Emma Jacobs @ecjacobs.bsky.social · 08/09/2025Thanks to the great work/edits of the @planetmoney.bsky.social production team. 020
Emma Jacobs @ecjacobs.bsky.social · 25/08/2025Truly a delight to work with @wailinwong.bsky.social and @juliaritchey.bsky.social on this episode of @npr.org The Indicator. www.npr.org/2025/08/25/n...npr.orgCan you copyright artwork made using AI? : The Indicator from Planet MoneyCopyright is the legal system used to reward and protect creations made by humans. But with growing adoption of artificial intelligence, does copyright extend to artwork that’s made using AI? Today on... 021
Reposted by Emma JacobsJason Dove Mark @jasondovemark.bsky.social · 29/07/2025So the greatest growth of water intensive Data Centers for AI slop is in the arid West that’s experiencing a record drought. Yep, makes perfect sense. (Data courtesy @highcountrynews.org) 044
Emma Jacobs @ecjacobs.bsky.social · 29/07/2025What an incredible project and love letter to radio. radio.garden/balloon-rideradio.gardenTake a Balloon Ride on Radio GardenListen, look and guess where you are! 140
Reposted by Emma JacobsNPR @npr.org · 18/07/2025Filmmaker Ken Burns tells NPR's Michel Martin about the role that federal funding has played in his documentary work and the potential impact of the loss of that funding on children's programming.n.prFlimmaker Ken Burns: Public broadcasting is a 'purely American expression'Filmmaker Ken Burns tells NPR's Michel Martin about the role that federal funding has played in his documentary work and the potential impact of the loss of that funding on children's programming. 231045353
Emma Jacobs @ecjacobs.bsky.social · 18/07/2025What a Quebec-style controversy in Belgium. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/w... 020
Emma Jacobs @ecjacobs.bsky.social · 02/06/2025Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew in the @theglobeandmail.com on wildfire-related evacuations in the province: 000
Emma Jacobs @ecjacobs.bsky.social · 02/05/2025This order is going to *most directly* impact your local public radio member-stations. 000
Emma Jacobs @ecjacobs.bsky.social · 24/03/2025I am begging the #HardFork podcast team to go read any of their own paper's reporting on environmental impacts of AI before they go uncritically repeating "good ideas" like waiving environmental regulations to power AI data centers. 021
Emma Jacobs @ecjacobs.bsky.social · 02/03/2025If Flow does not win best animated film tonight, something has gone terribly wrong. 010
Reposted by Emma JacobsFrances: Meh and Loving It @francesmeh.reviews · 16/02/2025the change in the canadian electoral landscape since the us inauguration is really something to see 1213218
Emma Jacobs @ecjacobs.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Meanwhile, someone has x-country skied to my local coffee shop. 020
Emma Jacobs @ecjacobs.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Anecdotal signs that despite the trade war “delay”, some Canadians are still making changes, including boycotting the Superbowl. 030
Reposted by Emma JacobsCovering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 07/02/2025Even as the Los Angeles fires and a rapidly melting Arctic all but scream that climate breakdown is worsening, some of the most accomplished journalists on the climate beat have had their jobs threatened or eliminated. 112
Reposted by Emma JacobsMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 04/02/2025“So many of these things are so wildly illegal that I think they’re playing a quantity game and assuming the system can’t react to all this illegality at once." 916949
Reposted by Emma JacobsClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 02/02/2025This. And a thing YOU can do is to support media you care about. 114735
Reposted by Emma JacobsDave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Transport is the biggest source of US emissions. The US transportation secretary has ordered the removal of the words "climate change" and "greenhouse gas emissions" from all departmental material. 512878
Emma Jacobs @ecjacobs.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Wow, Trudeau just said in his press conference he's been trying to speak with Trump since the inauguration, but hopes to speak with him soon. 150
Reposted by Emma JacobsDavid Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 01/02/2025From @shannonkoneil.bsky.social's @cfr.org analysis of President Trump's new #tariffs: 26226
Reposted by Emma JacobsBobby Silverman @robertsilverman.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Wow. it must feel terrible when someone takes something you made and uses it without permission or payment 180188485039
Reposted by Emma JacobsAlex Segura @alexsegura.com · 28/01/2025Pretty big deal. @bookshop-org.bsky.social is selling ebooks now. You can now support indies while purchasing digital books. bookshop.org/ebooksbookshop.orgBookshop.org USExplore digital books on Bookshop.org 13981792477
Reposted by Emma JacobsJonathan Berk 🏠 @berkie1.bsky.social · 26/01/2025Montreal will continue the largest pedestrian street program in North America, committing $12mil to 9 pedestrian streets over 3-years. “These projects are not only good for the economy, they also contribute directly to the quality of life of the population.” @valplante.bsky.social 22928163
Emma Jacobs @ecjacobs.bsky.social · 27/01/2025100% agree. Beautiful, totally unique film. More showtimes in Montreal this week at the Cinematheque: www.cinematheque.qc.ca/fr/cinema/fl...cinematheque.qc.caFlowUn chat se réveille dans un univers envahi par l’eau où toute vie humaine semble avoir disparu. Il trouve refuge sur un bateau avec un groupe d’autres animaux. Mais s’entendre avec eux s’avère un défi... 050
Reposted by Emma JacobsClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 24/01/2025This was reported. A lot. Not just by @motherjones.com etc, but by the biggest outlets. The bigger question is: why didn’t people see/believe/care about that reporting. Stop blaming reporting entities for information ecosystem issues outside of their control. Also…subscribe to some stuff ffs. 1161888306
Reposted by Emma JacobsThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Deleted. 😳 859140445681
Emma Jacobs @ecjacobs.bsky.social · 20/01/2025This is an exceptionally weird stance for the ADL. 10744
Reposted by Emma JacobsDamian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Trump plans to withdraw US from Paris climate agreement for second time - The fossil fuel industry donated $75m to Trump’s campaign #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.comTrump plans to withdraw US from Paris climate agreement for second timeIn 2021, Biden had rejoined 2015 treaty that seeks to curb climate crisis effects after Trump first pulled out in 2017 916694
Reposted by Emma JacobsJosh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 14/01/2025I received this in a small group chat of flustered writers, and I think it's good and bleak and conveys some thoughts and feelings a lot of people are having!late-review.comwhat the fuck are we doing anymoreyes this is about social media 1231338
Reposted by Emma JacobsKatya Rogers @katyaotm.bsky.social · 11/01/2025We made a great show this week. @brookegladstone.bsky.social spoke to the guy who authored the chapter about defunding public media in Project 2025. www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...wnycstudios.orgPublic Broadcasting Is In Danger (Again) | On the Media | WNYC StudiosNPR and PBS stations are bracing for war with the incoming Trump administration. On this week’s On the Media, the long history of efforts to save—and snuff out—public broadcasting. Pl... 26217
Emma Jacobs @ecjacobs.bsky.social · 10/01/2025A former home of climate scientist and vocal advocate for mitigation, Peter Kalmus was destroyed in the LA wildfires this week. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/o... 000
Emma Jacobs @ecjacobs.bsky.social · 10/01/2025A guy just arrived at the outdoor hockey rink by winterized bicycle. Bless you, Montreal. Never change. 0121
Reposted by Emma JacobsBrian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 26/12/2024An utterly damning and horrific image. 3824271245
Emma Jacobs @ecjacobs.bsky.social · 03/01/2025Just wait until you hear how easy Americans think it will be for them to move to Canada. 181
Reposted by Emma Jacobskate conger @kateconger.com · 27/12/2024public media funding is always under threat — but now Elon Musk is targeting NPR and PBS for budget cuts. @benmullin.bsky.social and I found out how stations are preparing: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/b...nytimes.comNPR and PBS Stations Brace for Funding Battle Under TrumpRepublicans in Congress have tried to defund public media for decades. With the help of Elon Musk, could they finally make good on their threat? 28575203
Emma Jacobs @ecjacobs.bsky.social · 16/12/2024How can I undermine my own employees and trust in journalism at the same time? 051
Emma Jacobs @ecjacobs.bsky.social · 16/12/2024I am kitten-sitting these guys next week. What are the odds I come out of this without adopting a kitten? 040
Reposted by Emma JacobsMike Keller @realitytourist.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Headlines in this afternoon's email from @inquirer.com Note the number of gun-related articles. Do we have a #gunproblem or do we have a Gun Problem in this country? 922463
Emma Jacobs @ecjacobs.bsky.social · 29/11/2024A lot of the dumbest things I see cyclists doing in Paris relate to remaining problems with infrastructure. If there aren’t enough places for cyclists to safely pause, and poor signaling, then yeah, they’ll run lights. These feel like growing pains, not a culture war. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/w...nytimes.comDeath of Cyclist in Paris Lays Bare Divide in Mayor’s War Against CarsPaul Varry was run over on a city street in what prosecutors suspect was a deliberate act of road rage, as bikers and drivers choose sides. 172
Emma Jacobs @ecjacobs.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Had a class move online today because of this weather and finding it *hilarious*. 000
Emma Jacobs @ecjacobs.bsky.social · 20/11/2024What an absolute heartbreaker to lose this wonderful, experimental space for audio. 061
Emma Jacobs @ecjacobs.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Promising a "small, eco-friendly footprint" for your eventual launchpad for recreational space travel really takes greenwashing to a whole new level. nytimes.com/2024/11/18/u... 040
Emma Jacobs @ecjacobs.bsky.social · 19/11/2024I went to a renewable energy conference this month and found an atmosphere of ... cautious optimism? www.npr.org/2024/11/15/n...npr.org 030
Emma Jacobs @ecjacobs.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Meta has been saying for years that it wants out of the news business. 010
