Computational Journalism Watch

Coverage of AI ethics, newsroom tooling, and investigative data practices.

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CEO sets out the case for Beehiiv versus Substack

Beehiiv CEO and co-founder Tyler Denk giving a presentation at a Beehiiv event in London on 12 February 2026. Picture: LRock Media The CEO of Substack rival Beehiiv says the growing platform has a …

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Longtime Big Issue deputy becomes editor

Steven MacKenzie. Picture: The Big Issue Weekly street newspaper Big Issue has promoted deputy editor Steven MacKenzie to editor. MacKenzie will succeed Paul McNamee, who has led the publication for …

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Journalism lost its culture of sharing

If you’ve worked in a technical role in news for long enough, you likely remember when the “show your work” spirit was everywhere. Newsroom nerds shared code on GitHub, swapped tips on social media …

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Our gatherings could be so much better

We attend a lot of journalism conferences. We’ve organized sessions, facilitated workshops, spoken on and moderated panels. Between us, we’ve probably accumulated more conference lanyards than …

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An Act of Contrition

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia is in a penitent mood. “I would like to say, humbly, I’m sorry for taking part in the toxic politics,” she said in an interview Sunday on CNN, where all normal, …

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The New Space Race

While NASA is a large, sprawling organization, with various objectives and programs, China’s National Space Administration (CNSA) —a civil-military agency of the Chinese government—has been narrowly …

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Today in Supreme Court History: November 18, 1811

Politics Today in Supreme Court History: November 18, 1811 Josh Blackman | 11.18.2025 7:00 AM 11/18/1811: Justice Gabriel Duvall takes judicial oath. Professor David P. Currie said that an …

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Not Quite How Get-Out-the-Vote Is Supposed to Work

From Eighth Circuit Judge David Stras (joined by Judges Steven Grasz and Jonathan Kobes) in yesterday’s U.S. v. Taylor : Taylor, who was born in Vietnam, moved to the United States over 20 years …

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Artificially Inflated?

What’s going on in Silicon Valley? Revenue is looking good almost across the board. Advancements in artificial intelligence—and the infrastructure that supports it—are surging. But layoffs also …