Engadget: Game Informer is back and so is its entire team. “Gaming journalism stalwart Game Informer has risen from the ashes. More than thirty years after its debut issue back in August 1991, the media outlet was officially shut down by parent company GameStop in August 2024. Since then, the rights to Game Informer were acquired by Gunzilla Games and, in an all-to-rare win for today’s media […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/26/engadget-game-informer-is-back-and-so-is-its-entire-team/

William & Mary: A vital link to local news. “Say you were offered a job in a town you’d never been to. How would you know if you would like to live there? How are the schools? What is the crime rate? Is there any nightlife? Can you afford a house or apartment there?   W&M Data Science assistant professor Alexander Nwala suggests you could begin your research with a site he and his […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/23/william-mary-a-vital-link-to-local-news/

Jerusalem Post: Unveiling the past: State Archives digitizes official British Mandate newspaper . “The Israel State Archives published on Sunday the digital collection of the Palestine Gazette, the official newspaper for the British government during mandatory Palestine. The collection was published to mark the uploading of the 50 millionth paper to the archive’s website.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/10/jerusalem-post-unveiling-the-past-state-archives-digitizes-official-british-mandate-newspaper/

The Guardian: LA Times reportedly removes new AI tool from story after it downplayed KKK. “The Los Angeles Times has reportedly removed its new artificial intelligence (AI) tool from one of its articles, just a day after launching the feature. The publication unveiled a new AI-driven feature called ‘Insights’ this week, designed to accompany articles that express a particular viewpoint or are […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/07/the-guardian-la-times-reportedly-removes-new-ai-tool-from-story-after-it-downplayed-kkk/

Global Investigative Journalism Network: A New Digital Archive to Preserve an Investigative Legacy in Central America. “For more than a quarter century, elPeriódico was Guatemala’s boldest daily newspaper, proudly describing itself as ‘the most aggressive, least complacent, most critical and nonconformist counterweight to abuses of public power’ among the country’s news media…. […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/06/global-investigative-journalism-network-a-new-digital-archive-to-preserve-an-investigative-legacy-in-central-america/

If you are experiencing #trust issues, or possibly even #CognitiveDissonance with some #media in the #US and #Canada.

trustworthymedia.org

»This is a list of more than 300 #independent, #community-based, member- and audience-supported, #nonprofit, not-for-profit, #cooperative, and social justice oriented #news #publications, primarily based in the United States and #Canada. There are four sections: U.S. and World News, Canada, Local and State News, and Commentary.«

https://www.trustworthymedia.org/list-of-independent-media/

findyournews.org

»Nonprofit news is created for, supported by, and committed to the communities it serves. Through reporters who have deep community ties and topical expertise, nonprofit news elevates untold stories, exposes wrongdoing and provides the facts we need to make informed decisions.«

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University of Michigan: Paywalls influence newspaper coverage. “A new University of Michigan study found that paywalls influence content coverage, as newspapers, on average, reduced their local news coverage by 5.1% post-paywall. The study’s researchers interpreted this as a strategic shift toward more widely appealing content.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/02/university-of-michigan-paywalls-influence-newspaper-coverage/

I was a #professor at the #University of #Leipzig for 10 years in the 1990s and 2000s. No #regrets about having left, because canceling today a #lecture by #BennyMorris means capitulating to the #dictates of #activists against #AcademicFreedom -- no matter what one may think of his #publications .The #faculty bluntly admits that they have bowed to #political #pressure :"Various groups have asked us to cancel the #lecture ." A disgrace.

#antisemitism #Israel #Germany
https://www.theol.uni-leipzig.de/institut-fuer-praktische-theologie/veranstaltungsdetail/termin/the-1948-war-and-jihad