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Strypey<p>(1/2)</p><p>"The best way I can illustrate that is with this chart based on those ASA statistics ... It speaks for itself, and I hope you will share it far and wide."</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://federated.press/@gavinellis" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gavinellis</span></a></span>, 2025</p><p><a href="https://knightlyviews.com/but-waittheres-more-being-sucked-away/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">knightlyviews.com/but-waitther</span><span class="invisible">es-more-being-sucked-away/</span></a></p><p>I would, but this is a terrible graph. For a start, axes are not labeled. So while I can guess that the numbers along the bottom are years, showing change over time, the numbers up the side are a mystery. Are they $ or %? Are there implied 0s after them? How many?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/NewsMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewsMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/advertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>advertising</span></a></p>
Strypey<p>The NZ Advertising Standards Authority has released its annual report on advertising revenue. I'm hearing about it on RNZ MediaWatch, who referenced this column by Gavin Ellis;</p><p><a href="https://knightlyviews.com/but-waittheres-more-being-sucked-away/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">knightlyviews.com/but-waitther</span><span class="invisible">es-more-being-sucked-away/</span></a></p><p>Once again, the stats show that the bulk of ad money spent in NZ is going to the DataFarms. The handful of giant, multinational platforms owned by Silicon Valley oligarchs. Once again, I recommend <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span>'s piece on this;</p><p><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2022/04/10/big-tech-isnt-stealing-news-publishers-content/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pluralistic.net/2022/04/10/big</span><span class="invisible">-tech-isnt-stealing-news-publishers-content/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/podcasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcasts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/RNZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RNZ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/MediaWatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MediaWatch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/NewsMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewsMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/NZASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZASA</span></a></p>
DB 🌱💦<p>News media really has to stop asking entertainers what they think about world affairs. If they hadn't maybe we wouldn't now be in the mess we're in.</p><p>Good on Bill Burr for calling this out as weak and cowardly journalism.</p><p>"You need to get your balls back and it's not my job, I'm a dancing clown" </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Reporters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reporters</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/NewsMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewsMedia</span></a></p>
DB 🌱💦<p>Was there a high school history lesson I missed where the teachers told us that the world exists on a 'genocide➡free pass' wheel?</p><p>I guess that means that in 80 or so years Palestinians will have the license to do war crimes and genocide without impunity too. </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/WarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarCrimes</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/NewsMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewsMedia</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a></p>
Strypey<p>"... we were all better off when a reporter was someone with some hustle, deep connections in a community, and an ability to sniff out and piece together stories — especially stories that powerful people don’t want told. People who have those qualities should be able to be reporters regardless of whether they can even spell, much less reliably manifest 800 words in a classic inverse pyramid ..."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/JonStokes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JonStokes</span></a>, 2023</p><p><a href="https://www.jonstokes.com/p/heres-how-generative-ai-can-fix-the" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jonstokes.com/p/heres-how-gene</span><span class="invisible">rative-ai-can-fix-the</span></a></p><p>(1/3)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/NewsMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewsMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a></p>
datum (n=1)<blockquote><p>“In my view it is no exaggeration to say that at this juncture, information manipulation (whether foreign or not) poses the single biggest risk to our democracy. It is an existential threat.”</p></blockquote><p><a href="https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/heres-one-easy-trick-to-combat-foreign-political-interference-in-our-media" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">canadiandimension.com/articles</span><span class="invisible">/view/heres-one-easy-trick-to-combat-foreign-political-interference-in-our-media</span></a></p><p>5/🧵(FIN)</p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/CDNPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDNPoli</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/PostMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PostMedia</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/NewsMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewsMedia</span></a></p>
datum (n=1)<blockquote><p>Postmedia has largely replaced local news coverage with paid content, including a long-running campaign for the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, and under new CEO Andrew Macleod ordered its editors to hew even harder to the right politically. We are thus in effect paying foreign-owned media to feed us propaganda</p></blockquote><p><a href="https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/heres-one-easy-trick-to-combat-foreign-political-interference-in-our-media" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">canadiandimension.com/articles</span><span class="invisible">/view/heres-one-easy-trick-to-combat-foreign-political-interference-in-our-media</span></a></p><p>4/🧵</p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/CDNPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDNPoli</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/PostMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PostMedia</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/NewsMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewsMedia</span></a></p>
datum (n=1)<blockquote><p>the worst traitors of all may actually be in our own news media. “While allegations of interference involving elected officials have dominated public and media discourse, the reality is that misinformation and disinformation pose an even greater threat to democracy,” wrote Justice Marie-Josée Hogue in her long-awaited report on the subject that was released this past week in no fewer than seven volumes. “Some spread disinformation about candidates and elected officials who express views that diverge from their own interests. Their goal is to try and prevent these candidates from getting elected, and to affect policy choices and positions.”</p></blockquote><p><a href="https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/heres-one-easy-trick-to-combat-foreign-political-interference-in-our-media" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">canadiandimension.com/articles</span><span class="invisible">/view/heres-one-easy-trick-to-combat-foreign-political-interference-in-our-media</span></a></p><p>3/🧵</p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/CDNPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDNPoli</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/PostMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PostMedia</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/NewsMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewsMedia</span></a></p>
datum (n=1)<blockquote><p>Peterson [...] received funding from Russian broadcaster RT. “Enough idiot green moralizing,” Peterson’s rant continued. “Enough carbon tax. Enough bloody net zero. And how about this? Enough multiculturalism and destruction of the Canadian identity.”</p></blockquote><p><a href="https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/heres-one-easy-trick-to-combat-foreign-political-interference-in-our-media" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">canadiandimension.com/articles</span><span class="invisible">/view/heres-one-easy-trick-to-combat-foreign-political-interference-in-our-media</span></a></p><p>2/🧵</p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/CDNPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDNPoli</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/PostMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PostMedia</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/NewsMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewsMedia</span></a></p>
datum (n=1)<blockquote><p>some MPs had been “semi-witting or witting” dupes of foreign powers attempting to interfere in Canadian politics. While heavily redacted, the NSICOP report pointed a finger directly at foreign-funded Canadian news media</p></blockquote><p><a href="https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/heres-one-easy-trick-to-combat-foreign-political-interference-in-our-media" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">canadiandimension.com/articles</span><span class="invisible">/view/heres-one-easy-trick-to-combat-foreign-political-interference-in-our-media</span></a></p><p>h/t <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@Npars01" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Npars01</span></a></span> </p><p>1/🧵 </p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/CDNPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDNPoli</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/PostMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PostMedia</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/NewsMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewsMedia</span></a></p>
DB 🌱💦<p>🇮🇱 Media: Israel wants to occupy Gaza and control Palestinians</p><p>🇺🇸 Media: Israel wants to pressure Hamas and free hostages</p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/NewsMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewsMedia</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a></p>
Bi Sasquatch<p>Support <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AssociatedPress</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/AP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AP</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AssociatedPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AssociatedPress</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SupportAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupportAP</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SupportAssociatedPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupportAssociatedPress</span></a><br><a href="https://c.im/tags/FactsMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactsMatter</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/NewsMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewsMedia</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Voice of America ending contracts with Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France Presse <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/831016/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/831016/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arizona</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ArizonaStateGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArizonaStateGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AssociatedPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AssociatedPress</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DavidBauder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DavidBauder</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DCWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DCWire</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeneralNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KariLake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KariLake</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NewsMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewsMedia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WashingtonNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonNews</span></a></p>
Strypey<p>Where journalism skills go to die;</p><p>"Li eventually attended the prestigious Peking University, where he planned to be a journalist. By the time he graduated, in 2008, the global economy was in recession. The newspaper he joined laid him off, and the resulting financial pressure caused him to abandon journalism for a public relations job at a new online fashion retailer. Within two years, he was leading the company’s PR strategy."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/ChangChe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChangChe</span></a>, 2025</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2025/jan/27/the-man-making-a-business-out-of-chinas-burnout-generation-podcast" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/news/audio/202</span><span class="invisible">5/jan/27/the-man-making-a-business-out-of-chinas-burnout-generation-podcast</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/NewsMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewsMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a></p>
Strypey<p>Seems Aotearoa is not alone in the ownership consolidation and asset-stripping of local media outlets;</p><p>"The oligopoly of owners who are consolidating and liquidating media outlets are asking citizens to be satisfied with the information they provide – much like the corporate overlords of 'Rollerball'."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/MatthewJordan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MatthewJordan</span></a>, 2025</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/norman-jewisons-rollerball-depicted-a-world-in-which-corporations-controlled-all-information-is-this-dystopian-vision-becoming-reality-222099" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/norman-jew</span><span class="invisible">isons-rollerball-depicted-a-world-in-which-corporations-controlled-all-information-is-this-dystopian-vision-becoming-reality-222099</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/NewsMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewsMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a></p>
SusanChavezWith so much information, misinformation, and disinformation going around, it's all the more important to understand media biases so we can accurately assess and act on what we're reading, seeing, and hearing<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/media?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#media</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/news?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/speech?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#speech</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/newsmedia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#newsmedia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/information?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#information</a>
pcyx<p>Social Security Workers Aren’t Allowed to Read This Story</p><p>New internet restrictions at the embattled SSA have cut off access to WIRED, along with other “general news” websites like The Washington Post and The New York Times.</p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/social-security-workers-arent-allowed-to-read-this-story/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/social-securit</span><span class="invisible">y-workers-arent-allowed-to-read-this-story/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/usgov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usgov</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/newsmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newsmedia</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ssa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ssa</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/socialsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialsecurity</span></a></p>
Rhyothemis<p>Timothy Snyder recommended some news media subscriptions -<br><a href="https://youtu.be/ZQqLRew4F1g&amp;t=1669" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/ZQqLRew4F1g&amp;t=1669</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>The Philadelphia Enquirer<br>The Tennessee Holler<br>Ohio Capital Journal<br>The Week<br>The Guardian Weekly Edition<br>ProPublica<br>Wired </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@spamless" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>spamless</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/newspapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newspapers</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/NewsMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewsMedia</span></a> <br><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/WaPo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaPo</span></a> alternatives</p>
Strypey<p>Once again, billionaires have started buying chunks of what's left of the formal news media in Aotearoa;</p><p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/543611/canadian-billionaire-jim-grenon-tight-lipped-on-nzme-share-purchase" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rnz.co.nz/news/business/543611</span><span class="invisible">/canadian-billionaire-jim-grenon-tight-lipped-on-nzme-share-purchase</span></a></p><p>In this case, shares in NZ Herald owner NZME being bought by a billionaire who also invested in a shady disinfo-peddling influence operation calling itself "NZNE"; </p><p><a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/media/the-curious-case-of-nz-news-essentials-the-buyout-baron-the-rapper-and-the-anti-mandate-influencer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">businessdesk.co.nz/article/med</span><span class="invisible">ia/the-curious-case-of-nz-news-essentials-the-buyout-baron-the-rapper-and-the-anti-mandate-influencer</span></a></p><p>(1/2)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/NewsMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewsMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/NZME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/NZNE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZNE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a></p>
Bi Sasquatch<p>Support <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AssociatedPress</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/AP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AP</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AssociatedPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AssociatedPress</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SupportAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupportAP</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SupportAssociatedPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupportAssociatedPress</span></a><br><a href="https://c.im/tags/FactsMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactsMatter</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/NewsMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewsMedia</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a></p>