What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab https://www.niemanlab.org Fri, 26 May 2023 13:59:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 Tech layoffs have ravaged teams tasked with fighting online misinformation https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/tech-layoffs-have-ravaged-teams-tasked-with-fighting-online-misinformation/ https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/tech-layoffs-have-ravaged-teams-tasked-with-fighting-online-misinformation/#respond Fri, 26 May 2023 13:59:54 +0000 https://www.niemanlab.org/?p=215487 https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/tech-layoffs-have-ravaged-teams-tasked-with-fighting-online-misinformation/feed/ 0 “Not our story to tell”: One local news editor on covering a transgender student-athlete https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/not-our-story-to-tell-one-local-news-editor-on-covering-a-transgender-student-athlete/ https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/not-our-story-to-tell-one-local-news-editor-on-covering-a-transgender-student-athlete/#respond Thu, 25 May 2023 18:27:55 +0000 https://www.niemanlab.org/?p=215479 https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/not-our-story-to-tell-one-local-news-editor-on-covering-a-transgender-student-athlete/feed/ 0 Twitter’s shrinking role as traffic source for news publishers revealed https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/twitters-shrinking-role-as-traffic-source-for-news-publishers-revealed/ https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/twitters-shrinking-role-as-traffic-source-for-news-publishers-revealed/#respond Thu, 25 May 2023 16:09:58 +0000 https://www.niemanlab.org/?p=215469 https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/twitters-shrinking-role-as-traffic-source-for-news-publishers-revealed/feed/ 0 The fall of Vice: private equity’s ill-fated bet on media’s future https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/the-fall-of-vice-private-equitys-ill-fated-bet-on-medias-future/ https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/the-fall-of-vice-private-equitys-ill-fated-bet-on-medias-future/#respond Thu, 25 May 2023 16:03:00 +0000 https://www.niemanlab.org/?p=215468 https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/the-fall-of-vice-private-equitys-ill-fated-bet-on-medias-future/feed/ 0 Twitter is making researchers delete data it gave them unless they pay $42,000 https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/twitter-is-making-researchers-delete-data-it-gave-them-unless-they-pay-42000/ https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/twitter-is-making-researchers-delete-data-it-gave-them-unless-they-pay-42000/#respond Thu, 25 May 2023 15:51:22 +0000 https://www.niemanlab.org/?p=215467 https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/twitter-is-making-researchers-delete-data-it-gave-them-unless-they-pay-42000/feed/ 0 Police used excessive force on 2 Australian journalists, U.S. finds https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/police-used-excessive-force-on-2-australian-journalists-u-s-finds/ https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/police-used-excessive-force-on-2-australian-journalists-u-s-finds/#respond Thu, 25 May 2023 15:43:26 +0000 https://www.niemanlab.org/?p=215466 https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/police-used-excessive-force-on-2-australian-journalists-u-s-finds/feed/ 0 How the New York Times union finally got a pay raise https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/how-the-new-york-times-union-finally-got-a-pay-raise/ https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/how-the-new-york-times-union-finally-got-a-pay-raise/#respond Thu, 25 May 2023 15:34:36 +0000 https://www.niemanlab.org/?p=215465 https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/how-the-new-york-times-union-finally-got-a-pay-raise/feed/ 0 Third editor quits The Messenger over “nonstop gerbil wheel” of clickbait https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/third-editor-quits-the-messenger-over-nonstop-gerbil-wheel-of-clickbait/ https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/third-editor-quits-the-messenger-over-nonstop-gerbil-wheel-of-clickbait/#respond Thu, 25 May 2023 15:24:34 +0000 https://www.niemanlab.org/?p=215464 https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/third-editor-quits-the-messenger-over-nonstop-gerbil-wheel-of-clickbait/feed/ 0 Actually, the new Zelda is about ethics in journalism https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/actually-the-new-zelda-is-about-ethics-in-journalism/ https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/actually-the-new-zelda-is-about-ethics-in-journalism/#respond Thu, 25 May 2023 15:18:37 +0000 https://www.niemanlab.org/?p=215463 https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/actually-the-new-zelda-is-about-ethics-in-journalism/feed/ 0 Elon Musk and Ron DeSantis’s fiasco shows they didn’t realize Twitter needs TV https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/elon-musk-and-ron-desantiss-fiasco-shows-they-didnt-realize-twitter-needs-tv/ https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/elon-musk-and-ron-desantiss-fiasco-shows-they-didnt-realize-twitter-needs-tv/#respond Thu, 25 May 2023 15:03:59 +0000 https://www.niemanlab.org/?p=215461 https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/elon-musk-and-ron-desantiss-fiasco-shows-they-didnt-realize-twitter-needs-tv/feed/ 0 She started an aid network for laid-off journalists and it spread like wildfire https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/she-started-an-aid-network-for-laid-off-journalists-and-it-spread-like-wildfire-poynter/ https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/she-started-an-aid-network-for-laid-off-journalists-and-it-spread-like-wildfire-poynter/#respond Thu, 25 May 2023 14:48:12 +0000 https://www.niemanlab.org/?p=215459 https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/she-started-an-aid-network-for-laid-off-journalists-and-it-spread-like-wildfire-poynter/feed/ 0 ChatGPT has an official app now. You can even talk to it. https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/chatgpt-has-an-official-app-now-you-can-even-talk-to-it/ https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/chatgpt-has-an-official-app-now-you-can-even-talk-to-it/#respond Thu, 25 May 2023 14:43:07 +0000 https://www.niemanlab.org/?p=215456 https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/chatgpt-has-an-official-app-now-you-can-even-talk-to-it/feed/ 0 Local politics was already messy. Then came Nextdoor. https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/local-politics-was-already-messy-then-came-nextdoor/ https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/local-politics-was-already-messy-then-came-nextdoor/#respond Thu, 25 May 2023 14:10:01 +0000 https://www.niemanlab.org/?p=215450 https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/local-politics-was-already-messy-then-came-nextdoor/feed/ 0 The Nieman Foundation is hiring a digital and audience engagement editor https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/the-nieman-foundation-is-hiring-a-digital-and-audience-engagement-editor-2/ https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/the-nieman-foundation-is-hiring-a-digital-and-audience-engagement-editor-2/#respond Wed, 24 May 2023 18:14:04 +0000 https://www.niemanlab.org/?p=215408 https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/the-nieman-foundation-is-hiring-a-digital-and-audience-engagement-editor-2/feed/ 0 How the legal press corps could cover the Supreme Court’s busy season better https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/a-guide-for-how-the-legal-press-corps-could-cover-the-supreme-courts-busy-season-better/ https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/a-guide-for-how-the-legal-press-corps-could-cover-the-supreme-courts-busy-season-better/#respond Wed, 24 May 2023 16:27:21 +0000 https://www.niemanlab.org/?p=215412 https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/a-guide-for-how-the-legal-press-corps-could-cover-the-supreme-courts-busy-season-better/feed/ 0 A Los Angeles Times staff photographer on covering Sen. Dianne Feinstein https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/a-los-angeles-times-staff-photographer-on-covering-sen-dianne-feinstein/ https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/a-los-angeles-times-staff-photographer-on-covering-sen-dianne-feinstein/#respond Wed, 24 May 2023 15:54:09 +0000 https://www.niemanlab.org/?p=215404 https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/a-los-angeles-times-staff-photographer-on-covering-sen-dianne-feinstein/feed/ 0 The Washington Post announces new teams to “harness the power of generative AI” https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/the-washington-post-announces-new-teams-to-harness-the-power-of-generative-ai/ https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/the-washington-post-announces-new-teams-to-harness-the-power-of-generative-ai/#respond Wed, 24 May 2023 15:12:57 +0000 https://www.niemanlab.org/?p=215402 https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/the-washington-post-announces-new-teams-to-harness-the-power-of-generative-ai/feed/ 0 Semafor has raised $19 million, replacing money from Sam Bankman-Fried https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/semafor-has-raised-19-million-replacing-money-from-sam-bankman-fried/ https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/semafor-has-raised-19-million-replacing-money-from-sam-bankman-fried/#respond Wed, 24 May 2023 14:31:25 +0000 https://www.niemanlab.org/?p=215398 https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/semafor-has-raised-19-million-replacing-money-from-sam-bankman-fried/feed/ 0 How news site Daraj reports on women’s rights and corruption across the Middle East https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/how-news-site-daraj-reports-on-womens-rights-and-corruption-across-the-middle-east/ https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/how-news-site-daraj-reports-on-womens-rights-and-corruption-across-the-middle-east/#respond Wed, 24 May 2023 14:11:51 +0000 https://www.niemanlab.org/?p=215397 https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/how-news-site-daraj-reports-on-womens-rights-and-corruption-across-the-middle-east/feed/ 0 “That’s not journalism”: A news editor quit The Messenger days before launch https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/thats-not-journalism-a-news-editor-quit-the-messenger-days-before-launch/ https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/thats-not-journalism-a-news-editor-quit-the-messenger-days-before-launch/#respond Wed, 24 May 2023 13:50:22 +0000 https://www.niemanlab.org/?p=215396 https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/thats-not-journalism-a-news-editor-quit-the-messenger-days-before-launch/feed/ 0 Report: Local news outlets in Ukraine dealing with “war-related fatigue” and global interest https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/report-local-news-outlets-in-ukraine-dealing-with-war-related-fatigue-and-global-interest/ https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/report-local-news-outlets-in-ukraine-dealing-with-war-related-fatigue-and-global-interest/#respond Wed, 24 May 2023 13:48:09 +0000 https://www.niemanlab.org/?p=215395 https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/report-local-news-outlets-in-ukraine-dealing-with-war-related-fatigue-and-global-interest/feed/ 0 The New York Times and its newsroom union agree on a contract after a two-year fight https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/the-new-york-times-and-its-newsroom-union-agree-on-a-contract-after-a-two-year-fight/ https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/the-new-york-times-and-its-newsroom-union-agree-on-a-contract-after-a-two-year-fight/#respond Wed, 24 May 2023 13:40:38 +0000 https://www.niemanlab.org/?p=215393 https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/the-new-york-times-and-its-newsroom-union-agree-on-a-contract-after-a-two-year-fight/feed/ 0 Following content moderation job cuts at Facebook’s former partner Sama, over Kenyan 200 workers are struggling with bills and emotional trauma https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/following-content-moderation-job-cuts-at-facebooks-former-partner-sama-over-kenyan-200-workers-are-struggling-with-bills-and-emotional-trauma/ https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/following-content-moderation-job-cuts-at-facebooks-former-partner-sama-over-kenyan-200-workers-are-struggling-with-bills-and-emotional-trauma/#respond Tue, 23 May 2023 16:23:07 +0000 https://www.niemanlab.org/?p=215388 https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/following-content-moderation-job-cuts-at-facebooks-former-partner-sama-over-kenyan-200-workers-are-struggling-with-bills-and-emotional-trauma/feed/ 0 What happened to journalism’s racial reckoning? https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/what-happened-to-journalisms-racial-reckoning/ https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/what-happened-to-journalisms-racial-reckoning/#respond Tue, 23 May 2023 16:14:08 +0000 https://www.niemanlab.org/?p=215387 https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/what-happened-to-journalisms-racial-reckoning/feed/ 0 The next target of the right’s campaign against woke companies is Fox News https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/the-next-target-of-the-rights-campaign-against-woke-companies-is-fox-news/ https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/the-next-target-of-the-rights-campaign-against-woke-companies-is-fox-news/#respond Tue, 23 May 2023 16:13:32 +0000 https://www.niemanlab.org/?p=215385 https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/the-next-target-of-the-rights-campaign-against-woke-companies-is-fox-news/feed/ 0 TikTok is suing the state of Montana over its new law banning the app https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/tiktok-is-suing-the-state-of-montana-over-its-new-law-banning-the-app/ https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/tiktok-is-suing-the-state-of-montana-over-its-new-law-banning-the-app/#respond Tue, 23 May 2023 16:08:23 +0000 https://www.niemanlab.org/?p=215384 https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/tiktok-is-suing-the-state-of-montana-over-its-new-law-banning-the-app/feed/ 0 U.S. Surgeon General says social media may be hazardous to teen health https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/u-s-surgeon-general-says-social-media-may-be-hazardous-to-teen-health/ https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/u-s-surgeon-general-says-social-media-may-be-hazardous-to-teen-health/#respond Tue, 23 May 2023 16:07:42 +0000 https://www.niemanlab.org/?p=215383 https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/u-s-surgeon-general-says-social-media-may-be-hazardous-to-teen-health/feed/ 0 B2B’s moment https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/b2bs-moment/ https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/b2bs-moment/#respond Tue, 23 May 2023 15:38:33 +0000 https://www.niemanlab.org/?p=215382 https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/b2bs-moment/feed/ 0 American Journalism Project asked 5,000 people what they want from local news https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/american-journalism-project-asked-5000-people-what-they-want-from-local-news/ https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/american-journalism-project-asked-5000-people-what-they-want-from-local-news/#respond Tue, 23 May 2023 15:26:15 +0000 https://www.niemanlab.org/?p=215381 https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/american-journalism-project-asked-5000-people-what-they-want-from-local-news/feed/ 0 Verified Twitter accounts have spread an AI-generated hoax about an explosion at the Pentagon https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/verified-twitter-accounts-have-spread-an-ai-generated-hoax-about-an-explosion-at-the-pentagon/ https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/verified-twitter-accounts-have-spread-an-ai-generated-hoax-about-an-explosion-at-the-pentagon/#respond Tue, 23 May 2023 15:18:42 +0000 https://www.niemanlab.org/?p=215380 https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/verified-twitter-accounts-have-spread-an-ai-generated-hoax-about-an-explosion-at-the-pentagon/feed/ 0