49 AM
"Victoria Goldiee” had freelanced for The Cut and The Guardian. After Nicholas Hune-Brown, executive editor of The Local, greenlit her pitch, the red flags started popping up. www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/ever...
Suncoast Searchlight's reporters told their board their editor-in-chief was secretly using AI tools and adding hallucinated quotes to drafts. The next day, one of those reporters was fired. www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/flor...
Florida nonprofit news reporters ask board to investigate their editor’s AI use
Suncoast Searchlight’s four reporters told the board their editor-in-chief was using AI editing tools and inserting hallucinations into drafts. The next day, one of the reporters was fired.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Suncoast Searchlight's reporters told their board their editor-in-chief was secretly using AI tools and adding hallucinated quotes to drafts. The next day, one of those reporters was fired. www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/flor...
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Last week, Suncoast Searchlight's four reporters wrote a letter to their board. Their editor-in-chief had secretly been using ChatGPT and inserting hallucinated quotes into their drafts.
The next day, one of those reporters was fired. My latest for @niemanlab.org. www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/flor...
The next day, one of those reporters was fired. My latest for @niemanlab.org. www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/flor...
Florida nonprofit news reporters ask board to investigate their editor’s AI use
Suncoast Searchlight’s four reporters told the board their editor-in-chief was using AI editing tools and inserting hallucinations into drafts. The next day, one of the reporters was fired.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Last week, Suncoast Searchlight's four reporters wrote a letter to their board. Their editor-in-chief had secretly been using ChatGPT and inserting hallucinated quotes into their drafts.
The next day, one of those reporters was fired. My latest for @niemanlab.org. www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/flor...
The next day, one of those reporters was fired. My latest for @niemanlab.org. www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/flor...
A rapidly multiplying number of new media upstarts are entering the fray in Los Angeles — from driven local journalists to national commercial and philanthropic institutions that sense opportunity. www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/more...
“More of everything”: In Los Angeles, an “explosion” of new efforts aim to up the city’s local news game
A well-funded coalition building out neighborhood news, a new newsletter from an expanding for-profit site, and a nonprofit breaking through on social media are just a few examples of the latest bids…
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November 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
A rapidly multiplying number of new media upstarts are entering the fray in Los Angeles — from driven local journalists to national commercial and philanthropic institutions that sense opportunity. www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/more...
The partnership makes two new Vox shows exclusively available to Patreon supporters: a Supreme Court-focused series called “The Docket,” which released its first episode Monday, and a solutions-oriented policy series called “What’s Working.”
Vox is on Patreon now
Patreon is best known as a subscription-based platform for individual creators, especially those making podcasts and video content. Now, it counts one of the most prominent digital media companies…
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November 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The partnership makes two new Vox shows exclusively available to Patreon supporters: a Supreme Court-focused series called “The Docket,” which released its first episode Monday, and a solutions-oriented policy series called “What’s Working.”
"It reflects a broader cultural mood where young people feel paralyzed in the face of a media ecosystem flooded with sensationalism and polarization. When the game feels rigged, why bother playing? Fighting the algorithm can feel as futile as tilting at digital windmills."
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Trapped by what they know: Young adults’ algorithmic cynicism
Teaching young people to trace why certain stories trend or how recommendation systems work can build a shared sense of how truth circulates online.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
"It reflects a broader cultural mood where young people feel paralyzed in the face of a media ecosystem flooded with sensationalism and polarization. When the game feels rigged, why bother playing? Fighting the algorithm can feel as futile as tilting at digital windmills."
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The broader global trend is unmistakable. The BBC is not unique in this struggle, but because of its scale and cultural importance, the stakes are higher.
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After resignations at the top, the BBC faces a defining test: What does impartiality mean now?
The organization, like many news outlets worldwide, is caught in a bind, accused of bias from both the left and the right — and while in the past this might suggest a fair balance, in today’s climate…
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November 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The broader global trend is unmistakable. The BBC is not unique in this struggle, but because of its scale and cultural importance, the stakes are higher.
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A “win-win” partnership brings a surge of reporting firepower to hyperlocal news outlets around Boston www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/a-wi...
A “win-win” partnership brings a surge of reporting firepower to hyperlocal news outlets around Boston
The Boston University Newsroom has published nearly 400 news articles in hyperlocal outlets in and around the city.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
A “win-win” partnership brings a surge of reporting firepower to hyperlocal news outlets around Boston www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/a-wi...
The JSX is a first step toward transparency in the journalism support industry, showing “who is doing what, and for whom." www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/the-...
The Journalism Support Exchange is a new matchmaking tool for local news outlets to get the help they need
Put a finger down if you've ever been in a journalism-related Slack and asked for recommendations or help with something, got a bunch of responses that you sifted through, only to find in the end…
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November 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The JSX is a first step toward transparency in the journalism support industry, showing “who is doing what, and for whom." www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/the-...
Pro tip: Organizations with revenue generation staff had median revenue “700% higher than those without.” www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/want...
Want to build a sustainable local newsroom? These 21 steps will help you get there, a new report finds
“Having dedicated staff to generate revenue was transformational to an organization’s chances of sustainability.”
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November 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Pro tip: Organizations with revenue generation staff had median revenue “700% higher than those without.” www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/want...
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"More relevant than ever": Read @sarahscire.com's full review of @lauragarbes.bsky.social's new book Listeners Like Who?: Exclusion and Resistance in the Public Radio Industry in @niemanlab.org: www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/fund....
Funding cuts may make public radio more reliant on old, rich, white donors
After years of interviews, research, and writing, Laura Garbes submitted the final draft of her book on public radio in December 2024. By the time Listeners Like Who? Exclusion and Resistance in the…
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November 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
"More relevant than ever": Read @sarahscire.com's full review of @lauragarbes.bsky.social's new book Listeners Like Who?: Exclusion and Resistance in the Public Radio Industry in @niemanlab.org: www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/fund....
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BBC resignations are a symbol of mounting pressure on public broadcasters in the Trump era.
In the current political environment, public broadcasters are high-priority targets for right-wing media and politicians.
In the current political environment, public broadcasters are high-priority targets for right-wing media and politicians.
BBC resignations are a symbol of mounting pressure on public broadcasters in the Trump era
In the current political environment, public broadcasters are high-priority targets for right-wing media and politicians.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
BBC resignations are a symbol of mounting pressure on public broadcasters in the Trump era.
In the current political environment, public broadcasters are high-priority targets for right-wing media and politicians.
In the current political environment, public broadcasters are high-priority targets for right-wing media and politicians.
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the listener-member model that public radio has turned to after decades of government underfunding conflicts with its goal to reflect and serve all Americans. spoke with @lauragarbes.bsky.social about her book LISTENERS LIKE WHO? www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/fund...
Funding cuts may make public radio more reliant on old, rich, white donors
After years of interviews, research, and writing, Laura Garbes submitted the final draft of her book on public radio in December 2024. By the time Listeners Like Who? Exclusion and Resistance in the P...
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November 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
the listener-member model that public radio has turned to after decades of government underfunding conflicts with its goal to reflect and serve all Americans. spoke with @lauragarbes.bsky.social about her book LISTENERS LIKE WHO? www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/fund...
The high-profile resignations raise questions about the effectiveness and integrity of the BBC’s internal editorial procedures for investigating complaints, and the pressure being brought to bear on the BBC by conservative political and media forces in the U.K. www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/bbc-...
BBC resignations are a symbol of mounting pressure on public broadcasters in the Trump era
In the current political environment, public broadcasters are high-priority targets for right-wing media and politicians.
www.niemanlab.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The high-profile resignations raise questions about the effectiveness and integrity of the BBC’s internal editorial procedures for investigating complaints, and the pressure being brought to bear on the BBC by conservative political and media forces in the U.K. www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/bbc-...
One outlet that had the story right from the start: The Sun Journal of Lewiston, Maine. The shutting-down Farmer’s Almanac is based in Lewiston. (The Old Farmer’s Almanac is based in New Hampshire and is owned by Yankee Publishing.)
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The cute yellow Old Farmer’s Almanac isn’t the one shutting down
"There are TWO. This is not The OLD Farmer's Almanac that has been around since 1792. Everything is fine. Just chill guys"
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November 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
One outlet that had the story right from the start: The Sun Journal of Lewiston, Maine. The shutting-down Farmer’s Almanac is based in Lewiston. (The Old Farmer’s Almanac is based in New Hampshire and is owned by Yankee Publishing.)
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"Listeners Like Who?" chronicles a contradiction at the core of public radio: the listener-member model that public radio has turned to after decades of government underfunding conflicts with its stated goal to reflect and serve all Americans. www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/fund...
Funding cuts may make public radio more reliant on old, rich, white donors
After years of interviews, research, and writing, Laura Garbes submitted the final draft of her book on public radio in December 2024. By the time Listeners Like Who? Exclusion and Resistance in the…
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November 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"Listeners Like Who?" chronicles a contradiction at the core of public radio: the listener-member model that public radio has turned to after decades of government underfunding conflicts with its stated goal to reflect and serve all Americans. www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/fund...
About half of the teens surveyed believe that journalists frequently “make up details, such as quotes” and “pay for sources.” www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/bias...
“Biased,” “boring,” “chaotic,” and “bad”: A majority of teens hold negative views of news media, report finds
About half of the teens surveyed believe that journalists frequently “make up details, such as quotes” and “pay for sources.”
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November 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
About half of the teens surveyed believe that journalists frequently “make up details, such as quotes” and “pay for sources.” www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/bias...
A newsletter by and for New Jersey South Asians serves the state’s sprawling Desi communities www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/a-ne...
A newsletter by and for New Jersey South Asians serves the state’s sprawling Desi communities
New Jersey has the highest concentration of South Asians in the country. Central Desi delivers a mix of local news, politics, and culture reporting in the Garden State.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
A newsletter by and for New Jersey South Asians serves the state’s sprawling Desi communities www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/a-ne...
Participants found fact-checking images significantly harder than verifying written content.
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Audiences doubt the benefits of AI-generated imagery in news are worth the risks, new study finds
What do readers really think of AI-generated images in their news? There has been substantial research on how audiences respond to AI-generated text, but far less dedicated research on image…
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November 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Participants found fact-checking images significantly harder than verifying written content.
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A tale of two almanacs.
The cute yellow Old Farmer’s Almanac isn’t the one shutting down
"There are TWO. This is not The OLD Farmer's Almanac that has been around since 1792. Everything is fine. Just chill guys"
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November 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
A tale of two almanacs.
Journalists are increasingly viewing social media less as an audience-building tool and more as a threat to credibility.
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Journalists are souring on social media platforms, an analysis of 11 years of Nieman Lab predictions suggests
While these predictions suggest that the journalistic community’s enthusiasm for social media platforms has waned over time, there has been no such change in the perceptions of the people actually…
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November 9, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Journalists are increasingly viewing social media less as an audience-building tool and more as a threat to credibility.
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At 28 bars across the city, the worker-owned local news site Hell Gate became the broadcaster of choice. www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/hell...
Hell Gate took on the New York City mayoral election with a livestream and watch parties
At 28 bars across the city, the worker-owned news site became the broadcaster of choice.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
At 28 bars across the city, the worker-owned local news site Hell Gate became the broadcaster of choice. www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/hell...
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The cute yellow Old Farmer’s Almanac isn’t the one shutting down
"There are TWO. This is not The OLD Farmer's Almanac that has been around since 1792. Everything is fine. Just chill guys"
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November 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
you're welcome! www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/the-...