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"broad enough to drive a truck through" niemanlab.org/2026/10/legal-…
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We always try to ask the hard questions
Thank you @HanaaTameez for a great interview!
NEW: I talked to the creators of @ASATNshow about comedy, explaining complicated stories, and why they traded in secure futures as business school grads for careers in making news videos.
One of my fav interviews so far in the Creators of Record series!
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NEW: After our reporting, Meta removed “train” from its upcoming commercial terms. But the terms still allow broad website scraping and could potentially supersede robots.txt.
@decka227 and I followed up with the experts: niemanlab.org/2026/10/legal-…
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NEW: Virtually every news organization has a Meta business account. Meta’s new terms say it can scrape websites “associated with” those accounts—and use the content to “train” its products.
Me + @decka227 on what this means for publishers: niemanlab.org/2026/10/metas-…
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NEW: I talked to the creators of @ASATNshow about comedy, explaining complicated stories, and why they traded in secure futures as business school grads for careers in making news videos.
One of my fav interviews so far in the Creators of Record series!
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Hey, I redesigned @NiemanLab, I think it looks nice
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This is a great interview with an independent sports journalist who creates highly-produced narrative videos for TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube Shorts. These don’t just consist of a guy talking into his phone camera — it’s obvious that he puts a lot of work into researching, illustrating, editing, and scripting these videos. “Right now, my niche is not news,” he said. “By the time the algorithm serves you my stuff, the news has happened. My niche is finding what’s interesting about that news or what’s underreported, and delivering a compelling narrative.”
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Starting my @RSJNevada sports media class with this tomorrow.
For @NiemanLab, @HanaaTameez writes, “Would you send it to the group chat? Sports creator Frank Michael Smith on finding the stories worth telling.”
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El creador @frankmikesmith demuestra que los #medios tradicionales y la economía de #creadores se potencian juntos, transformando problemas reales de los fans en vídeos deportivos virales de alto impacto. Vía @NiemanLab tinyurl.com/4efvvmmk
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Trump wants the media to call Lake Ontario "Lake America."
But it hasn't worked with the "Gulf of America." U.S. news outlets — even the ones that Republicans prefer — have been steadily increasing their preference for "Gulf of Mexico."
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How do news comments change when readers are given more information?
Delighted to see my joint research with @Sheizaf analyzing 6,400 NYT stories covered by @NiemanLab!
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NEW: 800+ USA Today Co. employees are call for the company to end its Palantir partnership.
"Our commitment to upholding First Amendment principles to serve the democratic process is in direct contrast with a company like Palantir," union staffers say.
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USA Today Co. owns more than 200 local newspapers in the United States, along with its national daily USA Today. The partnership with Palantir comes amid a decline in search traffic — a challenge faced by publications around the world.
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We're curious about the range of prices people are being charged for news. Take our short survey here:
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⚠️ New York’s Algorithmic Pricing Disclosure Act requires companies to tell NY residents about their use of algorithmic pricing.
So if you have a news subscription, your renewal email may have some interesting fine print. Take a minute to read it and let me know what you find:
ALT Was your news subscription price decided by an algorithm using your personal data? We want to hear from you.
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We’re pleased to announce that veteran journalist Henry Chu has been named curator of Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard. A longtime foreign correspondent and editor who has reported from more than 30 countries, Chu will be Nieman’s ninth curator. hvd.gs/431352
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Medios como Wired o WSJ usan #algoritmos y datos personales para fijar precios de renovación personalizados. Obligados a revelarlo por ley, el "precio dinámico" abre el debate sobre la privacidad y la confianza. Vía @NiemanLab tinyurl.com/ycxaydua
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NEW: At least five media companies are using algorithmic pricing to decide how much news subscribers should pay.
If you've been told that your news subscription price was determined by an algorithm using your personal data, please take this survey:
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I spent the World Cup double-checking Messi family “death” rumors, fake Mourinho quotes, and AI-generated photos and videos.
I wrote about how misinformation steals joy (and time) from the beautiful game and what it means for all of us who still live online during big moments:
