The hidden cost of wildlife collisions on Canada’s railways | The Narwhal Trains regularly hit and kill wildlife on the tracks but poor reporting means governments aren’t sure exactly how many animals are lost

Collision course: Animals killed on Canada’s railways: projects.thenarwhal.ca/collision-co...

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

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How a Beautiful Summer Day on Lake Tahoe Suddenly Turned Deadly www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Lack of Local News Tied to Government Secrecy, New Report Says The loss of local news is linked with increased government secrecy, according to a new study conducted by the Brechner Center for the Advancement of the First Amendment at the University of Florida.

Lack of Local News Tied to Government Secrecy, New Report Says
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Monarez refused to fire top CDC leaders, ‘rubber-stamp’ vaccine changes, confidante says The former CDC director was ousted late Wednesday after refusing to resign despite pressure from Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The newly ousted director of the CDC refused to fire top agency leaders or approve changes to vaccines from RFK Jr.’s hand-picked panel of advisers.

Traffic Apocalypse Google’s AI Overviews are killing click-throughs to news sites.

Google’s AI Overviews are killing traffic to news sites.! 🦋
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Americans still have faith in local news − but few are willing to pay for it When American readers follow local news, it can help reduce political polarization and also make them more likely to vote in local elections.

Americans still have faith in local news − but few are willing to pay for it
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How to stand your ground, in three (not so easy) steps On dueling commencement talks, NPR's new lawsuit and and a warning about Paramount's 'possible bribe'

How to stand your ground, in three (not so easy) steps
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Columbia Keeps ‘Investigating’ Student Journalists Covering Pro-Palestine Protests Reporters on campus say it’s a threat to press freedom.

Columbia keeps 'investigating' student journalists covering pro-Palestine protests.! 🦋
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"The Bully's Pulpit: Trump v. The First Amendment" | Knight First Amendment Institute

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Congrats to the Howard Centers and @AP on winning First Place and Best in Show in the Headliner Awards for the category Online Investigative Reporting for Digital Partnerships with Other news Outlets
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Trump’s War on Measurement Means Losing Data on Drug Use, Maternal Mortality, Climate Change and More By slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose con...

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Oregon lawmakers to decide whether big tech should pay to support local journalism Companies including Google and Meta could be required to pay millions to online Oregon news outlets.

Oregon lawmakers to decide whether big tech should pay to support local journalism
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Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said.

Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...

The four-day newsroom? How a bold schedule shift could ease burnout and boost retention rjionline.org/news/the-fou...

How billionaires and powerful law firms are working to restrict libel protections and silence the press in Trump’s America A new book by ‘New York Times’ journalist David Enrich exposes the campaign to overturn a precious legal precedent that protects investigative journalism.

How billionaires and powerful law firms are working to restrict libel protections and silence the press
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The Scripps Howard Fund and Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) are adding a fall cohort to the Nonprofit Newsroom #Internship Program.

Get more details, access the Q & A registration and find the application link here: scripps.com/wp-content/u...

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Your weather app could miss the next big storm. Blame Elon Musk and DOGE. I talked to legendary TV meteorologist Tom Skilling who warns that targeting the National Weather Service puts us all in jeopardy.

Your weather app could miss the next big storm. Blame Elon Musk and DOGE.
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Department of Education rescinds Title IX guidance that NIL payments must be proportionate How Title IX would factor into schools' revenue-sharing decisions has been a lingering question.

From @theathletic.bsky.social: The Department of Education has rescinded Title IX guidance that stated NIL payments must be proportionate between a university’s male and female athletes. nyti.ms/40Z3Z4i

Trump’s Declaration Allows Musk’s Efficiency Team to Skirt Open Records Laws Government watchdog groups say they will challenge the Trump administration’s decision to put the initiative under the Presidential Records Act, which shields its work from public disclosure.

Trump’s Declaration Allows Musk’s Efficiency Team to Skirt Open Records Laws www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...

Two years after derailment, toxic chemicals still roll through East Palestine Two years after derailment, toxic chemicals still roll through East Palestine.

Fantastic story by the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University if Maryland
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Will AI Be A Benevolent Helper Or An Evil Overlord for Scripps? This week I had a conversation with Scripps’ VP of emerging technology operations, Christina Hartman about AI.

Great piece on @ChristinaSumi's AI leadership at Scripps
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Reposting vs. reporting: How Facebook groups are replacing shuttered rural newsrooms | Rocky Mountain PBS As small newsrooms close in rural Colorado, citizen journalists are gathering together to keep the flow of local news and information alive.

How Facebook groups are replacing shuttered rural newsrooms

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Inside a network of AI-generated newsletters targeting “small town America” Good Daily, which operates in 47 states and 355 towns and cities across the U.S., is run by one person.

Inside a network of AI-generated newsletters targeting “small town America”

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How Voces Internship is Bringing More Latinos Into Newsrooms Voces Internship of Idaho, an internship program, is bringing more Latinos into newsrooms

Supporting Voces Internship of Idaho has been one of the smartest decisions I’ve made in my current job and one of the most rewarding parts of my career.
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Elon Musk Is an ‘Evil Person,’ Steve Bannon Says The comments highlighted rifts within the U.S. right wing and between two men who have been influential advisers to President-elect Donald J. Trump.

Steve Bannon called Elon Musk a “truly evil person” in an interview with an Italian newspaper. The comments deepened hostilities between the two men who have been influential advisers to President-elect Trump.

It’s remarkable that Zuck said “the fact-checkers have just been too politically biased, and have destroyed more trust than they've created, especially in the U.S." He not only ended the partnership, he threw US fact checkers under the bus.

Scripps Howard Fund accepting entries for the 72nd Scripps Howard Journalism Awards - Scripps The 72nd Scripps Howard Journalism Awards, one of the nation’s most prestigious American journalism competitions, will offer $140,000 in prize money in 12 categories. The Scripps Howard Fund will be a...

#Journalists: The Scripps Howard Fund is now accepting entries for the 72nd Scripps Howard Journalism Awards.

The awards will offer $140,000 in prize money in 12 categories.

Learn more and find a link to submit an entry: scripps.com/fund/news/sc... @mikecanan.bsky.social

City Limits to Launch Internship for Emerging Hispanic and Latino Journalists Grant support from the Scripps Howard Fund will allow City Limits to host interns for three semesters beginning in the summer of 2025, who will produce stories and investigations for the Spanish/Engli...

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City Limits to Launch Internship for Emerging Hispanic and Latino Journalists

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