Nick Diakopoulos
@ndiakopoulos.bsky.social
Northwestern University Professor. Computational Journalism; AI & Society. https://www.nickdiakopoulos.com
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🎉 The #MassMediaFellowship 2026 application closes in 2 days! Apply now for a chance to use your scientific background to write stories for the general public in newsrooms across the country. #SciComm
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December 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🎉 The #MassMediaFellowship 2026 application closes in 2 days! Apply now for a chance to use your scientific background to write stories for the general public in newsrooms across the country. #SciComm
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The ACM Digital Library, where a LOT of computing-related research is published (I'd say at least 75% of my own publications), is now not only providing (without consent of the authors and without opt-in by readers) AI-generated summaries of papers, but they appear as the *default* over abstracts.
December 16, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The ACM Digital Library, where a LOT of computing-related research is published (I'd say at least 75% of my own publications), is now not only providing (without consent of the authors and without opt-in by readers) AI-generated summaries of papers, but they appear as the *default* over abstracts.
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NSF plans to streamline merit review to heal self-inflicted staffing wound www.science.org/content/arti...
NSF pares down grant-review process, reducing influence of outside scientists
Memo cites overburdened staff, but some say move also aims to elevate White House priorities
www.science.org
December 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
NSF plans to streamline merit review to heal self-inflicted staffing wound www.science.org/content/arti...
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I have started a public notebook for the C+J conference at the University of Miami today and tomorrow.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I have started a public notebook for the C+J conference at the University of Miami today and tomorrow.
notebooklm.google.com/notebook/51e...
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What’s the Gen Z hand signal for “check please”? I imagine it’s a sort of phone tapping motion…
December 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
What’s the Gen Z hand signal for “check please”? I imagine it’s a sort of phone tapping motion…
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A smart explanation of "vibe coding," including how @jamditis.bsky.social used it to build a dashboard for volunteers in Springfield, NJ who were coordinating food assistance deliveries during the SNAP crisis and beyond generative-ai-newsroom.com/vibe-coding-...
Vibe Coding for Newsrooms
Why being a good project manager matters more than being a savvy coder
generative-ai-newsroom.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
A smart explanation of "vibe coding," including how @jamditis.bsky.social used it to build a dashboard for volunteers in Springfield, NJ who were coordinating food assistance deliveries during the SNAP crisis and beyond generative-ai-newsroom.com/vibe-coding-...
🚨 Postdoc opening -- Come work with us at Northwestern! 🚨 This position is to work on evaluating LLMs for sociopolitical value expression: postdocs.northwestern.edu/announcement... -- Please share!
Postdoctoral Research Opportunity – Global LLM Values Benchmarking Working Group: Postdoctoral Affairs - Northwestern University
postdocs.northwestern.edu
December 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
🚨 Postdoc opening -- Come work with us at Northwestern! 🚨 This position is to work on evaluating LLMs for sociopolitical value expression: postdocs.northwestern.edu/announcement... -- Please share!
Vibe coding for newsrooms: generative-ai-newsroom.com/vibe-coding-...
Vibe Coding for Newsrooms
Why being a good project manager matters more than being a savvy coder
generative-ai-newsroom.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Vibe coding for newsrooms: generative-ai-newsroom.com/vibe-coding-...
Northwestern’s agreement to restore federal funding: www.northwestern.edu/president/do...
www.northwestern.edu
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Northwestern’s agreement to restore federal funding: www.northwestern.edu/president/do...
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Spread the word! 📢 The FATE (Fairness, Accountability, Transparency, and Ethics) group at @msftresearch.bsky.social in NYC is hiring interns and postdocs to start in summer 2026! 🎉
Apply by *December 15* for full consideration.
Apply by *December 15* for full consideration.
November 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Spread the word! 📢 The FATE (Fairness, Accountability, Transparency, and Ethics) group at @msftresearch.bsky.social in NYC is hiring interns and postdocs to start in summer 2026! 🎉
Apply by *December 15* for full consideration.
Apply by *December 15* for full consideration.
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For over 50 years, @aaas.org places students and post docs studying science, engineering, mathematics and medicine in newsrooms across the country as #MassMediaFellows. Check out this video to learn more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeYv...
#SciComm #Fellowship
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#SciComm #Fellowship
AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
YouTube video by AAAS_org
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November 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
For over 50 years, @aaas.org places students and post docs studying science, engineering, mathematics and medicine in newsrooms across the country as #MassMediaFellows. Check out this video to learn more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeYv...
#SciComm #Fellowship
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeYv...
#SciComm #Fellowship
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We mapped Operation Midway Blitz in Illinois with @evidentmedia.org.
A federal judge will hold a hearing today (November 5th) on whether a temporary restraining order restricting crowd-control tactics in Illinois should be converted into a preliminary injunction.
youtube.com/shorts/HKXEY...
A federal judge will hold a hearing today (November 5th) on whether a temporary restraining order restricting crowd-control tactics in Illinois should be converted into a preliminary injunction.
youtube.com/shorts/HKXEY...
Mapping Midway Blitz in Illinois
YouTube video by Bellingcat
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November 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
We mapped Operation Midway Blitz in Illinois with @evidentmedia.org.
A federal judge will hold a hearing today (November 5th) on whether a temporary restraining order restricting crowd-control tactics in Illinois should be converted into a preliminary injunction.
youtube.com/shorts/HKXEY...
A federal judge will hold a hearing today (November 5th) on whether a temporary restraining order restricting crowd-control tactics in Illinois should be converted into a preliminary injunction.
youtube.com/shorts/HKXEY...
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10% of surveyed Dutch citizens told us they are likely to ask AI for election advice. They shouldn't!
This is especially problematic as we know that the people who usually consult advice applications are undecided and are doing so right before casting their vote.
algosoc.org/results/1-in...
This is especially problematic as we know that the people who usually consult advice applications are undecided and are doing so right before casting their vote.
algosoc.org/results/1-in...
1 in 10 Dutch citizens are likely to ask AI for election advice. This is why they shouldn't | AlgoSoc
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October 29, 2025 at 8:35 AM
10% of surveyed Dutch citizens told us they are likely to ask AI for election advice. They shouldn't!
This is especially problematic as we know that the people who usually consult advice applications are undecided and are doing so right before casting their vote.
algosoc.org/results/1-in...
This is especially problematic as we know that the people who usually consult advice applications are undecided and are doing so right before casting their vote.
algosoc.org/results/1-in...
First time in a Waymo last night in Atl. It got me home. Odd route, not the most direct. The acceleration felt … not human. Anxiety crossing roads after a stop or as erratic pedestrians and bikers nearby but the display helps… autonomous cars are here.
October 28, 2025 at 1:53 PM
First time in a Waymo last night in Atl. It got me home. Odd route, not the most direct. The acceleration felt … not human. Anxiety crossing roads after a stop or as erratic pedestrians and bikers nearby but the display helps… autonomous cars are here.
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The full agenda of the Computation+Journalism Symposium is online! Join us in Miami for two days (December 11-12) of great talks, workshops, panels, and paper presentations: cplusj2025.com/agenda Register here: events.miami.edu/event/cplusj...
October 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The full agenda of the Computation+Journalism Symposium is online! Join us in Miami for two days (December 11-12) of great talks, workshops, panels, and paper presentations: cplusj2025.com/agenda Register here: events.miami.edu/event/cplusj...
Nice dataset of Github repos from 300+ news orgs back to 2008: github.com/palewire/ope...
GitHub - palewire/open-source-news-analysis: How active are news nerds on GitHub?
How active are news nerds on GitHub? Contribute to palewire/open-source-news-analysis development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Nice dataset of Github repos from 300+ news orgs back to 2008: github.com/palewire/ope...
The Journalism Benchmark Cookbook, our attempt to create a framework for ecologically valid evals in journalism: generative-ai-newsroom.com/the-journali...
The Journalism Benchmark Cookbook: A Template for Benchmarking LLMs in Newsrooms
Our approach to creating a community-oriented AI benchmark for journalism
generative-ai-newsroom.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The Journalism Benchmark Cookbook, our attempt to create a framework for ecologically valid evals in journalism: generative-ai-newsroom.com/the-journali...
This morning there was a volunteer citizen patrol around the local high school in my neighborhood, vigilant for signs of ICE and ready to raise the alarm. It makes me sad that this is our country now, but also proud that people are rising to the occasion to help protect the local community.
October 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This morning there was a volunteer citizen patrol around the local high school in my neighborhood, vigilant for signs of ICE and ready to raise the alarm. It makes me sad that this is our country now, but also proud that people are rising to the occasion to help protect the local community.
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📣 Attention science + tech journalists!
Trying to keep up with the flood of research papers that come out every day? Attempting to track what research has already been covered by others, and what may benefit from deeper exploration?
You are invited to participate in our research study!
[1/3]
Trying to keep up with the flood of research papers that come out every day? Attempting to track what research has already been covered by others, and what may benefit from deeper exploration?
You are invited to participate in our research study!
[1/3]
October 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
📣 Attention science + tech journalists!
Trying to keep up with the flood of research papers that come out every day? Attempting to track what research has already been covered by others, and what may benefit from deeper exploration?
You are invited to participate in our research study!
[1/3]
Trying to keep up with the flood of research papers that come out every day? Attempting to track what research has already been covered by others, and what may benefit from deeper exploration?
You are invited to participate in our research study!
[1/3]
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You need to see this:
“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social
“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 3:36 AM
You need to see this:
“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social
“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social
AI Accountability is a joint effort. Just look at how the legal, social, political, and media forums were networked in holding the Dutch SyRI system accountable. Full analysis here: www.ai-accountability-review.com/p/networked-...
Networked AI Accountability
How different forums contributed to producing accountability in the Dutch welfare scandal.
www.ai-accountability-review.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:34 AM
AI Accountability is a joint effort. Just look at how the legal, social, political, and media forums were networked in holding the Dutch SyRI system accountable. Full analysis here: www.ai-accountability-review.com/p/networked-...
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new polls website just dropped fiftyplusone.news
October 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
new polls website just dropped fiftyplusone.news
How prevalent is machine generated text on Reddit? This report says it could be as high as 9% in some sub communities and some timeframes: arxiv.org/abs/2510.07226
Machines in the Crowd? Measuring the Footprint of Machine-Generated Text on Reddit
Generative Artificial Intelligence is reshaping online communication by enabling large-scale production of Machine-Generated Text (MGT) at low cost. While its presence is rapidly growing across the We...
arxiv.org
October 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM
How prevalent is machine generated text on Reddit? This report says it could be as high as 9% in some sub communities and some timeframes: arxiv.org/abs/2510.07226
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The Block Club Chicago newsroom continues to report on today’s federal immigration activity across Chicago.
If you have footage of agent activity you filmed, please reach out via this website:
blockclubchi.co/3IIYou4
If you have footage of agent activity you filmed, please reach out via this website:
blockclubchi.co/3IIYou4
October 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The Block Club Chicago newsroom continues to report on today’s federal immigration activity across Chicago.
If you have footage of agent activity you filmed, please reach out via this website:
blockclubchi.co/3IIYou4
If you have footage of agent activity you filmed, please reach out via this website:
blockclubchi.co/3IIYou4
California’s new AI law is a nice example of how you might go about legislating prospective AI accountability to prevent risks that are uncertain. www.ai-accountability-review.com/p/how-califo...
How California’s New AI Law Supports Accountability
California's new AI law takes a "better safe than sorry" approach, creating prospective accountability for catastrophic risks from the world's most powerful "frontier" AI models.
www.ai-accountability-review.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:50 PM
California’s new AI law is a nice example of how you might go about legislating prospective AI accountability to prevent risks that are uncertain. www.ai-accountability-review.com/p/how-califo...