Ryan Murphy
@ryan.fail
a traveler from the cursed land of online journalism. product developer at the marshall project. @rdmurphy in most other haunts.
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Journalists I beg of you — please do not again fall into the trap of thinking any social media site is representative of a majority of Americans or the American electorate
Most of them were *never* on Twitter, and even less of them are here
(chart via www.pewresearch.org/journalism/f...)
Most of them were *never* on Twitter, and even less of them are here
(chart via www.pewresearch.org/journalism/f...)
November 5, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Journalists I beg of you — please do not again fall into the trap of thinking any social media site is representative of a majority of Americans or the American electorate
Most of them were *never* on Twitter, and even less of them are here
(chart via www.pewresearch.org/journalism/f...)
Most of them were *never* on Twitter, and even less of them are here
(chart via www.pewresearch.org/journalism/f...)
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what the new york times has lacked in understanding voter sentiment this election, it has made up for in repeatedly interviewing one of the four founders of warby parker about how much he doesn't like mamdani
November 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
what the new york times has lacked in understanding voter sentiment this election, it has made up for in repeatedly interviewing one of the four founders of warby parker about how much he doesn't like mamdani
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On the eve of the Dodgers winning the World Series 😉, LA Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez introduced a resolution urging Metro to officially reject the Dodger Stadium gondola project.
It's signed by representatives of CD1, CD14, and CD13, all districts directly impacted by Dodger Stadium traffic
It's signed by representatives of CD1, CD14, and CD13, all districts directly impacted by Dodger Stadium traffic
November 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
On the eve of the Dodgers winning the World Series 😉, LA Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez introduced a resolution urging Metro to officially reject the Dodger Stadium gondola project.
It's signed by representatives of CD1, CD14, and CD13, all districts directly impacted by Dodger Stadium traffic
It's signed by representatives of CD1, CD14, and CD13, all districts directly impacted by Dodger Stadium traffic
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The Venn diagram of journalists mad when their stories get ripped off and reposted without credit and journalists who use Gen AI tools built with stolen and unlicensed art to create visuals for their stories is the shape of hypocrisy.
October 30, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The Venn diagram of journalists mad when their stories get ripped off and reposted without credit and journalists who use Gen AI tools built with stolen and unlicensed art to create visuals for their stories is the shape of hypocrisy.
They should always sing O Canada, even when Toronto isn't playing
October 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
They should always sing O Canada, even when Toronto isn't playing
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NBA media is not built to cover a gambling scandal, but Defector is: defector.com/products
October 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
NBA media is not built to cover a gambling scandal, but Defector is: defector.com/products
My favorite part of extra innings was how the sportscasters still had wacky stats to cite but didn’t have to pretend Google Gemini had anything to do with them anymore
October 28, 2025 at 7:10 AM
My favorite part of extra innings was how the sportscasters still had wacky stats to cite but didn’t have to pretend Google Gemini had anything to do with them anymore
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if you engage in this sort of AI Anthropomorphism in the pages of a prominent media organization (or anywhere else) you are loudly advertising that you don't know how this technology actually works
October 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
if you engage in this sort of AI Anthropomorphism in the pages of a prominent media organization (or anywhere else) you are loudly advertising that you don't know how this technology actually works
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I cannot tell you how many tech journalists at prominent media organizations do not understand this
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
October 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I cannot tell you how many tech journalists at prominent media organizations do not understand this
What a great opportunity to light some money on fire www.latimes.com/about/media-...
LA Times Media Group Launches Offering of Shares to Build the Media Company of the Future
LATMG formalizes its evolution, integrating the Los Angeles Times, LA Times Studios, NantStudios, and NantGames into one content platform. A private placement offering for accredited investors is now ...
www.latimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:26 AM
What a great opportunity to light some money on fire www.latimes.com/about/media-...
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"everyone is mad at me and that's good" is one of the most poisonous inventions of the social media era
I never wash our bread knife – and I won’t let the internet shame me into changing my ways | Emma Beddington
I never wash our bread knife – and I won’t let the internet shame me into changing my ways | Emma Beddington
Apparently the mostly British habit of not cleaning your bread knife after use is ‘gross’ and unhygienic. If that’s true, then call me disgusting, writes Emma Beddington
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
"everyone is mad at me and that's good" is one of the most poisonous inventions of the social media era
you do not have to take the bait of those pinned posts, that's why they made them
October 17, 2025 at 10:28 PM
you do not have to take the bait of those pinned posts, that's why they made them
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Every journalist who worked at a flailing and rapidly decaying digital news startup in the mid-2010s knows exactly what is going to happen at CBS News.
October 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Every journalist who worked at a flailing and rapidly decaying digital news startup in the mid-2010s knows exactly what is going to happen at CBS News.
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openai announcements: the gold mine is also selling the picks and shovels now
October 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
openai announcements: the gold mine is also selling the picks and shovels now
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Journalism that fails to infuse a historically informed lens is akin to covering the smoke but never asking who lit the fire. History-centered journalism should be the framework within every newsroom.
October 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Journalism that fails to infuse a historically informed lens is akin to covering the smoke but never asking who lit the fire. History-centered journalism should be the framework within every newsroom.
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"ai is as accurate as a Bears/Browns/Jets quarterback" is going to save a certain type of guy a lot of grief if deployed correctly
These are the quarterbacks since 2010 who complete passes at roughly the rate Microsoft Excel’s AI mode accurately edits spreadsheets
October 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"ai is as accurate as a Bears/Browns/Jets quarterback" is going to save a certain type of guy a lot of grief if deployed correctly
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I do not think it is wise, kind, or appropriate for a social media CEO to troll members of her own userbase over their concerns about moderation and safety in a time of rising fascism.
October 2, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I do not think it is wise, kind, or appropriate for a social media CEO to troll members of her own userbase over their concerns about moderation and safety in a time of rising fascism.
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Actual media people should probably push back against Explainers whose whole beat is “Telling well-off white Americans they don’t have to change anything: it is the Black and leftist critics on social media who are to blame.” I just see no evidence that it’s a good use of *my* time.
September 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Actual media people should probably push back against Explainers whose whole beat is “Telling well-off white Americans they don’t have to change anything: it is the Black and leftist critics on social media who are to blame.” I just see no evidence that it’s a good use of *my* time.
“EA but somehow even worse” was not on the 2025 bingo card kotaku.com/report-saudi...
Saudi Arabia & Other Investors Nearing $50 Billion Deal To Buy EA
The massive deal might be announced officially as soon as next week according to sources with knowledge of the situation
kotaku.com
September 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
“EA but somehow even worse” was not on the 2025 bingo card kotaku.com/report-saudi...
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It is bad that our industry rewards people who go on TV to brag that they are stupid, unthoughtful and uncaring
Ben Smith: "What you saw with Mahmoud Khalil is that in some ways he is *less* vulnerable than Jimmy Kimmel. The people who are most vulnerable are the employees of big consolidated megacorporations—"
Chris Hayes: "Yeah, although he's about to get deported."
Chris Hayes: "Yeah, although he's about to get deported."
September 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
It is bad that our industry rewards people who go on TV to brag that they are stupid, unthoughtful and uncaring
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I think one of Ezra Klein's big problems is that when he says "doing politics" what he actually means is content creation
September 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I think one of Ezra Klein's big problems is that when he says "doing politics" what he actually means is content creation
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Regardless of the disgraceful nonsense we will likely hear from this administration in the coming days on vaccine “recommendations,” Americas healthcare insurers issued a joint statement tonight saying coverage for Covid and flu shots will remain unchanged from prior years.
Speaks for itself.
Speaks for itself.
September 17, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Regardless of the disgraceful nonsense we will likely hear from this administration in the coming days on vaccine “recommendations,” Americas healthcare insurers issued a joint statement tonight saying coverage for Covid and flu shots will remain unchanged from prior years.
Speaks for itself.
Speaks for itself.
"The import of this history has never been clearer than in this moment when the hard question must be asked: If you would look away from the words of Charlie Kirk, from what else would you look away?"
Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause
By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.
www.vanityfair.com
September 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
"The import of this history has never been clearer than in this moment when the hard question must be asked: If you would look away from the words of Charlie Kirk, from what else would you look away?"
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OK folks. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is meeting on Friday to discuss Covid vaccines. If it is possible, I do recommend getting a Covid vaccine before then. I know due to out of pocket costs and prescription requirements in some states it is easier said then done.
September 15, 2025 at 2:23 AM
OK folks. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is meeting on Friday to discuss Covid vaccines. If it is possible, I do recommend getting a Covid vaccine before then. I know due to out of pocket costs and prescription requirements in some states it is easier said then done.