Peter Bale - curated media, journalism, and related technology news - Issue #14
The Obama administration was far from perfect in pursuing reporters but I don't recall a fishing expedition quite like this.
I admire what the Substack founders are attempting to do with this project, putting their money where their mouths are without being forced to.
Frankly, the last thing I need in my life is any more pompous, opinionated, half-baked thoughts from Anderson Cooper or Don Lemon. More foreign news from the excellent CNN correspondents, yes.
What a failed blog tells us about the power of Twitter
Trump gives up his site because it wasn't popular. Didims.
Expect more and more specific content on Twitter with its Scroll purchase and much else. Weather is a smart start and expect climate soon.
A very American approach but I strongly believe there are good recipes -- such as New Zealand has -- to fund public interest journalism, including from the public purse as well as from private benefactors as in the US.
Joaquin Quiñonero Candela, a director of AI at Facebook, was apologizing to his audience.
This story is nearly a year old but I had missed it and it's a superb analysis of how algorithms work and how Facebook drives engagement, no matter what is at the end of it. It's a machine.
Critics raise transparency fears over plan to turn all smart home devices into ‘mesh network’
I bet most consumers end up loving what this delivers and overlook any of the privacy concerns in favour of convenience.
Martin Bashir was a rogue one-off, says the creator of the Panorama special on the Diana interview
A timely defence of some of the BBC's most critical work by a veteran investigative journalist.
I know Duncan a little and respect what he is trying to do here: create an digital creative outfit to serve both internal and external customers.