By Sophie Culpepper ▪ “We no longer begin with the idea that we’re a local podcast network, even though that is the most familiar thing to most people.”

By Rasmus Kleis Nielsen ▪ “A foundation can pick winners on the basis of its own values and priorities and support them from private sources. But if the state does the same with public funds, we risk the appearance (or even worse, the reality) of politicians picking winners on the basis of their own ad hoc, parochial, or self-interested reasons.”

By Andrew Deck ▪ Suncoast Searchlight’s four reporters told the board their editor-in-chief was using AI editing tools and inserting hallucinations into drafts. The next day, one of the reporters was fired.

By Sophie Culpepper ▪ A well-funded coalition building out neighborhood news, a new newsletter from an expanding for-profit site, and a nonprofit breaking through on social media are just a few examples of the latest bids to deliver more local news to the city.

By Myojung Chung ▪ Teaching young people to trace why certain stories trend or how recommendation systems work can build a shared sense of how truth circulates online.

By Tom Felle ▪ The organization, like many news outlets worldwide, is caught in a bind, accused of bias from both the left and the right — and while in the past this might suggest a fair balance, in today’s climate it is often weaponized.

By Sarah Scire ▪ The Boston University Newsroom has published nearly 400 news articles in hyperlocal outlets in and around the city.

By Joshua Benton ▪ “News distortion” was previously a tool the FCC used against shock jock hoaxes. Under Trump, it’s a handy threat against journalism he doesn’t like.

By Sophie Culpepper ▪ “Having dedicated staff to generate revenue was transformational to an organization’s chances of sustainability.”

By Denis Muller ▪ In the current political environment, public broadcasters are high-priority targets for right-wing media and politicians.

By Laura Hazard Owen ▪ “There are TWO. This is not The OLD Farmer’s Almanac that has been around since 1792. Everything is fine. Just chill guys”

By Sarah Scire ▪ About half of the teens surveyed believe that journalists frequently “make up details, such as quotes” and “pay for sources.”

By Neel Dhanesha ▪ At 28 bars across the city, the worker-owned news site became the broadcaster of choice.

By Jacob L. Nelson ▪ While these predictions suggest that the journalistic community’s enthusiasm for social media platforms has waned over time, there has been no such change in the perceptions of the people actually using these platforms — the audience.