Nieman Reports (@niemanreports.org)

@niemanfoundation.bsky.social Oct 13, 2026, 6:00 PMReposted by @niemanreports.org

What does a Nieman year look like from the inside?

On Oct. 21, three 2027 fellows will join Henry Chu for a live Q&A on studying at Harvard and the fellowship experience so far.

🗓️ 10 a.m. ET, via Zoom.

📋 Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4VYU5gItRdip86Uxdteazw#/registration

@niemanfoundation.bsky.social Oct 12, 2026, 1:03 PMReposted by @niemanreports.org

The Times says AI companies should pay fairly. DOJ says the case could affect U.S. AI competitiveness, @andrewdeck.bsky.social reports.

@niemanfoundation.bsky.social Oct 12, 2026, 5:32 PMReposted by @niemanreports.org

More than 800 USA Today Co. employees called for the company to end its Palantir deal. Executives are now defending it.

@niemanfoundation.bsky.social Oct 13, 2026, 2:03 PMReposted by @niemanreports.org

Climate.us is trying to restore plain-language explainers, expert blogs, and shareworthy maps and graphics from Climate.gov.

@niemanfoundation.bsky.social Oct 13, 2026, 5:00 PMReposted by @niemanreports.org

Platforms made information easier to find. They also pushed newsroom resources toward analyzing what was already trending.

@niemanfoundation.bsky.social Oct 13, 2026, 7:07 PMReposted by @niemanreports.org

RIP, Helen, a 2011 Nieman Fellow. The world has lost an outstanding woman and journalist.

@niemanfoundation.bsky.social Oct 13, 2026, 8:03 PMReposted by @niemanreports.org

The Appeal-Democrat once housed 100+ employees. Now, three editorial staffers help keep two California counties from becoming a news desert.

@niemanlab.org Oct 9, 2026, 11:35 AMReposted by @niemanreports.org

“We’re in their shit. They’re not in ours”: USA Today Co. execs defend Palantir deal buff.ly/XqiEXCp

@niemanlab.org Oct 9, 2026, 1:04 PMReposted by @niemanreports.org

Fox News attacks the media roughly every 15 minutes, our study finds. (CNN? Every 140 minutes.) buff.ly/HUKerjU

@niemanlab.org Oct 9, 2026, 2:08 PMReposted by @niemanreports.org

One tactic? "Turning off the free stuff every once in awhile." buff.ly/1YC4IBJ

@niemanlab.org Oct 9, 2026, 3:25 PMReposted by @niemanreports.org

USA Today Co. executives are doubling down on the company's Palantir deal, claiming the newspaper chain is becoming “an intelligence organization.” buff.ly/XqiEXCp

@niemanlab.org Oct 10, 2026, 12:01 PMReposted by @niemanreports.org

A study of nonprofit newsrooms reveals some cracks in the model’s foundation buff.ly/VDqaVvy

@niemanlab.org Oct 11, 2026, 1:52 PMReposted by @niemanreports.org

“Uber agents,” undercover AI personas, and other ways newsrooms are using AI in investigations buff.ly/ZYTaNXA

@niemanreports.org Oct 13, 2026, 2:12 PM

📸 Photo Essay: America’s Shrinking Local Newsrooms, Through a Photographer’s Lens

"My project is a love letter to local news, and a document of a fading era in print journalism."

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@markarms.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 1:32 PMReposted by @niemanreports.org

For our Friday newsletter at @niemanstoryboard.org, we have a special guest edition from Erika Hayasaki on mentorship and Miriam Pawel's new book, "California Dreams."

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#journalism #longreads

@niemanreports.org Oct 9, 2026, 8:24 PM

"For many journalists, the sight of empty desks is a sadly familiar one. My first glimpse of a gutted newsroom facing further cutbacks sparked a documentary photography project that has so far taken me to more than 50 newsrooms across the United States."

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@niemanfoundation.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 7:03 PMReposted by @niemanreports.org

Digital data can be precise without being particularly insightful. Gabe Bullard looks at what newsroom metrics can, and can’t, tell us for @niemanreports.org.

@niemanreports.org Oct 8, 2026, 8:37 PM

"News embodies the paradox of modern convenience: We have access to more information than ever before, but misinformation and partisanship are rampant."

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@niemanlab.org Oct 7, 2026, 7:46 PMReposted by @niemanreports.org

Some personal news: We redesigned our website!

Our new look features more layout diversity, restructured archives, improved search UX, and the option to use dark mode. We hope you like it!
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@niemanlab.org Oct 6, 2026, 8:02 PMReposted by @niemanreports.org

Subscribers are up, but growth is down. Here’s what worker-owned Hell Gate is trying next. buff.ly/1YC4IBJ