Universities were the gatekeepers of knowledge, the bestowers of credentials. Once. They were a shelter for thinking. Now? In a world of informational abundance—where thinking itself is being reshaped by AI—how do we rethink the idea of the university? Shouldn’t we? tinyurl.com/3j6ty99d

For those who love the magic of #journalism (and a touch of #AI wizardry), here is The Elf's Report from MA Multimedia Journalism. Not just for the record, but for the fun of it. Smile. Nod. Maybe applaud. It’s Christmas, after all.

Sometimes, the story behind the story is just as powerful as the story itself. This might be one such time. #Journalism #Beirut

It has been a rewarding week for MA Multimedia Journalism. Awards are not the be-all of a journalism programme, of course, but they do wonders for motivation—for encouraging young journalists to push past mental frontiers. #journalism #BJTC

Why America is like an undergraduate class. A bit is satire on the election gone, in Sierra Leone’s very satirical weekly, Ticha Lemp Lemp.

www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...

UNESCO’s study on algorithmic gender bias places a lean layer of evidential muscle on how LLMs connect women to domestic roles, men to professional, reinforcing stereotypes. Care to listen to the report in audio? Here’s Google LM to the rescue: tinyurl.com/2cpuzj6n

How does AI see San Francisco?

Our @sfchronicle.com team asked four generative AI models to depict today’s S.F., its residents and how the city would look in 2074.

The results? You gotta see some of these.

Check out and share this very cool project ( 🎁 🔗): www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

What an interesting article about the social construction of "crises"

"Crisis coverage seems to reflect not so much the problems society faces, but society’s identity, priorities, and outlook on the world"

academic.oup.com/joc/advance-....

🙏 Columbia Daily Spectator for this deep dive into the work of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism. The piece features fresh insights into the Center's work from Peter Brown, @andreawenzel.bsky.social and myself.

www.columbiaspectator.com/the-eye/2024... 1/2

Anyone who has had a nodding acquaintance with documentaries or video editing has heard of Ken Burns effect. Perhaps not in words, but in practice. Meet the person behind it. And hear the story of his bedroom. :) #storytelling

In the brave new world, how will storytelling change in #journalism? #ProjectL, an experiment in AI journalism, is testing the boundaries. From #AI avatars delivering political commentaries to AI music—some possibilities.
@mikereilley.bsky.social @jeremygilbert.bsky.social @jayrosen.bsky.social

Away from the noise of political punditry, if you want to read something on the US election (and speech writing), let it be this. @prempanicker, in his unique style. open.substack.com/pub/prempani...

The three stages of career development, from @philvenables: 1. I want to be in the meeting 2. I want to run the meeting 3. I want to avoid meetings. :)

What makes for a good story? The reportage? The narration? The obstacles the journalist had to overcome to get the story (and get to it, come to think)? All of these? Here’s a powerful story behind the story that is inspiring to every young journalist. #journalism #Ukraine

Could I BE more proud? The Host, an audio doc from BournemouthUni aired on Hope FM, has won the 2023 Community Radio Award for News, Journalism & Factual Storytelling. The Hosts tells the story of those who helped Ukrainian refugees. More: bu-breaker.shorthandstories.com/the-hosts/in...