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@mikecanan.bsky.social

Senior Director of Journalism Strategies at the Scripps Howard Fund. Former editor, news director at WCPO. Former managing editor at TCPalm/Treasure Coast Newspapers. Co-founder and board member of PF Flyers Baseball Club and coach.

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How a Beautiful Summer Day on Lake Tahoe Suddenly Turned Deadly www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

04.09.2025 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lack of Local News Tied to Government Secrecy, New Report Says The loss of local news is linked with increased government secrecy, according to a new study conducted by the Brechner Center for the Advancement of the First Amendment at the University of Florida.

Lack of Local News Tied to Government Secrecy, New Report Says
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29.08.2025 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Monarez refused to fire top CDC leaders, β€˜rubber-stamp’ vaccine changes, confidante says The former CDC director was ousted late Wednesday after refusing to resign despite pressure from Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The newly ousted director of the CDC refused to fire top agency leaders or approve changes to vaccines from RFK Jr.’s hand-picked panel of advisers.

28.08.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 10264    πŸ” 2879    πŸ’¬ 357    πŸ“Œ 147
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Traffic Apocalypse Google’s AI Overviews are killing click-throughs to news sites.

Google’s AI Overviews are killing traffic to news sites.! πŸ¦‹
www.cjr.org/analysis/tra...

19.08.2025 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Americans still have faith in local news βˆ’ but few are willing to pay for it When American readers follow local news, it can help reduce political polarization and also make them more likely to vote in local elections.

Americans still have faith in local news βˆ’ but few are willing to pay for it
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13.06.2025 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How to stand your ground, in three (not so easy) steps On dueling commencement talks, NPR's new lawsuit and and a warning about Paramount's 'possible bribe'

How to stand your ground, in three (not so easy) steps
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02.06.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Columbia Keeps β€˜Investigating’ Student Journalists Covering Pro-Palestine Protests Reporters on campus say it’s a threat to press freedom.

Columbia keeps 'investigating' student journalists covering pro-Palestine protests.! πŸ¦‹
www.cjr.org/news/columbi...

27.05.2025 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"The Bully's Pulpit: Trump v. The First Amendment" | Knight First Amendment Institute

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12.05.2025 13:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
2025 – Online | National Headliner Awards

Congrats to the Howard Centers and @AP on winning First Place and Best in Show in the Headliner Awards for the category Online Investigative Reporting for Digital Partnerships with Other news Outlets
www.headlinerawards.org/2025-online/

05.05.2025 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s War on Measurement Means Losing Data on Drug Use, Maternal Mortality, Climate Change and More By slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working β€” and created a black hole of information whose con...

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28.04.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oregon lawmakers to decide whether big tech should pay to support local journalism Companies including Google and Meta could be required to pay millions to online Oregon news outlets.

Oregon lawmakers to decide whether big tech should pay to support local journalism
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

22.04.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said.

Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...

21.04.2025 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The four-day newsroom? How a bold schedule shift could ease burnout and boost retention As burnout continues to challenge morale and staff retention in newsrooms nationwide, the Reynolds Journalism Institute’s research indicates that journalists widely support greater flexibility in thei...

The four-day newsroom? How a bold schedule shift could ease burnout and boost retention rjionline.org/news/the-fou...

21.03.2025 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How billionaires and powerful law firms are working to restrict libel protections and silence the press in Trump’s America A new book by β€˜New York Times’ journalist David Enrich exposes the campaign to overturn a precious legal precedent that protects investigative journalism.

How billionaires and powerful law firms are working to restrict libel protections and silence the press
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20.03.2025 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Scripps Howard Fund and Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) are adding a fall cohort to the Nonprofit Newsroom #Internship Program.

Get more details, access the Q & A registration and find the application link here: scripps.com/wp-content/u...

@mikecanan.bsky.social @inn.org #journalism

20.03.2025 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Your weather app could miss the next big storm. Blame Elon Musk and DOGE. I talked to legendary TV meteorologist Tom Skilling who warns that targeting the National Weather Service puts us all in jeopardy.

Your weather app could miss the next big storm. Blame Elon Musk and DOGE.
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14.03.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Department of Education rescinds Title IX guidance that NIL payments must be proportionate How Title IX would factor into schools' revenue-sharing decisions has been a lingering question.

From @theathletic.bsky.social: The Department of Education has rescinded Title IX guidance that stated NIL payments must be proportionate between a university’s male and female athletes. nyti.ms/40Z3Z4i

12.02.2025 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2515    πŸ” 1275    πŸ’¬ 340    πŸ“Œ 420
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Trump’s Declaration Allows Musk’s Efficiency Team to Skirt Open Records Laws Government watchdog groups say they will challenge the Trump administration’s decision to put the initiative under the Presidential Records Act, which shields its work from public disclosure.

Trump’s Declaration Allows Musk’s Efficiency Team to Skirt Open Records Laws www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...

12.02.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Two years after derailment, toxic chemicals still roll through East Palestine Two years after derailment, toxic chemicals still roll through East Palestine.

Fantastic story by the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University if Maryland
www.npr.org/2025/02/03/g...

03.02.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Will AI Be A Benevolent Helper Or An Evil Overlord for Scripps? This week I had a conversation with Scripps’ VP of emerging technology operations, Christina Hartman about AI.

Great piece on @ChristinaSumi's AI leadership at Scripps
www.adweek.com/tvspy/ai-may...

31.01.2025 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reposting vs. reporting: How Facebook groups are replacing shuttered rural newsrooms | Rocky Mountain PBS As small newsrooms close in rural Colorado, citizen journalists are gathering together to keep the flow of local news and information alive.

How Facebook groups are replacing shuttered rural newsrooms

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29.01.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Inside a network of AI-generated newsletters targeting β€œsmall town America” Good Daily, which operates in 47 states and 355 towns and cities across the U.S., is run by one person.

Inside a network of AI-generated newsletters targeting β€œsmall town America”

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29.01.2025 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How Voces Internship is Bringing More Latinos Into Newsrooms Voces Internship of Idaho, an internship program, is bringing more Latinos into newsrooms

Supporting Voces Internship of Idaho has been one of the smartest decisions I’ve made in my current job and one of the most rewarding parts of my career.
niemanreports.org/voces-intern...

21.01.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Elon Musk Is an β€˜Evil Person,’ Steve Bannon Says The comments highlighted rifts within the U.S. right wing and between two men who have been influential advisers to President-elect Donald J. Trump.

Steve Bannon called Elon Musk a β€œtruly evil person” in an interview with an Italian newspaper. The comments deepened hostilities between the two men who have been influential advisers to President-elect Trump.

13.01.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 643    πŸ” 112    πŸ’¬ 147    πŸ“Œ 69

It’s remarkable that Zuck said β€œthe fact-checkers have just been too politically biased, and have destroyed more trust than they've created, especially in the U.S." He not only ended the partnership, he threw US fact checkers under the bus.

07.01.2025 12:57 β€” πŸ‘ 659    πŸ” 122    πŸ’¬ 50    πŸ“Œ 43
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Scripps Howard Fund accepting entries for the 72nd Scripps Howard Journalism Awards - Scripps The 72nd Scripps Howard Journalism Awards, one of the nation’s most prestigious American journalism competitions, will offer $140,000 in prize money in 12 categories. The Scripps Howard Fund will be a...

#Journalists: The Scripps Howard Fund is now accepting entries for the 72nd Scripps Howard Journalism Awards.

The awards will offer $140,000 in prize money in 12 categories.

Learn more and find a link to submit an entry: scripps.com/fund/news/sc... @mikecanan.bsky.social

02.01.2025 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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City Limits to Launch Internship for Emerging Hispanic and Latino Journalists Grant support from the Scripps Howard Fund will allow City Limits to host interns for three semesters beginning in the summer of 2025, who will produce stories and investigations for the Spanish/Engli...

We are proud to support this!

City Limits to Launch Internship for Emerging Hispanic and Latino Journalists

citylimits.org/2024/11/26/c...

20.12.2024 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The rebirth of local news "There's an old adage in the news business that journalists only cover the planes that crash. But in this case, we need to cover the planes that are taking off."

@sarabethb.bsky.social is right. There are positive signs when it comes to local news.

www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/the-...

18.12.2024 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How moral injury is impacting the news industry and what you can do about it - American Press Institute Imagine you’re a reporter covering an influx of immigrants in your town. They’re hungry and have nowhere to go. They’re barely surviving. But you did nothing to help them. After all, it’s not your job...

How moral injury is impacting the news industry and what you can do about it

americanpressinstitute.org/how-moral-in...

17.12.2024 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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