Bluesky Isn’t the ‘New Twitter,’ but Its Resemblance to the Old One Is Drawing Millions of New Users
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What would you say at Twitter’s funeral? That’s the question my collaborators and I asked over 1,000 people on social media as part of a broader research project on Twitter migration. Responses ranged from the profane to the poetic, but one common theme was that despite its significant flaws, Twitter at its best was truly great ..read more
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The Government Is Spending Millions on News, but Crucial Community Media Remains Underfunded
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The Australian government has launched its News Media Assistance Program, throwing a lifeline to public interest journalism and local news. The latest push for a more diverse and sustainable news landscape also saw community broadcasters receive a modest but much-needed boost to their funding. The announcement, worth $180 million overall, is a welcome pre-Christmas gift ..read more
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Tech Companies Are Turning To ‘Synthetic Data’ To Train AI Models – But There’s a Hidden Cost
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Last week the billionaire and owner of X, Elon Musk, claimed the pool of human-generated data that’s used to train artificial intelligence (AI) models such as ChatGPT has run out. Musk didn’t cite evidence to support this. But other leading tech industry figures have made similar claims in recent months. And earlier research indicated human-generated data would run out within two ..read more
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Universities Are Mapping Where Local News Outlets Are Still Thriving − And Where Gaps Persist
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Across the country, academics, journalists and researchers are mapping their state’s news and information ecosystems. Their methodologies differ, but such initiatives seek to make sense of the splintered reality of where people are getting their local news and information. Often, it’s not just from a legacy news organization such as a community newspaper, TV station ..read more
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Stay22 Review for 2025
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The global online travel market was valued at $600 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow to $800 billion by 2028.  At the same time, an increasing number of travel businesses have reported adopting AI-based solutions to grow revenue and improve customer experience.  The most common application of AI in travel and tourism reported ..read more
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As AI and megaplatforms take over, the hyperlinks that built the web may face extinction
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The original idea for the world wide web emerged in a flurry of scientific thought around the end of World War II. It began with a hypothetical machine called the “memex”, proposed by US Office of Scientific Research and Development head Vannevar Bush in an article entitled As We May Think, published in the Atlantic Monthly ..read more
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Transparency and trust: How news consumers in Canada want AI to be used in journalism
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When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI) and news production, Canadian news consumers want to know when, how and why AI is part of journalistic work. And if they don’t get that transparency, they could lose trust in news organizations. News consumers are so concerned about how the use of AI could impact the accuracy ..read more
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AI and Automation: The Impact on Journalism
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In February 2024, State of Digital Publishing (SODP) hosted WP Publisher Success Week – an online event for digital publishing and news media professionals.  This article is based on the summary of key learnings of a presentation by Liam Andrew, Former Chief Product Officer at The Texas Tribune (currently, Technology Lead, Product & AI Studio ..read more
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Online News Consumption Has Surpassed Television – But Broadcasters Are Still the Most Widely Trusted
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More people in the UK now access news online than on television, according to new survey data from the media regulator, Ofcom. This is the first time Ofcom’s annual news consumption poll found online media use ahead of TV news. The immediate press reaction to the survey suggested television is in terminal decline, with online media replacing TV news ..read more
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Building a Tech Stack as a WordPress-Based Digital Publisher: Tips and Best Practices
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WordPress has one of the biggest libraries of plugins and add-ons. However, using too many of these can cause a website to bloat, eventually impacting performance ..read more
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