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Clare Spencer @clarespencer.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

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A thought provoking element of the debate is around the idea of writing as a thinking tool. @adrianalacy.com highlighted the “cognitive process theory of writing”. blog.adrianalacyconsulting.com/cleveland-ed...

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What Happens When You Take Writing Away From Writers?

A newspaper editor removed writing from reporters' jobs. The backlash reveals a deeper question about AI in knowledge work.

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Sarah Scott Scire @sarahscire.com · 20/01/2026

view from Lippmann House @niemanfoundation.bsky.social

pic of snowy front yard and brick walkway from inside a window

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World Editors Forum @worldeditorsforum.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Award-winning US media entrepreneur @adrianalacy.com shares how newsrooms can thrive in an increasingly creator-driven online world: By combining investigative reporting with personality-led distribution – and building teams that reach audiences where they live. wan-ifra.org/2026/01/news...

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#NewsCreatorExchange: Adriana Lacy on bridging journalism and influence

2026-01-09. Award-winning US media entrepreneur shares how newsrooms can thrive in an increasingly creator-driven online world: By combining investigative reporting with personality-led distribution –...

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It’s not going to get better without people fundamentally knowing how this stuff works. Learn your tools. Use them well. That’s it.

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I guess the bigger question is: how do we make people more AI literate? This stuff isn’t going away. I’d rather spend my time teaching people how to use these tools well. (I’m literally teaching an AI and journalism class at a university starting in two weeks.)

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Also to the “I don’t use AI” crew: meanwhile your job board, your language app, your fitness tracker, and your project management tool are all on OpenAI’s top customer list. Tokens are how AI measures the data it processes. More tokens = more AI running behind the scenes.

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Meanwhile, on paid ChatGPT 5.2 with web search enabled, it’s pulling real-time sources just fine. Are there real concerns about AI? Water usage, energy, environmental impact? Absolutely. But that’s a reason to learn how to use these tools well not to use them badly and call them broken.

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We know these tools have a knowledge cutoff. They can also search the web when prompted or toggled on. And honestly? They do a pretty good job of disclaiming this themselves. Claude said “I don’t have information about this let me search.” That’s not a failure. That’s the system working as designed

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Sure, this is a fair critique, and I get why they tested the free versions that’s what most people use. But it’s also a little disingenuous.

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The US Invaded Venezuela and Captured Nicolás Maduro. ChatGPT Disagrees

This wired article is going gangbusters on instagram. I have thoughts!!!! WIRED tested free ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini on breaking news about Venezuela and criticized them for not knowing what happened but ….

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Some AI chatbots have a surprisingly good handle on breaking news. Others decidedly don’t.

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Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard @niemanfoundation.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

The swift loss of U.S. funding for global media since President Donald Trump took office a year ago has devastated journalism in many countries where the independent press was already on precarious footing.

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Myanmar’s Independent Media Innovates to Survive - Nieman Reports

As U.S. funding vanishes for Myanmar's independent press, media competitors turn collaborators to keep reporting alive

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Nieman Storyboard @niemanstoryboard.org · 01/12/2025

"The internal dialogue is my true voice – it’s the way I talk, negotiate and process with myself. My inner voice is often at odds with what I’m doing physically or saying aloud. This is the way I navigate the world." niemanstoryboard.org/2025/11/27/a... #booksky #longreads #storytelling #writing

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The art of dialogue: 5 conversations from great narrative stories - Nieman Storyboard

From the Nieman Storyboard archives: How journalists capture dialogue between a character and friends, strangers, and themselves

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Adriana Lacy @adrianalacy.com · 08/11/2025

This means the world coming from you! Thanks for the kind words!

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Ben Werdmuller @werd.io · 08/11/2025

A real pleasure to start my Saturday by learning from @adrianalacy.com at #kleincamp. One of the industry’s most insightful experts on news influencers. Coming away with lots of thoughts about brand, authentic voices, meeting people where they’re at, and how a corporate veneer can erode trust.

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Adriana Lacy @adrianalacy.com · 18/09/2025

For this young, scrappy newsroom of recent college graduates, freelancers, and local journalists who’ve never had a byline outside their home country, the funding is a recognition of their arrival onto Europe’s media landscape.

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The Gen Z newsroom covering Europe (and ruffling some continental feathers along the way)

Like all Cinderella stories, there’s an urgent carriage-to-pumpkin timeline looming for The European Correspondent.

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Liz Kelly Nelson @lizkellynelson.com · 15/09/2025

If you missed #ONA25 last week, you missed a BIG moment for creator-model journalism - click through for insights from @caitlindewey.bsky.social @adrianalacy.com @lni.media and more! newsletter.projectc.biz/p/the-massiv...

Hanaa’ Tameez @hanaatameez.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

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"The pictures of infants reduced to skeletal forms, the sheer devastation wrought on the Gaza Strip — these images no longer pose a risk to America. A photograph cannot inspire an antiwar movement if the antiwar movement has been spirited away in the night to a facility in Louisiana." bit.ly/4mJLn1y

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What is the correct amount of pro-Palestine content?

The origins of the TikTok ban.

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Adriana Lacy @adrianalacy.com · 07/08/2025

So, can we admit this app is ... kinda boring? Seems like the culture and breaking is still on X and the fun stuff is on Threads

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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 11/07/2025

If you’re an independent creator journalist thinking of going to ONA this year, apply for Project C’s scholarship! You’ll get cash travel assistance, comp reg and more. Plus there’s a whole track for creator journalists this year! Learn more projectc.beehiiv.com/p/apply-join...

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🚨 APPLY! Join the Project C Creator Cohort @ ONA25

Registration, travel, coaching, and connection included!

Hanaa’ Tameez @hanaatameez.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

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🧵 I've seen some Amazon Prime Day ads + best deals lists on a bunch of local and national news sites and...I know the ad revenue is nice, but these are some things I might do at the same time if I were an editor:

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Home - Influencer Journalism

The goal isn’t to turn everyone into a journalist. It’s to get accurate, evidence-based info into the hands of the people audiences already trust. That’s the opportunity and that's what we're working on at influencerjournalism.com ✨

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Where Journalism Meets Influence. Influencer Journalism bridges the gap between traditional newsrooms and digital-first storytelling. We empower media organizations to engage audiences where they are ...

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Most creators don’t fit neatly into one bucket — and that’s the point. If we want better info online, we need to know who’s shaping the narrative and how we can support the ones doing it responsibly.

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There are 5 common creator types driving how news and info spreads: 🔹 Educators — break things down 🔹 Entertainers — use humor/story 🔹 Influencers — lead with personality 🔹 Journalists — report, analyze 🔹 Advocates — push for change

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Adriana Lacy @adrianalacy.com · 08/07/2025

Who’s really shaping public understanding online? 👇🏽 It’s not just journalists and media outlets anymore, it’s creators. And they’re not all the same. 🧵

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59% of U.S. counties—home to more than 50 million people—lack air quality monitoring sites, creating "monitoring deserts" mostly in rural South and Midwest areas. Counties with higher poverty rates and more Black and Hispanic residents are more likely to lack monitors.

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Wildfires Are Challenging Air Quality Monitoring Infrastructure

The U.S. has one of the world’s most advanced systems to monitor air pollutants. Can it keep up with a changing climate?

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Adriana Lacy @adrianalacy.com · 08/07/2025

Nice to know that I’m verifiable lol

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 07/07/2025

It’s Brad Lander’s victory, too. The former New York City mayoral candidate weighs in on Zohran Mamdani's historic victory, the baseless accusations of antisemitism, and what comes next.

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Brad Lander’s post-loss victory lap

The former New York City mayoral candidate weighs in on Zohran Mamdani's shocking win, the shortcomings of his own campaign, and what comes next.

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Verified Accounts @verifiedusers.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

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LION Publishers @lionpubs.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

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🎤 ✨ Want to start working with influencers? At the 2025 Summit, you’ll have the chance to participate in a practical workshop on this hot topic, led by @phillydesign.bsky.social, @samragland.bsky.social, Ariel Zirulnick, and @adrianalacy.com. Learn more: lionpublishers.com/summit-2025/

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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 26/06/2025

BEHOLD! ONA is recognizing that journalists going solo is a big part of journalisms future. Thanks to people like @ryankellett.com @lizkellynelson.com @blairhickman.bsky.social @adrianalacy.com @mattkiser.bsky.social @caitlindewey.bsky.social 🔥🔥🔥

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 23/06/2025

One of the reasons older adults are so susceptible to heat is because they can't tell they're hot magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/eff...

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The Effects of Heat on Older Adults

When heat intensifies, older adults weaken — but they don’t have to

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Alicia Ramirez (she/her) @aliciak2010.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Things I want folks to take away from this last ~week: 1. The city of L.A. is so big and exists within the larger context of L.A. County, which includes 88 incorporated cities. And that's just geographically. When it comes to population, one out of every 35 U.S. residents lives in L.A. County.

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Adriana Lacy @adrianalacy.com · 18/05/2025

Nothing better than my gym in the summer. heaven!!!

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Carrie Brown @brizzyc.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Learning about collaborations with news influencers with @adrianalacy.com and Emily Ristow