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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 24/09/2026

Most international media missing that the Australian government sat on this for 2 weeks to save it for UNGA

Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

It's not too late to enrol in "The Rise of Private News: Using SMS and Messaging for Deeper Engagement in Journalism" - a free open online course from @knightcenterut.bsky.social (Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas): journalismcourses.org/product/the-...

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The Rise of Private News: Using SMS and Messaging for Deeper Engagement in Journalism

Looking for new ways to connect with your audience? Learn how messaging platforms can help you build stronger, more direct relationships with the people you serve.

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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I’m currently judging the Asian Media Awards for WAN-IFRA. This is my 7th year as a judge. I notice some outlets put in for the awards every year, but many do not. If you have never entered your work before, take a look at this - and other - awards programs, and apply! wan-ifra.org/events/asian...

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Asian Media Awards 2026

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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

TikTok knows me too well - it's served up a useful channel for AI trainers, with side-by-side footage of a similar subject. You get 5 sec to choose which is AI and which is real. Useful for case studies. www.tiktok.com/@tkp..1001 #journalism

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TPK...1001🏆's Creator Profile

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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

This is doing the rounds on Threads. It takes two minutes to check something, folks. An old but good rule of thumb: if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

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Fact Check: NO Evidence Pope Leo XIV Said "Be Woke" Or That Statement Containing That Phrase Is Authentic | Lead Stories

Did Pope Leo XIV release a statement in which he said "Be woke"? No, that's not true: There is no...

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Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn.org · 24/03/2025

GIJN has joined 26 other press freedom and journalist groups in voicing support for a free press, and called on the U.S. to protect reporters and media workers employed by the U.S. Agency for Global Media. Read the letter: twp.ai/1VmYaz

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WIRED @wired.com · 18/03/2025

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

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Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow

As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy

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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 17/03/2025

A new project to track polls: The NYT will build off the work of the recently shuttered 538, trying to ensure that this resource, which is a foundational tool for many journalists and researchers, remains updated long-term. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/p...

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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

I like the tools tab - useful! (Also congrats.)

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Reply with your favourite Starter Packs for people fleeing X here. Here's Bellingcat's: go.bsky.app/HZSzS41

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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." But here we are.

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

"A top political columnist for The Washington Post resigned today, accusing Post chief executive and publisher Will Lewis of killing her column that criticized owner Jeff Bezos's drive to overhaul the opinion pages..." www.npr.org/2025/03/10/n... That top columnist is Associate Editor Ruth Marcus.

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Top 'Washington Post' columnist resigns, accusing publisher of killing piece

Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus resigned today, accusing the paper's publisher of killing her piece on owner Jeff Bezos' overhaul of its opinion pages.

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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

This @theguardian.com story about a deepfake con used to steal from ordinary folk - including pensioners - was made possible with help from @occrp.org, one of the orgs targeted by DOGE. It's a good week to take out a newspaper subscription! www.theguardian.com/money/2025/m...

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Deepfakes, cash and crypto: how call centre scammers duped 6,000 people

Nursing home resident and pensioners among thousands of victims of massive fraud network operating from Georgia

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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 05/03/2025

"Critics contend that coverage is sometimes so broadly focused that it doesn’t connect with local readers. Many express concerns about who’s paying the bills and with what motives. And there’s constant fear about the funding drying up.”

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Maine Is Becoming a Laboratory for Nonprofit News - Nieman Reports

Most media outlets in New England's northernmost state are now nonprofit

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

The Los Angeles Times has removed its new AI-powered “insights” feature from a column after the tool tried to defend the Ku Klux Klan

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MAGA Newspaper Owner’s AI Bot Defends KKK

An AI-generated summary tried to offer “different views” on the hate group.

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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

You might find this quote-Tweet (or whatever we call those here on Bluesky) from @jayrosen.bsky.social of interest, Damon. bsky.app/profile/jayr...

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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

It certainly can be that, but it's like every social platform - you take a look at people's profiles and what they post, and on that basis follow them (and you can follow someone without connecting with them); so you can get a really useful feed from it.

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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

@marcsettle.bsky.social it does my literal head in that you're still not on LinkedIn. Here are 3 bits of useful journalism news within the first 15-20 posts in my feed right now.

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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Indeed - it's expensive to run an app and captions are a high-demand add so it makes sense to charge for it. But boo.

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Marc Settle @marcsettle.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Oh dear. My favourite app for editing video for social media has _changed_ VN used to do auto-captions for free. Not any more.

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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

As good a moment as any to resurface this delightful gem from 2017 when @politifact.bsky.social fact-checked the origins of the pithy quote, "A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on". www.politifact.com/factchecks/2...

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NFL's Kaepernick incorrectly credits Churchill for lie quote

Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, apparently responding to a TV report he considered incorrect, t

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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

This is not uncommon when it comes to fact-checking and is why media literacy MUST be part of the response to misinformation and disinformation. There's no guarantee that correct - or corrected - information will get in front of all the necessary eyeballs.

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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Sidebar to, like, everything else going on today but Sean Baker, director of Anora, was one of the catalysts for the mobile journalism movement, when he made Tangerine in 2015 on an iPhone 5S en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangeri... #mojo #oscars #anora

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Tangerine (film) - Wikipedia

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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

@jay.bsky.team can you hop in and help Waldo edit? It's important.

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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

I don’t get the impression that Bezos cares if the paper goes broke.

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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Excellent thread from the founder of @bellingcat.com if (like me / most people) you’re trying to get your head around what the heck is going on rn

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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

I’m not sure the insistence last week that there’s (still) a firm demarcation btw news and op-ed predicted this… bsky.app/profile/jami...

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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Here’s something on the stakes bsky.app/profile/cori...

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Shayan Sardarizadeh @shayan86.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Thread: A viral clip of Donald Trump Jr saying on his Triggered podcast that "the US should have been sending weapons to Russia" instead of Ukraine is AI-generated and fake. Worryingly, the fake AI audio sounds near identical to Don Jr's real voice. Let's see how we can verify that it's fake.

Post with fake AI audio clip of Donald Trump Jr saying "the US should have been sending weapons to Russia" instead of Ukraine

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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

scoop: PBS is closing its DEI office in response to President Trump’s recent executive order. Note from CEO Paula Kerger

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Alex Heath @alexeheath.com · 05/02/2025

I'm publishing Google's internal memo to employees explaining why it's ending DEI hiring goals across the company The rationale is linked to Google being a federal contractor and "recent court decisions and U.S. Executive Orders on this topic" Full memo here: www.theverge.com/google/60701...

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Google tells employees why it’s ending DEI hiring goals

Another Big Tech company caves to the Trump administration.

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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Folks trying to put some figures on what the USAID funding freeze means for journalism - this piece from Jon Allsop in Columbia Journalism Review is a good starting point: www.cjr.org/the_media_to...

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USAID and the Media in a ‘Time of Monsters’

What the aid funding freeze means for independent journalism around the world.

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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

It’s not worth resharing. (Real) life is too short.

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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Thanks @pulitzercenter.bsky.social for organising this 3-day Reporting on AI Intensive course. Usually it's me doing the training but this week I'm joining 50 journalists from all over the world to learn from @karenhao.bsky.social and @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social. Woo hoo!

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Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Couple days ago the USAID website was taken down, and it's still 'site not found'. Now, Wikipedia lists the USAID website as being under the State Department: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...

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Marc Settle @marcsettle.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

FYI - if you have a compatible iPhone (15 pro/max; any 16 model) and update to iOS 18.3, Apple Intelligence gets installed automatically. You can switch it off & choose not to use it - but you can’t uninstall it. Also, it takes up 6gb of storage on your iPhone even if you’re not using it.

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