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@dankennedy_nu shared
On May 25, 2019
RT @aleszubajak: So excited that @storybench is shortlisted for a data journalism award! In the spirit of the site, here’s a behind the scenes look at why @dinakraft, @crowdsourcing and I built it at @Northeastern https://t.co/siEsymCbXY
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“Data journalism website of the year” by the Data Journalism Awards

“Data journalism website of the year” by the Data Journalism Awards

Northeastern University's official news source

@jbenton shared
On Nov 6, 2019
@NiemanLab People who have had this job before include digital journalism rockstars like @zseward, @alafrance, @lkmcgann, @megangarber, @JustinNXT, @ceodonovan, @shansquared, @ylichterman, @rbilton, and @andrewphelps — it's a pretty great gig, if I do say so myself. https://t.co/bK6PEOf7p7
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We’re hiring: Come work for Nieman Lab as a staff writer

We’re hiring: Come work for Nieman Lab as a staff writer

We have an opening for a staff writer here at Nieman Lab. If you're interested, apply over here! The job's pretty easy to describe: You see all the stories on this website? The ones about ...

@jeffjarvis shared
On Jul 23, 2019
The data do not agree. https://t.co/pNKFD8t9wE https://t.co/6aqbVjMiWX
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It’s Not the Technology, Stupid: How the ‘Echo Chamber’ and ‘Filter Bubble’ Metaphors Have Failed Us

It’s Not the Technology, Stupid: How the ‘Echo Chamber’ and ‘Filter Bubble’ Metaphors Have Failed Us

Such disconnection from and ignorance of alternative perspectives is assumed to result from a combination of individual choice, in selecting the news sources to consult or the social media ...

@pilhofer shared
On Jul 15, 2019
RT @xhgMattia: Hey journo friends, help needed! We are wrapping up the survey phase of #JournalismAI, but still looking to interview a few more newsrooms about their experience with #AI tech. Can you help us spread the word? More info: 🔹https://t.co/KIHaz0k5QR 🔹https://t.co/t35yoiWS6l https://t.co/4LVVOJlRv0
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How AI could shape the future of journalism

How AI could shape the future of journalism

What is the future of artificial intelligence for news? Journalism AI is surveying newsrooms across the world to find answers.

@Chanders shared
On Sep 13, 2019
RT @jscvienna: Sad that #foj2019 is coming to an end and nothing to do around this time next year? Come to Vienna to discuss the (ir)relevance of journalism and the future of journalism studies! CfP is open until Feb 29, 2020 https://t.co/NpjLioZ26M
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Call for Papers

Call for Papers

CALL FOR PAPERS

@Poynter shared
On Aug 5, 2019
Here are the memos that @Gannett and @GateHouse_Media employees received via email today about the new direction of their companies. https://t.co/CecVI4IDk1
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Here are the memos that GateHouse and Gannett employees got today about the merger

Here are the memos that GateHouse and Gannett employees got today about the merger

These are the two memos that employees of GateHouse Media and Gannett were emailed on Monday.

@jbenton shared
On Apr 30, 2019
RT @NiemanLab: The Correspondent apologizes as Nate Silver, David Simon, and Baratunde Thurston speak out https://t.co/f8nhlRiPf2
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The Correspondent apologizes as Nate Silver, David Simon, and Baratunde Thurston speak out

The Correspondent apologizes as Nate Silver, David Simon, and Baratunde Thurston speak out

"We screwed up," The Correspondent said in a tweeted statement.

@jeffjarvis shared
On Sep 11, 2019
Instead of paying attention to their business and working on their own damned strategy, dying newspaper publishers curse the cold wind of the future. https://t.co/tXXdNv9a09
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Newspapers turn to lobbying against Facebook and Google

Newspapers turn to lobbying against Facebook and Google

"Our belief is that the current antitrust laws don’t allow us to work together."

@jeffjarvis shared
On Jan 27, 2019
RT @jayrosen_nyu: By @jeffjarvis: "Manjoo ends declaring: 'Twitter will ruin us, and we should stop.' No, that attitude of snobbery and willful ignorance of the world around us and moral panic about technology is what will la-la-la the news business into oblivion." https://t.co/BYlUnzjlCB
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Journalism is the conversation. The conversation is journalism.

Journalism is the conversation. The conversation is journalism.

I am sorely disappointed in The New York Times’ Farhad Manjoo, CNN’s Brian Stelter, and other journalists who these days are announcing to…

@Brizzyc shared
On May 20, 2019
"The key point, however, is that a journalism upstart doesn’t need to chase a daunting goal of one million true fans; it’s entirely possible to build a successful journalism business around a more attainable number." https://t.co/FHqJWzgfiJ
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What 1000 true fans means for today’s journalism startups

What 1000 true fans means for today’s journalism startups

The journey to 1000 true fans is an opportunity to refine your value proposition

@jbenton shared
On May 3, 2019
RT @niemanfdn: Meet the Nieman class of 2020! These 27 talented journalists from around the world will begin two semesters of study at @Harvard this fall. Dedicated, curious and talented, they report across all platforms. Welcome to all. https://t.co/mU8iM0Avby https://t.co/AbHCq9Fdho
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Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard announces the 82nd class of Nieman Fellows

Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard announces the 82nd class of Nieman Fellows

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, home to internationally recognized journalism fellowships, programs and publications, has selected 27 Nieman Fellows for the class of 2020. ...

@davewiner shared
On Jul 21, 2019
Getting the Mueller Report Right. https://t.co/GGnHUjFvP3
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Getting the Mueller Report Right

Getting the Mueller Report Right

Two consultants lead a drive to create an accessible e-version of the Mueller report.

@Brizzyc shared
On Aug 3, 2019
Public Square Program Internship, Fall 2019 https://t.co/O7BULpzPWg
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Public Square Program Internship, Fall 2019

Public Square Program Internship, Fall 2019

Apply to Public Square Program Internship, Fall 2019 at Democracy Fund in Washington, DC.

@jeffjarvis shared
On Feb 20, 2019
RT @Brizzyc: "as a black journalist, our tradition is different b/c we were journalists who were writing in a country who was opposed to our very existence. So we could never just simply quote-unquote report straight news." https://t.co/6ceUEdG2Zg Must read for j students by @nhannahjones
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We Built This: Nikole Hannah-Jones Has Raised The Bar For Investigative Journalism

We Built This: Nikole Hannah-Jones Has Raised The Bar For Investigative Journalism

"What’s important is to say how and why does it happen, and that then helps us explain America to itself because the experience of black people is the ex...

@jbenton shared
On Sep 15, 2019
RT @nikkiusher: Great work by @docmattweber and @pmnapoli on news deserts and Facebook data. They find that people don’t click on politics, but they do care about traffic and emergencies. I still hate that obituaries are not critical information in this classification. https://t.co/hZcmYsil53
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Researchers analyzed more than 300,000 local news stories on Facebook. Here’s what they found.

Researchers analyzed more than 300,000 local news stories on Facebook. Here’s what they found.

"59 percent of the stories we were able to categorize served a critical information need...Aside from critical information needs, 31 percent of stories categorized covered sports and 9 ...

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I run @niemanlab at Harvard; I ask questions about digital media for a living. I love @leahalexis + @dashiellbenton. Proud Cajun. Ask me about boudin.

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We are the Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard. We're trying to figure out the future of news.

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I'm a senior writer at Fortune. I have been the ninth caller and have won the weekend passes. I am an expert in stucco, a veteran in love and an outlaw in Peru.

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@BuzzMachine blogger and j-school prof; author of Public Parts, What Would Google Do?

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Director, Journalism & Sustainability, @GRDodge Foundation. Local news and community engagement. Team @firstdraftnews. Former Press Freedom Dir @freepress.

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Mediagazer presents the day's must-read media news on a single page.

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School for journalism and democracy, with tweets by @kristenhare, @benmullin and @Mantzarlis

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Social journalism director at CUNY Grad School of Journalism. I study changing newsrooms. Runner; beer & Packers enthusiast. Must love dogs.

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Associate Professor, CUNY. Rebuilding the News (Temple, 2013), Journalistic Cultures of Truth (Oxford, coming someday). Music, baseball, esoterica.

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I teach journalism and direct the Studio 20 program at NYU, critique the press, try to grasp digital logic. I advise media companies too. On @newrepublic board.

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Author of The Googlization of Everything (2011), The Anarchist in the Library (2004), and Copyrights and Copywrongs (2001). Contributor to various things.

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Director of Tow Centre for Digital Journalism at Columbia J School. [email protected].

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CNN's senior media correspondent and host of @CNNReliable. Formerly @nytimes, @tvnewser and Top of the Morning. Email: [email protected]

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Digital journalism professor, University of Florida. Rides a Vespa. Travels everywhere. http://t.co/P8lNA08reB

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Reporter, redhead, recovering academic. Writer/editor, tech/media/culture. @Wired @Verge @Message alum. @Snarkmarket always. Everything changes—don't be afraid.

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Editor of @therealfuture at @ThisisFusion. Privacy pragmatist. Yes, I'm named after the song. Formerly @Forbes, @atlblog PGP: 0B3C BD37 D934 E5E9

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Associate professor of journalism at Northeastern University. Panelist on WGBH's Beat the Press. Contributor to https://t.co/nRf5bmv59i. Likes are bookmarks.

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Executive editor of digital at the @Guardian. Proud @nytimes alum. Co-founder of @documentcloud & @HacksHackers. Corinthian yachtsman.

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Real-time news DJ & occasional journalist, but *not* a social media guru. Author of the book Distant Witness. NPR alum, now at First Look Media.

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Developer of outliners, rivers, blogging tools, RSS readers, podcasting and software snacks! https://t.co/ztgzDGiyOj

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