niemanlab.orgadded August 2026
Nieman Labby Hanaa' Tameez21h ago
“How young is too young for a life in prison?” “SpaceX debris is washing ashore. Who’s responsible?” “Why schools get paid even when students fail.” Those are the top headlines so far on Sinclair...
Nieman Labby Andrew Deck22h ago
Late last month, about 150 journalists, researchers, and technologists gathered on the 15th floor of The New York Times Building for a forum on how AI is changing investigative journalism.
Nieman Labby Seth C. Lewis2d ago
Editor’s note: Mark Coddington, Seth Lewis, Tamar Wilner, and Nick Mathews write a regular newsletter on recent academic research around journalism.
Nieman Labby Andrew Deck2d ago
At the pearly gates, Dolly Parton, in a sparkling gown, stands arm in arm with Tim Curry, dressed as Dr. Frank-N-Furter.
Nieman Labby Wilson Criscione, InvestigateWest2d ago
When the Spokesman-Review announced plans to transfer Spokane’s 143-year-old, family-owned newspaper to a nonprofit founded by executive editor Rob Curley, it took over the front page.
Nieman Labby Sarah Scire6d ago
The Columbia Journalism School will pause admissions for its Master of Arts program, dean Jelani Cobb announced on Thursday.
Nieman Labby Laura Hazard Owen6d ago
Assembly Bill 2222, known as the Community Newsroom Employment and Workforce Sustainability Act, gives newsrooms tax credits of $20,000 each for up to five journalists on staff, and $15,000 for...
Nieman Labby Hanaa' Tameez7d ago
As an engineering student, Valentín Virasoro worked part-time at a car dealership in Cordoba, Argentina.
Nieman Labby Andrew Deck7d ago
On Tuesday, a U.S. federal appeals court ruled in favor of Thomson Reuters, upholding the company’s landmark win in a copyright infringement case against the now-defunct legal AI startup Ross...
Nieman Labby Sarah Scire8d ago
After just eight weeks on the job, NPR’s new chief content officer Nadine Zylstra had big news to share: NPR had landed Machine Gods, the new video-first podcast from veteran tech journalists Casey...
Nieman Labby Hanaa' Tameez9d ago
Are you a journalist who has used AI for work in some capacity but been nervous to tell anyone about it? Worried about how your bosses might see you, or that your work might be discredited?
Nieman Labby Andrew Deck10d ago
OpenAI announced on Monday that it’s doubling its support for the Lenfest Institute’s AI Collaborative and Fellowship Program.
Nieman Labby Neel Dhanesha14d ago
On the day Hurricane Helene hit Western North Carolina in September 2024, Laura Lee was thousands of miles away on vacation in Peru.
Nieman Labby Joshua Benton16d ago
Eighteen months ago, David Ellison was mostly known as an ATM for Hollywood producers seeking to pencil out budgets for quarter-zip dadcore flicks like Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Jack Reacher...
Nieman Labby Sarah Scire20d ago
Would you call large language models training on an internet’s worth of content “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions”?
Nieman Labby Eric Athas20d ago
When I tell someone at work that I wrote a book called Saying No to New, I usually get a similar response each time. It’s something like, “But you advocate for new things here.” It’s true.
Nieman Labby Sophie Culpepper21d ago
Nieman Lab predictions don’t always come true, but Terry Parris Jr. is doing his best to make his a reality.
Nieman Labby Bruce Lewenstein23d ago
When two popular science magazines — out of about 17 in circulation — ceased publication in the same year, one commentator said, “The science magazines didn’t shake out.
Nieman Labby Michael Schudson24d ago
Last month, Routledge published Mainstream News Media Trust: Antecedents, Consequences, and Remedies, a new book edited by Nayla Fawzi, Jesper Strömbäck, and Yariv Tsfati.
Nieman Labby Neel Dhanesha28d ago
The website from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), launched during President Obama’s first term, provided constant updates on the agency’s climate research in plain...
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