Only 22% of Canadians know Meta blocked news. “That has turned Canadian newsgathering on social into a game of telephone—out-of-context photos absent links to the articles from which they’re sourced—that few even know is being played” @Laur_Watso writes cjr.org/business_of_ne…

Thousands of residents were still without power when Moss Brennan and his team distributed the Watauga Democrat on Wednesday; it was the first news some had received since the storm. Lauren Watson for Columbia Journalism Review's Getting the Story, on the work of local reporters cjr.org/getting-the-st…

This is where we are headed 3.1C if business as usual 2.6C if countries meet their stated goals 1.5C if we increase spending by 1% global GDP bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The Nevada Current’s Michael (MJ) Lyle on covering a swing state amid poll anxiety, with Lauren Watson. cjr.org/the_media_toda…

I'm used to interviewing people and not being interviewed. It's harder than it looks. LOL It was a pleasure to speak with Lauren Watson about covering this election.

"Last time Trump was mad at Bezos, the Pentagon steered a $10 billion contract for cloud computing away from Amazon." Jeff Bezos Should Donate the Washington Post to a Charity, by Steven Waldman. cjr.org/opinion/waldma…

It seems ridiculous to share this here, on this platform, right now. But here it is, words of wisdom and clarity to keep reading and rereading as we report on the future unfolding. Thank you Sheila Coronel, written in Columbia Journalism Review Ten Tips for Reporting in an Autocracy

It was a hellish election night with Hell Gate *subscribe today!* —a New York-focused news and culture cooperative. Lauren Watson cjr.org/analysis/hell-…

Sanctions Were Meant to Stop Russian Propaganda. They’re Hurting Vital Journalism Too. By Lauren Watson cjr.org/world/sanction…

The editors of Mongabay, which covers environmental news from around the world, rarely say no to a story. It’s usually a matter not of if, but how to work through the risks. New by Lauren Watson. cjr.org/business_of_ne…

Ronald Reagan perfectly sums up tariffs. The logic is sound.

The DOGE cuts are a local news story, too. Federal workers manage lands, protect forests—and, yes, breed fish—all over the country, by Lauren Watson. cjr.org/local_news/dog…

Grifts, memes, disruption, vengeful billionaires—to understand Donald Trump, there’s much to learn from those who cover crypto, by Lauren Watson. cjr.org/analysis/trump…

Inside Outside: Layoffs, acquisitions, and a contributors’ revolt, by Lauren Watson. cjr.org/news/outside-m…

Student journalists navigate a surge in requests to take down previously published material, by Lauren Watson. cjr.org/analysis/stude…

And so it begins... Four-hectare wildfire sparked in #Squamish #wildfires squamishchief.com/local-news/fou… via The Squamish Chief

Q&A: Kiley Bense on Climate Journalism in a New Information Environment, with Lauren Watson. cjr.org/the_media_toda…

If passed, the Oregon Journalism Protection Act would be the first law of its kind in the United States, forcing Big Tech to compensate press organizations for a portion of the value that news generates on platforms, by Lauren Watson. cjr.org/analysis/orego…

Here's a piece of literature by me, suitable for seventeen-year-olds in Alberta schools, unlike -- we are told -- The Handmaid's Tale. (Sorry, kids; your Minister of Education thinks you are stupid babies.) John and Mary were both very, very good children. They never picked