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Are content creators the new bloggers of the 2020s? As influencers gain trust as news sources, KMF25 brought together a panel of social media experts to discuss how creators are gaining news audiences by building trust & engagement ⬇️

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Well, here's an outrageous First Amendment violation in Mississippi, where a county chancellor (a judge) issued a restraining order requiring the Clarksdale Press Register to take down an editorial criticizing city officials. Here's an editorial response from @mississippitoday.org: bit.ly/3Qu5PW1

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How should a news organization cover itself, especially when it comes to reporting on internal failings and potential conflicts? Good guidance here from @dicktofel.bsky.social's "Second Rough Draft" on Substack... bit.ly/4hCwFqI

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According to this counter, BlueSky will soon hit 30 million. bsky-users.theo.io

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Launch your career as an independent creator journalist, guided by me and a stellar crew! I'm teaching a module on business basics and how to make sure that you can afford to go solo, both emotionally and financially. (Forever a strategist, in both work and life.) More deets, and signup ⬇️

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STAT, like other good journalism organizers, verifies with care. It's more important than ever in a time of disinformation. So, please help them do their important work if you can.

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Are you interested in independent creator journalism? Sign up for "Going Solo," a 6-week workshop starting 2/27 led by the best in the biz: @lizkellynelson.com, @ryankellett.com, @blairhickman.bsky.social, @caitlindewey.bsky.social, @lexroman.com and Lynn Walsh. Details: www.projectc.biz/goingsolo

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How will news orgs like Associated Press refer to the "Gulf of America"? AP's stylebook will stick with the Gulf of Mexico: "As a global news agency that disseminates news around the world, the AP must ensure that place names and geography are easily recognizable to all audiences." bit.ly/4hc1iUc

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UPDATE: Stanford has dropped the disciplinary case against Daily reporter Dilan Gohill ’27, according to an email from President Jon Levin ’94 obtained by the Daily. Gohill had been detained last June while covering the occupation of Building 10 by pro-Palestinian protesters. bit.ly/3E8JwCB

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A student journalist should not be prosecuted for reporting during an important campus news event. That's why @splc.org and @facoalition.bsky.social are focusing on the case of Dilan Gohill of The Stanford Daily. bit.ly/40q9vwM

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A tool for intercepting a recent wave of Russian bots spreading disinformation to Bsky (below), as reported by France's AFP news service: today.rtl.lu/news/busines...

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Columnist @jenrubin.bsky.social on Bidenomics: "The news media’s fixation on polls showing what voters thought about the state of the economy and its negative news bias...that refused to give proper weight to Biden’s successes failed to give voters an accurate picture of Biden’s achievements."

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If you're shrugging at this week's news about Meta's plan to eliminate its partnership with global fact-checkers, please remember the journalists and researchers who systematically reveal viral mis/disinformation -- like AFP's @billmccarthy.besky.social and his report here about the L.A. fires.

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"Several fact-checkers over the years have suggested to Meta how it could improve this labeling to be less intrusive and avoid even the appearance of censorship, but Meta never acted on those suggestions." -- @factchecknet.bsky.social www.poynter.org/ifcn/2025/an...

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1/ Meta’s decision to unplug its financial support for journalists that debunk mis/disinformation around the world will shrink if not close down much of this essential reporting… www.cnn.com/2025/01/07/t...

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Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was ProPublica reporter @josh-kaplan.bsky.social. propub.li/3DGXECO

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"Never edit just to edit. Some of the best editing jobs I’ve ever done have been the pieces of work that I’ve edited the least." -- Glenn Stout, coach, consultant and freelance editor, in a @niemanstoryboard.org interview with Carly Stern

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Press Watch's @froomkin.bsky.social offers a "unifying theory of Donald Trump" criticalread.substack.com/p/trump-cove...

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A handy tip here for capturing threads on BlueSky — with a thoughtful example, too. (h/t and thank you, @infosourcer.bsky.social). For Twitter refugees, this is much like thread readers of yore — but perhaps more elegant….

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Have you heard the latest episode of The Poynter Report Podcast? An industry veteran discusses how local TV news can charter a path forward in an era when younger audiences have little interest in watching a traditional news cast. Listen now: www.poynter.org/business-wor...

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"An editor who was fired for talking to us. A tipster’s massive find..." ...and more. Managing editor @itsren.bsky.social gathers up the year's best offerings from @poynterinstitute.bsky.social. Read on. www.poynter.org/commentary/2...

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From sanewashing to ageism... Here's a look at how NPR Public Editor @kellymcb.bsky.social and her team respond to complaints and concerns. Kelly also leads the ethics and leadership work at @poynterinstitute.bsky.social. (And h/t to NPR's @edeggans.bsky.social)

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The challenge: "[W]ith so much information (and misinformation) flying around, it’s clear the traditional approach isn’t cutting it. People are overwhelmed, exhausted, and, in many cases, just tuning out." Lynn Walsh of @trustingnews.bsky.social tells us what news people can do about it....

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"Toss out the noble but outdated industry wisdom that it’s best to avoid jawing with the haters because the work speaks for itself. ... Confront the media bashers wherever they practice their profession." -- @erikwemple.bsky.social from The Washington Post

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The highest form of flattery? Those of us seeking ways to disrupt disinformation campaigns need new approaches. But @mantzarlis.com also makes a good point here…

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Some more good news for the news: @terabithia4.bsky.social and her team at Tiny News Collective are doing big things for community-based journalism efforts. Watch this space.

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Congratulations to @ckrewson.bsky.social and the team at LION Publishers, which helps independent local news outlets sustain their businesses…

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"The commercial media can’t create an informed electorate. But a nonprofit might just be able to pull it off." Part 2 of 2 by @froomkin.bsky.social at Press Watch presswatchers.org/2024/12/how-...

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"This is how journalism is supposed to work. Hear something. Check something. Repeat steps 1 and 2 as many times as needed. The end." -- ‪thread by @jeisinger.bsky.social, senior editor/reporter at @propublica.org

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From @froomkin.bsky.social's Press Watch: "The central problem is this: Our most important news organizations operate according to a business model that singularly values affluent customers. And that business model affects everything they do." (Part 1 of 2) criticalread.substack.com/p/the-commer...

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Post media columnist @erikwemple.bsky.social on how Fox relies on its rivals: "Across the daily schedule of the No. 1 cable news network, that influence is inescapable, with host after host citing stories from The Post, the New York Times, Reuters, CNN, Politico, Axios and so on..." wapo.st/4gjTRtd

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Let me take you on a guided tour of our broken information ecosystem. It starts on LinkedIn, where I first saw a post about a $299 solar-powered Tesla phone. Setting aside that at least two of the four images are patently AI-generated, the claim is false, debunked by Elon Musk himself.

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We’ve been updating our policies on the website and I got to write the one for AI. chicagoreader.com/about/priori...

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