Joe Amditis

Why we built Reroute NJ Five free tools in 11 languages to help NJ Transit riders navigate the Portal Bridge cutover (Feb 15 – Mar 15, 2026).

Why we built Reroute NJ reroutenj.org/blog/why-we-... by @jamditis.bsky.social

Why I built a keyboard for the CLI renaissance -- KeyJawn AI tools brought millions of new users to the terminal. Mobile keyboards haven't caught up.

Claude Code, OpenClaw, Gemini CLI, Codex — these tools live in a shell. If you want to use them, you need a terminal.

The phone keyboards they’re using weren’t built for this.

keyjawn.amditis.tech/blog/why-i-b...

Why I built a keyboard for the CLI renaissance -- KeyJawn AI tools brought millions of new users to the terminal. Mobile keyboards haven't caught up.

couldn't find a mobile keyboard with basic terminal keys so i made my own

keyjawn.amditis.tech/blog/why-i-b...

Reroute NJ — Navigate the Portal Bridge cutover Free tools for NJ Transit riders affected by the Portal North Bridge cutover (Feb 15 – Mar 15, 2026).

Waking up to NJ Transit Portal Bridge problems?

@jamditis.bsky.social has you covered. Here's how to navigate a month of potentially hellacious delays.

Civic coding at its best: reroutenj.org

New: embed Reroute NJ on your website Four embed formats, a visual configurator, and PNG export for newsrooms covering the Portal Bridge cutover.

The Portal Bridge cutover started TODAY.

If you cover transit in New Jersey — or if you run a community site, town Facebook page, or commuter forum — you can now put Reroute NJ tools directly on your website.

reroutenj.org/blog/new-emb...

About our methodology — Reroute NJ How we produce translations, verify transit data, and prioritize accessibility and accuracy.

a brief explanation of the methodology behind Reroute NJ

reroutenj.org/about.html

Reroute NJ — Navigate the Portal Bridge cutover Free tools for NJ Transit riders affected by the Portal North Bridge cutover (Feb 15 – Mar 15, 2026).

This is some cool shit from @jamditis.bsky.social for NJ Transit commuters reroutenj.org

The cutover starts today — Reroute NJ The Portal North Bridge cutover starts today. What NJ Transit riders need to know for the next four weeks.

it has begun

reroutenj.org/blog/cutover...

✨ Join us May 14-15 in Philly for this year's Collaborative Journalism Summit!

It's going to be an awesome event. This year, we'll have an awards dinner and celebrate 10 years of collaboration.

Also: Do you have a session to pitch? Send it in!

More: summit.collaborativejournalism.org

Every time I hear someone from any c-suite talk about GenAi I become more convinced it is a bubble. Doubly so if they point to valuations.

Nieman Lab's Predictions for Journalism 2026 Each year, we ask some of the smartest people in journalism and digital media what they think is coming in the next 12 months. Here’s what they had to say.

Always love the @niemanlab.org predictions for journalism, but extra-psyched this year to have two colleagues who prognosticated. Read the work of @brizzyc.bsky.social and @jamditis.bsky.social (And then come study journalism with us at Montclair State University!)

www.niemanlab.org/collection/p...

"Wir arbeiten in Bereichen, die die Welt erklären sollen: digitale Plattformen, KI, technologische Umbrüche, die die Gesellschaft verändern. Wie können wir glaubwürdig über diese Themen berichten, wenn wir nicht mal unsere eigenen E-Mail-Einstellungen im Griff haben?" fragt @jamditis.bsky.social

i tried to keep it civil but it slipped out 😭

@jamditis.bsky.social: Please learn how to use your computer

www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/plea...

Personal news, but I hope it's of interest to some.

With the help of web developer @jamditis.bsky.social I now have a permanent home for my PhD dissertation from 1986.

Its title is "The Impossible Press," and anyone can read it.

Start here with my blog post: pressthink.org/2025/10/jay-... 1/

Vibe Coding for Newsrooms Why being a good project manager matters more than being a savvy coder

A smart explanation of "vibe coding," including how @jamditis.bsky.social used it to build a dashboard for volunteers in Springfield, NJ who were coordinating food assistance deliveries during the SNAP crisis and beyond generative-ai-newsroom.com/vibe-coding-...

this is excellent

A screenshot of the FT's CMS showing an image component and a sparkled 'Alt text generator' button

The easiest way to show your newsroom is actually thinking about AI isn't the 50th summarization tool or chatbot. It's automating the jobs people don't want to do.

Like, bluesky's favourite: alt text!

I wrote about how we built this at the FT, with an interactive demo: tk.gg/posts/ai-alt...

Event promotional graphic showing four black and white portrait photographs arranged in a grid. Top row features Elizabeth Estrada with curly hair and hoop earrings in a polka dot top, and George Chidi who is bald wearing a suit jacket. Bottom row shows Brigid Bergen with wavy shoulder-length hair and Brandon Tensley in a checkered shirt. The event is scheduled for September 15, 2025 at The Greene Space for Democracy Day.

🎟️ GET TICKETS HERE: give.wnyc.org/event/front-...

Event promotional graphic featuring four black and white portrait photographs with event details. From left to right: Elizabeth Estrada with curly hair and hoop earrings in a polka dot top, George Chidi who is bald wearing a suit jacket, Brigid Bergen with wavy shoulder-length hair, and Brandon Tensley in a checkered shirt. The event is scheduled for September 15, 2025 at The Greene Space in New York, sponsored by WNYC, Center for Cooperative Media, Knight Foundation, and Democracy Day.

U.S. Democracy Day, in collaboration with @wnyc.org, is hosting a conversation at the Greene Space on 9/15 @ 7 pm EDT, featuring top journalists dedicated to democracy reporting.

Panelists will discuss challenges and solutions in holding government accountable and protecting democratic freedoms.

🏠 Housing costs in New Jersey have skyrocketed, making it tough for many to afford a home or pay rent.

Stella Mach is using Census Bureau data and smart data analysis to craft stories that matter.

📺 Full video out now: youtube.com/watch?v=cnyT... #housing #newjersey #workshop

🎇 We're teaming up with Pro News Coaches to offer free editing assistance to NJ newsrooms!

Learn more and sign up here: medium.com/centerforcoo...

#coaching #editing #localnews

I built this free tool to help newsrooms learn how to use LLMs Introducing the 'LLM journalism tool advisor'

Although I shared some research yesterday that showed a lack of accuracy and effectiveness of AI tools for journalism, I will say... @jamditis.bsky.social has you covered if you want to learn about simple ways of using AI in newsrooms that make sense strugglestreet.substack.com/p/i-built-th...

AI image generators? @jamditis.bsky.social says they're "more trouble than they're worth." For specialized needs or quick icons, maybe.

But giving the last fun thing—art—to a bot? Nah.

📺 The full series is available here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

New law for NJ legal ads could hurt community newspapers, reduce government transparency Critics warn new law reduces oversight of local government actions

🚨 A new law signed by @govmurphy.bsky.social just dealt a major blow to local newspapers in New Jersey.

Want the full story? Read Will Fischer's complete analysis: medium.com/centerforcoo...

🚨 A new law signed by @govmurphy.bsky.social just dealt a major blow to local newspapers in New Jersey. Here's the breakdown from @jamditis.bsky.social.

Want the full story? Read Will Fischer's complete analysis: medium.com/centerforcoo...

“I have no idea how my pay was determined. It feels completely arbitrary.” A study of journalist pay in New Jersey offers findings that will likely be familiar to journalists in other states, too. The Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University surveyed journ...

🙏 Thanks to @niemanlab.org for this write-up of our report on NJ journalist compensation!

www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/i-ha...

“I have no idea how my pay was determined. It feels completely arbitrary.” A study of journalist pay in New Jersey offers findings that will likely be familiar to journalists in other states, too. The Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University surveyed journ...

🙏 Thanks to @niemanlab.org for this write-up of the @centercoopmedia.bsky.social's report on NJ journalist compensation!

www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/i-ha...

We asked New Jersey journalists about their pay. Here’s what they told us. New report assesses NJ journalist compensation, equity, and sustainability

💰 We asked New Jersey journalists about their pay.

Here's what they told us.

Read the full report: medium.com/centerforcoo... #payequity #research #localnews