#journalism

A new startup, Objection, aims to use AI to judge the "truth" of journalism. @Techcrunch's Rebecca Ballard talked to founder Aron D'Souza, who also co-created the Enhanced Games, about the Peter Thiel-backed venture.

https://flip.it/npOOPv

 #Journalism #Media #ArtificialIntelligence #AI

A new startup, Objection, aims to use AI to judge the "truth" of journalism. @Techcrunch's Rebecca Ballard talked to founder Aron D'Souza, who also co-created the Enhanced Games, about the Peter Thiel-backed venture.

https://flip.it/npOOPv

 #Journalism #Media #ArtificialIntelligence #AI

Disinformation spreads as complete narratives, argue researchers, not as factoids.

This is a serious weakness for debunking based on individual facts.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10584609.2026.2644198#d1e629

#DisInformation #DisInfo #SocialMedia #Media #Journalism #Democracy

What would it take to get photo journalists and video journalists on the Fediverse?

They can keep using Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, etc, too.

But, what would it take to ALSO get them here?

#SpreadFediverse #Journalism #PhotoJournalism #VideoJournalism

What would it take to get photo journalists and video journalists on the Fediverse?

They can keep using Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, etc, too.

But, what would it take to ALSO get them here?

#SpreadFediverse #Journalism #PhotoJournalism #VideoJournalism

are there examples of US newsrooms or media outlets who are explicit about *not* tracking readers on their websites? (or tracking for internal use only but not selling data into the data broker tracking stream?)

(yes i know ad tech is bad, and i am asking on behalf of students)

#journalism #privacy #AdTech

Liban : la FIJ condamne avec la plus grande fermeté les assassinats de trois journalistes commis par Israël

Trois journalistes libanais ont été tués dans une frappe menée par l’armée israélienne samedi 28 mars 2026, à Jezzine (sud du Liban). La Fédération internationale des journalistes (FIJ) s'associe à ses deux affiliés, le Syndicat des rédacteurs en chef libanais et le Syndicat des journalistes libanais, et condamne avec la plus grande fermeté ces assassinats commis par Israël.

https://www.ifj.org/media-centre/news/detail/article/liban-la-fij-condamne-le-meurtre-de-trois-journalistes-dans-une-frappe-israelienne

#Liban #Lebanon #Press #Presse #Media #Journalistes #Journalism #IsraëlAssassineDesJournalistesAuLiban

Gambling as Journalism—Shall We Gamify the News?
https://mediaanddemocracyproject.substack.com/p/gambling-as-journalismshall-we-gamify

It is particularly grotesque when the betting is on matters of life and death, but any use of these markets central to reporting damages the news outlet. Disturbing to see #WSJ, #CNN and others using them.

#Journalism #FreePress #Iran

I just saw the first bumble bee! Tiny insects are flying again. This is the time to come out of my hibernation modus and write more about #nature. I talk about #snails, and as they are still in their protection places, reflect on Homo-not-so-sapiens: https://steady.page/en/naturematchcuts/posts/28951404-a41f-4215-ab89-bc35dbc41233

You can subscribe to my free #Newsletter: https://steady.page/en/naturematchcuts/newsletter/sign_up ( #substack free #EuropeanAlternative )

#NatureMatchCuts #gastropods #sciComm #natureLovers #springVibes #journalism #factCheck #biology #biodiversity

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#AureFreePress #BreakingNews #Journalism #News #press #headline #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Breaking

Our MOLLY Award Submissions are now OPEN! Our annual prize for investigative #journalism is open to both print and digital outlets, with an annual award of $5000.

Stories can be submitted until March 20. Find out how to enter your work here: https://www.texasobserver.org/molly-awards/the-molly-awards-submissions/

#award #media #news

Exciting News: We're hiring for our David McHam Fellowship for Investigative Reporting! This one-to-two-year full-time fellowship allows experienced journalists to pursue investigative projects and enterprise stories about #Texas politics, policy, and social issues.

See more details and preferred qualifications here: https://www.texasobserver.org/jobs/

Apply by February 6!

#journalism #JournoJobs #politics #USpol #news #GetFediHired #FediHired #nonprofit

Out today from Gus Bova: Highlights of our newest issue include criminal justice reporting from Michelle Pitcher, exploring #Houston culture with @josephinelee, the war over homelessness policy with @stevanzetti, and much more. https://www.texasobserver.org/editors-letter-january-february-2026/

#journalism #media #HumanRights #Texas #politics #USpol #culture #GulfCoast #law

"Transitioning didn’t begin when I decided to start estrogen, but decades ago, when I realized — one revelation at a time — that I was becoming an adult free to make my own choices about my identity and its expression."

#ICYMI, my introduction to my new series at The Barbed Wire:https://thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/25/transgender-journalist-living-in-texas/

#trans #LGBTQIA #culture #politics #USpol #Texas #news #journalism #media

“The more that marginalized voices disappear from legacy outlets, the more it matters to fight for our corner instead of abandoning it. It matters to have places in journalism, in media, where we belong and where we can see ourselves.”

To kick off my work as newsletter writer and contributor for the Barbed Wire, I wrote a VERY personal essay about what it means to be a #transgender journalist in #Texas. I dug way back for this one, since it starts when I was 13 years old ... I hope you see something of yourself in this one, too: https://thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/25/transgender-journalist-living-in-texas/

#trans #LGBTQIA #culture #Austin #fascism #media #journalism #politics #USpol

I'm here, I'm #queer, I belong in Texas, too.

The Barbed Wire asked me to take a moment to introduce myself, and why our state needs #trans reporters like me, and media where we can see our stories reflected.

This one starts when I'm just 13 years old...
https://thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/25/transgender-journalist-living-in-texas/

#politics #USpol #journalism #LGBTQIA #transgender #Texas

Latest comic on the convenience of making less ethical choices

#comic #cartoon #journalism #academia #ethics #socialmedia

Upwardly Mobile
https://archive.org/web/ (not static) /
https://fifthdimensionnews.substack.com/p/upwardly-mobile

--> (NEW) TRust Mobile
https://fifthdimensionnews.substack.com/p/the-trust-mobile-split
https://archive.org/web/
(not static) / https://fifthdimensionnews.substack.com/p/the-trust-mobile-split

#mobile #Liberux #GrapheneOS #IodeOS #Debian #Tor #TorProject #Rust #Rustlang #RISC #Precursor #BunnieHuang #phone #security #privacy #journalism #ACAB #FDN

https://archive.org/details/MBGresearch
#DefyErasure #Archive #Library #BestType #Substack #Lemmy

Senior Israel Hayom editor celebrates report of 100,000 Gaza deaths

Eli Barak, a senior editor at Israel Hayom (owned by Miriam Adelson) newspaper, responded “Thank you for the good news” to a #Haaretz report estimating 100,000 deaths in #Gaza. When questioned, Barak compared Palestinians in Gaza to Germans in WWII, saying he would have been happy about high mortality in German cities in 1943. The journalist describes himself as head of the news desk at Israel Hayom and deputy editor of Israel Hashavua supplement. Israel Hayom declined to condemn the statement, calling it a “private statement on social media.”

https://www.the7eye.org.il/topic/the-seventh-eye-in-english​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

See also https://kolektiva.social/@oatmeal/114760686420222393

@palestine @israel
#IsraelHayom #Gaza #Journalism #Palestine #MediaEthics #GazaGenocide

Journalism is under fire: will the press defend democracy?

www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/america-and-our-democracy-are-under-attack,255597?newsletter=255688

#Journalism #FreePress

For the occasion, we now publish online this retrospective photo essay of the work of longtime Observer contributor Alan Pogue:
https://www.texasobserver.org/alan-pogue-photo-essay-observer-seventieth-anniversary/

#history #culture #Texas #photography #nonprofit #journalism #media

We've been publishing stories all year related to our 70th anniversary, but today marks the actual date that the Texas Observer published its first issue in 1954, with the top story dedicated to a retail workers' #strike in Port Arthur: https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1954/12/13#page=1

#journalism #history #media #nonprofit #news #Texas #politics #USpol

Fair warning:

if you push any kind of apologies for news media either mainstream or self-appointed as "independent", you're catching a mute or worse.

I've lived my entire life in #Argentina and was forced to watch them carry water for a military dictatorship and three neoliberal/conservative/borderline-fascist governments.

And spread misinformation because they couldn't be bothered to do better and after all it's just entertainment.

And run DISinformation campaigns for various special interests.

I learned to hate their unprofessional attitude, their self-congratulation and their whining against "censorship" long before I came of age.

So if you want to suck up to #Propaganda and #PsychologicalWarfare operators we're just not friends. Go vote for a nice Führer or something.

(If you want to teach me about the exceptions, DON'T. I know them. They're mostly dead: doing the right thing is lethally dangerous.)

#Journalism #Journalists #PropagandaYGuerraPsicológica

I have just found out that the Rory Peck Crisis Fund, which supports freelance journalists in danger, has run out of money after a year of helping #Gaza journalists.

I have donated. Please consider doing so as well.

Rory Peck has helped Arab journalists I know in the past and its work really does make a difference in the precarious lives of freelancers in conflict zones.

#journalism #press #Palestine

https://rorypecktrust.org/

Just... kinda wild to see my face on the homepage of the Columbia Journalism Review. Talk about an honor. https://www.cjr.org/the_profile/kit-oconnell-austin-movement-journalism.php

#journalism #media #photography

“You end up in situations like, 'Can I as a #nonbinary trans person report on the laws that are trying to make my existence illegal?' Is that bias? Well, it is. I’m biased against those laws.“

In a story out today for the Columbia Journalism Review, I talk about what it means to be open about my beliefs and bias as journalist, and how I use that in my work to report on the #trans community and other underserved communities in #Texas. https://www.cjr.org/the_profile/kit-oconnell-austin-movement-journalism.php

I'm thrilled to finally share this story!

#journalism #LGBTQIA+ #transgender #media #fascism #Texas #politics #USpol

“I am part of the queer community and the queer rights movement. I am an anti-fascist; I’m not neutral about fascism. I’m not neutral about genocide. I’m not neutral about the environment, and many other topics.”

I'm so excited to share this: a profile of my career is out today in the Columbia Journalism Review! I've been waiting to share this for months, and I'm thrilled with how it turned out. https://www.cjr.org/the_profile/kit-oconnell-austin-movement-journalism.php

#journalism #nonbinary #LGBTQIA+ #Texas #politics #trans

#introduction

I fight for the users.

I love programming and thinking and talking about thinking. I have an education (BS, MS, PhD) focused on artificial intelligence and neuroscience.

I'm an advocate of the public academic pursuit of knowledge, the scientific process, peer review, and I see open source software and hardware as an essential part of the scientific process.

I see software user rights, including security and privacy, to be protected mainly by free open source software, specifically software with a copyleft license, i.e. GPL or Mozilla.

I see the democratizing effects of the Internet, including distributed journalism and social networking, to be largely the effect of the collaborative development of free and open source software.

I am interested in free and open source manufacturing, including open source 3D printers and CNC machines. I believe open source manufacturing will be important for distributed manufacturing, allowing local manufacturing and local labor.

I see worker-owned coops as the way to safely transition from a non-democratic authoritarian top-down power structure of a traditional corporation to a democratic work environment, where the workers own the company and elect the board of directors, transitioning to democracy in the workplace.

I believe that socialism is a regulatory response to capitalism.

I believe that laws, money, corporations, and government are social agreements, and I'm in favor of democratic social agreements.

I believe in the organized non-violent boycott as a way to control capitalists and change corrupt systems.

I am a pacifist. I am against violence. I am against citizens keeping guns in cities and towns with children. I am against war.

I try to eat plant-based / vegan foods to boycott the animal industry, to help with the climate crisis, to improve my health, to avoid animal cruelty, and to avoid the extinction of species of plants, animals and ecosystems.

I have been diagnosed with Retinitus Pigmentosa, which is a disease of progressive retinal degeneration. I am legally blind, although I have about 5-degrees of vision remaining in my fovea. I'm interested in researching and developing BCIs (Brain-Computer Interfaces), specifically BCIs that function as vision prostheses that may help with conditions like RP, or the more common degenerative retinal disease AMD (Age-related Macular Degeneration).

I enjoy playing computer games like Age of Empires and Rimworld. I used to program computer games when I was younger and would like to get back to it one day.

I love playing music, especially bass guitar. I've been listening to a lot of Rage Against the Machine and Enya recently.

I enjoy reading books, mostly non-fiction.

I enjoy studying religions. I've found a lot of value in Buddhism, and I meditate often daily.

Nina and I have recently had our first baby, a boy we call Tyoma.

I'm currently working at Brain Computer Enterprises, Cooperative Inc. on FOSH assistive consumer electronics.

I'm sober.

#users #fightforusers #userrights #programming #thinking #thinkingaboutthinking #ai #artificialintelligence #neuroscience #journalism #science #scientificprocess #peerreview #foss #fosh #flosh #floss #freeandopensource #freedomsoftware #libresoftware #copyleft #gpl #agpl #mozilla #license #ls #academia #privacy #security #democracy #internet #socialnetwork #distributed #cnc #3dprinting #locallabor #localmanufacturing #coop #workerowned #democracyatwork #regulation #laws #money #corporations #government #socialagreement #boycott #controlcapital #nonviolent #pacifist #antivolence #antigun #noguns #schoolshooting #antiwar #plantbased #vegan #climatecrisis #animalindustry #animalcruelty #extinction #animal #plant #ecosystem #environment #retinituspigmentosa #rp #agerelatedmaculardegeneration #amd #blind #lowvision #bci #games #computergames #ageofempires #rimworld #gamedev #music #bassguitar #rageagainstthemachine #enya #religion #reading #books #readingbooks #buddhism #baby #sober

@gbhnews

French TV has changed their weather to "climate and weather" might you do the same?
https://coveringclimatenow.org/climate-beat-story/a-path-breaking-innovation-in-climate-journalism/

TV meteorologists have a vital role in communicating the added impact of climate change.
https://www.dw.com/en/tv-weather-forecasters-talk-climate/a-65874484

#Journalism #Climate #FixMediaNow

"The guiding tenet journalists should follow is that Trump is an adversary of the United States, and a person cannot be both an adversary of a country and a candidate to lead it."

"Journalists should vigorously report on Trump’s campaign with an emphasis on its illegitimacy."

I will boycott any news outlet that fails to meet these MINIMAL standards of journalism. Please do the same.

#fascism #Republicans #2024 #democracy #journalism

https://arkansasadvocate.com/2023/05/05/heres-how-reporters-should-cover-trumps-campaign/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=15e97fdc-3477-4e30-a25e-e064a9960e2d

I'm fairly new to Mastodon so would like to introduce myself. I manage the U.S. editorial team at #flipboard, which curates Daily Edition, email newsletters and more.

I live in #newyorkcity with two #cats. Personal interests include #journalism #media #travel #museum #scifi and #lgbtq issues.

I curate several Magazines for Flipboard's Politics Desk: https://flipboard.com/@ElectionCentral

#introduction

Here's an ancient video I made about #Reddit in the r/politics forum announcing a publisher blacklist back in 2013.

Back then, they blocked almost two hundred news sites because of what they called "bad journalism". Whereupon they banned sites that had just won the Polk Award. And another that had just won a Pulitzer.

But of course, untrained mods know better than professionals working the field. (assholes)

#journalism #censorship #socialmedia #antisocialmedia

https://makertube.net/w/5RYx5qFG3CJBU1AKiVHuY8

New instance, (mostly) same intro, because writing intros is hard.

👋 I'm Megan. she/her

#FL ➡️ #NYC ▶️ #Queens

Work: Started out in #journalism, now slinging #JavaScript (and friends, #React, #ReactNative, #TypeScript). I'm most interested in projects pursuing a positive impact.

Fun: Volunteering in my neighborhood with an urban #gardening group and a #cat shelter. Building community any way I can.

#introduction

#introduction

Hello #SFBA! We’re Mission Local, an independent, nonprofit news site based in the Mission District of San Francisco. Since 2008, we’ve been reporting on everything from police reform to corruption at City Hall, housing, and the gig economy.

Follow us for the latest news in San Francisco, and consider donating today to support local news!

#news #SanFrancisco #SF #BayArea #journalists #journalism #MissionDistrict

Hey, folks, I’m in conversation with a Black media company in Chicago about moving here and I need to crowdsource server options, resources, etc. for them. Help?

ETA: Thank you for all the boosts and suggestions! They are feeling overwhelmed by all the support! I will add an update when they’ve decided which path to take.

#BlackMastodon #TwitterMigration #journalism

#introduction I’m a nonprofit comms director, recovering journalist and #TwitterRefugee. Since leaving #PublicRadio I’ve become politically active. My key activism interests are #AbortionRights #ClimateJustice #VotingRights #BLM and #DisabilityRights. I’m one of those weirdos who loves doorknocking and leafleting. I lived in #Jakarta from 2006-2010 and love #Indonesia. I follow #BirdPhotogaphy #ProAbortion #cats #journalism #BreakingNews #spoonie #BlackTwitter #Ireland #indivisible

For the purposes of orientation, context and conversation, here are some of my friends, enemies, obsessions, experiences and distractions (i.e. an #introduction):
#climate #ClimateJustice #ClimateEthics #Auspol #DirtyEnergyDirtyPolitics #inequality #plutocracy #capitalism #solarpunk #journalism #analysis #geopolitics #ClimateScience #energy #coal #oil #gas #FossilFuels #DirtyEnergy #degrowth #rewilding #LeaveItInTheGround #biodiversity #ecology #EcologicalEthics #ecosystems #compost #EatTheRich #CompostTheRich #Gadigal #Indigenous #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe #decolonise #landback #whistleblowing #transparency #privacy #ebike #cycling #pedestrian #PublicTransport #fuckcars #NSWpol #education #patriarchy #TransRightsAreHumanRights #antifa #christofascism #fascism #acab #feminism #patriarchy #ableism #adhd #neurodiversity #cancer #Scotland #UKpol #Sydney #NSWpol #edinburgh #dnd #PF2e #obsidian #mastodon #curiosity #kindness #courage

@geography Want to know more about the Sonora River fiasco? Read @Ricky_Leaks_ reporting on the story: https://poderlatam.org/2022/08/el-rio-y-la-muerte-crisis-de-enfermedades-en-torno-al-derrame-de-grupo-mexico-en-el-rio-sonora/
It's in Spanish, but he is one of the very few journalists in Mexico willing to cover environmental realities in Mexico. Help me convince him we translate his article to English! #environment #journalism

I never did an #introduction and I keep hitting the character limit on my profile blurb, so:

I'm Michele Ann Jenkins aka Maj.
I was federated before it was cool and have just been biding my time on FB and Reddit until a critical mass happened somewhere better and now here we are!

I am equally interested in anachronisms, futurism, and current events. In all timelines, looking to listen & learn from a diversity of voice and lived experiences.

Ever evolving tag cloud because I keep being reminded of other interests:

#Equality #Justice #Socialism
#Liguistics #SciFi #Taxonomy #OpenWeb #IA #UX #DigitalGovernance #Feminism #Journalism #Writing #Français #Geek #90s #Marginalia #UrbanPlanning #Expat #Immigrant #Python #Perl #Costuming #History #UrbanPlanning #Sustainability #Upcyling #Theatre #UK #Repairing #DIY #MLIS #InfoSci #Sighing

👋 Hi everyone!

📰 We are an independent, non-profit organisation dedicated to amplifying unique voices that increase understanding & inspire a higher awareness of the planet’s challenges, whether they come from inside #China or elsewhere.

We hope that in doing so, we can move closer to viable, equitable & real solutions to #environmental problems.

Follow for stories on #water💧, #climate🌦️, #nature🌱, #energy🔋, livelihoods🌾, #oceans🌊 , #palmoil🌴 & more!

#climatechange #journalism #Introduction

Brief #introduction. Montreal-born, currently in #Vancouver. PhD U of Michigan. Sunday nights are always #jazz: Currently listening to Charlie Christian. Next up, maybe some Coleman Hawkins? #GratefulDead lover.

I read mostly #journalism from and #history of the "long 60s." (US and Global) Some sci-fi.

Big fan of #comics history/journalism/memoir and really into #comicstrip and #comix.

I write about #Doonesbury.

Sometimes I have #cancer.

https://readingdoonesbury.com/

#Journalism
https://www.youtube.com/c/TLDRGlobal/
https://www.youtube.com/c/PeopleMakeGames

#Infrastructure & #Climate
https://www.youtube.com/c/CityBeautiful
https://www.youtube.com/c/NotJustBikes
https://www.youtube.com/c/ClimateTown

Other
https://www.youtube.com/c/HowtoADHD
https://www.youtube.com/c/AtomicFrontier

I’m a #science writer and editor for Scientific American, Quanta, Nautilus, and others—mostly, but not only, about #physics #QuantumFoundations #AI. I studied #PlanetaryScience #astronomy in grad school. I’ve done archival research on colonial #NewJersey, including slavery and land patterns. I’ve lived in #NewYorkCity, SF, Boston, Oxford, Tehran, Singapore.

I’m here for in-depth discussion, serendipitous encounters, even disagreements, as long as respectful.

#journalism #scicomm #introduction

Nice to meet you!

I figured out how to change servers, but not how to transfer my other posts, so let’s try this again!

I’m Mark. I’m into #mentalhealth, #neuroscience, #journalism, #writing, #media and more!

Love to connect! 🌟

#intro #introduction #introductions #firstday #newhere #new #newbie #start #learning #patience #writer #books #health #mentalhealth

Hi all. I'm a reporter for The Associated Press. I'm based in Providence, Rhode Island, and I'm a correspondent for AP's global investigations team.
#journalism

Slightly dazed and confused after 13 years on 🐦. Finnish-American journalist savoring vinyl and cold swims, concerned about democracy and the future of the 🌍
#jazz #climate #books #renewables #democracy #humanrights #journalism #radio #translation #wildlife #biodiversity #winterswimming #helsinki #finland #vinyl #electronicmusic #ambient #globalmusic #ev #sustainabletravel