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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 9m
The first U.S. federal appeals court to examine fair use in AI training has sided with Thomson Reuters, upholding its landmark copyright win against the AI startup Ross Intelligence. buff.ly/UclLmsM
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Federal appeals court upholds Thomson Reuters’ landmark AI copyright win
On Tuesday, a U.S. federal appeals court ruled in favor of Thomson Reuters, upholding the company's landmark win in a copyright infringement case against the now-defunct legal AI startup Ross…
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 7h
OpenAI has doubled its support for the Lenfest Institute’s AI fellowship program. The $10 million will be used to place full-time engineering fellows inside local newsrooms for two years. buff.ly/Cyi7nXb
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OpenAI doubles support for Lenfest’s AI and local news fellowships
With an additional $10 million in program funding, the Lenfest Institute will consider new applicants in local TV news and statewide public service journalism.
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 29/09/2026
NewsMatch will shift from a year-end campaign to a year-round model buff.ly/JhuCaNX
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NewsMatch will shift from a year-end campaign to a year-round model
Since NewsMatch launched as an experiment a decade ago, the annual end-of-year campaign has become a cornerstone in the fundraising strategy of nonprofit newsrooms across the country. First created…
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 29/09/2026
"We were always audio-first. But as you move into the digital world, you have to turn the lights on, right? You can’t be in the digital world without video being part of the experience." buff.ly/ViiywJo
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NPR, the quintessential audio news brand, adapts to a video-first future
NPR’s new chief content officer Nadine Zylstra on how the public media company acquired Machine Gods — which she thinks can be “the Car Talk of AI.”
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Andrew Deck @andrewdeck.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
OpenAI has committed $10 million to fund the next cohort of the @lenfestinstitute.org's AI fellowship. So far, the program has embedded AI engineers in big metro newspapers across the U.S. Now, Lenfest is eyeing local TV news and newsrooms covering statehouses. www.niemanlab.org/2026/09/open...
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OpenAI doubles support for Lenfest’s AI and local news fellowships
With an additional $10 million in program funding, the Lenfest Institute will consider new applicants in local TV news and statewide public service journalism.
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 28/09/2026
hi - would you be able to send us a copy of the paper? laura@niemanlab.org
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 27/09/2026
David Ellison will get control of CNN after all (and don’t pretend an “independent editorial board” will mean otherwise) buff.ly/hH9hbXM
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David Ellison will get control of CNN after all (and don’t pretend an “independent editorial board” will mean otherwise)
In exchange for dropping their lawsuit against Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, state AGs have negotiated "independent" oversight of CNN. You shouldn't expect much oversight.
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 27/09/2026
Emergency Mode for News has checklists and other tools to help journalists respond to disasters before, during, and after they happen. buff.ly/5NXm5oE
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When disaster strikes, newsrooms scramble. A new website aims to help tame the chaos.
Emergency Mode for News has checklists and other tools to help journalists respond to disasters before, during, and after they happen.
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 27/09/2026
The Boston Globe’s Western Mass lesbian bar story pulled in “several thousand” new subscribers in about 72 hours buff.ly/Sktaj7o
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The Boston Globe’s Western Mass lesbian bar story pulled in “several thousand” new subscribers in about 72 hours
Annalisa Quinn's story published Tuesday in The Boston Globe Magazine — "A Western Mass. lesbian bar required KN-95 masks. When it changed the rules, all hell broke loose" — is, in this reporter's…
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 25/09/2026
The @bostonglobe lesbian bar story pulled in "several thousand" new subscribers in around 72 hours, per a spokesperson this AM. buff.ly/Sktaj7o
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The Boston Globe’s Western Mass lesbian bar story pulled in “several thousand” new subscribers in about 72 hours
Annalisa Quinn's story published Tuesday in The Boston Globe Magazine — "A Western Mass. lesbian bar required KN-95 masks. When it changed the rules, all hell broke loose" — is, in this reporter's…
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Nieman Reports @niemanreports.org · 23/09/2026
New in Nieman Reports: During the 2026 FIFA World Cup, CazéTV set YouTube’s largest-ever live audience record. That growth also exposed a gap: streaming faces far less oversight than television. Now, Brazilian regulators are stepping in. niemanreports.org/caze-tv-casi...
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The YouTuber Shaking Up Brazil’s Powerful Sports Media - Nieman Reports
During the 2026 FIFA World Cup, CazéTV set YouTube’s largest-ever live audience record. But Brazilian regulators are stepping in.
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 21/09/2026
David Ellison will get control of CNN after all (and don’t pretend an “independent editorial board” will mean otherwise) buff.ly/hH9hbXM
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David Ellison will get control of CNN after all (and don’t pretend an “independent editorial board” will mean otherwise)
In exchange for dropping their lawsuit against Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, state AGs have negotiated "independent" oversight of CNN. You shouldn't expect much oversight.
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 18/09/2026
“Respondents showed clear distrust of AI in the news-gathering process. Discomfort with AI was widespread.” buff.ly/9DpplnF
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News consumers are wary of most AI use in local news, a Chicago-based report finds
Local news providers weighing AI use in the newsroom should think twice, according to a new survey from the Medill Local News Initiative at Northwestern. "The Medill survey provides a warning to news…
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 18/09/2026
Five independent climate journalists are teaming up with a “pop-up newsroom” buff.ly/U4JPh0p
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Five independent climate journalists are teaming up with a “pop-up newsroom”
Going independent usually means losing the collaboration that comes from working in a newsroom. Journalists operating on their own don't have access to editors or colleagues to work through stories,…
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 18/09/2026
"Largest theft of labor in human history." A "doom loop" in the making. An "existential threat" for publishers. Court records show what Microsoft and OpenAI actually thought about AI training buff.ly/dilrt1D
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“An astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions”: Court records show what Microsoft and OpenAI actually thought about AI training
Would you call large language models training on an internet's worth of content "an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions"? Or perhaps you prefer the "largest theft of labor in human…
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 18/09/2026
New York Times training editor: Take these four steps before you roll out new things buff.ly/Ldd16si
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New York Times training editor: Take these four steps before you roll out new things
"We have a policy on our team that every new project must start with a proposal. The proposal involves six simple prompts."
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 16/09/2026
"More than seven years later, I still remember leaving that first public gathering and thinking: This is it. This is what I want to do." buff.ly/YSUP33W
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The Library Newsroom Project could be coming to a library near you
"Journalism can live inside the public library and allow people to take part in it together."
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 16/09/2026
“Google is sending us fewer people who aren’t going to subscribe” buff.ly/HZ1p1ce
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The Atlantic is getting more subscribers from Google traffic, even as referrals fall
Like many in the news industry, The Atlantic is seeing its referrals from Google drop. At the same time, CEO Nicholas Thompson said, the number of subscribers The Atlantic gets from Google traffic…
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 16/09/2026
"Some aquariums have continuous camera feeds that allow viewers to watch jellyfish go about their lives. This was kind of like that, if the jellyfish wore khakis and analyzed the mail ballot results from Washtenaw County." buff.ly/gMCXRbi
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/style/steve-kornacki-cam-nbc-news.html
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 15/09/2026
"Science communication is thriving, but that’s different than science journalism. What growth there is tends to favor quick takes and attitude, rather than institutionalized journalism with its commitment to verifying information as well as its costly trappings." buff.ly/Mya1BdE
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Is science journalism dying? Comparing a “science crash” 40 years ago to today
"That three of the oldest and best-known publications — Scientific American, Popular Science, and National Geographic — have all faced cutbacks in recent years surely points to something deeper…
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 15/09/2026
"One thing I tell [young creators] is that you don’t have to have an opinion on everything, and you probably shouldn’t. If you’re prioritizing volume instead of quality, you’re going to lose trust over time." www.niemanlab.org/2026/09/woul...
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Would you send it to the group chat? Sports creator Frank Michael Smith on finding the stories worth telling
"The advice that you need to constantly be posting is not true."
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 14/09/2026
The Trump administration killed Climate.gov. A new website is resurrecting it. www.niemanlab.org/2026/09/the-...
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https://Climate.gov
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 14/09/2026
“Many have said it couldn’t be done”: Local news site Lookout Santa Cruz is profitable thanks to ads and memberships www.niemanlab.org/2026/09/many...
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“Many have said it couldn’t be done”: Local news site Lookout Santa Cruz is profitable thanks to ads and memberships
Buried in an opinion piece about California's Community NEWS Act is the announcement that Lookout Santa Cruz has achieved something remarkable (and rare) in local news: It's profitable. Six years…
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 13/09/2026
Two years ago, Meta killed CrowdTangle. Can a new AI tool fill the void? www.niemanlab.org/2026/09/two-...
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Two years ago, Meta killed CrowdTangle. Can a new AI tool fill the void?
Arbiter uses large language models and AI agents to help journalists see the next harmful narrative on social media before it peaks.
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 13/09/2026
Beehiiv adds three new journalists to its media collective www.niemanlab.org/2026/09/beeh...
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Beehiiv adds three new journalists to its media collective
The Beehiiv Media Collective will add the longtime CBS News travel editor Peter Greenberg, former IndieWire editor-in-chief Dana Harris-Bridson, and tech and politics reporter David Covucci to its…
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 12/09/2026
Want your favorite social media platform to just show you your friends' posts — not a bunch of unrelated things it thinks you'll like? Australia wants to make that mandatory. www.niemanlab.org/2026/09/twen...
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Twenty years into the Facebook News Feed era, Australia wants to turn back the clock
Want your favorite social media platform to just show you your friends' posts — not a bunch of unrelated things it thinks you'll like? Australia wants to make that mandatory.
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 12/09/2026
“I used to be very afraid of going to read the comments sections. But going to Mississippi Today’s TikTok or Verite’s TikTok accounts right now and reading the comments under those videos is one of the greatest joys of my career so far" www.niemanlab.org/2026/09/at-t...
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At three years old, Deep South Today threads the needle between “lean and mean” and “aggressive expansion”
The nonprofit news network will expand to Arkansas with the launch of its fourth newsroom later this year.
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 12/09/2026
"Credibility comes from readers believing that when something goes wrong, somebody will tell them." www.niemanlab.org/2026/09/star...
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Stars and Stripes shows how government‑funded journalism can work — if it’s free to report the truth
"Credibility comes from readers believing that when something goes wrong, somebody will tell them."
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 12/09/2026
Apple launches a new way to prove a photo was shot with an iPhone (not generated by AI) www.niemanlab.org/2026/09/appl...
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Apple launches a new way to prove a photo was shot with an iPhone (not generated by AI)
At its annual iPhonepalooza today, Apple announced a new feature aimed at making it easier to know where an image came from or whether it's been edited — the sort of provenance data that could be…
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Andrew Deck @andrewdeck.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Arbiter uses LLMs and agents to pull posts from social media and analyze them at scale. It's part of a new crop of AI tools trying to fill the void left by CrowdTangle for reporting on disinformation. I spoke to the founders about building for journalists first. www.niemanlab.org/2026/09/two-...
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Two years ago, Meta killed CrowdTangle. Can a new AI tool fill the void?
Arbiter uses large language models and AI agents to help journalists see the next harmful narrative on social media before it peaks.
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 11/09/2026
“It has been very obvious to everyone that you can’t just write a column and expect to have an impact. You have to stare at the camera and do it.” www.theverge.com/podcast/9921...
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Why the current tech backlash feels different
Answering your Decoder questions about surveillance, AI coverage, and the Nilay rant.
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 09/09/2026
Apple launches a new way to prove a photo was shot with an iPhone (not generated by AI) www.niemanlab.org/2026/09/appl...
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Apple launches a new way to prove a photo was shot with an iPhone (not generated by AI)
At its annual iPhonepalooza today, Apple announced a new feature aimed at making it easier to know where an image came from or whether it's been edited — the sort of provenance data that could be…
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 09/09/2026
AP says it will refer to Lake Ontario by its original name, despite Trump’s order www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/09/09/ap-says-it-will-refer-lake-ontario-by-its-original-name-despite-trumps-order/
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 09/09/2026
"It’s NOTUS’s second attempt at a rebrand this year." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/b...
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/business/media/notus-washington-sun-rebrand.html
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 09/09/2026
Beehiiv Media Collective adds three new journalists. Member perks include business strategy help, a health insurance stipend, and pre-publication legal review. www.niemanlab.org/2026/09/beeh...
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Beehiiv adds three new journalists to its media collective
The Beehiiv Media Collective will add the longtime CBS News travel editor Peter Greenberg, former IndieWire editor-in-chief Dana Harris-Bridson, and tech and politics reporter David Covucci to its…
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 09/09/2026
Two years ago, Meta killed CrowdTangle. Can a new AI tool fill the void? www.niemanlab.org/2026/09/two-...
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Two years ago, Meta killed CrowdTangle. Can a new AI tool fill the void?
Arbiter uses large language models and AI agents to help journalists see the next harmful narrative on social media before it peaks.
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 08/09/2026
Twenty years into the Facebook News Feed era, Australia wants to turn back the clock www.niemanlab.org/2026/09/twen...
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Twenty years into the Facebook News Feed era, Australia wants to turn back the clock
Want your favorite social media platform to just show you your friends' posts — not a bunch of unrelated things it thinks you'll like? Australia wants to make that mandatory.
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 08/09/2026
At three, Deep South Today threads the needle between “lean and mean” and “aggressive expansion” www.niemanlab.org/2026/09/at-t...
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At three, Deep South Today threads the needle between “lean and mean” and “aggressive expansion”
The nonprofit news network will expand to Arkansas with the launch of its fourth newsroom later this year.
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 08/09/2026
“Credibility comes from readers believing that when something goes wrong, somebody will tell them.” www.niemanlab.org/2026/09/star...
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Stars and Stripes shows how government‑funded journalism can work — if it’s free to report the truth
"Credibility comes from readers believing that when something goes wrong, somebody will tell them."
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 08/09/2026
Stars and Stripes shows how government‑funded journalism can work — if it’s free to report the truth www.niemanlab.org/2026/09/star...
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Stars and Stripes shows how government‑funded journalism can work — if it’s free to report the truth
"Credibility comes from readers believing that when something goes wrong, somebody will tell them."
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 07/09/2026
Even the news sites Republicans prefer have gone back to calling it the Gulf of Mexico most of the time. And the trend line is not in Trump's favor. www.niemanlab.org/2026/09/trum...
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Trump can’t get the media to use “Gulf of America.” Will “Lake America” be any different?
Even the news sites Republicans prefer have gone back to calling it the Gulf of Mexico most of the time. And the trend line is not in Trump's favor.
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 07/09/2026
Are newspaper opinion sections embracing AI-written op-eds? www.niemanlab.org/2026/08/are-...
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Are newspaper opinion sections embracing AI-written op-eds?
Outside The Wall Street Journal, it appears not.
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 06/09/2026
With acquisition of Vermont newspapers, the National Trust for Local News expands to a fourth state www.niemanlab.org/2026/09/with...
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With acquisition of Vermont newspapers, the National Trust for Local News expands to a fourth state
The nonprofit National Trust for Local News is acquiring the Vermont Community Newspaper Group in a deal that will close this month, the Trust announced Thursday. The deal, which will add five weekly…
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 05/09/2026
The Department of Justice filing argues that large publishers will disproportionately benefit if AI companies have to pay to use copyrighted content. www.niemanlab.org/2026/09/trum...
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Trump administration says a New York Times win in OpenAI lawsuit would “threaten national security” and hurt small newsrooms
The Department of Justice filing argues that large publishers will disproportionately benefit if AI companies have to pay to use copyrighted content.
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 05/09/2026
How one newsletter writer is building a subscription business when “paywalls don’t really work” www.niemanlab.org/2026/09/how-...
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How one newsletter writer is building a subscription business when “paywalls don’t really work”
David Covucci, founder of FOIAball, on using public records to break big stories about college football and what to try when readers assume someone else will pay.
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 05/09/2026
“If you hire more people, you get more money. If you lay people off, you get less money. If you don't employ anyone, you don't get anything." www.niemanlab.org/2026/08/cali...
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California legislature passes a major local news funding bill: “If you hire more people, you get more money”
"If you lay people off, you get less money. If you don't employ anyone, you don't get anything."
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 05/09/2026
News influencers are filling information gaps in New Jersey, but original reporting still lags www.niemanlab.org/2026/09/news...
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News influencers are filling information gaps in New Jersey, but original reporting still lags
News creators are increasingly where people get their news (check out Hanaa's ongoing series of interviews with news creators from around the world) and a new study from the Center for Cooperative…
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 05/09/2026
"I think with Trump's first election in 2016, it became painfully clear to the media broadly that you can't just look at the world primarily from the coasts." www.niemanlab.org/2026/09/go-w...
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Go west: With a new operation in California, ProPublica continues its expansion outside Manhattan
"I think with Trump's first election in 2016, it became painfully clear to the media broadly that you can't just look at the world primarily from the coasts."
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 04/09/2026
With acquisition of Vermont newspapers, the National Trust for Local News expands to a fourth state www.niemanlab.org/2026/09/with...
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With acquisition of Vermont newspapers, the National Trust for Local News expands to a fourth state
The nonprofit National Trust for Local News is acquiring the Vermont Community Newspaper Group in a deal that will close this month, the Trust announced Thursday. The deal, which will add five weekly…
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 03/09/2026
Of the 123 Republican-favored sites in this list, only 15 used “Gulf of America” solo in more than 50% of stories. (Fox Business, with 83% GoA, is the most loyal.) www.niemanlab.org/2026/09/trum...
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Trump can’t get the media to use “Gulf of America.” Will “Lake America” be any different?
Even the news sites Republicans prefer have gone back to calling it the Gulf of Mexico most of the time. And the trend line is not in Trump's favor.
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