By Sarah Scire ▪ Nonprofit news has seen an uptick in mergers, acquisitions, and other consolidations. CalMatters CEO Neil Chase still says “I don’t think we’ve seen enough yet.”

By Jonathan Stray ▪ “For a long time, ‘objectivity’ packaged together many important ideas about truth and trust. American journalism has disowned that brand without offering a replacement.”

By Renee DiResta, Abhiram Reddy, and Josh A. Goldstein ▪ Within days of visiting the pages — and without commenting on, liking, or following any of the material — Facebook’s algorithm recommended reams of other AI-generated content.

By Neel Dhanesha ▪ “The question is not about the topics but how you approach the topics.”

By Siwei Lyu ▪ “Our research addresses deepfake detection algorithms’ fairness, rather than just attempting to balance the data. It offers a new approach to algorithm design that considers demographic fairness as a core aspect.”

By Sophie Culpepper ▪ “People will pay you to make their lives easier, even when it comes to telling them which burrito to eat.”

By Andrew Deck ▪ Mozilla and CheckFirst found X’s ad library an “utter disappointment” and called for updates to Alphabet and Meta’s libraries ahead of EU elections

By Andrew Deck ▪ The legacy publication is leaning on AI for video production, a new breaking news team, and first drafts of some stories.

By Neel Dhanesha ▪ “I only make unimportant things now, but it’s all the unimportant things that really make up our lives.”

By Joshua Benton ▪ “While there is even more need for this intervention than when we began the project, the initiative needs more resources than the current team can provide.”

By Richard Tofel ▪ “I think risk aversion is the thing that’s killing our business right now.”

By Jeff Jarvis ▪ “If there are resources to be put to work, we must ask where those resources should come from, who should receive them, and on what basis they should be distributed.”

By Samuel Jens ▪ “Whether intentional or not, the legislation we examined created potential opportunities to diminish opposing voices and decrease media freedom — both of which are particularly important in countries holding elections.”

By Sophie Culpepper ▪ “Celestial events tend to draw highly engaged audiences, and this one is no exception.”

By Joshua Benton ▪ It would, um, “champion the same values of ‘truth and traditional’ as The Epoch Times” and, er, “nurture in the next generation of media professionals,” ahem, “the highest standards of personal integrity, fairness, and truth-seeking.”

By Sarah Scire ▪ “Reclaim Your Brain” acknowledges “the effect that the news cycle is having on us psychologically.”

By Andrew Deck ▪ The New York Times Simulator makes players choose which headline goes above the fold

By Joshua Benton ▪ “We know this may not be seen as traditional journalism, which is generally known for being dispassionate, reliant on inside sources, and indifferent to profitability.”

By Sophie Culpepper ▪ “I think sometimes we get stuck in an echo chamber of being around each other a little too much. And I think that can hinder some of this work.”