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Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard

@niemanfoundation.bsky.social

Promoting and elevating the standards of journalism since 1938. Home of the Nieman Fellowships at Harvard, Nieman Lab, Nieman Reports, and Nieman Storyboard. https://nieman.harvard.edu/

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Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard @niemanfoundation.bsky.social · 5m ago

When asked about the apparent change, the Times told @niemanlab.org it is “always monitoring and testing new approaches with our audience,” according to @laurahazardowen.bsky.social.

The New York Times appears to be cracking down on login sharing

Disney did it, Netflix is doing it, and now The New York Times is serious about it too: Quit trying to log in with your old coworker's mom's email address. Wow, it finally happened. The New York Times cracked down on login sharing and now I can't use my old coworker's mom's account t…

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Center for Media Engagement - UT Austin@engagingnews.bsky.social · yesterday

Appreciated this perspective @niemanfoundation.bsky.social Examining which stories receive attention—and which don't—is an important part of strengthening journalism and serving the public.

Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard @niemanfoundation.bsky.social · 2w ago

The students’ investigation prompted a rare government response. Vidya Krishnan writes about what their investigation revealed, and how many mainstream outlets ignored or downplayed the story.

Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard @niemanfoundation.bsky.social · 3h ago

A year after federal cuts, donations gave some public media stations breathing room. Layoffs continue, and crisis giving may not last, @laurahazardowen.bsky.social writes.

It’s been a year since Congress cut off federal funding for public media. How are things going?

Last July, the Republican-led Congress voted to end federal funding for public media, clawing back $1.1 billion in funds that had been previously allocated to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. (The CPB officially shut down this past January.) The depressing one-year anniversary is being m…

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Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard @niemanfoundation.bsky.social · 23h ago

Google Search traffic has dropped so much that some publishers are considering blocking Google entirely, @neeldhanesha.com writes in @niemanlab.org.

Search traffic has declined so much that some publishers are considering opting out of Google entirely

Back in 2024, Nilay Patel, editor-in-chief of The Verge, coined the term "Google Zero," which he defined as "that moment when Google Search simply stops sending traffic outside of its search engine to third-party websites." It increasingly feels as if that moment has arrived, an…

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Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard @niemanfoundation.bsky.social · yesterday

U.S. news jobs are more than 3× more likely to be based in Manhattan than they were 25 years ago, @joshuabenton.com writes in @niemanlab.org.

U.S. news jobs are more than 3× more likely to be based in Manhattan than they were 25 years ago

Ten years ago, I wrote a piece on how the internet was sucking journalistic resources out of the middle of the country and concentrating it on the coasts — primarily New York City. While digital publishing theoretically could have distributed reporters away from high-cost cities, in reality, it r...

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Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard @niemanfoundation.bsky.social · yesterday

Current is an RSS reader without unread counts, built for people who want the web to feel less like homework and more like wandering. 🔗 More from @laurahazardowen.bsky.social:

This app turns the web into a scrollable feed (just don’t call it RSS)

As an elder millennial who still mourns the death of Google Reader (13 years ago this month, sigh) and uses the Feedly daily, I was intrigued by TechCrunch's post: "A new app, HyperTexting, turns the open web into a scrollable social media-like feed." HyperTexting, launched on iOS on J…

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Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard @niemanfoundation.bsky.social · 5d ago

The New York Times launched Family subscriptions last fall. CEO Meredith Kopit Levien later called them “the carrot version of password sharing.”

The New York Times appears to be cracking down on login sharing

Disney did it, Netflix is doing it, and now The New York Times is serious about it too: Quit trying to log in with your old coworker's mom's email address. Wow, it finally happened. The New York Times cracked down on login sharing and now I can't use my old coworker's mom's account t…

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Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard @niemanfoundation.bsky.social · 5d ago

The Bloomberg senior editor talks about storytelling in investigative journalism and the Pulitzer-winning “TrAPPed.” 🎧 Listen on Nieman Storyboard or on your preferred podcast platform. 

Pulitzer winner Ken Armstrong on the importance of storytelling in investigative journalism - Nieman Storyboard

The senior editor for Bloomberg News shares lessons on collaborating with large reporting teams and experimenting with new forms for the Pulitzer-winning story “TrAPPed”

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Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard @niemanfoundation.bsky.social · 6d ago

About one in 10 Americans are Mobilizers, the most civically and politically active group in new Pew-Knight research. Sophie Culpepper for Nieman Lab.

Mobilizer, connector, spectator, or outsider? New Pew research categorizes how Americans do (or don’t) engage civically

Civic engagement takes many forms. The term describes activities as disparate as voting, volunteering, attending religious services, and following the news. Yet “these behaviors are often studied separately, making it difficult to see how they come together in people’s day-to-day lives,” rese...

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Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard @niemanfoundation.bsky.social · 6d ago

RSS-like tools are getting another look from developers trying to make website feeds feel more approachable. Laura Hazard Owen writes about HyperTexting and Current for Nieman Lab.

This app turns the web into a scrollable feed (just don’t call it RSS)

As an elder millennial who still mourns the death of Google Reader (13 years ago this month, sigh) and uses the Feedly daily, I was intrigued by TechCrunch's post: "A new app, HyperTexting, turns the open web into a scrollable social media-like feed." HyperTexting, launched on iOS on J…

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Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard @niemanfoundation.bsky.social · 6d ago

AI tools can produce hallucinated, biased, or incomplete information. A new study suggests journalists may need stronger skills. 🔗 Read on Nieman Lab.

A new study looks at the skills journalists are losing (and gaining) because of AI tools

Last year, MIT's Media Lab came out with a buzzy study on a phenomenon that’s been coined “cognitive debt.” In short, the researchers found that when ChatGPT users offloaded essay writing tasks to their AI assistants, their own writing abilities declined. ChatGPT users consistently had the lo...

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Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard @niemanfoundation.bsky.social · last wk.

We’re pleased to announce that veteran journalist Henry Chu has been named curator of Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard. A longtime foreign correspondent and editor who has reported from more than 30 countries, Chu will be Nieman’s ninth curator. hvd.gs/431352

Henry Chu named curator of Nieman Foundation for Journalism — Harvard Gazette

Prize-winning veteran foreign correspondent, editor aims to focus on challenges facing industry, including AI, press freedom, polarization.

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Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard @niemanfoundation.bsky.social · last wk.

LAist’s election-guide wall captured more than 58,000 new emails in under a month and signed up more than 48,000 people for its election newsletter.

We asked our readers to buy, not donate. Here’s what it taught us about the new math of news.

We needed to test a question public media rarely asks out loud: if we offered these readers something to buy, rather than something to support, would they?

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Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard @niemanfoundation.bsky.social · last wk.

Press freedom groups described the visa problems facing journalists at the 2026 World Cup as unprecedented in sports journalism. Nieman Reports has the story.

Shut Out: For the First Time, Iranian Journalists Are Denied Entry to Cover a FIFA World Cup - Nieman Reports

Unable to enter the U.S., Iranian journalists reflect on disappointment in being forced to miss the world’s biggest sporting event

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Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard @niemanfoundation.bsky.social · 2w ago

Some journalists worry AI tools could weaken foundational research habits, from tracking down information to checking primary sources and speaking with experts.

A new study looks at the skills journalists are losing (and gaining) because of AI tools

Last year, MIT's Media Lab came out with a buzzy study on a phenomenon that’s been coined “cognitive debt.” In short, the researchers found that when ChatGPT users offloaded essay writing tasks to their AI assistants, their own writing abilities declined. ChatGPT users consistently had the lo...

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