Erwin Lemuel Oliva
@erwinoliva.bsky.social
🇵🇭 Former journo. Writer. Editor. Part-time professor in communications, journalism, and digital publishing. Ex-Yahoo. Marketer. Husband. Dad. Loves music, books, and 🎸. Opinions expressed here are my own.
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Filipinos get most of their news from social media — but it’s still the same TV journalists who dominate online.
Credibility > virality.
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Credibility > virality.
Read more: erwinoliva.substack.com/p/newsletter-37-who-is-shaping-the
Newsletter #37: Who is shaping the Philippine news today?
Things that made me pay attention, you should pay attention to, and needs attention.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Filipinos get most of their news from social media — but it’s still the same TV journalists who dominate online.
Credibility > virality.
Read more: erwinoliva.substack.com/p/newsletter-37-who-is-shaping-the
Credibility > virality.
Read more: erwinoliva.substack.com/p/newsletter-37-who-is-shaping-the
Japan Has a New Leader, and She’s a Heavy Metal Drummer www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/w...
Japan Has a New Leader, and She’s a Heavy Metal Drummer
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October 22, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Japan Has a New Leader, and She’s a Heavy Metal Drummer www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/w...
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Our Friday edition of Journalism Today is here featuring pieces on the backlash music journalists face, our report on how people use AI, and Google's search visibility for publishers.
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Journalism Today. 10 Oct 2025
Research | Reporting | Fellowships | Leadership 🗞️ Our top story Inside the fan backlash facing critics in the digital age. Over the past few years, artists and their fans have become emboldened to at...
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October 10, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Our Friday edition of Journalism Today is here featuring pieces on the backlash music journalists face, our report on how people use AI, and Google's search visibility for publishers.
Click to read, share and subscribe
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Earthquake in Philippines Kills at Least 20, Officials Say www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/w...
Earthquake in Philippines Kills at Least 20, Officials Say
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September 30, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Earthquake in Philippines Kills at Least 20, Officials Say www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/w...
🔥 From frustration to action: a small team hacked a better gov site—and sparked a movement.
📖 Newsletter #33 is live
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📖 Newsletter #33 is live
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Newsletter #33: An interview with someone who wants a 'better government' website
Things that made me pay attention, I pay attention to, and that you should pay attention.
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September 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🔥 From frustration to action: a small team hacked a better gov site—and sparked a movement.
📖 Newsletter #33 is live
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📖 Newsletter #33 is live
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Goodbye, Cris. Losing a friend leaves a quiet space that words can’t fill, but writing this helped. 💔
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Newsletter #32: Bye, Cris.
A letter to a colleague, a mentor, a good friend, and a family man.
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September 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Goodbye, Cris. Losing a friend leaves a quiet space that words can’t fill, but writing this helped. 💔
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Can AI help journalists “interview” data? 📰🤖
Filipino journalist Jaemark Tordecilla scraped 9,000+ flood control projects from gov’t records—then used AI to make sense of it.
Why this matters for investigative reporting:
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#AI #Journalism #DataJournalism
Filipino journalist Jaemark Tordecilla scraped 9,000+ flood control projects from gov’t records—then used AI to make sense of it.
Why this matters for investigative reporting:
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#AI #Journalism #DataJournalism
Newsletter #31: How can journalists use AI to "interview" data (aka doing data journalism)
Things that made me pay attention, that you should pay attention to, and needs your attention.
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September 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Can AI help journalists “interview” data? 📰🤖
Filipino journalist Jaemark Tordecilla scraped 9,000+ flood control projects from gov’t records—then used AI to make sense of it.
Why this matters for investigative reporting:
👉 erwinoliva.substack.com/p/newsletter...
#AI #Journalism #DataJournalism
Filipino journalist Jaemark Tordecilla scraped 9,000+ flood control projects from gov’t records—then used AI to make sense of it.
Why this matters for investigative reporting:
👉 erwinoliva.substack.com/p/newsletter...
#AI #Journalism #DataJournalism
Police responded to an active shooting situation at a Minneapolis Catholic church and school on Wednesday morning, according to authorities
August 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Police responded to an active shooting situation at a Minneapolis Catholic church and school on Wednesday morning, according to authorities
📖 Less people are reading today. From 28% in 2004 → 16% in 2023.
In my latest Substack, I ask: Why are we reading less? And what does this mean for us?
👉 See link
What’s the last book or article that really made you stop and think?
#ReadingMatters #Substack
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In my latest Substack, I ask: Why are we reading less? And what does this mean for us?
👉 See link
What’s the last book or article that really made you stop and think?
#ReadingMatters #Substack
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Newsletter #30: Less people are reading for fun; why we read and collect books
Stuff I pay attention to, that made me pay attention, and you should pay attention.
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August 27, 2025 at 2:29 AM
📖 Less people are reading today. From 28% in 2004 → 16% in 2023.
In my latest Substack, I ask: Why are we reading less? And what does this mean for us?
👉 See link
What’s the last book or article that really made you stop and think?
#ReadingMatters #Substack
open.substack.com/pub/erwinoli...
In my latest Substack, I ask: Why are we reading less? And what does this mean for us?
👉 See link
What’s the last book or article that really made you stop and think?
#ReadingMatters #Substack
open.substack.com/pub/erwinoli...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/t...
Mark Zuckerberg Shakes Up Meta’s A.I. Efforts, Again
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August 20, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/t...
GPT-5 was hyped as “the smartest AI yet” 🤖✨
Users say it’s slower, blander, and less fun.
People miss GPT-4o like an old friend 💔
Backlash brought it back—behind a $20 paywall.
Progress is cool, but empathy’s part of the upgrade.
AI: 🛠️ or 🫂?
Users say it’s slower, blander, and less fun.
People miss GPT-4o like an old friend 💔
Backlash brought it back—behind a $20 paywall.
Progress is cool, but empathy’s part of the upgrade.
AI: 🛠️ or 🫂?
Newsletter #28: GPT-5 backlash, cancelling news subscriptions, and testing an AI fact-checker
Things I pay attention to, and stuff I care about.
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August 14, 2025 at 5:34 AM
GPT-5 was hyped as “the smartest AI yet” 🤖✨
Users say it’s slower, blander, and less fun.
People miss GPT-4o like an old friend 💔
Backlash brought it back—behind a $20 paywall.
Progress is cool, but empathy’s part of the upgrade.
AI: 🛠️ or 🫂?
Users say it’s slower, blander, and less fun.
People miss GPT-4o like an old friend 💔
Backlash brought it back—behind a $20 paywall.
Progress is cool, but empathy’s part of the upgrade.
AI: 🛠️ or 🫂?
Newsletter #24: Headline writing and AI, the post-website world, and why we love superheroes
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Newsletter #24: Headline writing and AI, the post-website world, and why we love superheroes
Things that made me pay attention.
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July 17, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Newsletter #24: Headline writing and AI, the post-website world, and why we love superheroes
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Newsletter #23: AI and Google's Cash Cow, Fake AI-generated band exposed, and Bad Actors using AI to Spread Propaganda
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Newsletter #23: AI and Google's Cash Cow, Fake AI-generated band exposed, and Bad Actors using AI to Spread Propaganda
Things that made me pay attention.
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July 9, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Newsletter #23: AI and Google's Cash Cow, Fake AI-generated band exposed, and Bad Actors using AI to Spread Propaganda
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Newsletter #21: What am I reading? Empire of AI, The Genius Myth, the Patriot, by @erwinoliva open.substack.com/pub/erwinoli...
Newsletter #21: What am I reading? Empire of AI, The Genius Myth, the Patriot
Books that kept me reading.
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July 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Newsletter #21: What am I reading? Empire of AI, The Genius Myth, the Patriot, by @erwinoliva open.substack.com/pub/erwinoli...
I just turned 52. Now what? Still figuring it out — but I’ve learned this: life isn’t about having all the answers. It’s about showing up, staying curious, and knowing when to say yes to yourself. 👉 Read it via open.substack.com/pub/erwinoli...
Newsletter #20: I'm 52, now what?
My standard, annual reflection of another year on this Earth.
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June 19, 2025 at 5:59 AM
I just turned 52. Now what? Still figuring it out — but I’ve learned this: life isn’t about having all the answers. It’s about showing up, staying curious, and knowing when to say yes to yourself. 👉 Read it via open.substack.com/pub/erwinoli...
Newsletter #19: Our civic duty, the 'Next Conversation,' and teachers using AI, by @erwinoliva open.substack.com/pub/erwinoli...
Newsletter #19: Our civic duty, the 'Next Conversation,' and teachers using AI
Things that made me pay attention.
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June 12, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Newsletter #19: Our civic duty, the 'Next Conversation,' and teachers using AI, by @erwinoliva open.substack.com/pub/erwinoli...
Frederick Forsyth, Master of the Geopolitical Thriller, Dies at 86 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
Frederick Forsyth, Master of the Geopolitical Thriller, Dies at 86
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June 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Frederick Forsyth, Master of the Geopolitical Thriller, Dies at 86 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
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Congrats to great colleague/fellow podcaster @eosnos.bsky.social on his new book out today with the best title, ‘The Haves and the Have-Yachts,’ a summer must read for these oligarchic times
June 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Congrats to great colleague/fellow podcaster @eosnos.bsky.social on his new book out today with the best title, ‘The Haves and the Have-Yachts,’ a summer must read for these oligarchic times
Ukraine Shows It Can Still Flip the Script on How Wars Are Waged www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/u...
Ukraine Shows It Can Still Flip the Script on How Wars Are Waged
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June 4, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Ukraine Shows It Can Still Flip the Script on How Wars Are Waged www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/u...
They Found Love at a Construction Site, Then Were Trapped Beneath It www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/w...
As Rescuers Work at Collapsed Bangkok Building, Those Who Found Love There Await News
The Bangkok building razed by Friday’s quake employed men and women who had found love at work. Despite glimmers of hope, many were still beneath the rubble.
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March 31, 2025 at 8:33 PM
They Found Love at a Construction Site, Then Were Trapped Beneath It www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/w...
I remember this quote I often use in class, “Anyone who can tweet has an opinion.” Now, anyone who talks about news, and makes their opinion known, is…an influencer. 😎
March 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I remember this quote I often use in class, “Anyone who can tweet has an opinion.” Now, anyone who talks about news, and makes their opinion known, is…an influencer. 😎
