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NiemanLab: We analyzed 6,400 New York Times stories to find out how comments change when you give readers more information. “Data journalists have sometimes wondered whether loading a story with data can be overwhelming rather than clarifying. We found that giving readers more information changes who comments, and how.”

Bridget Phillipson condemns Richard Tice’s ‘chilling attempt to silence free press’
By Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

Labour chair says Reform deputy leader is trying to harass journalists over reporting on his financial affairs

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/12/bridget-phillipson-condemns-richard-tice-attempt-silence-free-press-reform

#RichardTice #ReformUK #Partyfunding #BridgetPhillipson #Labour #Politics #NCANationalCrimeAgency #UKnews #Pressfreedom #Media #Newspapersmagazines #Newspapers #TheGuardian #RowenaMasonWhitehalleditor

Bridget Phillipson condemns Richard Tice’s ‘chilling attempt to silence free press’ https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/12/bridget-phillipson-condemns-richard-tice-attempt-silence-free-press-reform #RichardTice #ReformUk #PartyFunding #BridgetPhillipson #Labour #Politics #NcaNationalCrimeAgency #UkNews #PressFreedom #Media #NewspapersMagazines #Newspapers

Ah, nostalgia! 💭 Remember when landing jobs was all about deciphering ink-stained mazes in newspapers? 🗞️ Friedman nostalgically recounts his "glorious" classified job hunt like a #boomer reminiscing about dial-up internet. 🤦‍♂️ Who knew reading about outdated job searches could take 4 whole minutes of your life? ⏳
https://ironicsans.ghost.io/how-we-used-to-get-jobs/ #nostalgia #jobsearch #newspapers #stories #classifieds #HackerNews #ngated

Richard Tice accused of ‘nasty tactics’ over legal threat to the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/11/richard-tice-accused-of-nasty-tactics-over-legal-threat-to-the-guardian #RichardTice #ReformUk #NigelFarage #TheGuardian #Politics #UkNews #NewspapersMagazines #NationalNewspapers #Media #Newspapers #PressFreedom

Richard Tice accused of ‘nasty tactics’ over legal threat to the Guardian
By Guardian staff

Reform deputy leader condemned for seeking disclosure of documents that could reveal reporter’s sources

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/11/richard-tice-accused-of-nasty-tactics-over-legal-threat-to-the-guardian

#RichardTice #ReformUK #NigelFarage #TheGuardian #Politics #UKnews #Newspapersmagazines #Nationalnewspapers #Media #Newspapers #Pressfreedom #TheGuardian #Guardianstaff

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #Weather #Heatwave #Heat #UK #Drought #Water #WaterShortage #England #UnitedKingdom #News #ClimateCrisis #Newspapers Yet another wildfire in the UK, and we should be taking the climate crisis far more seriously. I’ve never seen a situation remotely comparable since 1976, and it’s clear something radical is happening to the planet…

Ugh. The local paper is rife with stories about "what could happen" tomorrow -- primary election day.

We'll just have to wait and see, won't we?

(We're eyeing that Pillow Guy contest with relish, though, to mix a metaphor.)

I used to enjoy observing this stuff, owing to my former profession, but I'm rather tired of it now. Especially the dreadful political ads on television and eww-tube.

Honestly if people make up their minds based on the millions spent on dire-sounding paid announcements on television, why, I'm nonplussed.

The bad mood's only natural as one approaches the limit. I blame the electorate.

That said, see ya at the polls!

#mnpol #newspapers #journalism

DigitalNC: New Issues of The Sylva Herald and Ruralite Reveal History of Female Publishers in the 20th Century. “Thanks to our partners at Southwestern Community College and Jackson County Public Library, along with funding from the Library Services and Technology Act, new issues from 1951 to 1980 of The Sylva Herald and Ruralite (Sylva, N.C.) are now available online at DigitalNC!”

Arron Banks ‘hired private detective’ to look into journalist who investigated Reform UK https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/08/arron-banks-hired-private-detective-to-look-into-journalist-who-investigated-reform-uk #ArronBanks #ReformUk #PartyFunding #SundayTimes #Media #UkNews #Politics #NigelFarage #Newspapers #NationalNewspapers

Arron Banks ‘hired private detective’ to look into journalist who investigated Reform UK
By Geraldine McKelvie

Asked whether he targeted reporter who investigated party finances, Brexit campaigner says: ‘When you live by the sword, you die by the sword’

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/08/arron-banks-hired-private-detective-to-look-into-journalist-who-investigated-reform-uk

#ArronBanks #ReformUK #Partyfunding #SundayTimes #Media #UKnews #Politics #NigelFarage #Newspapers #Nationalnewspapers #TheGuardian #GeraldineMcKelvie

Harpswell Anchor: Harpswell Anchor launches archives website. “The archives of the Harpswell Anchor, from its first edition in July 1998 through June 2026, are now available in a searchable database at harpswell.historyarchives.online. The website is the culmination of an effort to digitize and preserve years of Anchor archives previously unavailable to the public. It also allows readers to […]

Chris Smith obituary
By Greg Whitmore

Sports photographer for the Observer and the Sunday Times who sought to capture human drama and emotion

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/aug/06/chris-smith-obituary

#Photography #Artanddesign #Sport #Culture #Newspapers #Media #TheGuardian #GregWhitmore

Welcome to the New Home of the Fort Peck Journal

https://fortpeckjournal.com/2026/08/06/welcome-to-the-new-home-of-the-fort-peck-journal/

Right turn on green: is the Telegraph changing its tune on the climate? https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/aug/05/telegraph-climate-tories-kemi-badenoch-net-zero #DailyTelegraph #TelegraphMediaGroup #Conservatives #KemiBadenoch #EnvironmentPolicy #NationalNewspapers #Newspapers #NewspapersMagazines #Media #ClimateCrisis #Environment #ExtremeHeat #Politics #UkNews

Right turn on green: is the Telegraph changing its tune on the climate?
By Michael Savage Media editor

Flurry of articles has raised eyebrows and drawn response from Kemi Badenoch defending stance on net zero

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/aug/05/telegraph-climate-tories-kemi-badenoch-net-zero

#DailyTelegraph #TelegraphMediaGroup #Conservatives #KemiBadenoch #Environmentpolicy #Nationalnewspapers #Newspapers #Newspapersmagazines #Media #Climatecrisis #Environment #Extremeheat #Politics #UKnews #TheGuardian #MichaelSavageMediaeditor

‘This isn’t some vendetta’ – Tulisa Contostavlos on taking on the tabloids, sex tapes and shame
By Emine Saner

The N-Dubz and X Factor star’s career went into freefall after an elaborate sting by the Sun on Sunday, and she’s still campaigning for tougher press regulation. But will it work?

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/aug/05/tulisa-contostavlos-interview-n-dubz-press-regulation-campaign-sun-on-sunday-sting

#TulisaContostavlos #NDubz #Culture #Music #Media #Mentalhealth #RealityTV #Newspapers #TheSun #Nationalnewspapers #Newspapersmagazines #Pressregulation #TheGuardian #EmineSaner

Sunday Times and Sun columnist Rod Liddle dies aged 66 https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/aug/03/sunday-times-and-sun-columnist-journalist-rod-liddle-dies-aged-66 #RodLiddle #SundayTimes #TheSun #Newspapers #NewspapersMagazines #Media #NationalNewspapers #UkNews #Radio4

=> political cartoon "Covering His Sins" / illustrator Frank Beard, 1895

#art #cartoon #media #publication #politics #education #drawing #illustration #journalism #news #newspapers

Radio presenter Tony Livesey leaves BBC after David Sullivan allegations
By Michael Savage Media editor

Staff at 5 Live told he will not return following claims about his previous career at Sullivan’s Sport newspapers

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/aug/03/tony-livesey-leaves-bbc-david-sullivan-allegations

#BBC #Radio5Live #DavidSullivan #Newspapers #Media #Newspapersmagazines #Radioindustry #UKnews #TheGuardian #MichaelSavageMediaeditor

Radio presenter Tony Livesey leaves BBC after David Sullivan allegations https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/aug/03/tony-livesey-leaves-bbc-david-sullivan-allegations #Bbc #Radio5Live #DavidSullivan #Newspapers #Media #NewspapersMagazines #RadioIndustry #UkNews

Freelance New York Times reporter subpoenaed over reporting on failed US mission in North Korea
By Marina Dunbar

Newspaper revealed that US prosecutors demanded contacts and sources from reporter Matthew Cole

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/aug/01/subpoena-freelance-new-york-times-reporter

#NewYorkTimes #Trumpadministration #USconstitutionandcivilliberties #Pressfreedom #Newspapers #USpressandpublishing #USjusticesystem #Media #LawUS #USnews #TheGuardian #MarinaDunbar

Local media needs support if devolution push is to succeed, publishers say
By Ben Quinn Political Correspondent

Shift from Westminster risks weakening scrutiny as regional titles battle hostility, big tech and ‘news deserts’

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/01/publishers-call-for-stronger-local-media-under-andy-burnham-devolution

#Devolution #Regionallocalnewspapers #AndyBurnham #Media #Newspapers #Politics #Newspapersmagazines #UKnews #TheGuardian #BenQuinnPoliticalCorrespondent

WEHCO sells Chattanooga Times Free Press to family with interests in logistics media. Circ is down to 12,000. Population of the area is 595,000.

#media #newspapers

https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/jul/30/wehco-sells-chattanooga-times-free-press-to-craig-and-max-fuller/

Jeff D’Onofrio, publisher & chief executive of The #WashingtonPost, wrote in a separate note that O’Neal had made the call to step down. “I want to thank him for his leadership & hard work in reimagining the section,” wrote D’Onofrio.

O’Neal’s announcement delivered another shock to a #news organization that underwent drastic changes in the past few years.

#journalism #FourthEstate #billionaires #JeffBezos #newspapers

When #billionaires buy #newspapers…

Top #editor of The #WashingtonPost #opinion section, Adam O’Neal, resigned Friday, just over a year after #JeffBezos hired him to reorient the section toward a more #libertarian bent.

“While this was not an easy decision, I am leaving proud of how far the opinion section has come & optimistic that its best days lie ahead,” O’Neal wrote in a note to colleagues. He did not say in the note why he was leaving.

#journalism #FourthEstate
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/business/media/washington-post-opinion-editor-resigns-after-1-year.html?unlocked_article_code=1.11A.mVrK.JwXC0anwDdfe&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Washington Post’s opinion editor resigns after just one year in role https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jul/31/washington-post-opinion-editor-resigns-adam-oneal #WashingtonPost #MediaBusiness #UsPressAndPublishing #UsNews #Media #Newspapers #Business #NewspapersMagazines #WorldNews

Washington Post’s opinion editor resigns after just one year in role
By Jeremy Barr

Adam O’Neal did not give reason for his departure at end of August, in another major shakeup at US publication

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jul/31/washington-post-opinion-editor-resigns-adam-oneal

#WashingtonPost #Mediabusiness #USpressandpublishing #USnews #Media #Newspapers #Business #Newspapersmagazines #Worldnews #TheGuardian #JeremyBarr

Are political journalists always wrong?

I've mostly tuned out of reading the news. But, once in a while, a headline will be shared on social media and I'll momentarily stare into the abyss.

There has recently been a change in UK Prime Minister. I neither know nor care whether that's a good thing. What I do know is that Senior Political Correspondents collectively shat their pants with excitement at being able to breathlessly report any half-baked gossip which would drive clicks.

I saw "Rumours suggest so-and-so will be appointed…", and "Supporters say that A. N. Other will be fired from…", and "Insiders reveal urgent change of policy around…", and so on.

They were all bollocks.

I spent a dull afternoon going through a couple of dozen "sources say" headlines. About 85% were completely wrong. That person didn't become Minister for Administrative Affairs, that other one wasn't fired, the much ballyhooed policy announcement never came.

A few weeks ago, The Economist ran a searing exposé on the accuracy of… The Economist. In an article called "Is The Economist always wrong?" they used a Large Langue Model to test the accuracy of their forecasts. It made for fascinating reading:

We declared smartphones the ­future of computing in 2002, said that something like streaming would devour DVDs in 2008, and cautioned in 2011 that a flood of Chinese-made cars would wash over the West. Still, our techno-optimism occasionally got ahead of itself. Distributed electric grids (boosted by The Economist in 2000), cheap bioethanol (2003), open ­standards for social media (2008) and augmented ­reality (2016) have yet to bring about the breakthroughs we prophesied.

I'd like someone to run the same process on the political rumours reported by the mainstream press. Just how accurate are the tips journalists receive?

Now, obviously, perhaps the rumour was true at the time - but circumstances changed. Perhaps journalists are hanging around in bars and listening to SpAds boast about what the boss has just said. Perhaps they're just making shit up.

It would be fascinating to see if any political journalist has a better than 50% ratio of hits to misses. I strongly suspect that they have an incentive to post the most outrageous rumour rather than the most accurate one.

So, if you have access to a couple of years of newspaper archives, a local AI model which won't burn the planet, and want to cause chaos - please create a leaderboard of the most- and least-accurate political rumour-mongers in the UK.