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The newsroom becomes a commons www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/the-...

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.@corycorrine.bsky.social: The future of news is people, bots, and the avatars we trust www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/the-...

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Vibe coding to empower communities www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/vibe...

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.@jonaskaiser.bsky.social: Social media’s decline is journalism’s hope www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/soci...

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.@burtherman.com: Forget “Google Zero.” We need to talk about “People Zero.” www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/forg...

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Local newsrooms will play more www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/loca...

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.@nataliaviana.bsky.social: Journalists talk about the elephant in the room: our relationship with Big Tech www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/jour...

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A year for revolutionary journalism www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/a-ye...

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Journalism will ask better questions and listen to different answers by @blackamazon.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/jour...

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Migrant joy as an act of resistance by @maritzafelix.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/migr...

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They’re not coming by @webjournalist.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/they...

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Young journalists force the industry to change — whether it’s ready or not www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/youn...

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Placemaking will become a priority (again) for local/regional media www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/plac...

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.@ahaeg.bsky.social: The year of the network www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/the-...

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.@lelasavic.bsky.social: We can’t build the future of journalism while losing the people who build It www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/we-c...

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Want loyalty? Investing in hard-to-reach audiences will be the key www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/want...

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Exiled journalism’s biggest threat is something more mundane than censorship www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/exil...

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The “HBO of podcasting” finally emerges www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/the-...

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AI breaks the hamster wheel of journalism www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/ai-b...

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.@leonyin.org: Crowdsourced accountability reporting shines a brighter light on Big Tech www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/crow...

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Newsrooms will embrace *some* AI-generated imagery, by @hiannie.bsky.social: www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/news...

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.@ckrewson.bsky.social: 3 big risks catch up with some indie publishers in 2026 www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/3-bi...

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DEI dies in darkness, taking integrity with it www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/dei-...

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If confusion is the commodity, certainty is the premium product www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/if-c...

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AI will force us to be more ambitious, more human storytellers. by @suze.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/ai-w...

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Public media’s next act, by Steve Henn www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/publ...

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The year we stop pretending the industry has changed, by Delano Massey www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/the-...

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A reckoning is coming for journalism philanthropy, writes @damaso.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/a-re...

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2026 will bring a renaissance for structured journalism www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/a-re...

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“AI is the breakout star, trust is missing, and everyone’s wondering who’s writing the script.” - @digidave.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/comi...

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Data needs to drive conversations, not division, writes @jasonforrest.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/data...

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“Of the 32 arrests or detainments of journalists in 2025, 28 occurred while they were covering protests.” - @kamccudden.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/the-...

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Newsrooms will reckon with AI slop, writes @karissabe.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/news...

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“The danger isn’t AI replacing journalists — it’s AI replacing the public-information structures that ground American democracy.” - @erinblogan.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/ai-i...

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In 2026, writes @rodneygibbs.com, journalism will go from both-sidesism to backbone www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/from...

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“In 50 years, 100 years, how will history judge how we covered this president?” - @rickberke.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/we-s...

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“The fundamentals of journalism haven’t changed as much as some people want to believe.” www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/ai-m...

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Coalition – not consolidation – is the key to independent media’s survival, writes @malloryjohns.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/coal...

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“Community will increasingly replace audience as the driver of engagement, something digital content creators and influencers have long understood.” www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/disr...

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Rise of the vibecoding journalists www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/rise...

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“When ICE agents grab people off our streets, residents need documenters they already trust. If you haven’t built that trust beforehand, you won’t get those calls. You won’t get access.” - @krismul.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/taki...

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“By stating knowns, unknowns, and consequences plainly and with context, journalists can help the public feel able to respond to events appropriately.” - @annieisi.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/2026...

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“The audience has taken the wheel, and we’re all in the passenger seat now.” - @juliaangwin.com www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/audi...

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In 2026 there will be more organizing in the new, weird media landscape, writes @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/more...

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“Traditional tropes about ‘dinner-table conversations’ no longer reflect how many Americans build political meaning.” www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/news...

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