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Activity on GitHub has cratered. In 2016, news organizations posted more than 2,000 public projects to the code-sharing site. Last year, that number slumped below 400, an 80% decline. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/jour...
Journalism lost its culture of sharing. Here’s how we rebuild it
The data are clear: The open-source culture that defined an earlier era of online journalism has collapsed.
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February 10, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Activity on GitHub has cratered. In 2016, news organizations posted more than 2,000 public projects to the code-sharing site. Last year, that number slumped below 400, an 80% decline. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/jour...
In October, the biggest percentage increase in traffic any nonprofit site saw was at NepYork, a site that covers the Nepali community in New York City, where visits skyrocketed from around 20,000 to 289,000. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/ice-...
ICE activity is pushing readers to nonprofit news sites that cover immigrant communities
From Somalis in Minneapolis to Nepalis in New York City, immigrant communities turn to trusted local news sources. Here's our regular ranking of the top 25 nonprofit news sites in the United States.
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February 9, 2026 at 10:45 PM
In October, the biggest percentage increase in traffic any nonprofit site saw was at NepYork, a site that covers the Nepali community in New York City, where visits skyrocketed from around 20,000 to 289,000. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/ice-...
Local news organizations across the U.S. are in dire need of this kind of structural support to supplement the ad-hoc fumes of one-off grants.
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www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/for-...
For the past year, Illinois has been giving local news outlets tax credits to support journalism jobs. A new report looks at how it’s going
During a devastating week of news about news, you could easily have missed a new policy paper from the nonprofit Rebuild Local News. The report, released last Thursday, is a substantive, measured…
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February 9, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Local news organizations across the U.S. are in dire need of this kind of structural support to supplement the ad-hoc fumes of one-off grants.
www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/for-...
www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/for-...
“Being worker-owned and -operated is not a silver bullet for saving journalism or righting the wrongs of American capitalism, but it is one of many pathways that could use real funding, so we can see how big a part of the solution it could potentially be.” www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/jour...
Journalism coops seem utopian. What’s it like working in one?
"If I was less self-directed, I'd probably be freaking out."
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February 8, 2026 at 10:27 PM
“Being worker-owned and -operated is not a silver bullet for saving journalism or righting the wrongs of American capitalism, but it is one of many pathways that could use real funding, so we can see how big a part of the solution it could potentially be.” www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/jour...
“It’s actively bankrupting some people on a regular basis, so that makes me feel a little gross. But it also pays all our paychecks.” www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/spor...
Sports betting reshaped newsrooms, and it’s “a little gross.” Now, here come the prediction markets
"Sports media is kind of getting bribed," as one former ESPN reporter told journalist Danny Funt.
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February 8, 2026 at 6:26 PM
“It’s actively bankrupting some people on a regular basis, so that makes me feel a little gross. But it also pays all our paychecks.” www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/spor...
Long one of the strongest public media outlets in the country, MPR has reached new traffic highs amid the ICE raids and protests there. Here’s our regular ranking of the top 25 public radio websites in the United States.
www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/as-t...
www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/as-t...
As the nation’s eyes turn to Minneapolis, they’re also turning to Minnesota Public Radio
Long one of the strongest public media outlets in the country, MPR has reached new traffic highs amid the ICE raids and protests there. Here’s our regular ranking of the top 25 public radio websites…
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February 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Long one of the strongest public media outlets in the country, MPR has reached new traffic highs amid the ICE raids and protests there. Here’s our regular ranking of the top 25 public radio websites in the United States.
www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/as-t...
www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/as-t...
"@mackenziescott you have the opportunity to do an extremely funny (and genuinely heroic) thing right now." www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/30-t...
37+ things The Washington Post did wrong and 22+ things they could do to fix it
"@mackenziescott you have the opportunity to do an extremely funny (and genuinely heroic) thing right now."
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February 7, 2026 at 10:16 PM
"@mackenziescott you have the opportunity to do an extremely funny (and genuinely heroic) thing right now." www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/30-t...
"My stewardship of the Post and my support of its mission, which will remain unswerving, is something I will be most proud of when I’m 90 and reviewing my life" www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/some...
“Something I will be most proud of when I’m 90”: How Jeff Bezos used to talk about The Washington Post, and what’s changed
Jeff Bezos used to talk about The Washington Post with real curiosity, and the things he said were interesting and specific. Over time, that changed.
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February 7, 2026 at 9:18 PM
"My stewardship of the Post and my support of its mission, which will remain unswerving, is something I will be most proud of when I’m 90 and reviewing my life" www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/some...
"It’s an unfortunate truism that bad news in the real world is often good news for news publishers." www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/the-...
The Providence Journal saw its web traffic soar 279% at the end of 2025
Other big gainers included dailies in Milwaukee, Harrisburg, and Columbus. Here’s our regular ranking of the top 25 local newspaper websites in the United States.
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February 7, 2026 at 6:22 PM
"It’s an unfortunate truism that bad news in the real world is often good news for news publishers." www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/the-...
A new bill in New York would require disclaimers on AI-generated news content
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A new bill in New York would require disclaimers on AI-generated news content
A new bill in the New York state legislature would require news organizations to label AI-generated material and mandate that humans review any such content before publication. On Monday, Senator…
www.niemanlab.org
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 PM
A new bill in New York would require disclaimers on AI-generated news content
www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/a-ne...
www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/a-ne...
The American Gaming Association estimates a record $1.76 billion will be wagered on Super Bowl LX this Sunday. A new book looks at how sports betting has reshaped American newsrooms. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/spor...
Sports betting reshaped newsrooms, and it’s “a little gross.” Now, here come the prediction markets
"Sports media is kind of getting bribed," as one former ESPN reporter told journalist Danny Funt.
www.niemanlab.org
February 7, 2026 at 3:01 PM
The American Gaming Association estimates a record $1.76 billion will be wagered on Super Bowl LX this Sunday. A new book looks at how sports betting has reshaped American newsrooms. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/spor...
“ChatGPT can help people find local news, provided local journalists are still out there covering it" www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/chat...
ChatGPT is asked about local news 1 million times per week, OpenAI says
ChatGPT is fielding 1 million prompts about local news every week, OpenAI said in a blog post that also announced the AI company wants to take "a different path" on local news than other tech…
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February 7, 2026 at 1:20 PM
“ChatGPT can help people find local news, provided local journalists are still out there covering it" www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/chat...
"If I was less self-directed, I'd probably be freaking out."
www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/jour...
www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/jour...
Journalism coops seem utopian. What’s it like working in one?
"If I was less self-directed, I'd probably be freaking out."
www.niemanlab.org
February 7, 2026 at 10:21 AM
"If I was less self-directed, I'd probably be freaking out."
www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/jour...
www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/jour...
"With this week’s announcement of massive cuts at The Washington Post, the paper’s Book World supplement earned a dismal distinction: It may be the only newspaper book-review section to have been killed twice" www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Literary Ecosystem Is Dying
In a sense, the decline of book reviews, like the decline of newspapers themselves, is a story about disaggregation.
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February 6, 2026 at 8:31 PM
"With this week’s announcement of massive cuts at The Washington Post, the paper’s Book World supplement earned a dismal distinction: It may be the only newspaper book-review section to have been killed twice" www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Long one of the strongest public media outlets in the country, Minnesota Public Radio has reached new traffic highs amid the ICE raids and protests there. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/as-t...
As the nation’s eyes turn to Minneapolis, they’re also turning to Minnesota Public Radio
Long one of the strongest public media outlets in the country, MPR has reached new traffic highs amid the ICE raids and protests there. Here’s our regular ranking of the top 25 public radio websites…
www.niemanlab.org
February 6, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Long one of the strongest public media outlets in the country, Minnesota Public Radio has reached new traffic highs amid the ICE raids and protests there. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/as-t...
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A new bill in the NY state legislature would require news orgs to label any content “substantially composed, authored, or created" with generative AI. It would also require that humans review that content before publication. More details @niemanlab.org. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/a-ne...
A new bill in New York would require disclaimers on AI-generated news content
A new bill in the New York state legislature would require news organizations to label AI-generated material and mandate that humans review any such content before publication. On Monday, Senator Patr...
www.niemanlab.org
February 5, 2026 at 10:10 PM
A new bill in the NY state legislature would require news orgs to label any content “substantially composed, authored, or created" with generative AI. It would also require that humans review that content before publication. More details @niemanlab.org. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/a-ne...
The NY FAIR News Act would require news organizations to label AI-generated material and mandate that humans review any such content before publication. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/a-ne...
A new bill in New York would require disclaimers on AI-generated news content
A new bill in the New York state legislature would require news organizations to label AI-generated material and mandate that humans review any such content before publication. On Monday, Senator…
www.niemanlab.org
February 5, 2026 at 10:03 PM
The NY FAIR News Act would require news organizations to label AI-generated material and mandate that humans review any such content before publication. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/a-ne...
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you guys have been posting a lot. i harvested it into nieman lab content www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/30-t...
30+ things The Washington Post did wrong and 19+ things they could do to fix it
"@mackenziescott you have the opportunity to do an extremely funny (and genuinely heroic) thing right now."
www.niemanlab.org
February 5, 2026 at 6:54 PM
you guys have been posting a lot. i harvested it into nieman lab content www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/30-t...
"The Post newsroom became very accustomed to a billionaire patron giving them everything they wanted in perpetuity."
"Letting Ezra walk."
"My take today on Jeff Bezos since I met him at his struggling start up in the 1990s in Seattle: Twice the muscles, half the man"...
+ more ideas from you.
"Letting Ezra walk."
"My take today on Jeff Bezos since I met him at his struggling start up in the 1990s in Seattle: Twice the muscles, half the man"...
+ more ideas from you.
30+ things The Washington Post did wrong and 19+ things they could do to fix it
"@mackenziescott you have the opportunity to do an extremely funny (and genuinely heroic) thing right now."
www.niemanlab.org
February 5, 2026 at 7:05 PM
"The Post newsroom became very accustomed to a billionaire patron giving them everything they wanted in perpetuity."
"Letting Ezra walk."
"My take today on Jeff Bezos since I met him at his struggling start up in the 1990s in Seattle: Twice the muscles, half the man"...
+ more ideas from you.
"Letting Ezra walk."
"My take today on Jeff Bezos since I met him at his struggling start up in the 1990s in Seattle: Twice the muscles, half the man"...
+ more ideas from you.
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doing a gigantic thread of ppl's advice for the washington post and/or diagnoses of what went wrong so if you've seen good posts lmk
February 5, 2026 at 3:38 PM
doing a gigantic thread of ppl's advice for the washington post and/or diagnoses of what went wrong so if you've seen good posts lmk
"If [Will] Lewis’s editors had radical ideas about the Post’s sports section—how to break it, how to modernize it, how to write a Wizards gamer somebody would actually read—those ideas never reached the ears of the writers I spoke to." www.theringer.com/2026/02/04/m...
Death of a Sports Section
The Washington Post sports department was dismantled before its leaders gave it a chance to change
www.theringer.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:45 PM
"If [Will] Lewis’s editors had radical ideas about the Post’s sports section—how to break it, how to modernize it, how to write a Wizards gamer somebody would actually read—those ideas never reached the ears of the writers I spoke to." www.theringer.com/2026/02/04/m...
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COYOTE's featured alongside a handful of our fellow worker-owned outlets in @niemanlab.org today, talking about the reality of doing democratically managed journalism. Summary: It's a lot of fucking meetings! www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/jour...
Journalism coops seem utopian. What’s it like working in one?
"If I was less self-directed, I'd probably be freaking out."
www.niemanlab.org
February 4, 2026 at 6:21 PM
COYOTE's featured alongside a handful of our fellow worker-owned outlets in @niemanlab.org today, talking about the reality of doing democratically managed journalism. Summary: It's a lot of fucking meetings! www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/jour...
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from @laurahazardowen.bsky.social an excellent timeline on how Bezos used to talk about the @washingtonpost.com -- and what has changed
www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/some...
www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/some...
“Something I will be most proud of when I’m 90”: How Jeff Bezos used to talk about The Washington Post, and what’s changed
Jeff Bezos used to talk about The Washington Post with real curiosity, and the things he said were interesting and specific. Over time, that changed.
www.niemanlab.org
February 4, 2026 at 9:40 PM
from @laurahazardowen.bsky.social an excellent timeline on how Bezos used to talk about the @washingtonpost.com -- and what has changed
www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/some...
www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/some...
Jeff Bezos used to talk about The Washington Post with real curiosity, and the things he said were interesting and specific. Over time, that changed. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/some...
“Something I will be most proud of when I’m 90”: How Jeff Bezos used to talk about The Washington Post, and what’s changed
Jeff Bezos used to talk about The Washington Post with real curiosity, and the things he said were interesting and specific. Over time, that changed.
www.niemanlab.org
February 4, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Jeff Bezos used to talk about The Washington Post with real curiosity, and the things he said were interesting and specific. Over time, that changed. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/some...
“The cuts ... are a sign that Jeff Bezos, who became one of the world’s richest people by selling things on the internet, has not yet figured out how to build and maintain a profitable publication on the internet.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Washington Post Begins Cutting More Than 300 Jobs
The layoffs will cut into The Post’s local, international and sports coverage, and reduce the number of all its employees by about 30 percent.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:02 PM
“The cuts ... are a sign that Jeff Bezos, who became one of the world’s richest people by selling things on the internet, has not yet figured out how to build and maintain a profitable publication on the internet.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...