Just catching up on @podnews.net and seeing more layoffs - this time at Sirius/Earwolf (AGAIN). Vox a few weeks before that (AGAIN). And all I'm thinking is - THE FUTURE IS INDEPENDENT. If every laid-off person joined @airmedia.bsky.social we'd be a real force to be reckoned with.

58 Jazz Musicians Were Photographed for ‘Harlem 1958.' Only One Remains. Art Kane’s “Harlem 1958” gathered giants of the music. Sonny Rollins, 94, looks back at the historic picture.

I ❤️ this interactive piece from the @nytimes.com today. The only thing it needs is SOUND. 🎺

What do we know about the rise of alternative voices and news influencers in social and video networks? In recent years large social and video networks, offering powerful creator tools and free global distribution, have provided a platform for an increasingly wide range of voices and perspectives. Most ...

Author Nic Newman on the US media landscape: “…whatever the politics, the look is remarkably consistent – somewhere between a podcast and a TV broadcast – with mostly male hosts armed with oversized microphones talking to mostly male guests.” Ayup. 🙄

I’m enrolled in this (free) course and am finding it really insightful. I’ll post some takeaways as I try to figure out my role in this wide blue sky.