There is an absolutely superb summary produced by Beltran, Davis, & Taylor, of the Russian war against Ukraine, in the New York Times.

It's a long read, unsurprisingly, as it is a long war, but I cannot recommend it strongly enough for those that wish a deeper understanding of the conflict up to the point of Trump's second term.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/29/world/europe/us-ukraine-military-war-wiesbaden.html

It makes me want to raise funds for attritable air platforms to carry Wide Area Motion Imaging payloads for the Ukranians, so they might (EM spectrum permitting) be assured of what lies in the ground ahead of them, and keep moving swiftly (for to remain still or move slowly in battle - or indeed any conflict - is usually a terrible idea).

I am astonished that attempts to demolish the Kerch Strait bridge were forbidden by the US in 2022, and much later, that ban was lifted. Strategically, I'm gobsmacked at the way both sides prioritise politically desirable targets over winning the conflict definitively. Perhaps I am naive.

I am sad that the most excellent authors of the piece did not point out Ukraine's population demographics (worth looking up to understand why they abhor sending under-25yos to fight).

I am sure others reading this account will view it from a different aspect and be surprised by different things. I'd be curious to know what they are (as well as any hashtags I missed) if anyone cares to post here!

Vijay Gulban, a New Jersey tech entrepreneur, has taken on one of #journalism’s toughest challenges: reviving local #US #newspapers. Through his company, CherryRoad Media, Gulban has acquired 92 community papers across the country

“Reach plc announces that, by mutual agreement, Jim Mullen will be stepping down from his role as chief executive, and will leave the board with immediate effect"
#media #journalism #uk

How Investigative Journalists Actually Find Fraud, Waste and Abuse
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While investigative journalists immerse themselves in minutiae to identify waste and fraud, Elon Musk’s team has taken a chainsaw approach to spending based on cursory examinations. That might help explain some of their well-publicized stumbles, our editor-in-chief writes.
https://www.propublica.org/article/doge-government-waste-fraud-approach?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#Groundbreaking | First year of Article 23 law not just a few cases | Chris Yeung | At Large

Read the full article: IG Story link

▌Extract

On the face of it, the 2024 NSL has been implemented with restraint. But from a broader perspective, the overall impacts of the two national security legislations have been enormous and profound.

True, the number of sedition cases is small. But the cases and the law itself...
#law #politics #journalism #China #HongKong #China
https://www.instagram.com/p/DH3HucVAxrr/

Taxi drivers protest in Kariega, demanding urgent repair of collapsed bridge https://groundup.org.za/article/taxi-drivers-protest-in-kariega-demanding-urgent-repair-of-collapsed-bridge/

Joburg ice skater brings gold medal back from Special Olympics in Italy https://groundup.org.za/article/joburg-ice-skater-returns-from-special-olympics-in-italy-with-gold/

Lottery ticket sales likely to be suspended from 1 June https://groundup.org.za/article/lottery-ticket-sales-likely-to-be-suspended-from-1-june/

Today is the deadline for ending pit latrines in schools. Here’s how government has done https://groundup.org.za/article/schools-missed-by-governments-pit-toilet-eradication-deadline/

Online Journalism Blog: How do I get data if my country doesn’t publish any?. “In many countries public data is limited, and access to data is either restricted, or information provided by the authorities is not credible. So how do you obtain data for a story? Here are some techniques used by reporters around the world.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/31/online-journalism-blog-how-do-i-get-data-if-my-country-doesnt-publish-any/

JSC must urgently fill vacant posts and hold judges to account https://groundup.org.za/article/jsc-must-urgently-fill-vacant-posts-hold-judges-to-account/

A thriving black market for medicines has emerged in Joburg https://groundup.org.za/article/a-thriving-black-market-for-medicine-has-emerged-in-joburg/

Look at them all, raising their hands like brown-nosing schoolchildren.

"Trump White House plans to shake up briefing room seating, flexing power over press corps"

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/30/media/white-house-seating-chart/index.html

In the Trumip administration’s latest assertion of power over the press corps, the White House intends to take over the seating assignments in the press briefing room, according to a senior official.

Ben Roberts-Smith seeking to reopen failed defamation case over recording
By Jamie McKinnell

The war veteran has been awaiting a decision in the appeal for more than a year, after the Federal Court previously found the publisher had proven, to the civil standard, allegations he was involved in four murders in Afghanistan and an allegation of bullying.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-31/nsw-ben-roberts-smith-reopen-defamation-case-mckenzie-recording/105116870

"... we were all better off when a reporter was someone with some hustle, deep connections in a community, and an ability to sniff out and piece together stories — especially stories that powerful people don’t want told. People who have those qualities should be able to be reporters regardless of whether they can even spell, much less reliably manifest 800 words in a classic inverse pyramid ..."

#JonStokes, 2023

https://www.jonstokes.com/p/heres-how-generative-ai-can-fix-the

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Ils sont où les putains de faussaires racistes de #JeSuisCharlie ?

Et je n'y inclus pas ceux qui sont réellement pour la liberté d'expression et contre l'assassinat de quiconque

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr_kCZCqZuM

#press #media #journalism

#ai #algorithms

Cavete - Please note: Context is more important than conmen

Shoot the Messenger, Sunday Edition: Reporting on a leak is not unethical, Hamilton County

https://databreaches.net/2025/03/30/shoot-the-messenger-sunday-edition-reporting-on-a-leak-is-not-unethical-hamilton-county/

See the Chattanooga Times Free Press's full OpEd at: https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/mar/30/opinion-reporting-on-a-leak-is-not-unethical/

A simple plea to journalists, interviewers, and podcasters who interview me. Let me know when your article or interview will be published!

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/soapbox/2024/10/journalists-interviewers-podcasters