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Merrie Monteagudo
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Archivist and adjunct professor. I'm fond of reading, hiking, tea, and independent journalism. All opinions are my own.
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shakespeare.lol
’Tis now the very witching time of night,
When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out
Contagion to this world.
October 31, 2025 at 11:31 PM
merriemont.bsky.social
Digital news sites being bypassed by AI summaries will make this even worse.
October 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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carlzimmer.com
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory. www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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shakespeare.lol
KING EDWARD
Now, messenger, what letters or what news
From France?

POST
My sovereign liege, no letters
August 26, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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daylightsdnews.bsky.social
Tickets for San Diego Comic-Con may be long sold out, but there are still plenty of ways to join the fun. All things pop culture take over the city with panels, themed cafes, fashion shows and colorful cosplayers filling the Gaslamp Quarter.

www.daylightsandiego.org/no-badge-com...
Can’t get into Hall H? Comic-Con mania takes over San Diego
With a variety of pop-ups, panels, fashion shows and concerts, there’s plenty to do this week without a badge for the annual pop culture celebration.
www.daylightsandiego.org
July 23, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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newyorker.com
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Ali Solomon. #NewYorkerCartoons

Get more cartoons and other funny stuff in your inbox: www.newyorker.com/newsletter/h...
June 19, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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richraho.bsky.social
Pope Leo’s first US episcopal appointment, San Diego’s Bishop-designate Pham, a Vietnamese refugee, invites priests and faith leaders to “stand in solidarity”with migrants at courthouse on June 20, as they make court appearances.
June 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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davmicrot.bsky.social
Of 14,777 unique articles on the NYT's homepage over the 310 days from 1/1/24 to Election Day, 293 articles–almost one a day–focused on Biden’s age compared with just 27 articles focused on Project 2025, a ratio of 10.9 to one mediabiasdetector.seas.upenn.edu/blog/new-yor...
May 24, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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niemanlab.org
The power to define news has largely shifted from media gatekeepers to the general public, according to a new Pew Research Center study. www.niemanlab.org/2025/05/news...
“News” in 2025 is in the eye of the beholder
People classify content as more or less "news-like," and this varies across platforms and sources, as well as from one person to the next.
www.niemanlab.org
May 16, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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schwanksta.com
We have a new fellowship meant for an early-career data reporter to work at @propublica.org for two years on issues related to the federal government: job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
David Burnham-TRAC Data Reporting Fellowship
Remote, United States
job-boards.greenhouse.io
May 2, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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ire.org
Interested in attending IRE Data Journalism Bootcamp in August? The deadline to apply for fellowships is coming up on Tuesday, May 6! www.ire.org/training/fel...

The August Bootcamp is focused on R and will take place in Columbia, Missouri.
IRE Data Journalism Bootcamp. Fellowships. One-year IRE membership or renewal, complimentary bootcamp registration, travel stipend (amount varies on fellowship)
May 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
BREAKING: Judge Richard Leon, a George W. Bush appointee, issues a TRO blocking the Trump administration from "dissolv[ing]" the Institute of Museum and Library Services, placing any more employees on administrative leave, or terminating any grants in the coming days.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, et al., Plaintiffs, ^ KEITH SONDERLING, Acting Director, Institute of Museum and Library Services, et al., Defendants. Civil Case No. 25-1050 (RJL) MEMORANDUM ORDER May 1, 2025 [Dkt. #13] This matter initially came before the Court on plaintiff American Library Association's ("ALA") and plaintiff American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO's ("AFSCME") motion for a preliminary injunction ("PT"). See Pls.' PI Mot. [Dkt, #13]; Pls.' Mem. in Supp. of PI Mot. ("Pls.' PI Mem.") [Dkt. #13-11. Plaintiffs sought a decision on the PI by May 4, 2025, as defendants intend to execute a "mass termination of [Institute of Museum and Library Services] staff' on that day. Pls PI Mot. at 1. I. CONCLUSION For the reasons set forth above, the Court will GRANT IN PART plaintiffs' motion for a TRO. The Court will not, at this time, issue a TRO providing all of the relief sought by plaintiffs. Instead, the Court will issue a narrow TRO preserving the status quo as of this Order. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that defendants Keith Sonderling, Institute of Museum and Library Services ("IMLS"), Amy Gleason, U.S. DOGE Service, U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization, Russel Vought, and U.S. Office of Management and Budget (together, the 5 Case 1:25-cv-01050-RJL Document 36 Filed 05/01/25 Page 6 of 6 "agency defendants") shall not take any further actions to dissolve IMLS or its operations; it is further ORDERED that the agency defendants shall not place any additional IMLS staff on administrative leave; it is further ORDERED that the agency defendants shall not terminate the employment of any IMLS staff; it is further ORDERED that the agency defendants shall not further pause, cancel, or otherwise terminate IMLS grants or contracts or fail to fund such grants or contracts for reasons other than grantees' or contractors' non-compliance with applicable grant or contract terms; and it is further ORDERED that by May 6, 2025, the parties shall submit a joint status report (1) informing the Court whether the parties require any supplemental briefing on the preliminary injunction and, if so, proposing a briefing schedule; and (2) stating whether the parties consent to the Court extending this temporary restraining order until the Court issues a ruling on the preliminary injunction or the case is otherwise resolved. SO ORDERED. RICHARD J. LEON United States District Judge
May 2, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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sltrib.com The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · Apr 9
At least 17 international students and recent graduates at the University of Utah have had their visas revoked — receiving letters from President Donald Trump’s administration instructing them to immediately “self-deport.”
17 University of Utah international students see visas revoked by Trump admin
At least 17 international students and recent graduates at the University of Utah have had their visas revoked — receiving letters from President Donald Trump’s administration instructing them to immediately “self-deport.”
www.sltrib.com
April 9, 2025 at 2:10 AM
merriemont.bsky.social
It's a small loss among so many, but entering the National History Day contest in high school led directly to my adult career as a researcher and archivist. The loss of funding makes me sad.
anisekstrong.bsky.social Anise K. Strong @anisekstrong.bsky.social · Apr 3
I just got confirmation that National History Day, a program that does more to ignite K-12 students' love of history, learning, and yes, even the United States than anything else I've ever seen, had all its funding cut yesterday by the DOGE-axe at the NEH - including for this year's ongoing contest.
A National History Day display: "Alice Paul: How She Rocked the Vote," from the 2020 contest. A National History Day display: "D-Day: How the Allies Broke Hitler's Atlantic Barrier, from March 2020, SW Michigan regional competition.
April 4, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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sarahgrevy.bsky.social
I wrote about how librarians and data archivists are backing up the federal information that's being changed or deleted from government websites —and what it means for journalism.

Via @columjournreview.bsky.social and @towcenter.bsky.social

www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
Fighting the Great Federal Website Purge
Journalists, judges, and archivists are keeping government data online.
www.cjr.org
February 14, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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veronicabane.bsky.social
Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚

Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏
January 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM