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Matt Damon playing a 14th century French knight that looks like a third baseman for the Phillies. Mullet. Beard. Smells like horse shit, pine tar, and cigarette smoke.

Matt Damon while playing Odysseus who also looks like a third baseman for the Phillies. Long, skinny beard. Smells like horseshit, pine tar, and perhaps Mediterranean herbs.

Matt Damon playing a 19th century cowboy that looks like a third baseman for the Phillies. Mustache. Shaggy hair. Smells like horse shit, pine tar, and definitely chewing tobacco.

Every time Matt Damon takes on a period role he ends up looking like a third baseman for the Phillies.

You Can Never Let Them Think They Have A Chance | Defector I don’t remember the first time someone hit on me as a reporter. I believe this is because my brain has come to treat these events as unremarkable. For any woman in journalism, they pile up over the y...

“Others have taken to the written platforms to call out double standards. What they're really saying is: Being a woman in journalism just isn't fair. They're right.” - @dianamoskovitz.bsky.social
defector.com/dianna-russi...

This is a Bert Kreischer bit.

Banner parent company to buy Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, staving off its closure The Venetoulis Institute will acquire the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, converting it to a nonprofit to prevent the historic paper’s closure.

LION member buys legacy publication www.thebanner.com/economy/bann...

directed by the dude who played the Jayson Blair role on THE WIRE’s newspaper season for an extra dollop of “huh”

Social sharing image for the Keystone News Summit in Hershey, PA from April 13-15, featuring Chris Krewson.

A closeup of the words "News Shark" which Chris finds hilarious, from the social sharing image for the Keystone News Summit in Hershey, PA from April 13-15.

Y'all, I'm a 'News Shark'! I'm honored. I'll also be in Hershey next Thurs/Fri, speaking at the Keystone News Summit -- year two of a local news gathering in my home state, I'm very proud to say. If you're there, please say hello.

Aw, congrats Sarah

Are you a listener of The Rest is History? They're two episodes into a four-parter on the KKK, and it's really interesting to hear this reflected through British historians.

I have to say I am impressed at your posting frequency; in the old days on the old site I was a very frequent poster. I have nearly stopped, everywhere, tho this is probably more about my current gig and interest in doing so.

Why Knight Foundation Invested in Bluesky - Knight Foundation John Sands explains our bet on a social web that protects speech, creates opportunity for publishers and creators, and enables research on the information ecosystem.

Super interesting move from @knightfoundation.org -- congrats @iohn.bsky.social knightfoundation.org/articles/why...

“The Paper” premieres 32 years ago today.

Not just a stellar cast (including Duvall, #RIP 🙏🏼 ) ..

.. but David Koepp’s script beautifully captures the sarcastic, weary and competitive nature of a local news editorial meeting.

Can anything save the news biz? Podcast Episode · The Indicator from Planet Money · March 16 · 9m

Good @planetmoney.bsky.social podcast feat. @lionpubs.bsky.social members Ken Doctor and Warwick Sabin and a rare positive take on the business of journalism: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

youtu.be/EsvfptdFXf4?...

TBD.com cuts staff, changes mission Much of the local reporting will now be done by reporters from the television channels.

It was shut down by Fred Ryan, the Washington Post exec immediately in charge before Will Lewis. www.politico.com/story/2011/0...

Exclusive: Politico founder plots new Washington newspaper war A damaged Washington Post could face a big new challenger.

Chuckling about this @semafor.com piece because Allbritton did in fact try to launch a "Post-killer" startup in Washington, DC. It was short-lived, and I loved it -- and several alums now work at the NYT and other amazing places. www.semafor.com/article/03/0...

This is TBD erasure. cc @erikwemple.bsky.social

Apply to judge the 2026 LION Publishers Sustainability Awards - LION Publishers LION Publishers seeks volunteers to serve as judges for the eighth annual LION Publishers Sustainability Awards.

Folks! We need volunteers to judge the 2026 LION Awards -- help us find and share success stories in the business of local news. You get to give back to the local news industry; we get about eight hours of your time over ~5 months. Win-win! lionpublishers.com/apply-to-jud...

‘Andor’ Creator Tony Gilroy Gives the Interview He Couldn’t During Its Release While promoting his cautionary tale about fascism, Disney asked Gilroy to refrain from using the word. Nine months after it aired its finale, the 'Star Wars' series feels scarily prescient.

“Ghorman is Greenland.” — Tony Gilroy on Andor and today www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-featur...

will lewis resigning to spend more time with the darkness

Not to put too fine a point on it, but...

Going to the Super Bowl after you decide to cut the sports section is a choice, and not one that reflects well on the exec who does it.

Sponsored by Chris Rabb.
HB 2047 for a state-backed fellowship program to place early- and mid-career journalists in community newsrooms.
HB 2048 for a PA Civic Information Consortium to invest in local reporting.

Blame Bezos What a disaster

A clear-eyed note from Brian Morrissey at The Rebooting: www.therebooting.com/p/blame-bezo...

Hope springs eternal, probably an uphill battle in the state Senate -- but we'll see. Post-Gazette closing shook a lot of folks.

Pennsylvania House Committee Advances Essential Legislative Package to Support Local Journalism and Civic Information The bills follow legislative models that are helping to support local news in a growing number of states.

Good news for local news: A pair of bills in Pennsylvania advanced today. Proud to have @lionpubs.bsky.social work on this with @freepress.bsky.social www.freepress.net/news/pennsyl...

It's the 'million' trap - saying that word w/o the context seems like a lot. But it's likely less than one prompt per 100 users, right? And if it's defined by things like extreme weather, school closings... it's not a habit, it's an outlier. (What has more prompts? What has fewer?)

Good news for local news in PA: Legislation to create a civic information fund and a reporting fellowship program advanced in a key House committee. More soon; we @lionpubs.bsky.social are thrilled.

a close up of thanos from the movie avengers : endgame standing in front of a cloudy sky . ALT: a close up of thanos from the movie avengers : endgame standing in front of a cloudy sky .

Me, reading this www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/is-t...

Tomorrow a PA House Committee will vote on two bills to support local news. One would create a local news reporting fellowship program; the other would create a civic information consortium. It's a good time to call your representative. www.palegis.us/house/commit...

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