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How has the nature of political influence changed? What are the implications for journalism? And what, if anything, can the left learn from the right’s success? Kim Phillips-Fein and Samuel Earle join @emilybell and @heatherchaplin on Journalism 2050. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

To believe in journalism is inherently to be pro-democracy. @HeatherChaplin cohosts Journalism 2050 with @emilybell. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

AI Agents are coming for news. Can publishers reclaim control? Read Aisvarya Chandrasekar and Klaudia Jaźwińska of the @towcenter. cjr.org/tow_center/ai-…

What ‘NPC,’ Elon Musk’s favorite term of abuse, reveals about his worldview. Ben Tarnoff and Quinn Slobodian talk Muskism on Journalism 2050 with @emilybell and @heatherchaplin. youtu.be/9jCT8RyrgLY .

@NPR 's @AnnaBrugmann on the relationship between public broadcasting and local news from our latest panel event "Using AI to Map Charlotte's Local News and Civic Landscape". Watch the full panel: lnkd.in/e_ekvRT8 Read the full report: lnkd.in/eHMi9Nju

@NPR 's @AnnaBrugmann on the relationship between public broadcasting and local news from our latest panel event "Using AI to Map Charlotte's Local News and Civic Landscape". Watch the full panel: youtube.com/watch?v=7pm0Oc… View the full report: tow.cjr.org/charlotte-2026/

Prediction markets have evolved drastically since 2024. New from me in @CJR looking at how--and if--journalists should cover these markets in the upcoming election cycle. cjr.org/tow_center/a-b…

Tow Center's @DataDhrumil on the use of AI in newsrooms from our latest panel event "Using AI to Map Charlotte's Local News and Civic Landscape". youtube.com/watch?v=7pm0Oc… View the full report here: tow.cjr.org/charlotte-2026/

Polymarket and Kalshi offer to predict the future. Journalists should be wary, especially during elections. Tow's @_cjrobinson for @CJR cjr.org/tow_center/a-b…

Polymarket and Kalshi offer to predict the future. Journalists should be wary, especially during elections, writes CJ Robinson. cjr.org/tow_center/a-b…

The only substitute for SpaceX is political will. Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff talk Muskism on Journalism 2050 with @emilybell and @heatherchaplin. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how…

Ben Tarnoff and Quinn Slobodian discuss Elon Musk's vision of society, what Muskism offers the public besides dystopia, and what journalism free from Muskism looks like. With hosts @emilybell and @heatherchaplin. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how…

Ben Tarnoff and Quinn Slobodian discuss Elon Musk's vision of society, what Muskism offers the public besides dystopia, and what journalism free from Muskism looks like. With hosts @emilybell and @heatherchaplin on Journalism 2050. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how…

Using AI modeling and analysis, we mapped the organizations and outlets delivering essential civic information and the communities being reached and served in Charlotte, NC. tow.cjr.org/charlotte-2026/

Join us on Monday, May 4th for an event on local news and new tools to map civic ecosystems. We'll discuss new AI-driven methods for mapping local news and information using Charlotte, NC as a test case. @SarahStonbely @nclocalnewslab eventbrite.com/e/using-ai-to-…

New from Tow: Using AI modeling and analysis, we mapped the organizations and outlets delivering essential civic information and the communities being reached and served in Charlotte, NC. @SarahStonbely @nclocalnewslab tow.cjr.org/charlotte-2026/

A new report identifies dozens of Charlotte's local news sources, from journalism outlets to church newsletters, to understand what really powers an information ecosystem. Read Sarah Stonbely. cjr.org/tow_center/wha…

Google’s attempts to repackage news are encroaching on publishers. As a cofounder of WTF Is SEO?, an industry newsletter, has observed: “A growing sentiment is that Google is not a partner but a competitor.” @_cjrobinson @CJR cjr.org/tow_center/the…