By Joshua Benton ▪ A new study finds that journalism school faculty — charged with putting more student work in front of non-student readers — often serve as a hidden infrastructure for local news. Burnout is a risk.

By Joshua Benton ▪ From Salon to the Kremlin, bowl games to overnight ratings: Have you kept up with this week’s media news?

By Hanaa' Tameez ▪ “We’re pausing the changes as we continue to engage with stakeholders and take our time to get this right.”

By Hanaa' Tameez ▪ “I’m the person who’s holding the door open and being like, ‘OK, you just got here, this is what we’re talking about right now.’”

By Sarah Scire ▪ “People are sick and tired of doomer content, and they also don’t like ‘climate stories.’”

By Bill Adair ▪ Grokipedia shows that AI is actually pretty good at finding tidbits in the far corners of the internet.

By Joshua Benton ▪ Need another reason to read that 47,212th article about paywall strategy? What if it earned you a point?

By Sophie Culpepper ▪ The unrestricted funding helped small outlets plug holes and try new things, but publishers ran up against the limits of what two $50,000 grants could accomplish, especially when it came to hiring.

By Hanaa' Tameez ▪ Vox users can watch videos and listen to podcasts in the app, but reading stories requires a paid subscription.

By Julia Angwin ▪ Journalist-led research found audiences increased trust when news videos identified their sources, such as government documents and interviews.

By Elizabeth Bromstein ▪ The claim: 75% of your emotions are generated by smell. It had to come from somewhere, right?