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Google has abandoned Google News?
5 hours ago
- Google News is compared to the scene in Forrest Gump where Forrest crashes the boat because he's distracted by Lieutenant Dan, symbolizing Google's neglect of its news product.
- A journalist describes how Google News gradually stopped working for filtering by time, location, and language, returning results from social media sites like Instagram instead of news organizations.
- Search results now include many foreign-language posts and articles from non-U.S. sources, ignoring the specified settings for U.S. news.
- The most recent failure is that Google News ignores the date filter, showing articles from weeks, months, or years ago instead of the selected time range.
Volkskrant columns november 2023 - Bert Hubert's writings
5 days ago
- In November 2023, the author was a guest columnist for the Dutch newspaper Volkskrant, writing four weekly columns that appeared online on Sundays.
- Each column had to be 700 words and express an opinion on recent news topics, marking the author's first experience with a strict weekly deadline.
- The author gained a new respect for regular columnists who maintain such a schedule, but also noted that not everyone can produce top-quality work every week.
- The author suggests that writing when inspired by something exciting might be better than adhering to a fixed schedule, though acknowledging some writers can excel at weekly commitments.
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Journalisten: (be)grijp uw macht - Bert Hubert's writings
5 days ago
- Journalists' decisions on which stories to cover determine what issues receive political attention, as nearly all parliamentary questions reference news articles.
- Without media coverage, an issue is effectively invisible to politics, making journalists crucial gatekeepers who often don't realize the extent of their influence.
- There is a chicken-and-egg problem: reporting on new topics requires courage and effort, but ignoring them leaves potential problems in the dark.
- A case study involving the EU child porn scanner shows that sustained journalistic engagement can force political action, even if the final story doesn't air.
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TeleMessage Explorer: a new open source research tool
5 days ago
- Micah Lee released TeleMessage Explorer, an open-source research tool for analyzing the hacked TeleMessage dataset.
- The tool requires the TeleMessage dataset from DDoSecrets and about 530 GB of free space, along with Docker and Python/Poetry.
- Users extract strings from 2,729 heap dump files, then crunch the data into a PostgreSQL database.
- The tool includes a backend API, a Vue.js frontend, and a cruncher script to insert JSON objects into the database.
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Delaware judge dismisses UnitedHealth Group lawsuit against the Guardian
11 days ago
- A Delaware judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit by UnitedHealth Group against the Guardian over an investigation into secret payments to nursing homes.
- Judge Calvin Scott ruled that the Guardian's reporting was substantially true and that the company failed to state a viable claim.
- The Guardian's general counsel welcomed the decision as a victory for factual reporting and press freedom.
- UnitedHealth has not yet responded publicly and may appeal the ruling.
TK, or the secret to effortless writing (2024)
20 days ago
- Use 'TK' as a placeholder for missing words or ideas while writing to maintain momentum.
- TK serves as a built-in TODO checklist, easily searchable with two characters that rarely appear in words.
- TK is preferred over alternatives like 'TODO' or 'tc' to avoid false positives in searches.

journalism

Google has abandoned Google News?

Volkskrant columns november 2023 - Bert Hubert's writings

Journalisten: (be)grijp uw macht - Bert Hubert's writings

TeleMessage Explorer: a new open source research tool

Delaware judge dismisses UnitedHealth Group lawsuit against the Guardian

TK, or the secret to effortless writing (2024)