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Andrew Deck
Why “Sorry, I don’t know” is sometimes the best answer: The Washington Post’s technology chief on its first AI chatbot
“For Google, that might be failure mode…but for us, that is success,” says the Post’s Vineet Khosla
Joshua Benton
Browser cookies, as unkillable as cockroaches, won’t be leaving Google Chrome after all
Peter Martin
Would you pay to be able to quit TikTok and Instagram? You’d be surprised how many would
“The relationship he has uncovered is more like the co-dependence seen in a destructive relationship, or the way we relate to addictive products such as tobacco that we know are doing us harm.”
Joshua Benton
BREAKING: The ways people hear about big news these days; “into a million pieces,” says source
The New York Times and the Washington Post compete with meme accounts for the chance to be first with a big headline.
Julia Barton
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
Joshua Benton
You’re more likely to believe fake news shared by someone you barely know than by your best friend
Sarah Scire
To find readers for longform investigations, Public Health Watch leans on partners and in-person work
Sophie Culpepper
Nearly all local online newsrooms produce newsletters, a LION report finds
Laura Hazard Owen
Now you can get news on your vape
Joshua Benton
With Carlos Watson’s conviction, the Ozy story reaches its poetic ending
Sophie Culpepper
Could social media support healthy online conversations? New_ Public is working on it
Andrew Deck
Mashable, PC Mag, and Lifehacker win unprecedented AI protections in new union contract
Sarah Scire
Bloomberg Businessweek’s editor believes print remains the ultimate “distraction-free news product”
Sophie Culpepper
NPR’s Collaborative Journalism Network to expand with an Appalachia newsroom, short-form video pilot, and more
Neel Dhanesha
The Copa, Euro, and Wimbledon finals collide on July 14. Here’s how The Athletic is preparing for its “biggest day ever.”
Sachita Nishal
Making sense of science: Using LLMs to help reporters understand complex research
Hanaa' Tameez
The New York Times is “constantly thinking about the hierarchy of the stories that we’re promoting,” Joe Kahn says
Joshua Benton
Are you willing to pay for CNN.com? Prepare to be asked before year’s end
Andrew Deck
Errol Morris on whether you should be afraid of generative AI in documentaries
Hanaa' Tameez
In the world’s tech capital, Gazetteer SF is staying off platforms to produce good local journalism