Nieman Journalism Lab

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We are the Nieman Journalism Lab, part of the Nieman Foundation at Harvard. We're trying to figure out the future of news.
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It's not just news sites. Snapshots of government homepages are also affected.
Nieman Lab analyzed the homepage URLs of 100 news sites (including the top 50 English language sites, top international news sites, and local news sites) and found an 87% decline in snapshots in the last 5 months of this year. Here are just a few examples:

The conspiracy-loving Epoch Times is thinking about opening…a journalism school?

https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/04/the-conspiracy-loving-epoch-times-is-thinking-about-opening-a-journalism-school/

The conspiracy-loving Epoch Times is thinking about opening…a journalism school?

It would, um, "champion the same values of 'truth and traditional' as The Epoch Times" and, er, "nurture in the next generation of media professionals," ahem, "the highest standards of personal integrity, fairness, and truth-seeking."

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What happened when the Chicago Sun-Times freed the news

After a $61 million acquisition by public media, Chicago-Sun Times readers get free content and the newsroom has grown. But no one’s taking a victory lap for local news yet.

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Welcome Nieman Lab’s new staff writers, Andrew Deck and Neel Dhanesha!

https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/03/welcome-nieman-labs-new-staff-writers-andrew-deck-and-neel-dhanesha/

Welcome Nieman Lab’s new staff writers, Andrew Deck and Neel Dhanesha

I'm so happy to announce that we've added two new full-time writers to the Nieman Lab team. Both of them are starting today. Andrew Deck is our new AI staff writer, focused on the intersection of generative AI and journalism. Previously, he was a staff reporter at Rest of World, an international…

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“Frankly, the nation’s media may well be talking and thinking too much about the need for someone to ‘save journalism’ when all of us should be laser-focused on doing the work that may well save democracy.”

https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/02/how-a-mississippi-news-site-declared-the-national-local/

How a Mississippi news site declared the national local

"Frankly, the nation’s media may well be talking and thinking too much about the need for someone to ‘save journalism’ when all of us should be laser-focused on doing the work that may well save democracy."

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Six months in, journalist-owned tech publication 404 Media is profitable

https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/02/six-months-in-journalist-owned-tech-publication-404-media-is-profitable/

Six months in, journalist-owned tech publication 404 Media is profitable

"Owning our own work, and being beholden to no one but our readers and colleagues — as opposed to say, investors, venture capitalists, or out-of-touch executives — feels like the future."

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Capital B Gary’s editor-in-chief on collaborating with his hometown community

https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/02/capital-b-garys-editor-in-chief-on-collaborating-with-his-hometown-community/

Capital B Gary’s editor-in-chief on collaborating with his hometown community

"We want to meet the people where they’re at, whether that’s churches, neighborhood block clubs, salons, or barber shops."

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Journalists are burned out. Some newsrooms are fighting back.

Keeping reporters healthy over the long term often requires both systemic and behavioral changes, and getting buy-in often isn’t easy.

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Disinformation often gets blamed for swaying elections — but the research isn’t so clear.

https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/01/disinformation-often-gets-blamed-for-swaying-elections-but-the-research-isnt-so-clear/

Disinformation often gets blamed for swaying elections, but the research isn’t so clear

"Our belief in free will is ultimately a reason so many of us back democracy in the first place. Denying it can arguably be more damaging than a few fake news posts lurking on social media."

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