Strypey1d ago

"You only have to add a few adjectives in there and then you're telling people what *you* think ... And then you can put 'analysis' at the top. But in today's world the public wants and is ask for a much clearer distinction between news and opinion."

Dr #GregTreadwell, 2026

https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/mediawatch/audio/2019031554/news-trust-up-after-years-of-slumps-storm-before-the-calm

Maybe news websites ought to have their opinion sections under subdomains, eg opinion.rnz.co.nz, with a recognizably different masthead and page appearance?

#NewsMedia #MediaWatch #RNZ #podcasts

News trust up after years of slumps, storm before the calm

Trust in the news is up again after years of decline, the latest annual survey says. But it als says trust in social media is up and more of us tune out the news more often. What's going on? Also: Vaianu wasn't as deadly as the media warned. Did they get it wrong?

RNZ
JB2d ago
April 17th 2026, yesterday Trump bullshitted about the strait of #Hormuz opening The legacy #media & #newsmedia & therefore investors FELL FOR IT So The #stockmarket went up SURPRISED?? Call congress www.congress.gov/members/find... STOP THE MADNESS-STOP THE WAR ! #Democracy #incompetence

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Otis White5d ago
How 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
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Saved From Closure by Nonprofit

The Venetoulis Institute of Local Journalism, which operates The Baltimore Banner, has bought The Post-Gazette. The newspaper was set to shut down next month.

The New York Times
Otis White5d ago
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
Building the Public Infrastructure for Local News

If local journalism and civic information are truly public goods, their survival will require bold public interventions. It’s beginning to happen.

Governing
Newsmast Foundation5d ago

We'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!

#Journalism #News #SocialWeb #NewsMedia

N-gated Hacker NewsApr 12
So, #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
‘Everything is gone’: Israel destroys entire villages in Lebanon

Rights groups fear tactic of ‘domicide’ trialled in Gaza, where entire areas are made uninhabitable, is being used again

The Guardian
Subconscious ProxyApr 10

ProPublica 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 BeebyApr 9
Anecdotal 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
#newsmedia
Why Starting Long News Stories With Anecdotes May Have Outlived Its Usefulness

Factoring in both impatience and AI

Second Rough Draft
Kevin StevensApr 8
https://www.contrariannews.org/p/how-the-media-is-helping-ai-spread?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
#newsmedia #media #Ai #misinformation #disinformation #deepfakes
How the Media is Helping AI Spread Lies

It’s not just fake images. An even more disturbing change is happening.

The Contrarian
Matthew CullisApr 7

I 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.

#newsmedia #ABCNEWS #unitedstates #iran #auspol