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Thanks to the Internet Archive, the history of American newspapers is more searchable than ever
Bad actors are returning to old-school methods of sowing chaos
We need to learn how to talk to (and about) accidental conspiracists » Nieman Journalism Lab
Survey of post samples from 173 adult US Facebook users' feeds during October 2020 found that 54% of users saw no news within the first 10 posts of their feeds
Google is giving $1B to publishers to help convince governments not to take more
Journalists perceive stories published in local news outlets to be less worthy
Fortnite’s battle with Apple and Google could have an impact on news publishers
Hundreds of hyperpartisan sites are masquerading as local news. This map shows if there’s one near you. » Nieman Journalism Lab
Recent podcasting deals between platforms and talent resemble the deals musicians used to sign with record labels, forfeiting ownership in exchange for exposure
CityLab has been relaunched under the Bloomberg umbrella
At launch, Facebook News had very few stories on politics, many New York Times links, and coverage overlapped little with the most popular articles on Facebook
Police have been spying on black reporters and activists for years
Police attacks against journalists across the U.S. since May 28
Who needs deepfakes? Simple out-of-context photos can be a powerfully low-tech form of misinformation. A bogus headline seems both more true and more familiar to people when it’s accompanied by a photo of any kind.
Reporter bios don’t improve readers’ trust in news outlets
Humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don’t fit their worldview
YouTube’s algorithm is pushing climate misinformation videos, and their creators are profiting from it
OSINT journalism goes mainstream
People who are given correct information still misremember it to fit their own beliefs » Nieman Journalism Lab
Newsonomics: By selling to America’s worst newspaper owners, Michael Ferro ushers the vultures into Tribune » Nieman Journalism Lab
The IRS has granted nonprofit status to a daily newspaper
Tech platforms are where public life is increasingly constructed, and their motivations are far from neutral
Twitter says it wants to solve the “journalists’ careers end because someone digs up an old tweet” problem » Nieman Journalism Lab
Study of 1,769 undergrads in Texas finds those who spent time away from Facebook consumed less news and reported feeling less depressed than those who didn't
The New York Times shutters NYT en Español after three years
“We realized Spotify for news was exactly the wrong thing to do.” Here’s what Kinzen is doing instead » Nieman Journalism Lab
How The Wall Street Journal is building an incubator into its newsroom, with new departments and plenty of hires » Nieman Journalism Lab
After 6 months of fact-checking for Facebook, Full Fact published 96 fact-checks, was paid ~$171k, wants Facebook to share more data with fact-checkers
The L.A. Times’ disappointing digital numbers
Q&A with Ching-Ching Ni, the EIC of NYT's seven-year-old free Chinese language site, growing the audience for its news despite China's crackdown on VPNs
The “backfire effect” is mostly a myth, a broad look at the research suggests
Why do some people avoid news? Because they don’t trust us — or because they don’t think we add value to their lives? » Nieman Journalism Lab
The New York Times course to teach its reporters data skills is now open-source
ProPublica's Political Ad Collector browser extension, now owned by the Globe and Mail, is working once again after being blocked by Facebook earlier this year
Google's Digital News Initiative is expanding its funding to North America, opening application for an "innovation challenge" offering projects up to $300K
The 016, a small social network with no algorithmic feed, seeks to connect local media, organizations, and businesses with the citizens of Worcester, MA
A new report surveys the paywall landscape
A doorbell company owned by Amazon wants to start producing “crime news” and it’ll definitely end well » Nieman Journalism Lab
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