Josh Axelrod
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The Gen Z newsroom covering Europe (and ruffling some continental feathers along the way) www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/the-...
The Gen Z newsroom covering Europe (and ruffling some continental feathers along the way)
Like all Cinderella stories, there’s an urgent carriage-to-pumpkin timeline looming for The European Correspondent.
www.niemanlab.org
September 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The Gen Z newsroom covering Europe (and ruffling some continental feathers along the way) www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/the-...
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“News media is about to change,” @larsadriangiske.bsky.social said. “The article as we know it may not be the preferred format of readers or listeners or viewers in the years to come. People are getting used to generative ecosystems, and that won’t change.”
www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/the-...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/the-...
The good, the bad, and the completely made-up: Newsrooms on wrestling accurate answers out of AI
"If we sit on the sideline and observe, I think the risk is too high that we are gonna be left behind."
www.niemanlab.org
August 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
“News media is about to change,” @larsadriangiske.bsky.social said. “The article as we know it may not be the preferred format of readers or listeners or viewers in the years to come. People are getting used to generative ecosystems, and that won’t change.”
www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/the-...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/the-...
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Great @niemanlab.org piece from @joshaxelrod.bsky.social reviewing nuances & tradeoffs of using GenAI in news work, quoting from & describing the work of several different publishers.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/the-...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/the-...
The good, the bad, and the completely made-up: Newsrooms on wrestling accurate answers out of AI
"If we sit on the sideline and observe, I think the risk is too high that we are gonna be left behind."
www.niemanlab.org
August 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Great @niemanlab.org piece from @joshaxelrod.bsky.social reviewing nuances & tradeoffs of using GenAI in news work, quoting from & describing the work of several different publishers.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/the-...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/the-...
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All credit to @joshaxelrod.bsky.social and his marvellous ‘Nature Briefing: AI & Robotics’, who first recommended this gem of a story! www.nature.com/briefing/ai-...
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March 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
All credit to @joshaxelrod.bsky.social and his marvellous ‘Nature Briefing: AI & Robotics’, who first recommended this gem of a story! www.nature.com/briefing/ai-...
a reminder, since trump is repeating his bizarre claims about wind power:
there is absolutely ZERO scientific evidence that offshore wind turbines are killing whales
there is absolutely ZERO scientific evidence that offshore wind turbines are killing whales
No, Offshore Wind Isn’t What’s Killing Whales
Politicians and nonprofit groups have blamed offshore wind turbines for whale deaths, but the science doesn’t support those claims—at all
www.scientificamerican.com
January 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
a reminder, since trump is repeating his bizarre claims about wind power:
there is absolutely ZERO scientific evidence that offshore wind turbines are killing whales
there is absolutely ZERO scientific evidence that offshore wind turbines are killing whales
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good time to read this:
bsky.app/profile/josh...
bsky.app/profile/josh...
the american and german far-right are in the midst of a transnational love affair, giddy over trump's election
they're united by remigration, a nativist plan to purge their countries of non-white immigrants
read my piece @motherjones.com
they're united by remigration, a nativist plan to purge their countries of non-white immigrants
read my piece @motherjones.com
Donald Trump's victory energized the German far-right. Elon Musk's endorsement has them exultant.
Germany's AfD, with its own plan for mass deportations, is hoping to replicate the MAGA movement's success in upcoming elections.
www.motherjones.com
December 29, 2024 at 11:12 PM
good time to read this:
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A thing Elon Musk actually said (in a national German newspaper) when trying to argue that Germany's AfD party isn't that bad: The party's leader "has a same-sex partner from Sri Lanka! Does that sound like Hitler to you? Come on!"
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Elon Musk doubles down on his support for Germany’s ultra-right party
He publishes a German op-ed calling AfD "the last spark of hope for this country."
www.motherjones.com
December 29, 2024 at 9:47 PM
A thing Elon Musk actually said (in a national German newspaper) when trying to argue that Germany's AfD party isn't that bad: The party's leader "has a same-sex partner from Sri Lanka! Does that sound like Hitler to you? Come on!"
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
the second news dropped about the magdeburg christmas market attack, the german far-right seized on the story, claiming proof of unbridled immigration and islamic terrorism
the german far-right, now that we know the attacker was an anti-islam activist & afd supporter: 😵😵💫😳
the german far-right, now that we know the attacker was an anti-islam activist & afd supporter: 😵😵💫😳
What we know about the Magdeburg attack suspect – DW – 12/21/2024
Five people were killed and scores more injured when a car plowed into revelers at a Christmas market in Germany. A man taken into custody at the scene is reportedly a critic of Islam and AfD supporte...
www.dw.com
December 22, 2024 at 2:17 PM
the second news dropped about the magdeburg christmas market attack, the german far-right seized on the story, claiming proof of unbridled immigration and islamic terrorism
the german far-right, now that we know the attacker was an anti-islam activist & afd supporter: 😵😵💫😳
the german far-right, now that we know the attacker was an anti-islam activist & afd supporter: 😵😵💫😳
what does the afd mean when it talks about "remigration"?
“within the AfD there’s people who say the quiet part out loud — there might even be some people who don’t think there is a quiet part" says jakob guhl @isdgermany.bsky.social
“within the AfD there’s people who say the quiet part out loud — there might even be some people who don’t think there is a quiet part" says jakob guhl @isdgermany.bsky.social
Donald Trump's victory energized the German far-right. Elon Musk's endorsement has them exultant.
Germany's AfD, with its own plan for mass deportations, is hoping to replicate the MAGA movement's success in upcoming elections.
www.motherjones.com
December 22, 2024 at 2:10 PM
what does the afd mean when it talks about "remigration"?
“within the AfD there’s people who say the quiet part out loud — there might even be some people who don’t think there is a quiet part" says jakob guhl @isdgermany.bsky.social
“within the AfD there’s people who say the quiet part out loud — there might even be some people who don’t think there is a quiet part" says jakob guhl @isdgermany.bsky.social
trump, musk, the afd, orban, le pen, wilders — they're all dedicated to counteracting the so-called great replacement
“it’s the thing that brings together the far-right in multiple countries" says @heidibeirich.bsky.social at @globalextremism.bsky.social
“it’s the thing that brings together the far-right in multiple countries" says @heidibeirich.bsky.social at @globalextremism.bsky.social
Donald Trump's victory energized the German far-right. Elon Musk's endorsement has them exultant.
Germany's AfD, with its own plan for mass deportations, is hoping to replicate the MAGA movement's success in upcoming elections.
www.motherjones.com
December 22, 2024 at 2:05 PM
trump, musk, the afd, orban, le pen, wilders — they're all dedicated to counteracting the so-called great replacement
“it’s the thing that brings together the far-right in multiple countries" says @heidibeirich.bsky.social at @globalextremism.bsky.social
“it’s the thing that brings together the far-right in multiple countries" says @heidibeirich.bsky.social at @globalextremism.bsky.social
the american and german far-right are in the midst of a transnational love affair, giddy over trump's election
they're united by remigration, a nativist plan to purge their countries of non-white immigrants
read my piece @motherjones.com
they're united by remigration, a nativist plan to purge their countries of non-white immigrants
read my piece @motherjones.com
Donald Trump's victory energized the German far-right. Elon Musk's endorsement has them exultant.
Germany's AfD, with its own plan for mass deportations, is hoping to replicate the MAGA movement's success in upcoming elections.
www.motherjones.com
December 22, 2024 at 2:00 PM
the american and german far-right are in the midst of a transnational love affair, giddy over trump's election
they're united by remigration, a nativist plan to purge their countries of non-white immigrants
read my piece @motherjones.com
they're united by remigration, a nativist plan to purge their countries of non-white immigrants
read my piece @motherjones.com
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Donald Trump's victory energized the German far-right. Elon Musk's AfD endorsement has them absolutely euphoric.
Read Berlin-based journo @joshaxelrod.bsky.social on how AfD is angling to replicate the MAGA movement's success www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Read Berlin-based journo @joshaxelrod.bsky.social on how AfD is angling to replicate the MAGA movement's success www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Donald Trump's victory energized the German far-right. Elon Musk's endorsement has them exultant.
Germany's AfD, with its own plan for mass deportations, is hoping to replicate the MAGA movement's success in upcoming elections.
www.motherjones.com
December 21, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Donald Trump's victory energized the German far-right. Elon Musk's AfD endorsement has them absolutely euphoric.
Read Berlin-based journo @joshaxelrod.bsky.social on how AfD is angling to replicate the MAGA movement's success www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Read Berlin-based journo @joshaxelrod.bsky.social on how AfD is angling to replicate the MAGA movement's success www.motherjones.com/politics/202...