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This week's comic: Zero dimensional chess

#cartoon #comic #uspol #media #journalism #authoritarianism #democracy

ZERO DIMENSIONAL CHESS SIDELINING OTHER MEMBERS OF THEIR OWN PARTY, DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP PRESENTS A BOLD VISION. SCHUMER: WE SUPPORT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AND WILL DO NOTHING TO GET IT! STANDING BEHIND A LECTERN WITH A SIGN READING A NONENTITY YOU CAN COUNT ON VOTER 1: I'LL DO ANYTHING FOR CANDIDATES WHO IGNORE ME AND EVERYTHING I BELIEVE IN! VOTER 2: LET'S BE WHOLLY DEFINED BY OPPOSITION PROPAGANDA! HOLDING SIGN READING TABULA RASA NOW! THE PRESS RESPONDS PUNDIT 1: FINALLY THE DEMS HAVE STOPPED POLARIZING THE NATION! PUNDIT 2: YES, BUT ARE THEY CAPITULATING QUICKLY ENOUGH? ALSO, THEY STILL EXIST. PUNDITS ARE SITTING AT NEWSDESK THAT READS NATTERING NOGGINS PUNDIT 3: THEY HAVEN'T LITERALLY IMMOLATED THEMSELVES YET, WHICH STRIKES ME AS OUT OF TOUCH WITH THE WORKING CLASS. PUNDIT 1: WE CAN ONLY HOPE THEY SOON REACH A BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT TO SELF-DEPORT! ©2025 Jen Sorensen
#Comic #cartoon #Media #journalism #democracy #uspol #authoritarianism

As Vance 'lectures' Europe on free speech, it is good to be reminded that the United States ranks 55 (!) on the World Press Freedom Index.

The top 10 countries are ALL in Europe.

#journalism #democracy #freepress

rsf.org/en/index

Index

RSF's World Press Freedom Index aims to compare the level of press freedom enjoyed by journalists and media in 180 countries and territories.
rsf.org
#journalism #democracy #freepress

So maddening that the rest of the White House press corps doesn't boycott all press briefings until The Associated Press is allowed back in the room.
journa.host/@w7voa/11399902995…

The White House Correspondents' Association issued a sternly worded statement while it should be leading a boycott charge. Which is what I just told them using their contact form, for all the good I expect that to do.
whca.press/2025/02/11/statemen…

And hurray for AP in refusing to call the Gulf of Mexico anything but The Gulf of Mexico.

#uspol #journalism #GulfOfMexico

Statement on White House Excluding AP from News Coverage | White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA)

In the relationship between the press and the Office of the President, coverage and standards are entirely in the purview of individual organizations.
Steve Thomma (White House Correspondents' Association)
#journalism #uspol #gulfofmexico

Latest comic: Oligarchically Correct

#authoritarianism #oligarchy #fascism #media #cartoon #journalism

IT'S 2025. TIME TO BE OLIGARCHICALLY CORRECT 1. USE HIGHLY IDEOLOGICAL LANGUAGE IN A SMUG, SCOLDY TONE. WHITE GUY IN A SPORTSJACKET SCEAMING AT BLACK WOMAN: WOKE! DEI! WOMAN: I'M JUST TRYING TO ORDER A SANDWICH. 2. ANY CRITICISM OF THE LEADER MUST BE "BALANCED" BY A COLUMN SUPPORTING HIM. L.A. End Times Opinion Herding immigrants into sewage pits is going too far They aren't sewage pits--they're freedom holes 3. DON'T TEACH ABOUT ANY MARGINALIZED GROUP BEING TREATED UNFAIRLY PROFESSOR AT LECTERN: AND THEN THE JIM CROW LAWS WERE INTRODUCED BY MOSTLY-WHITE STATE GOVERNMENTS. STUDENT: I'M REPORTING YOU FOR RACISM! 4. DON'T INSULT OUR HEROIC BILLIONAIRES, ESPECIALLY IN THE NEWSPAPERS THEY OWN. RENDERING OF ANN TELNAES CARTOON THAT THE WASHINGTON POST REFUSED TO PUBLISH The Post EDITOR: THE SACKS OF MONEY WE GET FROM BEZOS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH OUR SACKING THIS CARTOON! ©2025 Jen Sorensen - Be a subscriber! 
#cartoon #fascism #Media #journalism #authoritarianism #oligarchy

Latest comic: Experts explain why America voted for plague

#cartoon #comic #politics #uspol #media #journalism #election #authoritarianism

EXPERTS EXPLAIN WHY AMERICA VOTED FOR PLAGUE A SERIOUS OF PUNDITS DEPICTED IN ADVANCING STAGES OF THE BUBONIC PLAGUE: DEMS DIDN'T OFFER MUCH OF A VISION EXCEPT "NOT PLAGUE." PEOPLE ARE SO DISILLUSIONED WITH THE STATUS QUO, THEY'RE WILLING TO TAKE A CHANCE ON CERTAIN DEATH. * KOFF* IF THE LEFT HADN'T INSULTED NECROTIC BUBOES ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AMERICANS WOULDN'T HAVE EMBRACED PLAGUISM. MOST VOTERS JUST WANT A BRUTAL MASS MORTALITY EVENT THAT WILL BRING DOWN THE PRICE OF EGGS. 17TH CENTURY PLAGUE DOCTOR WEARING BIRD BEAK MASK APPROACHING IN BACKGROUND
#politics #Comic #cartoon #Media #election #journalism #uspol #authoritarianism

Back in 2021, we launched a series of stories documenting the key ways that the ultrawealthy — #billionaires like #ElonMusk, Jeff Bezos, and Peter Thiel — avoid #taxes. Here are 10 of their strategies.

#Finance #Law #Tech #Journalism

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Ten Ways Billionaires Avoid Taxes on an Epic Scale

The top tax-avoidance techniques used by billionaires like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Peter Thiel and Steve Ballmer.
ProPublica
#tech #Law #elonmusk #billionaires #journalism #taxes #finance

Since September, ProPublica has reported on five pregnant women who died after not receiving timely medical care under state #abortion bans: Amber Thurman, Candi Miller, Josseli Barnica, Nevaeh Crain and Porsha Ngumezi.

Here, our #ReproductiveHealth reporters discuss what they've learned in their investigations:
youtube.com/watch?v=M9t65CqMwy…

#News #Health #Doctors #Miscarriage #Pregnancy #ReproductiveRights #RoeVWade #Journalism

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#News #Health #RoevWade #journalism #abortion #ReproductiveRights #reproductivehealth #doctors #Miscarriage #pregnancy

Latest comic: The Last Firewall

#uspol #USPolitics #cartoon #comic #election #democracy #fascism #media #journalism #vote

The Last Firewall THE FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL FAILED US. NOTHING THERE! MUELLER REPORT BARR REPUBLICAN LEADERS FAILED US. IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS NO. CORPORATIONS FAILED US. DONATING TO INSURRECTIONISTS? IT'S JUST BUSINESS. FEDERAL JUDGES FAILED US. MAGA I JUDGE MYSELF IMPARTIAL! CANNON THE SUPREME COURT FAILED US. AN APPEAL TO HEAVEN PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY! SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES FAILED US. SPROING! LEGACY NEWSPAPERS FAILED US. L.A. End Times NY Fascism-NormalizingTimes Washington Post-Democracy GUESS IT'S UP TO US NOW. THINGS REALLY NEED TO START CHANGING. © 2024 Jen Sorensen
#Comic #cartoon #fascism #Media #election #VOTE #journalism #democracy #uspol #uspolitics

Hey #believeinfilm friends,

Film photography took a back seat in the 2000s and 2010s because it couldn't compete with digital cameras' speed and convenience.

But does that still hold true in 2024?

Apparently, not. Miles Myerscough-Harris shot the Jests game on Portra, had it developed, and posted the results as the game continued.

I discuss this idea further on the blog: analog.cafe/comments/k676

What was the fastest film photo turnaround for you?

#filmphotography #journalism


#editorial for October 19, 2024

“Is same-day event reportage on film back? This week, Miles @expiredfilmclub shot the NY Jets game on film, developed it…”.
www.analog.cafe
#journalism #filmphotography #believeinfilm

Latest comic: Prairie Progressives
#uspol #USPolitics #cartoon #comic #TimWalz #media #journalism #rural
Prairie Progressives 1. The popularity of Tim Walz has reporters flummoxed Tim Walz holding a piglet flanked by supporters Reporter: What -- are we expected to cover these people as "real" Americans? 2. Reporter in diner interviewing guy in a Harris-Walz t-shirt: You're from a small midwestern town... and you're pro-choice and pro-union? Diner guy: You've been hanging out in the wrong diners, buddy. 3. Reporter in field interviewing woman: But--but--rural folks aren't progressive! Woman: Have you studied the history of farmers' and labor movements at all, my dude? 4. Reporter holding up MAGA hat to bearded guy: Come on -- don't you like MAGA just a teeny bit? Put on this hat and say something adorably rude. Guy: When do I get my valorizing puff piece? Reporter: Not until you put on the hat.
#Comic #cartoon #Media #journalism #uspol #uspolitics #rural #timwalz

Na denn, @Gargron, viel Spass mit den Jüngern von
Olavo de #Carvalho dem so genannten "Guru" von #Bolsonaro .. .

Die hatten bereits Anfang/Mitte des letzten Jahrzehntes aus dem Nichts einen #diaspora* Server mit 25k Nutzern (theRealTalk.org) aufgezogen bevor sie dann urplötzlich die Wahlen gewannen.

Das wird bestimmt ein Riesenerfolg für #mastodon und das #fediVerse in dieser Runde ..
😮

#justSayin #Politik #twitterMigration #Brasilien #Journalismus #journalism

#mastodon #Fediverse #Politik #diaspora #twittermigration #Bolsonaro #journalism #justsayin #Carvalho #brasilien #journalismus @Eugen Rochko

What jobs are we preparing students for by boosting their writing productivity with AI? After shedding 40% of its workforce, the gaming site Gamurs posted an ad last June for an editor to write 250 articles per week. That’s a new article every 10 minutes, at $4.25 per article.

As @novomancy has noted, AI is only the accomplice here. This clickbait nightmare is the logical conclusion of the ad-supported web.

sciencetimes.com/articles/4430…

#Journalism #Writing #AIethics #AIEdu #AIinEducation #Gaming

Image generated with Stable Diffusion of many rows of writers at their desks

Gaming Media Company Plans To Hire AI Editor To Write 250 Articles Weekly After Laying Off 40% of Its Workforce; Can Artificial Intelligence Replace Human Writers?

Gamurs laid off around 40% of its workforce then posted a job listing for "AI Editor" a few months later. Read to learn more.
Kendra Stacy (Science Times)
#gaming #Writing #journalism #aiineducation #aiedu #aiethics @John Bell

I was recently honored to receive the Berryman Award for editorial cartooning from the National Press Foundation. Sharing a couple pics from the awards dinner in Washington, DC. I had a great time (and got to meet Al Roker!)

Photo credit: Lisa Nipp for NPF

#media #journalism

Group photo at the National Press Foundation Awards dinner on Feb. 15, 2024, including honorees, presenters, and NPF staff.
Jen Sorensen receiving Berryman Award vase from National Press Foundation President Anne Godlasky
#Media #journalism

Latest comic: Using the First Amendment to end the First Amendment

#fascism #authoritarianism #media #journalism #tech #socialmedia #firstamendment

1. USING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO END THE FIRST AMENDMENT 2. Citizens United enables big donor corruption of politics Justice John Roberts: Money is speech! 3. Tech CEOs do away with content moderation or having any standards at all. Tech bro: We platform -- and monetize -- Nazis because we support free speech! 4. Far-right fringe ideas are mainstreamed by major newspapers Editor holding up opinions section with column entitled "The idea of racism is racist": We believe in healthy "debate"! 5. Super-emboldened extremists attack academia Man holding iPad: Who needs sociology? Report your woke teacher on our website! 6. Eventually... Trump: Fake news media are enemies of the people -- Lock 'em up!
#tech #fascism #Socialmedia #Media #journalism #authoritarianism #firstamendment

I would like to find writing about new music/improvisation/experimental music that engages as deeply with its subject matter as these articles: thebaffler.com/latest/space-ju…

newleftreview.org/sidecar/post…

Where should I be looking? Who should I be reading?

#music #journalism #musodon


Space Junk | Martin Dolan

In the race to build the biggest business in video games, it seems like no one has stopped to ask the question: Will they be any good?
Zach Kaylar (The Baffler)
#music #journalism #musodon

Latest comic: The AI Journalism Awards

#comic #cartoon #cartoons #technology #AI #journalism #news #media #tech

1. AI-generated man with three eyes, two ties and several extra fingers speaking via a laptop screen: Welcome everyone to the AI Journalism Awards. I am your AI-generated host Bob Bitwell. Tonight we honor the best and brightest bots in the business! 2. First up: Best digitally-created journalist! Shown: picture of woman with slightly vacuous expression. Pixella Composita A literal composite of thousands of human writers, she appeals to everyone! 3. The award for most prolific reporter goes to Bot 29P3NT74Q, who dominated Google search results. Voice speaking from server: THANK YOU FOR THE AWARD. PEOPLE ASPIRE TO WIN AWARDS. WINNING AN AWARD MEANS YOU HAVE DONE SOMETHING IMPORTANT. 4. Finally, best overall publication: The Herald-Spittoon has eliminated all human employees! Org chart of CEO in charge of several bots Bob Bitwell: Clearly the future of newspapers!
#technology #AI #News #tech #Comic #cartoon #Media #Cartoons #journalism

Latest comic on pundits still making excuses for Trump

#fascism #authoritarianism #democracy #journalism #media #insurrection #election #politics #cartoon #comic

PUNDITS PAVE THE WAY TO HELL 1. It's obvious an insurrectionist should be allowed on the ballot! Pundit: I believe in playing by the rules. EXCEPT when someone tries to apply them to Trump. Then they aren't rules anymore, but partisanship. 2. Pundit: Authoritarians are people too. People with feelings. We should give them a chance. Or two. 3. Pundit standing in front of tank: Unlike some intolerant people, I respect the right of this tank to run over me. 4. Pundit sitting at table with laptop: I don't like Trump, but I REALLY don't like people who have insulted me on social media, so I oppose anything they support. If that means living under a dictator, it's their fault!
#politics #Comic #cartoon #fascism #Media #election #journalism #democracy #authoritarianism #insurrection

As an occasional journalist, I just love the way Ed Yong closes his latest OpEd at NYTs & couldn’t agree more. nytimes.com/2023/12/11/opinion… #GiftArticle #writing #journalism

“Journalists can act as a care-taking profession that soothes & nurtures. We are among the only professions that can do so at a scale commensurate with the scope of the crises before us. We can make people who feel invisible feel seen. We can make everyone else look.”

#Writing #journalism #giftarticle

That captures the sorry state of much of #MSM when it comes to #DonaldTrump and #Election2024

Real #journalism requires practioners to ask every member of the #GOP to clarify whether they are in alignment with the #VerminSpeech

Real #journalists do not accept the usual evasive tactics utilized by pols in evading hard questions by attempting to run the clock down because of the tyranny of time slots

No moving on or spinning away without answering the question

#USPolitics

#GOP #journalists #journalism #uspolitics #msm #donaldtrump #Election2024 #verminspeech

NPR’s data shows that they lost nothing after being ostracized by the psychotic white billionaire. It counters the idea that leaving Twitter is a loss. Let’s dismiss the idea that we need to be held hostage on any platform.

niemanreports.org/articles/npr…

#NPR #Twitter #SocialMedia #Journalism #Media


Six Months Ago NPR Left Twitter. The Effects Have Been Negligible | Nieman Reports

The numbers confirm what many of us have long suspected — that Twitter wasn’t worth the effort, at least in terms of traffic.
Nieman Reports
#Twitter #Socialmedia #Media #NPR #journalism

Neglected to post this cartoon from a couple weeks ago: Always blame the left!

#uspol #media #journalism #authoritarianism #democracy

Always Blame the Left 1. Dems are constantly being blamed for Republican extremism. Pundit on TV show Nattering Noggins: If Democrats want to defeat Trumpism, they need to stop moving so far to the left. 2. But what exactly have the Dems done that's so radical? Woman: That does it! Lowering prescription drug prices and funding infrastructure are too far out for me. I want a right-wing dictatorship! 3. Like someone's not going to be a neo-Nazi because Democrats shift slightly rightward? Insurrectionist: Hmm... I was hoping to violently overthrow the government to install a white ethno-state. But if they cut back on school lunch programs, I'll reconsider. 4. Maybe it's time to start blaming fascism on fascists. Female pundit on Nattering Noggins: The right has been propagandized into extremism for decades. Pundit from first panel: What an unserious opinion! You need to move to the right.
#Media #journalism #democracy #uspol #authoritarianism

Featured story: "The conservative campaign to harass the libs out of academia has already sent a chill through #Texas’ world-class public universities, making professors and administrators so fearful of setting off the lunatics in charge at the Capitol that they censor themselves—in scholarship or in their communications with students and the public."

From Editor-in-Chief @gabrielarana: texasobserver.org/mccarthyism-…

#schools #diversity #racism #education #journalism #FreeSpeech #essays


McCarthyism Rides Again at Texas Universities

A&M’s shameful treatment of Kathleen McElroy is the start of a backward-turning era for higher education.
Gabriel Arana (The Texas Observer)
#Education #freespeech #Essays #Texas #journalism #racism #diversity #schools @Gabriel Arana

Latest comic on a certain pundit's infamous $78 airport meal

(For those outside the US, the commentator David Brooks has made a career out of piously trolling liberals for their supposed decadence and lack of morals.)

#uspol #economy #journalism #media #socialmedia

Man of the People 1. Ubiquitous pundit David Brooks recently complained on social media about an airport meal costing $78 -- when most of that was liquor. Photo of a hamburger, french fries, and a glass of bourbon with tweeted caption "This is why Americans think the economy is terrible." The hamburger and french fries cost $18. 2. Brooks at a counter in a wine shop with bottle of wine and bag of bread: You can't go to a wine shop and buy a bag of bread flutes and a bottle of 2009 Chateau Latour Premier Grand Cru for under $1600. Thanks, Bidenomics! 3. Brooks looking into a mirror trying unsuccessfully to button his pants: Hmm... this bespoke suit no longer fits. My voracious consumption of grilled meats and adult beverages is but a failed quest to fill the modern spiritual void created by liberals. 4. Brooks at computer: Why, people are rudely mocking me on social media! Time for another column on the loss of virtue among today's self-absorbed, decadent youth.
#Socialmedia #Media #journalism #uspol #economy

Stunned that this isn't getting more attention in the local press, but I guess we do have a lot going down in the ATL at the moment

thegavoice.com/news/atlanta/at…

#Atlanta #ATL #Journalism #Journodon #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #LGBTQIAPlus


Georgia Voice - Gay & LGBT Atlanta News

News, events, features, entertainment, interviews, Pride, nightlife, organizations, families, marriage
Georgia Voice - Gay & LGBT Atlanta News
#lgbtq #lgbtqia #journalism #atlanta #atl #journodon #lgbtqiaplus

This week's comic: Makeover for a Takeover

#media #fascism #racism #journalism

MAKEOVER FOR A TAKEOVER 1. Are you a white supremacist looking to be celebrated as a public intellectual? First, change your style. BEFORE: Angry MAGA guy with a Confederate flag AFTER: Same guy in a sportjacket with a cocktail Can keep the khakis! 2. Get an advanced degree so you can communicate more subtly. BEFORE: WHITE POWER!!! AFTER: Our data indicate that certain aptitudes among those of Western European background may be genetic in origin. 3. Find a far-right billionaire to fund your "think tank" Guy tapping on computer keyboard in bedroom under sign saying "THE INSTITUE FOR EXTREMELY SERIOUS THOUGHT" 4. Have your op-eds published! At Big Legacy Newspaper Editor to right-wing extremist: You seem respectable. Unilke cartoonists!
#fascism #Media #journalism #racism

Ben Sargent's latest Loon Star State cartoon, from the July/August 2023 issue of Texas Observer magazine: texasobserver.org/issues/july-…

#TexasNeedsAnObserver! Become a member and get our magazine, six times per year: texasobserver.org/join

#politics #news #USpol #Texas #GregAbbott #HB2127 #democracy #journalism #comics

An older man in a Texas flag cap is reading a newspaper, confronted by a dictatorial looking person labeled “Legislature.“ Man: Wait, you're gutting local control ... Lege: You can't be trusted with local government ... Man: And public education? Lege: Or public education ... Man: Yeah welll ... You just wait 'til th'next election— Lege: ... And certainly not elections.

Texas Observer July/August 2023: Abbott's Border Boondoggle

Delger Erdenesanaa looks at how Texas water plans ignore the climate. Justin Miller takes us into the growing problems of Greg Abbott's wall.
The Texas Observer
#News #politics #Comics #Texas #journalism #democracy #uspol #texasneedsanobserver #gregabbott #hb2127

A great video, Jeff. I'm looking forward to the book. I liked this: In the age of the internet "media is only one part of the network..." Interesting to hear Alan mention that many Journalists are uncomfortable with that. To others, I recommend the content. #journalism #mediarelations #commodon
#journalism #commodon #mediarelations

I smiled at your comments in the clip about #Mastodon where you say "...I think that's a model of where we go, where we use the geeks as we need to but don't put them in charge any more..."

I love what the dev community is building here for non-techies like me. #fediverse #foss #openweb #journalism #newmedia

#mastodon #foss #Fediverse #openweb #journalism #newmedia

...This is a reminder not to overlook them. Let's recognise the gifts of nature we have before they're on the brink of disappearing.

Also, do wait for the page to finish loading before scrolling through: betweenthelines.my/sabahs-cust…

& Don't forget to subscribe to BTL if you're interested in Malaysian news. The team publishes curated summaries as well as original reportage "specials" like my story. Sign up here: betweenthelines.my

#edwrites #journalism #mangroves #Sabah #Malaysia


Home - Between The Lines

FEATURE Between the Lines co-founder Darshini Kandasamy guests on BFM! Listen now. An email that summarises the main Malaysian news you need to know, with context, bite and wit.
Michael Pixl
#journalism #Malaysia #mangroves #sabah #edwrites

If you want to force Big Tech to support local journalism, fine, but find another way. Don't destroy the link, which is basically tantamount to destroying the web.
axios.com/2023/06/01/meta-cali…

#bigtech #journalism #openweb

#BigTech #openweb #journalism

This is excellent #journalism from the #WashingtonPost about the group leading the charge to roll back child labor protections, but it also shows that “conservative” is not the right word to describe this kind of politics —it is radical change, of which most Americans are unaware. It’s time for #USPol #journalists to retire the word conservative in describing modern #GOP politics. wapo.st/43VJ7vD

The conservative campaign to rewrite child labor laws

The Foundation for Government Accountability, a Florida-based think tank and lobbying group, drafted state legislation to strip child workplace protections, emails show.
Jacob Bogage (The Washington Post)
#GOP #journalists #washingtonpost #journalism #uspol

Hot Take: Other news organizations should strongly consider whether NPR's exit from #birdsite and the behavior leading up to it means that only public spirited, journalistic response is to suspend operations as well. npr.org/2023/04/12/1169269161/… #Solidarity #Journalism
#solidarity #Birdsite #journalism

Now is the time for our friendly local NPR stations to move over to Mastodon. We #Newstodon newsrooms will welcome you with open arms 🤗

#twitter #news #journalism

forbes.com/sites/mattnovak/202…

Twitter Adds ‘State-Affiliated Media’ Label To NPR Account Putting It On Par With Russia Today

Twitter added a warning to NPR’s Twitter account on Tuesday, declaring it as “state-affiliated media,” a label that’s typically been reserved for foreign media outlets that represent the official views of the government, like Russia’s RT and China’s …
Matt Novak (Forbes)
#News #Twitter #journalism #newstodon

We promise to have news soon, but as 5pm Central approaches, we're putting out one final call to donate and share to our GoFundMe and show our board that #TexasNeedsAnObserver—we'd like to hit $300k in 3 days if we can.

gofundme.com/f/laid-off-texas-…

(Thank you to EVERYONE that's already given, and we understand if you've given all you can. And thanks for putting up with all this fundraising, it's really making a difference this week, we promise.)

#journalism #nonprofit

#journalism #nonprofit #texasneedsanobserver

“Among the unexpected sources of support for the magazine was the #fediverse—the collection of decentralized Mastodon servers that soared in popularity following Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter. Many comments on the GoFundMe page mention that the donors learned about the Observer through #Mastodon—where the Texas Observer was one of the first journalistic outlets to set up its own server, @jamescanup said.”

theguardian.com/us-news/2023/m… via Guardian

#TexasNeedsAnObserver #mastodon #journalism


Texas Observer journalists raise $270,000 in bid to save publication

Magazine’s editors asked board not to lay off anyone for a month if staff raised $200,000 after Friday’s vote to cease publication
Julia Carrie Wong (The Guardian)
#mastodon #Fediverse #journalism #texasneedsanobserver

Important #SaveTXO update: We now have a GoFundMe that is LIVE and accepting donations!

This money will go to support the staff, but donations will also go a long way towards showing that there's a will to keep this magazine alive. gofundme.com/f/laid-off-texas-…

#SaveTXO #journalism #Nonprofit #Texas

#Texas #journalism #nonprofit #savetxo

"the more we see something repeated, the more likely we are to believe it to be true.”

Thread about the “Illusory Truth Effect” and why it is so important NOT to repeat lies on social media (or elsewhere), even with the intention of debunking them.

newsie.social/@ZhiZhu/10953071…

#Propaganda #Disinformation #Misinformation #Lies #Journalism

Screen shot of a Mastodon post. Text: Why do our brains believe lies? "the more we see something repeated, the more likely we are to believe it to be true. This “illusory truth effect” arises because we use familiarity and ease of understanding as a shorthand for truth; the more something is repeated, the more familiar and fluent it feels whether it is misinformation or fact." ~https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/11/03/misinformation-brain-beliefs/ #Propaganda #Disinformation #Misinformation #Lies #FakeNews #USPolitics #News
#Misinformation #journalism #lies #propaganda #disinformation

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