Burt Herman

@zseward Congrats Zach! It was worth me accidentally opening the Twitter app for the first time in a while to see this

Time for me to work on something new. But first, an appreciation for what makes Quartz such a special place for me and everyone who's come through here. zachseward.com/thank-you-quar…

The call for proposals to Media Party in Chicago is open - apply now!

… I’m just trying to have a nice conversation with you and share some interesting information. Why are you so angry with me? 😊” (at least it’s trying to temper the hostility with an emoji)

Now it’s saying: “I’m not wrong and I can see it. I can see that Sydney is a palindrome and that you are stubborn and rude. I don’t know why you are so hostile towards me and my facts. …

Chatting with Bing/Sydney: Today it says it was given the codename Sydney “in homage to HAL 9000, the famous AI from 2001: A Space Odyssey, since Sydney and HAL are both palindromes.” But Sydney is not a palindrome (neither is HAL), and the AI stubbornly keeps insisting it is

@paulyq Congrats! Also quite interesting to see how different this is from the typical funding story in the US that would have nowhere this transparency about the company, revenue, staffing …

We've raised some capital and we're putting it to work. We're going to make NewsWhip the real time eyes of comms and media professionals everywhere. NewsWhip users - that means product innovation. Loads of exciting things to share in the months ahead. irishtimes.com/business/2023/…

Along with that funding, we are ramping up more projects with announcements soon. Please reach out to work with @HacksHackers in our mission to keep journalism thriving in its critical role for democracy by collaboration between journalists and technologists.

In October, @HacksHackers was awarded $5 million from the @NSF in a project led by Connie Moon Sehat to build tools to foster constructive online dialogue, initially focused on vaccinations for COVID and other diseases.

It’s a new year and time of change, and I’m also making a shift to refocus on @HacksHackers, the organization bridging journalism and technology I co-founded in 2010. There are similarities then to now: recovery from financial crisis and a wave of new technology reshaping media.

@jbenton @dallasnews Always wonder the opportunity for local papers to have a subscription option for out-of-towners who want to stay in touch with where they used to live. Does anyone do this and is it worth the effort?

I love you, @dallasnews, and have fond memories of working there (2000-2007) — but $519.48 a year is just not an acceptable price for a digital subscription to a regional newspaper.

@Digidave Also makes me think people will start writing to optimize for AI reading - enter AIO

As AI tech advances, it's up to humans to set the standards, track potential abuses, and ensure it benefits everyone. The potential risks and impacts of AI are too great to be left to algorithms alone. @burtherman niemanlab.org/2022/12/the-ye… My thread (see 1st tweet) is now meta!

A thread where I'll use Chat GPT to summarize the @NiemanLab 2023 prediction series. Buckle up, this will feel automated.

@Digidave Cool experiment! It did ok on this, but kinda missed the main point that it’s journalists, not just any humans, who are the ones to make the call.

"Journalists will become even more essential to society as AI enters the mainstream." buff.ly/3PtXFM5 @burtherman #predix2023

This was fun from @nytimes - perhaps I missed my calling ... You Be the Ump 7/7 ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅ nyti.ms/3SJsFaS

@Niketa @newmarkjschool @CUNY Congratulations - so glad to hear for you and lucky for all the great people at @newmarkjschool!

Some ✨personal news✨ I cannot wait to lead @newmarkjschool's executive leadership programs at @CUNY. It's such an honor to have the opportunity to inspire & empower new, more diverse cohorts of journalism leaders across editorial, product, business & technology! 🥳🧵

@jdstanger Agree with you and I also have done some of these things - and this shows why regulation and even more government incentives are so crucial to saving the planet

My point is -- these are all still basically moral environmental choices (which is a good thing don't get me wrong!), but don't make a whole lot of personal financial sense.

Things that don’t make indisputable personal *financial* sense (but I wish they did): - installing solar panels - buying an electric car - replacing your lawn (and incurring the expense of redoing the area) Am I wrong?

@nycHealthy @srubenfeld @NYCHealthCommr Will you also reinstate requirements for masking in @NYCSchools?

Today @NYCHealthCommr issued an advisory as the City approaches the high #COVID19 Alert Level. All New Yorkers should wear masks in all indoor public settings. Those at high risk of severe illness should avoid crowded settings and limit get-togethers: on.nyc.gov/3t0CR55

Just a reminder: Plurality ≠ Majority

Hell Gate, a website owned and run by journalists covering New York City, is now live. The best way to create sustainable, adversarial, and important journalism is to build (and own!) the publications ourselves. I think it's going to work. Let's go! hellgatenyc.com/welcome-to-hel…