Tom Arenberg

Journalism instructor, U of Alabama. Ex-Birmingham News sports and news editor. Amazing record of never having any wrong opinions (LOL).

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Game time! Test your journalism knowledge and puzzle solving ability with an original, interactive, journalism-themed crossword on my blog. It’s a fun time filler but not a brain killer. https://t.co/sEqmG1qhBW

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From a blog reader: "Good read on an important topic."

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The best sports stories are really human interest stories. Automated writing has its lane, but those stories aren’t in it.

My latest (and always free) blog post (2.5 min): https://t.co/OTThIpztG1

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The best sports stories are really human interest stories. Automated writing has its lane, but those stories aren’t in it.

My latest (and always free) blog post (2.5 min): https://t.co/OTThIpztG1

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.@KevinScarbinsky keeps beating up on Lane Kiffin, which is well deserved. (Previous, meaner column in thread.) ($)

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@MrDrew_Taylor Holy smokes. Big loss of talent for CBS 42. You’ll go unemployed for maybe 20 minutes.

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News organizations really need to stop laying off all their old people.

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From a blog reader: "AI isn't being brought into the newsroom to improve the quality/efficiency of reporting. This is about saving money on salaries."

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For college journalism grads stepping into the real world right now, not knowing how to use artificial intelligence is unfortunate. But it’s not going to kill their job chances.

My latest blog post (3 min): https://t.co/01d7hKC9l9

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From another journalism instructor: 'We have to know how to do something before we get AI to do it or we don't know if AI is doing it right or not. I think our job as instructors is primarily to teach journalism skills. Technology changes. Journalism skills are the bedrock.'

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For college journalism grads stepping into the real world right now, not knowing how to use artificial intelligence is unfortunate. But it’s not going to kill their job chances.

My latest blog post (3 min): https://t.co/01d7hKC9l9

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For college journalism grads stepping into the real world right now, not knowing how to use artificial intelligence is unfortunate. But it’s not going to kill their job chances.

My latest blog post (3 min): https://t.co/01d7hKC9l9

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Last week @KevinScarbinsky was right about the foolishness of expanding the NCAA men's basketball tournament. This week he's right about the college football playoffs.

Good column that's angry and persuasive at the same time ($).

https://t.co/onptLLajWS

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From a blog reader: "Good insight as always."

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Information sources can be anyone these days. But for the heavy lifting, professional journalists are still the best bet.

A new Arenblog post (3 min): https://t.co/VuWUMPQ79n

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From a blog reader: "The troubling part to me is that Swalwell’s behavior was a 'years-long open secret' and traditional journalists apparently failed to thoroughly investigate and report that information for far too long."

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Information sources can be anyone these days. But for the heavy lifting, professional journalists are still the best bet.

A new Arenblog post (3 min): https://t.co/VuWUMPQ79n

[Tom Arenberg @TomArenberg]

Information sources can be anyone these days. But for the heavy lifting, professional journalists are still the best bet.

A new Arenblog post (3 min): https://t.co/VuWUMPQ79n

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Anyone know why the Sabres are so happy that the Bruins scored?

#NHLplayoffs

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A blog reader pointed out that 66 years ago today (1960), The New York Times published its front-page “Fear and Hatred Grip Birmingham” story. The Birmingham News responded: "N.Y. Times Slanders Our City -- Can This Be Birmingham?"

Re-sharing a related blog post from Wednesday:

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The press deserves the criticism sometimes, but the decades-long, right-wing portrayal of it as a villain has had major political consequences in the U.S.

My latest blog post, including some embarrassing history of Birmingham newspapers (3 min): https://t.co/BMnKVkDhr4

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The press deserves the criticism sometimes, but the decades-long, right-wing portrayal of it as a villain has had major political consequences in the U.S.

My latest blog post, including some embarrassing history of Birmingham newspapers (3 min): https://t.co/BMnKVkDhr4

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From a blog reader: "When I wrote about food, my goal was to keep it as anonymous as possible.... I feel like publications are leaning into influencer content more than caring about the journalism."

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Wigging out: A trend in food journalism is a bad one.

My latest blog post (2 min): https://t.co/RwjUsgftjs

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@HWHInBama Good find, Rufus. No, Dennis didn't do restaurant reviews ethically. They needed to be viewed as entertainment. As for protecting advertisers, for most of the years I was there, that wasn't true.

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Wigging out: A trend in food journalism is a bad one.

My latest blog post (2 min): https://t.co/RwjUsgftjs

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@ScottButtram @ExcitableBob Good points. Reviews at my organization evolved. I trusted all those writers, except Dennis needed to be viewed as entertainment, not real advice. He loved every place and every thing he ever ate.

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From a blog reader: "A friend wrote restaurant reviews and food stories for our publication and everyone in the hospitality industry knew him. I don’t think I ever paid for a meal when I was invited to join him."

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Wigging out: A trend in food journalism is a bad one.

My latest blog post (2 min): https://t.co/RwjUsgftjs