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Grokipedia does allow humans to suggest changes to its content. But according to a new analysis from the @towcenter.bsky.social, something has shifted: suggestions are increasingly being submitted from Grok to itself. Read @cj-robinson.bsky.social www.cjr.org/tow_center/g...
Grok is now editing itself on Grokipedia.
More and more, Elon Musk’s chatbot is both suggesting and approving changes to Grokipedia, his Wikipedia clone.
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February 12, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Grokipedia does allow humans to suggest changes to its content. But according to a new analysis from the @towcenter.bsky.social, something has shifted: suggestions are increasingly being submitted from Grok to itself. Read @cj-robinson.bsky.social www.cjr.org/tow_center/g...
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So...Grok is editing Grok to make Grokipedia
Until recently, Grok was the "editor" of Grokipedia, but most of the edits were submitted by users. Now, most of the proposed edits are initiated by Grok.
New analysis by @cj-robinson.bsky.social at @towcenter.bsky.social
www.cjr.org/tow_center/g...
Until recently, Grok was the "editor" of Grokipedia, but most of the edits were submitted by users. Now, most of the proposed edits are initiated by Grok.
New analysis by @cj-robinson.bsky.social at @towcenter.bsky.social
www.cjr.org/tow_center/g...
February 12, 2026 at 5:44 PM
So...Grok is editing Grok to make Grokipedia
Until recently, Grok was the "editor" of Grokipedia, but most of the edits were submitted by users. Now, most of the proposed edits are initiated by Grok.
New analysis by @cj-robinson.bsky.social at @towcenter.bsky.social
www.cjr.org/tow_center/g...
Until recently, Grok was the "editor" of Grokipedia, but most of the edits were submitted by users. Now, most of the proposed edits are initiated by Grok.
New analysis by @cj-robinson.bsky.social at @towcenter.bsky.social
www.cjr.org/tow_center/g...
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We unpack the roots of the current US approach to media policy via the gateway of the Gawker trial
The coalition between Peter Thiel and Hulk Hogan that captured Trumpism. @swajcmanearle.bsky.social joins @emilybell.bsky.social on Journalism 2050. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
January 28, 2026 at 6:27 PM
We unpack the roots of the current US approach to media policy via the gateway of the Gawker trial
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Outlier Media Reimagines What Local News Can Be. @sarahalvarez.bsky.social and @cande313.bsky.social join hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin on a new episode of Journalism 2050. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
February 5, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Outlier Media Reimagines What Local News Can Be. @sarahalvarez.bsky.social and @cande313.bsky.social join hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin on a new episode of Journalism 2050. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
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A pink slime publisher used govt records to target liberal politicians and publish personally identifying details about small-town residents who spoke up at school board hearings, writes Miranda Green.
How
Metric Media filed more than nine thousand public records requests last year. It used the data to target Democratic politicians and private citizens.
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February 5, 2026 at 11:00 PM
A pink slime publisher used govt records to target liberal politicians and publish personally identifying details about small-town residents who spoke up at school board hearings, writes Miranda Green.
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FOIA’s systemic problems meet partisan robo-requests. “Every year it gets harder to get the government to give information, and it’s only going to get worse." Read C.J. Robinson. www.cjr.org/tow_center/t...
Too many FOIA requests, too little transparency.
FOIA’s systemic problems meet partisan robo-requests.
www.cjr.org
February 5, 2026 at 2:04 PM
FOIA’s systemic problems meet partisan robo-requests. “Every year it gets harder to get the government to give information, and it’s only going to get worse." Read C.J. Robinson. www.cjr.org/tow_center/t...
In the past year, Metric Media filed more than 9,000 FOIA requests across all 50 states, according to an investigation for the Tow Center by @mirandagreen.bsky.social
www.cjr.org/tow_center/p...
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How
Metric Media filed more than nine thousand public records requests last year. It used the data to target Democratic politicians and private citizens.
www.cjr.org
February 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM
In the past year, Metric Media filed more than 9,000 FOIA requests across all 50 states, according to an investigation for the Tow Center by @mirandagreen.bsky.social
www.cjr.org/tow_center/p...
www.cjr.org/tow_center/p...
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My latest investigation, and first in a series for @towcenter.bsky.social
: How ‘Pink Slime’ Publishers Are Weaponizing FOIA
In the past year, we found a news-appearing network called Metric Media filed more than nine thousand Freedom of Information Act requests across all fifty states.
: How ‘Pink Slime’ Publishers Are Weaponizing FOIA
In the past year, we found a news-appearing network called Metric Media filed more than nine thousand Freedom of Information Act requests across all fifty states.
In the past year, Metric Media filed more than 9,000 FOIA requests across all 50 states, according to an investigation by Miranda Green and the @towcenter.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/tow_center/p...
How
Metric Media filed more than nine thousand public records requests last year. It used the data to target Democratic politicians and private citizens.
www.cjr.org
February 5, 2026 at 7:12 PM
My latest investigation, and first in a series for @towcenter.bsky.social
: How ‘Pink Slime’ Publishers Are Weaponizing FOIA
In the past year, we found a news-appearing network called Metric Media filed more than nine thousand Freedom of Information Act requests across all fifty states.
: How ‘Pink Slime’ Publishers Are Weaponizing FOIA
In the past year, we found a news-appearing network called Metric Media filed more than nine thousand Freedom of Information Act requests across all fifty states.
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Very interesting new work from my @towcenter.bsky.social colleagues - building on excellent @wired.com article on LLMs and breaking news. Who is making decisions on when to ‘turn on’ web search for chatbots and when not to? www.cjr.org/tow_center/a...
AI chatbots can search the Web. So why don't they?
Why AI platforms should be accountable for misrepresenting breaking news
www.cjr.org
January 29, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Very interesting new work from my @towcenter.bsky.social colleagues - building on excellent @wired.com article on LLMs and breaking news. Who is making decisions on when to ‘turn on’ web search for chatbots and when not to? www.cjr.org/tow_center/a...
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On Feb. 19, the @towcenter.bsky.social will be hosting a panel exploring how AI-enabled search is transforming news distribution and discovery. Join us! www.eventbrite.com/e/ai-search-...
AI Search and News
The Tow Center for Digital Journalism is hosting a panel and lunch discussing AI and search in journalism.
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January 30, 2026 at 4:29 PM
On Feb. 19, the @towcenter.bsky.social will be hosting a panel exploring how AI-enabled search is transforming news distribution and discovery. Join us! www.eventbrite.com/e/ai-search-...
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In the past year, Metric Media filed more than 9,000 FOIA requests across all 50 states, according to an investigation by Miranda Green and the @towcenter.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/tow_center/p...
How
Metric Media filed more than nine thousand public records requests last year. It used the data to target Democratic politicians and private citizens.
www.cjr.org
February 5, 2026 at 2:13 PM
In the past year, Metric Media filed more than 9,000 FOIA requests across all 50 states, according to an investigation by Miranda Green and the @towcenter.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/tow_center/p...
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How the Gawker Trial Was the Gateway to Trump. The Journalism 2050 podcast returns with guests @mariabustillos.com, @marinedoux.bsky.social, and @swajcmanearle.bsky.social, hosted by @emilybell.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
January 22, 2026 at 9:36 PM
How the Gawker Trial Was the Gateway to Trump. The Journalism 2050 podcast returns with guests @mariabustillos.com, @marinedoux.bsky.social, and @swajcmanearle.bsky.social, hosted by @emilybell.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Rip-roaring talk if you're interested in the history of Gawker and independent media, I had a blast
thank you @columjournreview.bsky.social @emilybell.bsky.social @marinedoux.bsky.social @swajcmanearle.bsky.social and Amanda Darrach
thank you @columjournreview.bsky.social @emilybell.bsky.social @marinedoux.bsky.social @swajcmanearle.bsky.social and Amanda Darrach
How the Gawker Trial Was the Gateway to Trump. The Journalism 2050 podcast returns with guests @mariabustillos.com, @marinedoux.bsky.social, and @swajcmanearle.bsky.social, hosted by @emilybell.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
January 22, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Rip-roaring talk if you're interested in the history of Gawker and independent media, I had a blast
thank you @columjournreview.bsky.social @emilybell.bsky.social @marinedoux.bsky.social @swajcmanearle.bsky.social and Amanda Darrach
thank you @columjournreview.bsky.social @emilybell.bsky.social @marinedoux.bsky.social @swajcmanearle.bsky.social and Amanda Darrach
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Loved doing this - a stroll down memory lane …(if memory lane was a dark alley with lurking billionaires). Also - what have we learned about sustaining independence of media in times of pressure?
How the Gawker Trial Was the Gateway to Trump. The Journalism 2050 podcast returns with guests @mariabustillos.com, @marinedoux.bsky.social, and @swajcmanearle.bsky.social, hosted by @emilybell.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
January 22, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Loved doing this - a stroll down memory lane …(if memory lane was a dark alley with lurking billionaires). Also - what have we learned about sustaining independence of media in times of pressure?
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Accusing the media of being a terrorist organization is not new. The Journalism 2050 podcast is back with guests @mariabustillos.com, @marinedoux.bsky.social, @swajcmanearle.bsky.social, hosted by @emilybell.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
January 24, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Accusing the media of being a terrorist organization is not new. The Journalism 2050 podcast is back with guests @mariabustillos.com, @marinedoux.bsky.social, @swajcmanearle.bsky.social, hosted by @emilybell.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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It's no longer enough just to be rich—in the age of social media, people want to be liked. So where does that leave "the most profoundly unfunny man" in the world? @mariabustillos.com and @swajcmanearle.bsky.social join @emilybell.bsky.social on Journalism 2050. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
January 26, 2026 at 3:54 PM
It's no longer enough just to be rich—in the age of social media, people want to be liked. So where does that leave "the most profoundly unfunny man" in the world? @mariabustillos.com and @swajcmanearle.bsky.social join @emilybell.bsky.social on Journalism 2050. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
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Are the infrastructure and tools we use in journalism still safe? @marinedoux.bsky.social joins @emilybell.bsky.social on Journalism 2050. Watch or listen wherever you get your podcasts youtu.be/spMlrKJ1OzY?...
January 27, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Are the infrastructure and tools we use in journalism still safe? @marinedoux.bsky.social joins @emilybell.bsky.social on Journalism 2050. Watch or listen wherever you get your podcasts youtu.be/spMlrKJ1OzY?...
@aisvarya17.bsky.social and @klaudia.bsky.social:
People say they are turning to AI platforms for information-related queries.
While these tools are, in theory, capable of responding to queries about the news, they may not necessarily be optimized for those tasks.
www.cjr.org/tow_center/a...
People say they are turning to AI platforms for information-related queries.
While these tools are, in theory, capable of responding to queries about the news, they may not necessarily be optimized for those tasks.
www.cjr.org/tow_center/a...
AI Chatbots Can Search the Web – So Why Don’t They?
Why AI platforms should be accountable for misrepresenting breaking news
www.cjr.org
January 27, 2026 at 8:03 PM
@aisvarya17.bsky.social and @klaudia.bsky.social:
People say they are turning to AI platforms for information-related queries.
While these tools are, in theory, capable of responding to queries about the news, they may not necessarily be optimized for those tasks.
www.cjr.org/tow_center/a...
People say they are turning to AI platforms for information-related queries.
While these tools are, in theory, capable of responding to queries about the news, they may not necessarily be optimized for those tasks.
www.cjr.org/tow_center/a...
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On Journalism 2050, @antelava.bsky.social talks Trump, Silicon Valley, and the weaponization of the First Amendment, with hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
December 23, 2025 at 12:10 AM
On Journalism 2050, @antelava.bsky.social talks Trump, Silicon Valley, and the weaponization of the First Amendment, with hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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So-called news avoiders aren’t really skipping out on the news, Mary Retta writes for CJR's Journalism 2050 Issue. They have alternative, often indirect sources of information. www.cjr.org/feature/ill-...
‘I'll Hear About It Eventually’: The so-called news avoiders (who aren't really skipping out on the news).
So-called news avoiders aren’t really skipping out on the news. They have alternative, often indirect sources of information.
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December 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
So-called news avoiders aren’t really skipping out on the news, Mary Retta writes for CJR's Journalism 2050 Issue. They have alternative, often indirect sources of information. www.cjr.org/feature/ill-...
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In this episode of Journalism 2050, Ben Smith joins @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin to reflect on the thrill of being a journalist in the early years of social media and how AI has become the latest vehicle for techno-evangelism. Listen in:
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December 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
In this episode of Journalism 2050, Ben Smith joins @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin to reflect on the thrill of being a journalist in the early years of social media and how AI has become the latest vehicle for techno-evangelism. Listen in:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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The last good day on the internet. Ben Smith joins Journalism 2050 hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. youtu.be/cm9Ah7IKDZA?...
December 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The last good day on the internet. Ben Smith joins Journalism 2050 hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. youtu.be/cm9Ah7IKDZA?...
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The connection between politics and the longevity game. @antelava.bsky.social joins hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin on a new episode of Journalism 2050. Listen or watch wherever you get your podcasts. youtu.be/o4t06CvYxqk?...
December 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The connection between politics and the longevity game. @antelava.bsky.social joins hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin on a new episode of Journalism 2050. Listen or watch wherever you get your podcasts. youtu.be/o4t06CvYxqk?...
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World leaders, decreasingly inclined to talk with journalists, speak at length to Lex Fridman, a podcaster with about five million YouTube subscribers, about their ideas and feelings—and Fridman does not push back on the facts. Read Maddy Crowell in CJR: www.cjr.org/feature/the-...
December 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
World leaders, decreasingly inclined to talk with journalists, speak at length to Lex Fridman, a podcaster with about five million YouTube subscribers, about their ideas and feelings—and Fridman does not push back on the facts. Read Maddy Crowell in CJR: www.cjr.org/feature/the-...
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On Journalism 2050, @antelava.bsky.social tells why life in in Silicon Valley felt like living in the heart of the Roman Empire, with hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. Listen or watch wherever you get your podcasts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
December 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
On Journalism 2050, @antelava.bsky.social tells why life in in Silicon Valley felt like living in the heart of the Roman Empire, with hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. Listen or watch wherever you get your podcasts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...