Jeremy Gilbert
jeremygilbert.bsky.social
Jeremy Gilbert
@jeremygilbert.bsky.social
Professor, Knight Chair in Digital Media Strategy at Northwestern University’s Medill School. Formerly Washington Post, NatGeo, Poynter+
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Mattia Peretti led an incredible team exploring fundamental questions about the nature and need for journalism as part of our JR3 kickoff: What if news avoiders are right, and you don’t need journalism? (bit.ly/4kUAOrg).

We need your thoughts, ideas, and help to reimagine journalism.
What if news avoiders are right, and you don’t need journalism?
Journalistic training emphasizes that our societies NEED journalism, but it’s fair to ask if anyone actually NEEDS the journalism we’re currently getting.
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Mattia Peretti led an incredible team exploring fundamental questions about the nature and need for journalism as part of our JR3 kickoff: What if news avoiders are right, and you don’t need journalism? (bit.ly/4kUAOrg).

We need your thoughts, ideas, and help to reimagine journalism.
What if news avoiders are right, and you don’t need journalism?
Journalistic training emphasizes that our societies NEED journalism, but it’s fair to ask if anyone actually NEEDS the journalism we’re currently getting.
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July 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Reposted by Jeremy Gilbert
OUT NOW: CNTI’s new comprehensive reports about our surveys of journalists and news audiences around the world, providing new insights on evolving perceptions & behaviors surrounding the digital journalism ecosystem as part of our #DefiningNewsInitiative. Read them here! mailchi.mp/innovating.n...
March 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Reposted by Jeremy Gilbert
Amid attacks on the free press, “there was a deeply felt commitment to reinvention & collaboration” at the Lenfest-@aspendigital.bsky.social Local News Summit. In @columjournreview.bsky.social, Jim Friedlich & Vivian Schiller, along with 6 other news leaders, share key calls to action from the event
Urgent Calls to Action from the Lenfest-Aspen Local News Summit
Provocations by Dean Baquet, Melissa Bell, Jeremy Gilbert, Kevin Merida, Joel Simon, and Richard J. Tofel.
www.cjr.org
February 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I’m excited to join the NPA board. It’s an incredible organization and I hope I can help continue its mission and aid its growth.
Big news from NPA Leadership! 🌟

We are honored to welcome Chi-Chi Zhang, Jeremy Gilbert, and Patrick Boehler to our Board of Directors. Their expertise in AI, media strategy, and newsroom innovation will strengthen our efforts to elevate product management in journalism.
February 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Reposted by Jeremy Gilbert
happy 10th anniversary to this piece of incredibly useful news nerd documentation, originally written by @gerald.bsky.social and continually updated ever since!

https://blog.apps.npr.org/2013/06/06/how-to-setup-a-developers-environment.html
How to Set Up Your Mac to Develop News Applications Like We Do
(Almost) everything you always wanted to know about working from the command line, but were too afraid to ask.
blog.apps.npr.org
July 27, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Reposted by Jeremy Gilbert
The folks at Howard U. have setup a visiting faculty program like Princeton has for journalists, where you spend a semester teaching. Howard's program pays the same as Princeton's does, which is a game-changer. Data folks: apply!

https://www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/details.cfm?JobCode=178426937
July 13, 2023 at 3:38 PM