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Wednesday, December 21, 2022
 | Well-funded journalism leaders stop making disparate pay“We need to publicly discuss how inappropriate these salary disparities are — both in for-profit and nonprofit newsrooms — when so many news organizations are struggling and laying off workers.” By Gabe Schneider. |
 | The backlash against pro-democracy reporting is coming“We will be increasingly likely to hear that pro-democracy reporting is biased, dangerous, and un-American.” By Michael W. Wagner. |
 | Newsrooms recognize women of color as the canaries in the coal mine“Coming into the 2024 elections, the country cannot rely on the bravest among us to occasionally burst through the lies.” By Juleyka Lantigua. |
 | Podcast collaboration — not competition — breeds excellence“My hope is for podcast makers to overcome this insatiable need to be the first, the best, and the one-and-only, and to instead focus on being collaborators and audio allies." By Joni Deutsch. |
 | Trust in news will continue to fall. Just look at Brazil.Harsh (even if fair) coverage of left-of-center governments will not decrease accusations of bias in the U.S., Brazil, or anywhere else. By Daniel Trielli. |
 | AI will start fact-checking. We may not like the results.“We can be open to the disruptive power of artificial intelligence at all points in our value chain, instead of closing ourselves off and assuming the future will look just like today.” By Sam Guzik. |
 | Growth in public funding for news and information at the state and local levels“By taking these efforts down to the state level, we are able to engage people in a way that's not possible when hyperpartisan politicians in Washington DC are fighting over Big Bird.” By Sarah Stonbely. |
 | Newsletter writers need a new ethics“Outside the framework of established institutions and expectations for how writers interact with the people funding their work, these writers are usually left on their own to sort out any ethical conundrums that might arise.” By Tim Carmody. |
 | Journalism education faces a crossroads“Journalism schools and departments will reassess how they teach storytelling and reporting, communication processes, newsroom leadership, and newsroom workflows to mesh to the future media landscape.” By Amy Schmitz Weiss. |
 | More news organizations will realize they are in the business of impact, not eyeballs“More news organizations will position themselves as social-impact business, while adhering to journalistic values in the execution of their missions.” By Paul Cheung. |
 | “I’m sorry, but I’m a large language model”“Can you give me an example of what the concluding paragraph of my Nieman piece might sound like if spoken by an old pirate to his crew of apprehensive journalists and technologists working in media?” By Ryan Gantz. |
 | We'll find out whether journalism can, indeed, save democracy“It's not enough anymore to just hope your stories help people make better decisions. You have to hope your stories help preserve our democracy.” By Andrew Donohue. |
 | A woman who speaks is a woman who changes the world“Having women journalists and reporters is not the same as having women leading a newspaper.” By Mariana Moura Santos. |
 | Humanizing newsrooms will be a badge of honor“Creating a more supportive, communicative, and organized workplace will help retain and attract talent, which can ultimately save time and money.” By Rachel Glickhouse. |
 | More reporters on the antitrust beat“For the sake of journalism's future financial independence, it is in the interest not only of the public, but of journalists themselves, to grapple with the complexities of this beat.” By Karina Montoya. |
 | AI couldn't care less. Journalists will care more.“What would it take for you to orient your interactions to ensure that the people you engage with, report on, and report for get the signal that you and your newsroom really care?” By Jennifer Brandel. |
 | Brazilian journalism turns wounds into actionBrazilian journalism will need to turn “awareness into new practices to reaffirm it as an institution capable of meeting the challenges imposed on Brazilian society.” By Moreno Cruz Osório. |
 | Your newsroom experiences a Midjourney-gate, too“The pressing need for rules and guidelines for creating or using AI-generated content, should spawn a broader review of how images are treated by the news media.” By Ståle Grut. |
 | More of the same“I'm of the belief that 2023 probably won't be all that different from 2022.” By Elizabeth Bramson-Boudreau. |
 | The answer to “quiet quitting” is radical empathy“We can't just expect journalists to practice self-care; we need to put processes in place to ensure they aren't overworked and actively help them manage their workloads.” By Shanté Cosme. |
 | We’ll prioritize media literacy for children“We’ll see more parents, educators, and lawmakers evaluate the types of literacy we’re sharing in schools with an aim to both inform and eradicate the vitriol spewed against inclusive literature.” By Kaitlyn Wells. |
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