If you haven't noticed, the American press has fallen down at almost every turn in this election, repeatedly getting it wrong, and doing it wrong, and just not doing it. So why are we paying so much damned attention to their polls right now?'

#election2024 #journalism #polls #harris2024 #HarrisWalz

#Google has disabled call recording on its phones so thank gawd for OBS, Open Broadcaster Software, which records just about anything. So I'll be doing interviews from windows, not android.

#journalism #FOSS

Editor’s Note: #Vacation is ‘Vacation’ for Many #Grassroots Journalists. Another reason why @BINJreports can use your support during our big annual #fundraiser (starting today!) https://horizonmass.news/2024/11/01/editors-note-vacation-is-vacation-for-many-grassroots-journalists/ #work #benefits #journalism #indyjournalism #editorial

I'm excited to share that I'll be a featured storyteller at the next Bike Story Night, hosted this time at #Austin Public Library.

Hear me and others tell #cycling stories, Nov 13, starting at 7:27pm at Austin Public Library, 710 West Cesar Chavez Street.

RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bike-story-night-at-austin-public-library-tickets-1022035675217

#storytelling #Texas #BikeTooter #journalism

News without details naming the facilities where emergency rooms were located.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/01/teen-dies-abortion-ban-texas-neveah-crain
#Journalism #Who #What #When #Where #Texas

Amazing how CNN's Harry Enten can simultaneously say everything is in the margin of error, yet *always* suggest a Trump advantage anyway.

#journalism #politics

#Israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #westbank / #warreporter / #journalism / #killings

„Cheikh Niang, chair of the UN General Assembly's Palestinian Rights Committee, in a video message to journalists gathered in Geneva at the 30th UN annual media seminar on Peace in the Middle East, the number of media workers killed in Gaza and the West Bank is unprecedented.

He also highlighted the lack of investigations into their deaths.“

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/11/1156371?ifr-dir-postId=f3bed17f-0f68-49bf-97fa-5b6fec8f75ae&utm_source=ifragasatt&utm_medium=direkt

July 2024: The #ABC's Michael Rowland attacks President Joe Biden for using the word 'BULLSEYE'.
(#Misinformation from #Russia)

REAL journalists understand context.
REAL journalists don't use:
- gaffes
- gotchas
- narratives

#journalism #bias #Garbage #auspol

On The Economist endorsing Kamala:

“We don’t think being independent and being opinionated are in conflict with each other. Reporters have strong views on the subjects they cover because they’re experts. It’s odd to pretend they don’t.”

https://www.semafor.com/article/10/31/2024/why-the-economist-is-endorsing-kamala-harris-in-2024

h/t @heidilifeldman
#uspol #KamalaHarris #HarrisWalz2024 #journalism

Thanks to Ryan Beckwith for inviting me to answer his five questions for the "Your First Byline" newsletter.
#media #journalism
https://yourfirstbyline.substack.com/p/my-first-byline-laura-belin

got on the phone with the parent corporate headquarters for art forum . I explained a brief idea I had about a story I am working on , and the lady told me “That’s not how this works “
I heard that one before.
Universe music studios was way nicer #coldcalls #siliconvalley #microsoft #ibm #artbasel #penske #media #pmcmedia #artforum #journalism

Mazel tov!

#WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #WaPo #Journalism #FreePress #BoycottAmazon #EatTheBillionaires #USPol

It's an improvement over David Speers.

#ABC #journalism #auspol

"The Washington Post is probably not going anywhere and on some level we need large journalistic institutions to continue to exist. But even well-run large outlets are surely full of waste and bloat that are funded on the backs of and at the expense of the actual journalism. The “wealth and business interests” of billionaire owners, as Bezos writes, are not a “bulwark against intimidation” for journalism. They are, themselves, the biggest threat.

404 Media is barely a year old and we employ four people. You cannot compare our business or what we have done to the Washington Post. As our friend Molly White explained last week, “Just Go Independent” sounds good in theory, but it is not necessarily easy. Doing high quality, investigative journalism is hard, and it is expensive. But it’s not that expensive, and the infrastructure to do it on the internet is getting cheaper and easier to pull off. Printing presses, middle managers, fancy offices, and executive salaries are the expensive things, and they are unnecessary.

Still, it’s unclear whether “Just Go Independent” is a sustainable career path for the number of journalists who we need to have a functioning society. But I do know that relying on the passing interest of billionaires to keep journalism alive is not sustainable. And I know that 250,000 subscribers could fund a lot of independent journalists."

https://www.404media.co/the-billionaire-is-the-threat-not-the-solution/

#WashingtonPost #Bezos #Journalism #Media #News #Billionaires

#psa If you use #Dropbox and are a #writer or #author, do you know about the Offline Files Access changes in Dropbox? It affects Basic Plan (free) users only.

Empirically, Dropbox Basic syncs any changes you make anywhere to the cloud, but only indicates a sync occurred on devices (phones, tablets). In the Files app on iPhone, I see a ghost image with a down arrow in a cloud symbol beside files changed elsewhere. I have to open them to get them to sync locally. If I have no data access at my moment of need, the local file either doesn't exist yet or is out-of-date. For some reason, my Mac always syncs and downloads, at least if it is open. It's my iPhone (likely my iPad, too) that don't.

What cued me is the notifications in the Dropbox app.

I've attached a screenshot. The notifications imply this is a new monetization feature. Sadly, a good one from Dropbox's company standpoint as it may get many more people to pay a minimum of $120 a year. (BTW, #Apple #iCloud now offers Keep Downloaded even in their free 5 GB plan, though I'm still testing to see if I trust this always works.)

#Scrivener uses an API, which seems to cause my Mac to sync file last changed on iPhone or iPad when I turn on my Mac... However, sometimes I need to pause Dropbox syncing and resume it on my Mac to get the Scrivener files to sync. Could this be the cause of those intermittent sync errors I've been getting lately, because I'm not paying $10/m for offline access? I can't definitively say.

In any case, we Scrivener users know you need online access when opening Scrivener on iPad or iPhone to get the latest files, consistent with the issue. There's no auto-download feature in Scrivener for iPhone and iPad, and on the Mac it's the Dropbox app controlling the syncing... oh, my.

All this seems to imply that without a paid subscription, Basic Plan Dropbox isn't good for disaster recovery after all data access disappears (hurricane, earthquake, black out). Of course, if data is important to us, the retort is "Pay for your f***ing security!"

Has anyone looked into this?

Linked is the May 20, 2024 Dropbox FAQ on this, and it's somewhat inscrutable. The image is of the notifications I've received that imply some change.

Anyone want to analyze this?

Please boost so we might some who can discuss this. #boostingIsSharing

#backup #sync #cloud #writers #journalism #journalist #writingCommunity #writersOfMastodon #FreeSoftware

https://help.dropbox.com/sync/access-files-offline#How-to-keep-your-offline-files-and-folders-updated-on-the-Dropbox-mobile-app

It's not about the money. Do the right thing and I will happily resubscribe. The Times got me back by remembering how to use real words to describe real things. I want to pay for good journalism and I would like to support both of you.

#wapo #nytimes #journalism #honor

DoorDash and CVS also contributing funds to Raga group trying to re-elect Todd Rokita, who favors total abortion ban.

Looks like Jeff Bezos is an actual Nazi collaborator!

Amazon donates to group backing hardline anti-abortion Republican
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/31/amazon-doordash-cvs-fund-anti-abortion-republican

#NeverToddRokita #Amazon #CVS #DoorDash #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #WaPo #Journalism #FreePress #BoycottAmazon #EatTheBillionaires #USPol

#Disinformation & Democracy Conference 2024 - https://edri.org/take-action/events/disinformation-democracy-conference-2024/ #desinformacion #journalism #periodismo