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Joshua Benton

Joshua Benton

Founder & Senior Writer at Nieman Journalism Lab

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There’s another reason the L.A. Times’ AI-generated opinion ratings are bad (this one doesn’t inv...

At a time of increasing polarization and rigid ideologies, the L.A. Times has decided it wants to make its opinion pieces less persuasive to readers by increasing the cost of changing your mind.
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Politico Pro wants subscribers doing “deep research” on its site, n...

A good news organization sits atop valuable archives. Why not use them to give readers answers to their questions?
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In Germany, social media algorithms are pumping out huge amounts of...

A new study found that, on TikTok and Elon Musk's Twitter, nearly 3/4 of all partisan content being pushed algorithmically to German users favored the party best known for its ties to neo-Nazis.
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The New York Times will let reporters use AI tools while its lawyer...

"Generative AI can assist our journalists in uncovering the truth and helping more people understand the world."
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Trump wants news outlets to get on board with “Gulf of America” — o...

The White House's move to block AP's reporters over its house style has turned a debate about language into one about power.
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If you ask New York Times reporters to spend less time on Twitter, ...

An analysis of more than 185,000 tweets by New York Times staffers showed they got less opinionated — and less frequent overall — when a management memo asked the newsroom to scale back the takes.
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The Trump war on the news media takes an absurd turn

Now even a paid subscription is tantamount to bribery for some.
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White House will reserve front-row seats in press briefings for inf...

When she took the podium for the first time on Tuesday afternoon, Karoline Leavitt became the youngest White House press secretary in history. The 27-year-old New Hampshire native is the sixth working mother in a row to hold the post. In the 45-minute-long briefing, Leavitt was repeatedly press…
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"A daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life."
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The Conversation is trying to make its academia-fueled model work f...

"I get the challenges small startups face trying to fill this void of local news. So this is our little attempt to support them in our Conversation way."