There’s lots good writing & analysis relevant to #journalism & media around the world - some listed here:

journalism.substack.com/p/links-to-o...

My effort (~monthly for now) starts with a road trip & a chance encounter with an art historian in 2003:

journalism.substack.com/p/the-virtue...

PSA: Please encourage your #journalism, #independentmedia, #investigativejournalism partners and allies around the world to join here…

(And funders, philanthropies etc.)

It’s taken a few months to get to the point where I am happy to turn the key in the ignition. Here’s a starting post - probably not what you were expecting from this newsletter, but also not what I was expecting to write either.

open.substack.com/pub/journali...

The Times, honestly. It used to be able to transcend its politics from time to time, but since the election, it has effectively been on an advocacy campaign (yes, it’s a dumb own goal, but maybe focus on the real problems?), and now it’s getting the violins out for David Sullivan?

Starter pack com veículos de mídia/jornalismo independente do Brasil. Não tinha encontrado, então fiz. Espero que seja útil. Sugestões são bem-vindas.

go.bsky.app/9gBEkGN

Citizen journalism by unaccredited amateurs can be a dangeorus hobby in the Sinophone world. In Hong Kong and China, is the subject of controversy and crackdowns. But in Taiwan, it's not only permitted but actively facilitated through publicly funded platforms.

Read our new profile on PeoPo (公民新聞).

Wrote a bit about the 📰 News feed:

www.aendra.com/thoughts-on-...

I’ve often written about the threats to local journalism. Here’s an excellent (surprisingly wry) two-part @europeanspod.bsky.social podcast breaking down the autocratic takeover of localmedia in Poland, Hungary & Bulgaria. Absolutely eye-popping details:

overcast.fm/+LB3e4YTDI