On Journalism, a newsletter

The virtues of a road-trip In which the author talks about encountering a landscape that 'appears monolithic from a distance' but which 'is, upon closer scrutiny, almost infinitely varied'.

There’s lots good writing & analysis relevant to #journalism & media around the world - some listed here:

journalism.substack.com/p/links-to-o...

My effort (~monthly for now) starts with a road trip & a chance encounter with an art historian in 2003:

journalism.substack.com/p/the-virtue...

16.11.2024 08:57 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

PSA: Please encourage your #journalism, #independentmedia, #investigativejournalism partners and allies around the world to join here…

(And funders, philanthropies etc.)

13.11.2024 12:08 — 👍 12    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0

The virtues of a road-trip In which the author talks about encountering a landscape that 'appears monolithic from a distance' but which 'is, upon closer scrutiny, almost infinitely varied'.

It’s taken a few months to get to the point where I am happy to turn the key in the ignition. Here’s a starting post - probably not what you were expecting from this newsletter, but also not what I was expecting to write either.

open.substack.com/pub/journali...

29.10.2024 12:22 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

The Times, honestly. It used to be able to transcend its politics from time to time, but since the election, it has effectively been on an advocacy campaign (yes, it’s a dumb own goal, but maybe focus on the real problems?), and now it’s getting the violins out for David Sullivan?

04.10.2024 08:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Starter pack com veículos de mídia/jornalismo independente do Brasil. Não tinha encontrado, então fiz. Espero que seja útil. Sugestões são bem-vindas.

go.bsky.app/9gBEkGN

04.09.2024 22:19 — 👍 10    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 2

Media in Focus: Good News Finds an Audience in Taiwan Citizen journalism by unaccredited amateurs is the subject of controversy and crackdowns in China and Hong Kong. But in Taiwan, it's not only permitted but actively facilitated through public funds.

Citizen journalism by unaccredited amateurs can be a dangeorus hobby in the Sinophone world. In Hong Kong and China, is the subject of controversy and crackdowns. But in Taiwan, it's not only permitted but actively facilitated through publicly funded platforms.

Read our new profile on PeoPo (公民新聞).

06.09.2024 05:12 — 👍 8    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0

Thoughts on the 📰 News Feed Uh, first off, hello to the several thousand new users of the 📰 News feed! 👋🏼 The last few days have been hectic trying to make sure everything works and that the feed is up to the challenge that's b...

Wrote a bit about the 📰 News feed:

www.aendra.com/thoughts-on-...

01.09.2024 19:35 — 👍 52    🔁 17    💬 5    📌 5

Sadly this has been happening in various forms for a long time:

blog.witness.org/2012/07/visu...

www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...

28.03.2024 18:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Fact-checking needs a reboot "'Informing democracy' is not enough in an age of rampant lies about elections and public health and climate. Fact-checkers need to be more assertive in getting truthful information to the audience th...

Interesting perspective from the ‘father of factchecking’, Bill Adair:

www.niemanlab.org/2023/12/fact...

20.12.2023 17:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

An Autocrat’s Guide to Destroying Local Media, Part 2 — The Europeans In Part 1, you learned how illiberal regimes have used the political tools at their disposal – and their rich friends – to turn the media outlets of democratic European countries into propaganda m...

And here’s part 2:

overcast.fm/+LB3eKEShs

16.12.2023 10:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

An Autocrat’s Guide to Destroying Local Media, Part 1 — The Europeans It’s a playbook that’s been used by illiberal governments across Central and Eastern Europe: muzzling the media until it resembles little more than propaganda. But how exactly does one go about di...

I’ve often written about the threats to local journalism. Here’s an excellent (surprisingly wry) two-part @europeanspod.bsky.social podcast breaking down the autocratic takeover of localmedia in Poland, Hungary & Bulgaria. Absolutely eye-popping details:

overcast.fm/+LB3e4YTDI

16.12.2023 10:28 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 1