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As jailed Guatemalan journalist JosΓ© RubΓ©n Zamora began the first stages of his trial on spurious charges of money laundering, his son spoke about press freedom at the United Nations on #WorldPressFreedomDay May 3, 2023.
#FreeThePress #NoNosCallaran
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"My brain will desperately want to forget all this, but the camera will not let it happen," says Mstyslav Chernov in his documentary, 20 Days in Mariupol.
Those in Canada can stream it until May 9 on Hot Docs. I hope as many people watch it as possible.
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Today is the final day of . We pulled together an oral history of this extraordinary place because we wanted the final word on what it was like to work here.
buzzfeednews.com/article/buzzfe via
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Well, buzzfeednews.com is now an archive. I will just say this: The people made that newsroom. We were allowed to experiment, be weird, take big swings. We looked out for one another. I'm so proud of our work.
Pour one out for BuzzFeed News today. End of an era.
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Subscription services make signing up easy, but canceling especially hard. documents the process of trying to unsubscribe from 16 digital subscriptions.
This is how companies use dark patterns to force you to stay.
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What is Solution Journalism? Why is it important for you, journalists of the world, to learn about it? 1,600+ journalists from 133 have already signed up for this FREE online course πππ.
Join now this amazing global community. The MOOC starts on Monday. kccourses.org/course/view.ph
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Learn what solutions journalism is and how it can elevate your reporting with this new free online course from @JCourses and @soljourno, with support from @knightfdn!
@HugoBalta will lead this 4-week MOOC with 4 guest speakers!
MOOC starts May 8!
knightcenter.utexas.edu/learn-how-to-e
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Clarence Thomas Had a Child in Private School. Harlan Crow Paid the Tuition.
The price tag could have exceeded $150,000.
propublica.org/article/claren
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Hell yeah letβs get into it
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Someone just pulled up a newspapers ads.txt file during a Senate hearing, what the hell
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Itβs tough to go to journalism events and hear no mention of Shireen Abu Akleh, a legendary Palestinian-American journalist killed by Israeli forces last year.
Her family is still waiting justice. More here:
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Freelancers! Before I log off to get some actual work done, let's talk about submitting your own stories for awards, when to do so, and what to do before ever putting your own money down. π§΅
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Congrats to all of this year's finalists! Was an honour to serve as a judge and to read so much excellent Canadian journalism.
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Congratulations to all of the finalists for the 2023 National Magazine Awards! Your dedication to exceptional storytelling and magazine journalism is truly inspiring. To view the full roster of finalists, visit our website: magazine-awards.com/en/2023nominee #NMA23
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BREAKING π¨ over 200 Content Moderators, based in Kenya, covering over 14 languages have voted to form a union in what today was the largest gathering of content moderators in the world!
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Tough year for John Tory: resigned the mayorship due to an affair with a staffer, cited as example of a bad silhouette by viral menswear Twitter guy.
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When you're wearing tailored clothing, there should also be some harmony between the upper and lower halves of your outfit. A coat can only be as slim as your body allows. And so, you have to make pants that flow into the coat's silhouette, so as to not look disjointed.
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HUGE opportunity: has posted a tenure track position in "social sciences and digital technologies"
Successful candidate will be expected to become a member of the π
Pls circulate widely; details β¬οΈ
jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-As
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Itβs been exactly six months since Elon Musk took over Twitter, promising a new era of free speech. But Twitterβs self-reported data shows that, under Musk, the company has complied with hundreds more government orders for censorship or surveillance
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Exclusive: Koch wants to talk with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith ahead of the May 29 provincial election.
The massive firm has shaped Republican politics in the U.S. for decades. Now it's here in Canada.
Great scoop by exclusive to subscribers:
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Koch Companies has hired a lobbyist with deep ties to Albertaβs ruling United Conservative Party. The firm wants to increase βaccess to new and existing markets for Albertaβs natural resources.β
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Hot off the press, my story for the latest issue of β¦β©:
For generations, the β¦β© has had a reputation as a progressive paper. But does its newsroom culture live up to its own ideals?
Star-Struck β©
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Temporary employees have made up a large part of 's workforce for decades. They're compensated the same as any other employeeβwith one notable exception. Most are always looking over the edge into unemployment, with no guarantee of ever securing a permanent job.
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Brilliant investigation into an Australian journalist who secretly ran a racist, anti-semitic, anti-immigration and anti-vaccine Twitter account with thousands of followers.
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NEW: is recruiting 6β8 journalists to report on the impacts of algorithms & automated systems in their communities.
The 10-month-long Fellowship will support each journalist with up to $20,000 to pursue their projects.
Apply by July 1. buff.ly/3AqAewJ.
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BREAKING: McCurtain County Gazette releases two more articles, including a QR code to body camera footage in the death of Bobby Barrick as well as full three hour audio of meeting that resulted in calls for resignation.
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WOW: has been suspended by Twitter after reporting about the hack of Matt Walsh's Twitter account
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As someone who reported extensively on Fox News's high-profile settlement with Seth Rich's parents, I wanted to share a few observations about today's news.
The $787 million sum is massive.
This is a huge win for Dominion Voting Systems.
A win for truth? Not so much...
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What lucky timing that Muskβs Twitter hit an all time high in this new, internal and unaudited metric right before he made a closely watched appearance at a major ad conference!
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βMy goal at @twitter is to maximize the total unregretted user time and we hit an all-time high on that yesterday.β @elonmusk with the resplendent Linda Yaccarino, Chairman Advertising Partnerships, @NBCUniversal
Curious how @twitter is measuring that.
#possible23
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I am thrilled to finally announce this new partnership between Digital Witness Lab and .Β π§΅
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In the latest chapter from GIJNβs Reporterβs Guide to Investigating Digital Threats focuses on common forms of digital surveillance you may encounter as a journalist, and briefly talks about how to investigate and counter it.
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Investigating China through open source research has become increasingly difficult due to evolving censorship tactics and increased regulations reducing online anonymity. explores these challenges & the ways researchers are overcoming them.
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π¨π¨Big Story Alertπ¨π¨
Facebook depends on local partners to flag hateful content. In Ethiopia, those partners say they were ignored. The consequences may have been deadly.
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Just finished reading 's and 's scathing new NMS review on the many shortcomings of polarization research, and I have thoughts. Thread incoming...
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Marty Short shows how to properly execute a spit-take.
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Strong contender for for OSINT joke of the year
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So you're saying he got caught by.... counter intelligence? twitter.com/trbrtc/status/β¦
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NEW: Billionaire Harlan Crow bought property from Clarence Thomas in undisclosed real estate deal.
Crow netted two vacant lots and the house where Thomasβ elderly mother was living. Itβs unclear if he paid fair market value.
propublica.org/article/claren
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ππI just uploaded a video on "How to find deleted YouTube Videos" Check it out here: youtu.be/JZkqYCfut4E #osint #verification
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NEW! Read the second installment of the GIJN cyber reporting guide to digital threats, which covers digital infrastructure and offers tools and resources for investigating online:
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Thomas got private jet flights & superyacht tours from GOP megadonor Harlan Crow. The extent & frequency of Crowβs apparent gifts to Thomas has no known precedent in the modern history of the Supreme Court.
Hear the inside story of our bombshell report: propub.li/3KJ7c17
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