Nieman Lab feed for Daily Mailchimp email http://www.niemanlab.org/ The latest blog posts from the Nieman Journalism Lab. en-us Thu, 25 Jul 2024 09:14:45 -0400 Thu, 25 Jul 2024 09:14:45 -0400 Why “Sorry, I don’t know” is sometimes the best answer: The Washington Post’s technology chief on its first AI chatbot https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/the-washington-posts-cto-on-first-ai-chatbot-climate-answers/ Tue, 23 Jul 2024 18:29:52 -0400 https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/the-washington-posts-cto-on-first-ai-chatbot-climate-answers/ Browser cookies, as unkillable as cockroaches, won’t be leaving Google Chrome after all https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/browser-cookies-as-unkillable-as-cockroaches-wont-be-leaving-google-chrome-after-all/ Tue, 23 Jul 2024 16:13:54 -0400 https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/browser-cookies-as-unkillable-as-cockroaches-wont-be-leaving-google-chrome-after-all/ Would you pay to be able to quit TikTok and Instagram? You’d be surprised how many would https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/would-you-pay-to-be-able-to-quit-tiktok-and-instagram-youd-be-surprised-how-many-would/ Tue, 23 Jul 2024 14:37:09 -0400 https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/would-you-pay-to-be-able-to-quit-tiktok-and-instagram-youd-be-surprised-how-many-would/ BREAKING: The ways people hear about big news these days; “into a million pieces,” says source https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/breaking-the-ways-people-hear-about-big-news-these-days-into-a-million-pieces-says-source/ Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:21:19 -0400 https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/breaking-the-ways-people-hear-about-big-news-these-days-into-a-million-pieces-says-source/ In 1924, a magazine ran a contest: “Who is to pay for broadcasting and how?” A century later, we’re still asking the same question https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/in-1924-a-magazine-ran-a-contest-who-is-to-pay-for-broadcasting-and-how-a-century-later-were-still-asking-the-same-question/ Mon, 22 Jul 2024 14:21:47 -0400 https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/in-1924-a-magazine-ran-a-contest-who-is-to-pay-for-broadcasting-and-how-a-century-later-were-still-asking-the-same-question/ You’re more likely to believe fake news shared by someone you barely know than by your best friend https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/youre-more-likely-to-believe-fake-news-shared-by-someone-you-barely-know-than-by-your-best-friend/ Thu, 18 Jul 2024 18:52:32 -0400 https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/youre-more-likely-to-believe-fake-news-shared-by-someone-you-barely-know-than-by-your-best-friend/ To find readers for longform investigations, Public Health Watch leans on partners and in-person work https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/to-find-readers-for-longform-investigations-public-health-watch-leans-on-partners-and-in-person-work/ Thu, 18 Jul 2024 18:51:17 -0400 https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/to-find-readers-for-longform-investigations-public-health-watch-leans-on-partners-and-in-person-work/ Nearly all local online newsrooms produce newsletters, a LION report finds https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/nearly-all-local-online-newsrooms-produce-newsletters-a-lion-report-finds/ Thu, 18 Jul 2024 18:49:32 -0400 https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/nearly-all-local-online-newsrooms-produce-newsletters-a-lion-report-finds/ Now you can get news on your vape https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/now-you-can-get-news-on-your-vape/ Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:44:36 -0400 https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/now-you-can-get-news-on-your-vape/ With Carlos Watson’s conviction, the Ozy story reaches its poetic ending https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/with-carlos-watsons-conviction-the-ozy-story-reaches-its-poetic-ending/ Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:23:51 -0400 https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/with-carlos-watsons-conviction-the-ozy-story-reaches-its-poetic-ending/ Could social media support healthy online conversations? New_ Public is working on it https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/could-social-media-support-healthy-online-conversations-new_public-is-working-on-it/ Tue, 16 Jul 2024 18:55:13 -0400 https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/could-social-media-support-healthy-online-conversations-new_public-is-working-on-it/ Mashable, PC Mag, and Lifehacker win unprecedented AI protections in new union contract https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/mashable-pc-mag-and-lifehacker-win-unprecedented-ai-protections-in-new-union-contract/ Tue, 16 Jul 2024 17:34:33 -0400 https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/mashable-pc-mag-and-lifehacker-win-unprecedented-ai-protections-in-new-union-contract/ Bloomberg Businessweek’s editor believes print remains the ultimate “distraction-free news product” https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/bloomberg-businessweeks-editor-believes-print-remains-the-ultimate-distraction-free-news-product/ Mon, 15 Jul 2024 18:48:57 -0400 https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/bloomberg-businessweeks-editor-believes-print-remains-the-ultimate-distraction-free-news-product/ NPR’s Collaborative Journalism Network to expand with an Appalachia newsroom, short-form video pilot, and more https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/nprs-collaborative-journalism-network-to-expand-with-an-appalachia-newsroom-short-form-video-pilot-and-more/ Thu, 11 Jul 2024 18:56:37 -0400 https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/nprs-collaborative-journalism-network-to-expand-with-an-appalachia-newsroom-short-form-video-pilot-and-more/ The Copa, Euro, and Wimbledon finals collide on July 14. Here’s how The Athletic is preparing for its “biggest day ever.” https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/the-copa-euro-and-wimbledon-finals-collide-on-july-14-heres-how-the-athletic-is-preparing-for-its-biggest-day-ever/ Thu, 11 Jul 2024 17:50:13 -0400 https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/the-copa-euro-and-wimbledon-finals-collide-on-july-14-heres-how-the-athletic-is-preparing-for-its-biggest-day-ever/