Facts&Opinions
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Journalism advocacy and information from a Canadian perspective.
🇨🇦 Is it independent, evidence-based, ethical, and in the public interest? No? It ain’t journalism.
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🇨🇦 Is it independent, evidence-based, ethical, and in the public interest? No? It ain’t journalism.
Is it "free?" Journalism is never "free." Ask who funds it - and why.
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Not sure what we think about this. Are journalists helping kill our profession?
Meet the journalists training AI models for Meta and OpenAI
The gig work platform Outlier is one of several companies courting journalists to train large language models (LLMs).
www.niemanlab.org
February 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Not sure what we think about this. Are journalists helping kill our profession?
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February 13, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on Brazil to lead global regulation and a "clear and firm accountability regime for digital platforms."
"The technology giants (endanger journalists and are) amplifying misinformation and intensifying online violence against journalists."@rsf-inter.bsky.social
"The technology giants (endanger journalists and are) amplifying misinformation and intensifying online violence against journalists."@rsf-inter.bsky.social
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Reporters sans frontières assure la promotion et la défense de la liberté d'informer et d'être informé partout dans le monde. L'organisation, basée à Paris, compte des bureaux à l'international (Berli...
rsf.org
January 31, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on Brazil to lead global regulation and a "clear and firm accountability regime for digital platforms."
"The technology giants (endanger journalists and are) amplifying misinformation and intensifying online violence against journalists."@rsf-inter.bsky.social
"The technology giants (endanger journalists and are) amplifying misinformation and intensifying online violence against journalists."@rsf-inter.bsky.social
PBS attempts to describe what this blue thing is, exactly. Good try. Better luck next time.
The rise of Bluesky, a not-so-Seattle-based social media company
Since November, over 10 million users have flocked to the site, which aims to provide a personalized feed not driven by an algorithm, in contrast to X.
www.cascadepbs.org
January 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
PBS attempts to describe what this blue thing is, exactly. Good try. Better luck next time.
FT (paywall):
Due to" “profound and irreversible shifts” in the way audiences engage with news CNN chief executive Mark Thompson said 200 jobs, or about 6 per cent of CNN’s workforce, would be affected ... the company was investing $70mn into its digital business."
on.ft.com/4aw8xnp
Due to" “profound and irreversible shifts” in the way audiences engage with news CNN chief executive Mark Thompson said 200 jobs, or about 6 per cent of CNN’s workforce, would be affected ... the company was investing $70mn into its digital business."
on.ft.com/4aw8xnp
CNN to lay off hundreds as TV group faces ‘profound’ shift in news habits
Shake-up comes as network contends with weak ratings and looks to future beyond traditional television
on.ft.com
January 23, 2025 at 9:04 PM
FT (paywall):
Due to" “profound and irreversible shifts” in the way audiences engage with news CNN chief executive Mark Thompson said 200 jobs, or about 6 per cent of CNN’s workforce, would be affected ... the company was investing $70mn into its digital business."
on.ft.com/4aw8xnp
Due to" “profound and irreversible shifts” in the way audiences engage with news CNN chief executive Mark Thompson said 200 jobs, or about 6 per cent of CNN’s workforce, would be affected ... the company was investing $70mn into its digital business."
on.ft.com/4aw8xnp
Who Ya Gonna Call? Trump threats: revoke broadcast licenses; investigate outlets critical of him;
threaten journalists; alliance with anti-journalism Elon Musk; threatened Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg with jail for concessions on content moderation; sued multiple media outlets.
@rsf-inter.bsky.social
threaten journalists; alliance with anti-journalism Elon Musk; threatened Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg with jail for concessions on content moderation; sued multiple media outlets.
@rsf-inter.bsky.social
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January 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Who Ya Gonna Call? Trump threats: revoke broadcast licenses; investigate outlets critical of him;
threaten journalists; alliance with anti-journalism Elon Musk; threatened Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg with jail for concessions on content moderation; sued multiple media outlets.
@rsf-inter.bsky.social
threaten journalists; alliance with anti-journalism Elon Musk; threatened Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg with jail for concessions on content moderation; sued multiple media outlets.
@rsf-inter.bsky.social
Knight Institute X-it from “surveillance capitalism,” the subordination of public interest to private caprice, the consolidation of influence over public discourse …
BlueSky’s challenge: “shed its early image as a sandbox for liberals and progressives (& be) lively, polyphonic, and truly diverse.”
BlueSky’s challenge: “shed its early image as a sandbox for liberals and progressives (& be) lively, polyphonic, and truly diverse.”
A Note About the Knight Institute, X, and Bluesky
knightcolumbia.org
November 25, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Knight Institute X-it from “surveillance capitalism,” the subordination of public interest to private caprice, the consolidation of influence over public discourse …
BlueSky’s challenge: “shed its early image as a sandbox for liberals and progressives (& be) lively, polyphonic, and truly diverse.”
BlueSky’s challenge: “shed its early image as a sandbox for liberals and progressives (& be) lively, polyphonic, and truly diverse.”
Check sources. Cite original sources. Give credit.
November 24, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Check sources. Cite original sources. Give credit.
Anyone recall this?
“I Disapprove of What You Say, But I Will Defend to the Death Your Right to Say It.”
The adage needs caveats, about good faith and evidence-seeking. But when we let religious and ideological extremists curb freedom of speech, thought and knowledge, we invite in a dark age.
“I Disapprove of What You Say, But I Will Defend to the Death Your Right to Say It.”
The adage needs caveats, about good faith and evidence-seeking. But when we let religious and ideological extremists curb freedom of speech, thought and knowledge, we invite in a dark age.
Israeli government imposes sanctions on Haaretz, cuts all ties and pulls advertising
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www.haaretz.com
November 24, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Anyone recall this?
“I Disapprove of What You Say, But I Will Defend to the Death Your Right to Say It.”
The adage needs caveats, about good faith and evidence-seeking. But when we let religious and ideological extremists curb freedom of speech, thought and knowledge, we invite in a dark age.
“I Disapprove of What You Say, But I Will Defend to the Death Your Right to Say It.”
The adage needs caveats, about good faith and evidence-seeking. But when we let religious and ideological extremists curb freedom of speech, thought and knowledge, we invite in a dark age.
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Who is this dude?The FT attempts an answer and a wager:
“if you spend $200mn on a candidate’s campaign you’re going to expect some return on your investment…What could possibly go wrong? …I give the Trump-Musk bromance a less than 50-50 chance of surviving its first 100 days.”
on.ft.com/4g0C35U
“if you spend $200mn on a candidate’s campaign you’re going to expect some return on your investment…What could possibly go wrong? …I give the Trump-Musk bromance a less than 50-50 chance of surviving its first 100 days.”
on.ft.com/4g0C35U
The myths that made Elon Musk
The tech billionaire’s backing of Donald Trump is part of a worldview that draws on Silicon Valley’s wildest frontiers
on.ft.com
November 23, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Who is this dude?The FT attempts an answer and a wager:
“if you spend $200mn on a candidate’s campaign you’re going to expect some return on your investment…What could possibly go wrong? …I give the Trump-Musk bromance a less than 50-50 chance of surviving its first 100 days.”
on.ft.com/4g0C35U
“if you spend $200mn on a candidate’s campaign you’re going to expect some return on your investment…What could possibly go wrong? …I give the Trump-Musk bromance a less than 50-50 chance of surviving its first 100 days.”
on.ft.com/4g0C35U
Who is this dude?The FT attempts an answer and a wager:
“if you spend $200mn on a candidate’s campaign you’re going to expect some return on your investment…What could possibly go wrong? …I give the Trump-Musk bromance a less than 50-50 chance of surviving its first 100 days.”
on.ft.com/4g0C35U
“if you spend $200mn on a candidate’s campaign you’re going to expect some return on your investment…What could possibly go wrong? …I give the Trump-Musk bromance a less than 50-50 chance of surviving its first 100 days.”
on.ft.com/4g0C35U
The myths that made Elon Musk
The tech billionaire’s backing of Donald Trump is part of a worldview that draws on Silicon Valley’s wildest frontiers
on.ft.com
November 23, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Who is this dude?The FT attempts an answer and a wager:
“if you spend $200mn on a candidate’s campaign you’re going to expect some return on your investment…What could possibly go wrong? …I give the Trump-Musk bromance a less than 50-50 chance of surviving its first 100 days.”
on.ft.com/4g0C35U
“if you spend $200mn on a candidate’s campaign you’re going to expect some return on your investment…What could possibly go wrong? …I give the Trump-Musk bromance a less than 50-50 chance of surviving its first 100 days.”
on.ft.com/4g0C35U