Otis WhiteHow do we get people to pay for local news? The answer may come from a nonprofit started in 2022 with the mission of reporting on MD public policy. It now has 79,000 paid subscribers and is expanding. Next stop: Pittsburgh, where it is buying a venerable newspaper. The goal: persuading people there to pay for factual, unbiased news. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/business/media/pittsburgh-post-gazette-bought-venetoulis-institute.html #newsmedia
No question that the collapse of newspapers … and the decline of unbiased TV news … are serious threats to democracy and civic involvement. There are a few things that well-motivated state gov’ts could do. But the answer must come from figuring out how to get people to pay for professionally reported, nonpartisan local news. https://www.governing.com/urban/building-the-public-infrastructure-for-local-news #newsmedia
Newsmast FoundationWe're jumping on a plane and heading to Perugia for #IJF26
This year, we're looking forward to talking to even more people in the world of journalism who believe in community and protecting news values. We hope that they can see the future of the Social Web is a solution for journalists.
At our lunch event, we'll be highlighting combined efforts across the Open Social Web, including both AP and ATProto. We hope it's a success!
N-gated Hacker NewsSo, #Israel decided to play real-life #SimCity with #Lebanon, leveling villages like they're just outdated pixel art. 🚜💥 Meanwhile, The Guardian serves up its usual word salad, hoping readers can find the actual story hidden between the links and subscription promos. 📰🤦♂️
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/12/how-israeli-offensive-destroyed-entire-villages-in-lebanon #Conflict #TheGuardian #NewsMedia #HackerNews #ngated
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/12/how-israeli-offensive-destroyed-entire-villages-in-lebanon #Conflict #TheGuardian #NewsMedia #HackerNews #ngated
Subconscious ProxyProPublica journalists walk off the job in first U.S. newsroom strike over AI
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/04/propublica-journalists-walk-off-the-job-in-first-u-s-newsroom-strike-over-ai/
#Journalism #LaborStrike #GenerativeAI #ProPublica #NewsMedia
Dean BeebyAnecdotal ledes are anachronisms: Why starting long news stories with anecdotes may have outlived its usefulness https://dicktofel.substack.com/p/why-starting-long-news-stories-with
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Kevin Stevens
Matthew CullisI am going to call out the media. Obviously, I am watching ABC NEWS (AU), but they have consistently reported Trump's comments as a "warning" this morning.
This is a misrepresentation of those comments. He is making threats. This is consistent behaviour we have seen from Trump. They are not warnings, but threats.
As I have typed this, even the newsletter came in showing how the ABC is reporting this. Iran threats, the US warns.
Ian Kluft ✅🖥️📡"Grant McOmie, longtime outdoor reporter for KGW, has died" by KGW News (NBC Portland) - Author and journalist Grant McOmie, among many other credits, was host of "Grant's Getaways" which showed sights and told stories from fascinating places around the Pacific Northwest. https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/grant-mcomie-dead-grants-getaways-outdoor-reporter-kgw/283-17aa6f73-50dd-42de-8832-e997c3e2f35d #NewsMedia #travel #outdoors #Portland #Oregon #PNW
JBLegacy TV #newsMedia is still acting like donald trump is relevant
Call congress www.congress.gov/members/find...
STOP THE MADNESS-STOP THE WAR !
#ICE #Epstein #Democracy #tariffs #Racist #incompetence #IRAN
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