A good Branch conversation on paying freelancers

LINK: branch.com ➚ | Posted by: Joshua Benton | March 6, 2013

Choire Sicha started it (get past the provocative title), but the conversation’s been joined by web publishing rock stars like Maria Bustillos, Felix Salmon, Paul Ford, Tom Scocca, John Herrman, and many more.

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Laura Hazard Owen

The future of local news is “civic information,” not “declining legacy systems,” says new report

“In this vision, the community librarian facilitating conversations around authoritative, trusted digital news is as celebrated as the dogged reporter pursuing a scoop.”

Julia Angwin, The Markup

Is text-generating AI an industry killer or just another wave of hype?

“There can potentially be massive shifts, benefits, and risks in many industries, but I cannot see a scenario where this is a ‘sky is falling’ kind of issue.”

Sarah Scire

Meet the first-ever accessibility engineer at The Washington Post

“It is definitely stressful to be the first in this new role. I feel deep down like I need to justify its creation with every step that I take.”