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[The Institute for Independent Journalists @The_IIJ]

The IIJ is co-hosting a freelancer meetup at #NAHJ26 in New Orleans with @IWMF, @AIRmedia, @FundFIJ, and @nextgenradio! RSVP here for more details: https://t.co/Uo0I7V8eEK

[Society of Professional Journalists @spj_tweets]

🚨Today is the deadline to nominate those who have championed the First Amendment and a free press for the Eugene S. Pulliam First Amendment Award.

✅ Non-journalists are eligible!

🏆 Recipient receives $10,000 and recognition at #SPJ26.

⏰Submit now: https://t.co/2E2lpvV0pi

[Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein]

Our California reporting jobs are now open for applications.
* We are hiring four reporters! Salary of $100k to $160k: https://t.co/4gzri3GwSr
* We are hiring one Ancil Payne reporting fellow (two years). Salary of $75k: https://t.co/z9xHGOzXsS

[hazelb @spjhazel]

@SPJFreelance

[Robert Anglen @robertanglen]

Take a minute to remember Rob today. He brought beauty and compassion into the world. RIP, friend, colleague, newsman.
https://t.co/9SQDNLAmDp

[Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn]

💫 Happening tomorrow! Last day to register.

Join our free workshop "Introduction to AI for Data-Driven Investigations" - a practical guide to using AI tools for real-world investigative reporting. Led by journalist, media advisor, and technologist,Jaemark Tordecilla, this workshop will teach you how to extract structure from text, clean data, identify patterns, and check findings faster and with greater depth.

Register now ⬇️

https://t.co/fn8h6wWH7S

[The Institute for Independent Journalists @The_IIJ]

The IIJ is co-hosting a freelancer meetup at #IMC26 in Portland with @IWMF and @AIRmedia! RSVP here for more details: https://t.co/q7AJH6whcG

[Nieman Lab @NiemanLab]

More than 340 local news outlets are limiting the Internet Archive’s access to their journalism https://t.co/6MNjex5a2x

[Mike Young @micyoung75]

On May 4, The Washington Post won two Pulitzers. To stream the announcement live, the paper had to bring back two of the video operators it had laid off in February. Nobody left in the building could run the equipment. They walked past the new opinion studio on their way in.

The new opinion studio was built with $80,000 in video gear. Its flagship podcast has 515 YouTube subscribers after 186 videos and more than 20 episodes. Apple Podcasts users have given it 2.3 stars. The most positive review on record: "This is bad and the people making it should feel bad."

Dave Jorgenson, the journalist who built WaPo's TikTok presence, left last year. His personal YouTube channel now has 358,000 subscribers. The opinion podcast has 515. A former WaPo journalist working with a small team has built more than 600 times the audience of the flagship new show.

Bezos was warned by his own opinion editor that the rightward pivot would cost subscribers. His documented response, per the New York Times: "I don't care."

The piece's own summary is the only sentence needed: "Bezos laid off the people who win the Pulitzers. He's funding the people who lose the subscribers."

[–30– @30newsletter]

The Oregon Journalism Project needs an investigative reporter https://t.co/EZU9f7k5bC

[Maxime Loisel @maxloisel]

Le New York Times fusionne ses équipes Audio et Podcast Vidéo pour former un service unique « Shows », qui pilotera les formats récurrents en audio, en vidéo ou les deux à la fois

Une étape de plus qui témoigne de l’hybridation des formats audiovisuels https://t.co/1kuutUj5JG

[Adam Waller @adamdigital]

It was already difficult for publishers like NPR to get users to click through to the original source in a Google search economy built around sponsored results and targeted advertising.

Now users are increasingly presented with AI-generated summaries before ever reaching the underlying material itself. NPR says some Google referrals have nearly vanished altogether.

For years the strategy across media was to meet audiences wherever they were. In the age of AI, that premise is breaking down. For publishers like NPR, the old-fashioned website or dedicated app increasingly becomes the place they need audiences to return to.

https://t.co/JCXSpmZNcM

[Yaffa Fredrick @yaffanyc]

Want to join the largest investigative reporting team in Texas? Now's your chance. I'm hiring an investigative reporter at the @HoustonChron who is ready to dive in, move fast and hold some powerful people to account. https://t.co/5C9vsmHNxb

[GIJN Africa @gijnAfrica]

How do you hold AI technologies (and the humans behind them) accountable?

Explore @pulitzercenter's AI Reporting Toolkit, which contains resources designed to help journalists delve into the real-world impact of #AI. https://t.co/P91IOVOoXV

[Andy Larsen @andyblarsen]

We officially dropped the paywall last week. The Salt Lake Tribune is now free.

It's a pretty rare move for a newspaper in 2026, but the support of the community made it possible.

More info here: https://t.co/yrSuaEIypq

[Nieman Lab @NiemanLab]

The Local News Research Hub formally launches on Thursday. The new database will make academic research on local news searchable for policymakers, funders, and working journalists. https://t.co/lGbDUNdScH

[Society of Professional Journalists @spj_tweets]

Truth matters. Ethics matter. Journalism matters. 💪📰

For 117 years, SPJ has defended press freedom & ethical reporting. Join the first 117 supporters helping protect the future of trustworthy journalism. 💌

🔗Donate today: https://t.co/mC4b1qsiPR

[Freelance Writing Opps @writing_opps]

BuzzFeed is expanding its freelance roster …

They’re looking for timely, trend-savvy writers covering pop culture, celebrity news, online trends and lifestyle content. They’re especially interested in freelance writers who can turn around fast-moving assignments quickly.

[Robert Gehrke @RobertGehrke]

Big news about the news: Starting TOMORROW you’ll be able to access the @sltrib free of charge. It will be an invaluable resource for ALL of the community, thanks to the generous donors who made it possible.

https://t.co/nb371EyvZ4

[Heather Mongilio @HMongilio]

So this thread shows why it’s so important to have robust local newspapers. You don’t get comprehensive (I would also argue effective) coverage when relying on a national paper. And thanks to the internet, you can read any local paper instead of the big national ones.