A free and independent press — once a given in the United States — is now under threat from authoritarian tactics, institutional weakness and a growing public disregard for truth, putting democracy at serious risk. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/09/world/global-lessons-form-a-press-in-peril/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #newsmedia #journalism #freespeech #democracy #donaldtrump #humanrights

#FediForum was great (and exhausting) as always!

Really missed out on having @news cover the event this year.

Their play by play coverage has always been a staple in my morning after debrief. How am I supposed to follow everything myself? Really makes you realise how valuable WeDistribute is for the Fediverse and whole Social Web.

They are our local news. If you haven't already, please check them out.

#FediForum25 #Fediverse #SocialWeb #Mastodon #WeDistribute #Journalism

Jiji Press said that it has strictly reprimanded a photographer of its Photo Desk for making inappropriate remarks apparently related to new Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/09/japan/politics/jiji-photographer-inappropriate-remarks-on-takaichi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #jijipress #media #journalism

#FediForum was great (and exhausting) as always!

Really missed out on having @news cover the event this year.

Their play by play coverage has always been a staple in my morning after debrief. How am I supposed to follow everything myself? Really makes you realise how valuable WeDistribute is for the Fediverse and whole Social Web.

They are our local news. If you haven't already, please check them out.

#FediForum25 #Fediverse #SocialWeb #Mastodon #WeDistribute #Journalism

The association representing journalists who cover the U.S. Department of Defense on Wednesday condemned a new press access policy that could see reporters lose their access as early as next week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/09/world/politics/press-us-defense-media-access/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #journalism #pressfreedom #censorship #newspapers #magazines #pentagon #petehegseth #us #donaldtrump

In journalism, we refer to mainstream media as "legacy media".

We should start calling mainstream social media "legacy social".

Out with the old, in with the new.

#Mastodon #Fediverse #Media #Journalism

OCTOBER 8, 2025
MAGA’s Little Helpers: Sinclair, Nexstar and the Consolidation of Broadcast TV
PETE TUCKER

“That’s because the local ABC station in the DC area, WJLA, is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Network. And the right-wing network refused to air the Jimmy Kimmel Show! on any of its 38 ABC affiliates.”

https://fair.org/home/magas-little-helpers-sinclair-nexstar-and-the-consolidation-of-broadcast-tv/

#sinclair #media #tiktok #jimmykimmel #trump #freespeech #censorship #usa #oligarchy #autocracy #politics #press #journalism #democracy #education #antitrust

OCTOBER 8, 2025
MAGA’s Little Helpers: Sinclair, Nexstar and the Consolidation of Broadcast TV
PETE TUCKER

“That’s because the local ABC station in the DC area, WJLA, is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Network. And the right-wing network refused to air the Jimmy Kimmel Show! on any of its 38 ABC affiliates.”

https://fair.org/home/magas-little-helpers-sinclair-nexstar-and-the-consolidation-of-broadcast-tv/

#sinclair #media #tiktok #jimmykimmel #trump #freespeech #censorship #usa #oligarchy #autocracy #politics #press #journalism #democracy #education #antitrust

In journalism, we refer to mainstream media as "legacy media".

We should start calling mainstream social media "legacy social".

Out with the old, in with the new.

#Mastodon #Fediverse #Media #Journalism

Is that the truth? Or did Sky News tell you?
Anti-Sky News sticker. It prints out on A4 sticker stock (Officeworks #australia)
#media #journalism #disinformation

How about an #Introduction again, since I haven’t been very active here and I’m thinking of being more active. And yes, it’s in part because of #Bluesky, the CEO, and their shit content moderation. I’m not leaving there yet. I would like to try another instance, though it looks like that may be pointless if Jay can get mad at you and delete you from all instances.

But I digress… an intro:

I’m an #author #writing a book series called Mercedes Masterson Detective Stories, but also other novels and short stories as well. I have the first three in the series out now. The first two are free currently from my newsletter site (in the library). The series is noir/thriller and with some horror sometimes and deals in themes such as corruption, friendship, and #LGBTQ issues (Mercedes is a closested #bisexual woman).

I’m also a trained method actor (the non-annoying kind) and recently starred in a short film that garnered 4 nominations including Best Film. I used to do a lot of indie filmmaking back in the early 2000s. I love movies and especially #horror.

I’m currently enrolled at SNHU and in my last year of school. It’s looking like I may wrap up my bachelor’s degree in the spring of 2026. I’m an English major and do enjoy #editing and am considering it as a career afterwards. I’m rounding off my degree with courses on #journalism.

I write and edit a #newsletter called Weaver’s Deep Thoughts which has “deep thoughts” on a variety of topics as well as free #ShortStories and #poetry by a diverse group of writers. It’s slowly growing and submissions are currently open. I’m currently rolling out a serialized story called “The Bride of Usher” for #Halloween which is a sci-fi/horror blend of “Frankenstein” and “The Fall of the House of Usher.” New installments are dropping every Friday this month. The first is a available now.

Here’s some links:
— Newsletter: https://weaversdeepthoughts.com
— Mercedes books: https://mercedesmasterson.com
— Other links like socials and dms: https://Weaver.wtf

I’d love to connect and I love collaborating. Stay awesome. And leave LGBTQ folks alone!! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Be good to each other. ✌️

Edit: Feel free to introduce yourself in the comments, or re-introduce if we know each other from other places.

Is that the truth? Or did Sky News tell you?
Anti-Sky News sticker. It prints out on A4 sticker stock (Officeworks #australia)
#media #journalism #disinformation

How about an #Introduction again, since I haven’t been very active here and I’m thinking of being more active. And yes, it’s in part because of #Bluesky, the CEO, and their shit content moderation. I’m not leaving there yet. I would like to try another instance, though it looks like that may be pointless if Jay can get mad at you and delete you from all instances.

But I digress… an intro:

I’m an #author #writing a book series called Mercedes Masterson Detective Stories, but also other novels and short stories as well. I have the first three in the series out now. The first two are free currently from my newsletter site (in the library). The series is noir/thriller and with some horror sometimes and deals in themes such as corruption, friendship, and #LGBTQ issues (Mercedes is a closested #bisexual woman).

I’m also a trained method actor (the non-annoying kind) and recently starred in a short film that garnered 4 nominations including Best Film. I used to do a lot of indie filmmaking back in the early 2000s. I love movies and especially #horror.

I’m currently enrolled at SNHU and in my last year of school. It’s looking like I may wrap up my bachelor’s degree in the spring of 2026. I’m an English major and do enjoy #editing and am considering it as a career afterwards. I’m rounding off my degree with courses on #journalism.

I write and edit a #newsletter called Weaver’s Deep Thoughts which has “deep thoughts” on a variety of topics as well as free #ShortStories and #poetry by a diverse group of writers. It’s slowly growing and submissions are currently open. I’m currently rolling out a serialized story called “The Bride of Usher” for #Halloween which is a sci-fi/horror blend of “Frankenstein” and “The Fall of the House of Usher.” New installments are dropping every Friday this month. The first is a available now.

Here’s some links:
— Newsletter: https://weaversdeepthoughts.com
— Mercedes books: https://mercedesmasterson.com
— Other links like socials and dms: https://Weaver.wtf

I’d love to connect and I love collaborating. Stay awesome. And leave LGBTQ folks alone!! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Be good to each other. ✌️

Edit: Feel free to introduce yourself in the comments, or re-introduce if we know each other from other places.

After 29 years of being associated with NBC News, MSNBC is becoming independent, starting with breaking its relationships with correspondents and crews, and ending with a name change to MS NOW. Poynter Institute reports on the official 10 principles of reporting that were circulated to newsrooms staff today, and interviews Brian Carovillano senior vice president of standards and editorial partnerships, about the way forward.

https://flip.it/lN2q.R

#News #Media #Journalism #MSNBC #NBC

After 29 years of being associated with NBC News, MSNBC is becoming independent, starting with breaking its relationships with correspondents and crews, and ending with a name change to MS NOW. Poynter Institute reports on the official 10 principles of reporting that were circulated to newsrooms staff today, and interviews Brian Carovillano senior vice president of standards and editorial partnerships, about the way forward.

https://flip.it/lN2q.R

#News #Media #Journalism #MSNBC #NBC

I made a #mastodon #list just for #news sites I follow (which are still mostly #Flipboard, but good on 'em for being in #fedi at all), and it's so hard not to rewrite many of the headlines I see them using, like *anybody anywhere* doesn't see the bullshit fascist rhetoric each one is soaked in.

But then I realized there's no end to it, I could be rewriting these all day!

Ugh.. How to de-consolidate #journalism again? How do we evict all the #billionaire colonizers, and go back to #Democracy?

Latest comic: Pundit bro doom loop

#comic #cartoon #media #journalism #authoritarianism