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j-school professor, interested in all things digital/tech/journalism related with a spatial journalism/global focus, digitalamy.com spatialjournalism.com

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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 17/09/2026
It has been an inspirational morning of panels, lightning talks and keynote talk already --- about how journalism can refocus on what matters and what work needs to be done in these moments. #isoj2026 - See the program for details and join the virtual live feed.... isoj.org/program-2026/
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Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas @knightcenterut.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
DAY 1: ISOJ 2026 🚀  Rosental Calmon Alves and Tom Rosenstiel launch the symposium with an opening inspiration session that sets the tone for two days of conversations about the future of journalism. 🎟️ cvent.utexas.edu/event/66660781-45a…
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 27/08/2026
A good read and important one on the questions we should be asking now of AI and how society decides from here what happens next... www.gatesnotes.com/a-turbulent-...
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The choices we make about AI now are critical | Bill Gates
AI will either be the greatest equalizer ever invented, or the worst source of injustice. We need to start planning now so it makes the world a fairer place.
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 10/07/2026
Exciting to see this Spatial Journalism platform called Primary: News In Depth win an Apple award in June! tisch.nyu.edu/special-prog...
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Spatial Journalism Platform ‘Primary’ Wins Apple Design Award
Media Producing faculty Sam Baumel is the co-founder and executive producer at Primary: News in Depth. The immersive spatial journalism platform is a winner of the 2026 Apple Design Award in the Socia...
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 09/07/2026
An amazing Climate Monitor tool created by @palewi.re & @caseymm.bsky.social with @reuters.com - highly recommend checking it out...such a helpful tool for historical and current purposes. www.reuters.com/graphics/CLI...
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Reuters Climate Monitor
How today's temperatures compare to the historic average
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 01/04/2026
So excited to see Artemis II launched today! www.nasa.gov/blogs/missio...
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LIVE: Artemis II Launch Day Updates - NASA
Live updates for launch of NASA's Artemis II test flight will be published on this page. NASA’s launch broadcast coverage is airing
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 04/02/2026
Highly recommend reading - explainer from the Guardian: Seven takeaways from the latest artificial intelligence safety report www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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‘Deepfakes spreading and more AI companions’: seven takeaways from the latest artificial intelligence safety report
Annual review highlights growing capabilities of AI models, while examining issues from cyber-attacks to job disruption
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 14/01/2026
Excited to share some research I have been working on w/ my co-author, Claudia Silva is now out! The research shows how cognitive mapping can be used as a framework to help newsrooms understand/ connect w/their audiences in a different way...eager to hear your thoughts! sjmc.txst.edu/innovative-i...
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Cognitive Mapping for the Media Industry: A Methodological Approach
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 07/01/2026
Great overview from Becca if anyone is trying to define news product in today's digital newsroom space...
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 02/01/2026
Choosing solidarity over silence in 2026: @josecarloszamora.bsky.social "...a recognition that solidarity is our strongest form of defense, and that the future of press freedom — and of democracy itself — depends on how fast we choose to collaborate." www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/a-ye...
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A year to choose solidarity over silence
"As democratic spaces shrink and misinformation accelerates, the answer is not less journalism but smarter, stronger, collective journalism."
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 02/01/2026
Key insights by @sethclewis.bsky.social in 2026.... "The hamster wheel might finally come apart because journalists learn to say no to the rat race of digital demands — and say yes to a long-overdue reckoning about what journalism is for." www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/ai-b...
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AI breaks the hamster wheel of journalism
"The breaking of the hamster wheel's fundamental premise — that humans must run it — creates space for reimagining what journalism <em>could be</em> if not organized around acceleration as its governi...
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 02/01/2026
For 2026, @hermida.bsky.social has an inspiring prediction for journalism... The Year of Wonder. Lots of food for thought. www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/the-...
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The year of wonder
"The lens of wonder helps journalism move past fear."
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 30/12/2025
Wishing everyone a wonderful and happy 2026! May you have a great year ahead - of good health, happy times and great moments with family and friends!
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 24/12/2025
Wishing all my friends a very Merry Christmas! Feliz Navidad! Bom Natal!
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 27/11/2025
Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!!
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 31/10/2025
Wishing Everyone a Fun & Safe Halloween!
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 05/09/2025
Interesting development... Some French publishers are giving AI revenue directly to journalists. Could that ever happen in the U.S.? www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/in-f...
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Some French publishers are giving AI revenue directly to journalists. Could that ever happen in the U.S.?
Le Monde agreed to give journalists 25% of revenue from licensing deals with OpenAI and Perplexity. Now, other French publishers are following suit.
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 05/09/2025
Inescapable technology changes and a migrating audience have local broadcast news in trouble www.poynter.org/business-wor...
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Inescapable technology changes and a migrating audience have local broadcast news in trouble - Poynter
For years, local TV looked steady while newspapers flailed. Now the business model creaks, and the challenges feel uncomfortably familiar.
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 26/08/2025
First day back at SDSU for the fall semester of classes. It was great to meet all the new j-students! :) It's going to be a great semester! @sdsujms.bsky.social
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 13/08/2025
Great list and pointers for journalists seeking funding for their reporting!
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 09/08/2025
Great piece by @niemanlab.org on how newsrooms are using specialized AI architecture called retrieval-augmented generation, or RAG - a must read. www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/the-...
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The good, the bad, and the completely made-up: Newsrooms on wrestling accurate answers out of AI
"If we sit on the sideline and observe, I think the risk is too high that we are gonna be left behind."
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 23/07/2025
From newsroom to consultancy: a journalist's guide to career transition --- good pointers for journalists considering a new career path... www.journalism.co.uk/news/from-ne...
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 23/07/2025
Public media appeals to audiences for support after Congress cuts off its funding www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/publ...
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Public media appeals to audiences for support after Congress cuts off its funding
Stations are tapping audiences to try to raise the money Congress took away.
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 21/07/2025
Great pointers from @poynterinstitute.bsky.social on Timeless Lessons of Good Journalism - www.poynter.org/wp-content/u...
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 18/05/2025
Ready for our SDSU grad commencement! So excited for our grad students! :-)
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 20/04/2025
Wishing all my friends a Happy Easter, Felices Pascuas, Feliz Páscoa! :)
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 15/04/2025
Today was an interesting Monday - We had a 5.2 earthquake in San Diego this morning. Thank goodness everyone in the city was safe...Times like this you hug your family tighter knowing what truly is important in these moments. www.kpbs.org/news/environ...
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Did you feel it? 5.2 magnitude earthquake rocks east San Diego County
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 struck in the Julian area of San Diego County.
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 08/04/2025
Audiences are still skeptical about generative AI in the news www.poynter.org/ethics-trust...
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Audiences are still skeptical about generative AI in the news - Poynter
Wide-ranging research from Poynter and the University of Minnesota sheds light on how people feel about AI in journalism. It’s not pretty.
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 28/03/2025
Last panel of #isoj2025 on synthetic media and journalism
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 28/03/2025
Ways that newsrooms can help journalists now with mental wellness and wellbeing - next panel at #isoj2025
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Jonathan Groves @grovesprof.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
About one in five Americans regularly get news and information from content creators and influencers. And it's spread across all ages and education levels, according to the Center for News, Technology and Innovation. #ISOJ2025 innovating.news/article/regu...
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Americans who Rely on Content Creators or Influencers for News are Active Consumers who Value the Role of Journalism in Society
Many of the most active US news consumers rely on professional journalists alongside content creators and influencers
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 28/03/2025
Challenges facing journalists in DC - Covering Trump 2.0 panel now underway at #isoj2025
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 28/03/2025
The next panel at #isoj2025 on doing journalism in countries with democracies in decline - these courageous journalists are sharing their insights
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 28/03/2025
The research breakfast for #isoj2025 is now underway! We are honoring Dr. McCombs for this special session.
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 27/03/2025
What does fact-checking look like in this media climate now? Next panel at #isoj #isoj2025
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Jonathan Groves @grovesprof.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Cool use of AI: @nytimes.com reviewed two decades of travel articles to compile a "places to go" list (gift link). #ISOJ www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/t...
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How A.I. Tools Helped the Travel Team Study Its ‘Places to Go’ Lists (Gift Article)
Two decades of destinations amount to more than 300,000 words. To take a closer look, we needed more than the human eye.
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 27/03/2025
Afternoon keynote about the Gen Z scoop and Teen Vogue - engaging young audiences #isoj2025
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Center for Media Engagement - UT Austin @engagingnews.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
“Local news needs to be regarded as a public good. This is an opportunity for philanthropy to step in.” @sarabethb.bsky.social from @theajp.bsky.social at #ISOJ2025 panel on creating funds to finance journalism.
Conference slide titled "What does building a nationwide nonprofit local news sector look like?"
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Center for Media Engagement - UT Austin @engagingnews.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
“We just take for granted that the public understands what an editor does, for example. Part of it is just helping people understand what we do.” - Stephen Buckley, @dallasnews.com at #ISOJ2025 panel on rebuilding trust in journalism.
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 27/03/2025
First panel and keynote of the day! Focus on funding journalism in the US and around the world #isoj2025
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 27/03/2025
Ready for 2025 ISOJ! So happy to be back! :-)
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 14/02/2025
Great Q&A in @niemanlab.org w/ the amazing Meredith Clark and her new book/research she has been doing on Black Twitter.. -- “Lightning in a bottle”: Meredith Clark on Black Twitter’s journalistic impact, legacy — and writing its “obituary” www.niemanlab.org/2025/02/ligh...
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“Lightning in a bottle”: Meredith Clark on Black Twitter’s journalistic impact, legacy — and writing its “obituary”
"No matter what the technology is, we're going to be using it."
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 10/01/2025
Great insights from the Reuters Institute report that dropped yesterday - they take a deep dive into the trends and tech for 2025 - including AI, product development, news influencers and more. Highly recommend! reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/journalism-m...
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Journalism, media, and technology trends and predictions 2025
Our annual survey of over 300 media leaders from across the world explores publishers' priorities for the year ahead, the challenges they envision and how well equipped they are to address them.
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 10/01/2025
Academics team up to address the biggest challenges in local news research www.niemanlab.org/2025/01/acad...
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Academics team up to address the biggest challenges in local news research
“A lot of people assume that there is some list somewhere of all the local news outlets in particular places. And that just doesn’t exist.”
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 07/01/2025
Teen creators jumpstart careers online -- "To put it into perspective, one in three U.S. teens under the age of 18 have been approached by brands to advertise their products, according to social commerce platform Whop’s survey of teens aged 12 to 18 in the country." digiday.com/marketing/te...
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Teen creators jumpstart careers by selling clothes online and getting brand sponsorships
It’s unsurprising that more teenagers aspire to become influencers, given how many grew up watching TikTok stars like Charli D'Amelio and Ariana Greenblatt go from social media to the big screen.
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 06/01/2025
How AI could shape content and ads in 2025 - lots of food for thought here this year... digiday.com/media/how-ai...
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How AI could shape content and ads in 2025
Tech giants and startups alike have spent the past year building new generative AI tools for users and advertisers.
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 31/12/2024
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year! May 2025 bring you peace, joy and good health!! :)
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 25/12/2024
Wishing all my friends Feliz Navidad! Merry Christmas! Bom Natal! May you have a wonderful and peaceful holiday!
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 16/12/2024
Excited to see my Nieman Lab prediction for 2025 is now posted! Eager to hear what the j-educators have to say :) www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/jour...
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Journalism educators unite
"As the overall news industry continues to face more cuts and the less-is-more strategy in 2025, journalism educators will need to continue to be realistic about how to best prepare students for the f...
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Digital Amy @digitalamy.com · 28/11/2024
Wishing all my friends a Happy Thanksgiving! I am so grateful for all of you! May you have a festive, happy, and wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends!
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