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Aspiring Science Journalist

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Could ChatGPT convince you to buy something? Threat of manipulation looms as AI companies gear up to sell ads AI companies are gearing up to follow the social media model of monetizing their platforms through advertising. The danger for consumers with AI goes beyond data privacy to covert manipulation.

OpenAI says it will start experimenting with putting ads in the free version of ChatGPT.

This could be the start of AI companies data-mining their users the way social media companies do – and taking it a step further. buff.ly/q6d0qMq

18.01.2026 05:35 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3
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Latest The Frontline Weekly News

As a reminder to myself to not get swayed.

"The perpetrators of such atrocities are not aberrant monsters but ordinary human beings who have been shaped by ideology, institutional dynamics, and social conformity"

frontline.thehindu.com/newsletter/t...

14.01.2026 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why the CEO of a news website wants you to stop reading the news Switch off for the holidays at least. We’ve got this.

www.newslaundry.com/2025/12/31/w...

31.12.2025 10:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That cover looks amazing!

31.12.2025 08:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sometimes it's just good to remember that these little dudes exist. That is all.

17.12.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Coursera and Udemy enter a merger agreement valued at around $2.5B | TechCrunch Coursera and Udemy, two of the biggest names in online learning, are combining platforms next year.

Coursera and Udemy, two of the biggest names in online learning, are combining platforms next year.

17.12.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
A greater racket-tailed drongo sitting on the branch of a drumstick tree. Banana plant on the right

A greater racket-tailed drongo sitting on the branch of a drumstick tree. Banana plant on the right

A greater racket-tailed drongo sitting on the branch of a drumstick tree. Banana plant on the right

A greater racket-tailed drongo sitting on the branch of a drumstick tree. Banana plant on the right

A greater racket-tailed drongo sitting on the branch of a drumstick tree. Banana plant on the right

A greater racket-tailed drongo sitting on the branch of a drumstick tree. Banana plant on the right

How to shoot a greater racket-tailed drongo without killing it

17.12.2025 04:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Indian Science Journalists’ Collective Edition: December 2025

Warm greetings from our community of Indian science journalists!🌸

We’re back with the December edition of our newsletter to support your science journalism journey🌟

Have something to share for future editions? Send it our way β€” we’d love to include it!😊

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03.12.2025 04:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hi, everyone! I'm building out Reader's Digest's freelance pool, and I'm looking for strong writers, thorough researchers and all-around-excellent journalists in a variety of categorie... Hi, everyone! I'm building out Reader's Digest's freelance pool, and I'm looking for strong writers, thorough researchers and all-around-excellent journalists in a variety of categories. They include...

Pitch Reader’s Digest
πŸ”ΉEssay (family relationships)
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#ScienceJournalism#freelanceGig
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21.11.2025 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why does ChatGPT use a lot of em dashes?

27.11.2025 04:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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game design 101

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Sun, blue skies and a line of ivy gourd

Sun, blue skies and a line of ivy gourd

Dunno what I'm doing with my life... But hey! Atleast the sun is out and the sky is blue 😌

20.11.2025 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Attention Authors: Updated Practice for Review Articles and Position Papers in arXiv CS Category – arXiv blog

arXiv will no longer accept review articles and position papers unless they have been accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review.

This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.

Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.

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Incredibly embarrassing for The Times, and a reminder for all journalists that, in an age of ChatGPT (which DeBlasio used) you unfortunately have to be suspicious of all quotes via email

30.10.2025 06:53 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'Give your money away,' Billie Eilish tells billionaires The singer called on the mega wealthy to donate more to charity, during a speech at the WSJ Awards attended by the likes of Mark Zuckerberg and George Lucas.

"If you're a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?" Billie Eilish speaking directly to Mark Zuckerberg, as she donates $11.5m to food poverty and climate justice organisations.

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Praying for some new additions to the list of extinct, ugly, bacteria

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It's much better than phone calls!

19.10.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

08.10.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope that the future would've more walkable cities

07.10.2025 08:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Open Notebook Early-Career Fellowship

For science journalists (or aspiring science journalists!)
πŸ”Έfewer than 3yrs of regular professional science writing exp
Length: 12 months
Start: Feb 23, 2026
🌏Location: Remote
πŸ’°Stipend: $6,600
β­•Deadline: Oct 31, 2025
#ScienceJournalism #SciWri #fellowship

03.10.2025 06:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Indian Science Journalists' Collective Edition: August 2025

Warm greetings from our community of Indian science journalists!🌻

The second edition of our monthly newsletter is here to support your science journalism journey! πŸ€“
Have something to share for future editions? Send it our wayβ€”we’d love to include it!πŸ₯°
#sciencejournalism
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02.09.2025 08:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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04.09.2025 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Indian Science Journalists' Collective Edition: July 2025

Presenting our first newsletter! 🌐 Complete with the latest stories from our members! 🌟

😍Have something to share for future editions? Send it our wayβ€”we’d love to include it!

▢️Want to be a part? Contact us now @scijournosindia@gmail.com πŸ’Œ

indiansciencejournalists.substack.com/p/indian-sci...

03.08.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A new born Southern Birdwing and its chrysalis

A new born Southern Birdwing and its chrysalis

A Sahayadri birdwing that's about to take its first flight✨
Second largest butterfly in India πŸ¦‹

01.08.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Haha. Thanks for replying

29.07.2025 05:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

An offline course of such duration...for free?!

19.07.2025 09:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Friendly tip to writer ppl who don't know: Share your shit shamelessly on here. It's super easy to miss bc of chronological feeds. The algorithim ain't gonna do the work for you, your work deserves enduring the slight embarrassment of reposting. If people judge you for it, that's not a fair critique

18.07.2025 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 527    πŸ” 168    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 23

Witnessed a reader laugh...! I'm so happy πŸ™‚βœ¨

12.07.2025 03:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Retraction Watch journalism internship Retraction Watch covers science and research integrity through the lens of retractions. Its staff of two full-time journalists, as well as its two founding editors and a network of freelance writer…

Retraction Watch journalism internship [Paid]

Science and research integrity πŸ”

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β­•Deadline: July 18, 2025

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#ScienceJournalism #science #journalism #SciWri #opportunity #internship #freelance #freelanceGig

09.07.2025 10:36 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Lewis Capaldi - Survive (Official Video)
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Lewis Capaldi is back! ❀️
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03.07.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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