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@myersnews shared
On Feb 8, 2022
Students, professors and people who know students and professors: @propublica would like to give you money to attend a journalism conference. Get paid to learn and meet journalists who can help you figure out your path! https://t.co/0nwUxplSGz
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Students! ProPublica and The Pudding Want to Send You to a Conference in 2022.

Students! ProPublica and The Pudding Want to Send You to a Conference in 2022.

We’re giving 25 stipends to help you attend a journalism conference and/or to support your work.

@Anthony shared
On Feb 9, 2022
"It would be one thing if this was the first time something like this happened at Forbes — for it to have matched author to subject so poorly as to have cybercrime-prevention advice coming from someone now under indictment for cybercrime." https://t.co/wcYdSPR0B4
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An incomplete history of Forbes.com as a platform for scams, grift, and bad journalism

An incomplete history of Forbes.com as a platform for scams, grift, and bad journalism

That "rapper" accused of billions in crypto fraud was also a Forbes contributor. Is it finally time to move past the contributor network?

@mediagazer shared
On Feb 10, 2022
A study of 430 local Seattle journalists from 2015-2021 finds ~40% had the same job after six years, ~30% left the industry, and 16% advanced in their careers (Nieman Lab) https://t.co/XDFFqOEfvN https://t.co/6XuWmkekHk
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What does the career path look like for today’s local journalists?

What does the career path look like for today’s local journalists?

Plus: How newsroom ideology affects slant in the news, why burned-out/overworked reporters are quitting — and is the inverted pyramid still the way to tell stories online?

@mlcalderone shared
On Feb 4, 2022
RT @mathewi: Spotify may want to argue that it is merely a platform, but in the case of Joe Rogan, it is pretty clearly acting as a publisher, with all that implies -- my thoughts, along with those of @broderick, @WillOremus, @espiers and @ScottNover https://t.co/GoOdlBXGVn via @cjr
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Of platforms, publishers, and responsibility

Of platforms, publishers, and responsibility

<p>Last week, criticism of Spotify for hosting the Joe Rogan Experience—a popular podcast that has on multiple occasions aired misinformation about COVID-19, among other things—accelerated ...

@jayrosen_nyu shared
On Feb 8, 2022
Google and the Murdoch forces in Australia are teaming up to train journalists in what they're calling a Digital News Academy, housed in the University of Melbourne's business school. The deal bypasses @UniMelb's existing journalism program. Why is that? https://t.co/75MHoQz2KG
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Anger after News Corp and Google Australia set up journalism academy at university business school

Anger after News Corp and Google Australia set up journalism academy at university business school

Academics at University of Melbourne say they were not consulted and move is ‘reflection of antagonism News Corp has for university journalism’

@Anthony shared
On Feb 7, 2022
Blockchain infrastructure company Meter has had $4.4 million stolen in a hack. The hackers exploited a feature on Meter that automatically wraps and unwraps gas tokens like ETH and BNB for user convenience https://t.co/6COq9nQQaX
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$4.4M Stolen in Hack of Blockchain Infrastructure Firm Meter

$4.4M Stolen in Hack of Blockchain Infrastructure Firm Meter

According to PeckShield, the hack on Saturday saw more than 1391 ETH and 2.74 BTC stolen.

@sree shared
On Feb 7, 2022
RT @AttorneyNora: Many problematic proposals in Congress & we @freepress believe a surgical approach to amending them can help fix their maladies. This is not to delay reform; this is so we may advance reform for the best chance of building an equitable internet for all.https://t.co/WgdZj15cQc
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Many Big Tech Bills, Few Real-People Solutions

Many Big Tech Bills, Few Real-People Solutions

There is a rush to do something to restrain tech companies. But not every solution being cooked up on Capitol Hill right now is a good one.

@johnrobinson shared
On Feb 10, 2022
RT @UNCHussman: Carolina students pitch, develop and place their stories with local, statewide and even national media outlets in “MEJO 625: @unc_mediahub.” We talk with Media Hub alums about how far a team of communicators can take a story. ➡️ https://t.co/tKiyOpSjia #starthereneverstop https://t.co/eUggQwx3tr
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Carolina students pitch, develop and place stories with local, statewide media outlets

Carolina students pitch, develop and place stories with local, statewide media outlets

“MEJO 625: UNC Media Hub” was developed at UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media as an opportunity for students to work collaboratively and across platforms. Top students from various ...