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How to Run CBS News and CNN Under Common Ownership
Not what will happen, but what should
Jul 9
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Richard J. Tofel
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Midyear Update on Our Support for Nonprofit Journalism
Paid subscribers have already contributed about $7400
Jul 2
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Richard J. Tofel
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June 2026
Oil Prices and Lessons for the Press from a Failure of Expertise
What we might learn from all those predictions of $150 per barrel
Jun 25
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Richard J. Tofel
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All That AI Money, New Philanthropy and What It Means for Journalism
How much is coming, where it might go and what to do now
Jun 18
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Richard J. Tofel
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Passive vs. Active News Consumption and Updating the Pictures in Our Heads
A trend abut which we need to know much more
Jun 11
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Richard J. Tofel
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On AI Predictions for Journalism, a Plea for Modesty
Yes, big changes are coming, but uncertainties abound
Jun 4
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Richard J. Tofel
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May 2026
Seven Valuable Lessons as an Online News Entrepreneur Reflects
Learning from Nate Silver on the demise of FiveThirtyEight
May 28
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Richard J. Tofel
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The New York Times and Our Freedom
A lesson from one week, and two attacks
May 21
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Richard J. Tofel
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The Baltimore Banner CEO on Progress There and Plans for Their Pittsburgh Newspaper Purchase
A conversation with Bob Cohn
May 14
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Richard J. Tofel
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Important Reminders from News Coverage of Politics in My Backyard
Beware those who find national meaning in what are really local stories
May 7
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Richard J. Tofel
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April 2026
Some Rationalization May Finally Be Coming for Newsroom Intermediaries
With a bit of a push from Knight Foundation
Apr 30
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Richard J. Tofel
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Rules of the Road for Newsrooms Grappling With Prediction Markets
Why and when they are news, pros and cons of deals and the need for new ethics rules
Apr 23
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Richard J. Tofel
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