Chris Krewson

will lewis resigning to spend more time with the darkness

Not to put too fine a point on it, but...

Going to the Super Bowl after you decide to cut the sports section is a choice, and not one that reflects well on the exec who does it.

Sponsored by Chris Rabb.
HB 2047 for a state-backed fellowship program to place early- and mid-career journalists in community newsrooms.
HB 2048 for a PA Civic Information Consortium to invest in local reporting.

Blame Bezos What a disaster

A clear-eyed note from Brian Morrissey at The Rebooting: www.therebooting.com/p/blame-bezo...

Hope springs eternal, probably an uphill battle in the state Senate -- but we'll see. Post-Gazette closing shook a lot of folks.

Pennsylvania House Committee Advances Essential Legislative Package to Support Local Journalism and Civic Information The bills follow legislative models that are helping to support local news in a growing number of states.

Good news for local news: A pair of bills in Pennsylvania advanced today. Proud to have @lionpubs.bsky.social work on this with @freepress.bsky.social www.freepress.net/news/pennsyl...

It's the 'million' trap - saying that word w/o the context seems like a lot. But it's likely less than one prompt per 100 users, right? And if it's defined by things like extreme weather, school closings... it's not a habit, it's an outlier. (What has more prompts? What has fewer?)

Good news for local news in PA: Legislation to create a civic information fund and a reporting fellowship program advanced in a key House committee. More soon; we @lionpubs.bsky.social are thrilled.

a close up of thanos from the movie avengers : endgame standing in front of a cloudy sky . ALT: a close up of thanos from the movie avengers : endgame standing in front of a cloudy sky .

Me, reading this www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/is-t...

Tomorrow a PA House Committee will vote on two bills to support local news. One would create a local news reporting fellowship program; the other would create a civic information consortium. It's a good time to call your representative. www.palegis.us/house/commit...

can’t unsee it

i legit thought this was Fred Armisen doing a bit

Justin i am so sorry to see this. Dan was a generational talent and a voice i will miss daily.

i think you mean “scoops of ideas”

Dan McQuade, 1983–2026 | Defector Dan McQuade, our friend and colleague, died this week at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife and young son. At the end of 2024, Dan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. The news of his diag...

I think the key that unlocks Dan was his desire to share the things he loved with other people. Wouldn’t be the worst way to honor him if we make the effort to do that for the things we love, too. defector.com/dan-mcquade-...

Canada says it is talking to Meta to restore news to Facebook and Instagram as the Online News Act is put on the table as part of trade negotiations with the US (Marie Woolf/Globe and Mail)

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Bari Weiss Unveils Sweeping Vision: “I Am Here to Make CBS News Fit for Purpose in the 21st Century” Weiss rallied the troops and outlined her vision at an all-hands meeting Tuesday morning, naming a lineup of new contributors: "Our strategy until now has been to cling to the audience that remains on...

scoops OF IDEAS, Bill. And it's pretty clear no one else would have that idea www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/b...

Bari Weiss Unveils Sweeping Vision: “I Am Here to Make CBS News Fit for Purpose in the 21st Century” Weiss rallied the troops and outlined her vision at an all-hands meeting Tuesday morning, naming a lineup of new contributors: "Our strategy until now has been to cling to the audience that remains on...

Ah, I think you mean "scoops of ideas" 🧐https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/bari-weiss-cbs-news-plans-revealed-staff-meeting-1236486076/

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette plans to shut down The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is shutting down.

Wow. RIP P-G. www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/n...

Humorous bingo card for what will happen to Waymos in Philadelphia.

Waymos, the self-driving cars, are coming to Philly. Here's your bingo card. #Philly #Philadelphia #Waymo

That score is impressively close

3 big risks catch up with some indie publishers in 2026 "These emerging publishers need to learn how to properly manage risk for their businesses. The data shows us that, by and large, many don't do that right now."

New @niemanlab.org prediction from yours truly, from the programs we're running at @lionpubs.bsky.social -- www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/3-bi...

This is the plot of Mountainhead

Netflix buying Warner Bros. and the Oscars moving to YouTube within a few weeks feels like the last element on a timeline in textbooks (or whatever the equivalent of that is) in a couple decades' time

Oscars Bolts from ABC to YouTube Starting in 2029 The world's highest-profile and most-watched awards show, which has aired on ABC since 1976, will be moving to a streaming-only platform starting as part of a deal that also includes red carpet covera...

Wait, the Oscars are... gonna be on YouTube? Really...? www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...

It's a Ukranian folk song that had nothing to do with Christmas and could be pre-Christian. news.rice.edu/news/2004/ca...

Paramount vs. Netflix: Who Should Win the Battle for Warner Bros.? Gaming out which merger would be least awful for Hollywood.

My new dispatch from the front lines of World War Z: The Battle to Make David Zaslav Richer is out.

Consolidation is bad for Hollywood, but between Netflix and Paramount, which potential owner would be the least awful? The tale of the tape, up now at @vulture.com

www.vulture.com/article/netf...

Philanthropy overtakes advertising as most common revenue stream for LIONs - LION Publishers In 2025, independent news publishers across the U.S. and Canada saw surges in foundation funding and reader revenue.

"For the first time since LION started tracking this data in 2020, philanthropic funding is the most common revenue stream across our membership, unseating direct-sold advertising." lionpublishers.com/philanthropy...

We guarantee the death of most remaining newsrooms "We're not learning from the past. Instead, we're approaching this new era of generative AI much like we did platforms."

Maybe the best Nieman prediction headline I've ever seen www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/we-g...

Kermit MaFrog on Instagram: "“What’d I Miss” Part One from Hamilton music and lyrics by Lin Manuel Miranda - Part Two out tomorrow - I burst through the doorway with flair and finesse, Like I’m late ... Catch up on the comedic sketch from Lin Manuel Miranda's hit musical 'Hamilton' where the main character returns to a scene he missed. Explore the lively and humorous dialogue, catchy melodies and the...

So there's a guy on Instagram who's been doling out an all-Muppet adaptation of Hamilton (KERMILTON) for awhile now, and we're finally at the start of Act 2 so if you were interesting in seeing Swedish Chefferson, now's your chance.