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January 7, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Check out the full @revolution.social episode here🎙️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0O4...
Finally, brihreed.bsky.social (of S-town fame!) suggests that journalists get real about regulation technology companies.
“It is possible to develop strong accountability mechanisms for tech that do not violate First Amendment rights.”
“It is possible to develop strong accountability mechanisms for tech that do not violate First Amendment rights.”
Journalists finally break Big Tech’s free-speech spell
"We will realize that tech companies have exploited journalists' greatest weakness: our love of the First Amendment."
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January 6, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Finally, brihreed.bsky.social (of S-town fame!) suggests that journalists get real about regulation technology companies.
“It is possible to develop strong accountability mechanisms for tech that do not violate First Amendment rights.”
“It is possible to develop strong accountability mechanisms for tech that do not violate First Amendment rights.”
Friend of New_ Public Jennifer Brandel predicts AI labs will start treating local journalism as an essential piece of their information supply chain, and fund it accordingly.
AI will reinvent local news
"As AI companies move to secure journalism as an input, journalists move to reclaim journalism as a public act."
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January 6, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Friend of New_ Public Jennifer Brandel predicts AI labs will start treating local journalism as an essential piece of their information supply chain, and fund it accordingly.
akoto.bsky.social on why local, mission-focused newsrooms may prove to be more resilient in the face of AI and “Google Zero” traffic collapse.
The year we all algorithm-proof our audiences
"Big Tech was one lever to get our journalism to the people it was meant for, but it was never the only one."
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January 6, 2026 at 4:41 PM
akoto.bsky.social on why local, mission-focused newsrooms may prove to be more resilient in the face of AI and “Google Zero” traffic collapse.
lizkellynelson.com reckons with the growing phenomenon of creator journalism.
“Independent journalism creators now outperform legacy media by almost every audience measure.”
“Independent journalism creators now outperform legacy media by almost every audience measure.”
The creator infrastructure gap will define journalism’s next chapter
"The next 18 months will determine whether creator journalism develops sustainably — with standards, fair partnerships, and editorial independence protected — or tumbles headlong into the exploitative...
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January 6, 2026 at 4:41 PM
lizkellynelson.com reckons with the growing phenomenon of creator journalism.
“Independent journalism creators now outperform legacy media by almost every audience measure.”
“Independent journalism creators now outperform legacy media by almost every audience measure.”
sarabethb.bsky.social says traditional journalism should start to “genuinely celebrate and valorize the reporters who are out in communities — the ones listening, reflecting and building trust.”
We’ll celebrate the journalists who weave communities together
"This is the year we recognize that community-rooted journalism is the foundation for any hope of rebuilding trust in news."
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January 6, 2026 at 4:41 PM
sarabethb.bsky.social says traditional journalism should start to “genuinely celebrate and valorize the reporters who are out in communities — the ones listening, reflecting and building trust.”
mikeorren.com on the local newsletter revolution!
Of the over 2k in the US, “The ones that grow and succeed tend to be locally curated with a real human personality involved.”
Of the over 2k in the US, “The ones that grow and succeed tend to be locally curated with a real human personality involved.”
The growth hackers come to your town
"They're thinking about the cost of acquiring a customer and how to create useful products while you're spending a small fortune on hard news."
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January 6, 2026 at 4:41 PM
mikeorren.com on the local newsletter revolution!
Of the over 2k in the US, “The ones that grow and succeed tend to be locally curated with a real human personality involved.”
Of the over 2k in the US, “The ones that grow and succeed tend to be locally curated with a real human personality involved.”
krismul.bsky.social calls for a foundation of trust:
“We can rebuild our distribution through relationships versus algorithms and make room for other people doing the work of documenting and verifying.”
“We can rebuild our distribution through relationships versus algorithms and make room for other people doing the work of documenting and verifying.”
Taking journalism down to its studs
"When ICE agents grab people off our streets, residents need documenters they already trust. If you haven't built that trust beforehand, you won't get those calls. You won't get access."
www.niemanlab.org
January 6, 2026 at 4:41 PM
krismul.bsky.social calls for a foundation of trust:
“We can rebuild our distribution through relationships versus algorithms and make room for other people doing the work of documenting and verifying.”
“We can rebuild our distribution through relationships versus algorithms and make room for other people doing the work of documenting and verifying.”
