Corinne Podger
@corinnepodger.bsky.social
📌 Learning & Development Specialist, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Australian Financial Review, Brisbane Times, WA Today
🙋🏻♀️ Accredited trainer for BBC, Reuters, and @soljourno
🙋🏻♀️ Accredited trainer for BBC, Reuters, and @soljourno
TikTok knows me too well - it's served up a useful channel for AI trainers, with side-by-side footage of a similar subject. You get 5 sec to choose which is AI and which is real. Useful for case studies.
www.tiktok.com/@tkp..1001
#journalism
www.tiktok.com/@tkp..1001
#journalism
TPK...1001🏆's Creator Profile
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September 16, 2025 at 6:51 AM
TikTok knows me too well - it's served up a useful channel for AI trainers, with side-by-side footage of a similar subject. You get 5 sec to choose which is AI and which is real. Useful for case studies.
www.tiktok.com/@tkp..1001
#journalism
www.tiktok.com/@tkp..1001
#journalism
This is doing the rounds on Threads. It takes two minutes to check something, folks. An old but good rule of thumb: if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
Fact Check: NO Evidence Pope Leo XIV Said "Be Woke" Or That Statement Containing That Phrase Is Authentic | Lead Stories
Did Pope Leo XIV release a statement in which he said "Be woke"? No, that's not true: There is no...
leadstories.com
May 11, 2025 at 5:40 AM
This is doing the rounds on Threads. It takes two minutes to check something, folks. An old but good rule of thumb: if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
SO ANNOYING. When I'm shopping for 'end to end encryption' apps, I don't want one of the ends to be Meta. www.bbc.com/news/article...
WhatsApp defends 'optional' AI tool that cannot be turned off
While Meta says the AI chatbot is a "good thing", some users have shared their frustrations.
www.bbc.com
April 23, 2025 at 11:58 PM
SO ANNOYING. When I'm shopping for 'end to end encryption' apps, I don't want one of the ends to be Meta. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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GIJN has joined 26 other press freedom and journalist groups in voicing support for a free press, and called on the U.S. to protect reporters and media workers employed by the U.S. Agency for Global Media.
Read the letter: https://twp.ai/1VmYaz
Read the letter: https://twp.ai/1VmYaz
March 24, 2025 at 7:20 AM
GIJN has joined 26 other press freedom and journalist groups in voicing support for a free press, and called on the U.S. to protect reporters and media workers employed by the U.S. Agency for Global Media.
Read the letter: https://twp.ai/1VmYaz
Read the letter: https://twp.ai/1VmYaz
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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A new project to track polls: The NYT will build off the work of the recently shuttered 538, trying to ensure that this resource, which is a foundational tool for many journalists and researchers, remains updated long-term.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/p...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/p...
March 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
A new project to track polls: The NYT will build off the work of the recently shuttered 538, trying to ensure that this resource, which is a foundational tool for many journalists and researchers, remains updated long-term.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/p...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/p...
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Reply with your favourite Starter Packs for people fleeing X here. Here's Bellingcat's:
go.bsky.app/HZSzS41
go.bsky.app/HZSzS41
March 16, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Reply with your favourite Starter Packs for people fleeing X here. Here's Bellingcat's:
go.bsky.app/HZSzS41
go.bsky.app/HZSzS41
More depressing news out of the USA today. www.npr.org/2025/03/15/n...
'Bloody Saturday' at Voice of America and other U.S.-funded networks
Federal officials placed 1,300 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio Free Asia and other U.S.-funded networks.
www.npr.org
March 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM
More depressing news out of the USA today. www.npr.org/2025/03/15/n...
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." But here we are.
Trump at the DOJ: "I believe that CNN and MSNDC, who literally write 97.6% bad about me, are political arms of the Democrat Party. And in my opinion, they are really corrupt and they are illegal. What they do is illegal."
March 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." But here we are.
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"A top political columnist for The Washington Post resigned today, accusing Post chief executive and publisher Will Lewis of killing her column that criticized owner Jeff Bezos's drive to overhaul the opinion pages..." www.npr.org/2025/03/10/n... That top columnist is Associate Editor Ruth Marcus.
Top 'Washington Post' columnist resigns, accusing publisher of killing piece
Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus resigned today, accusing the paper's publisher of killing her piece on owner Jeff Bezos' overhaul of its opinion pages.
www.npr.org
March 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
"A top political columnist for The Washington Post resigned today, accusing Post chief executive and publisher Will Lewis of killing her column that criticized owner Jeff Bezos's drive to overhaul the opinion pages..." www.npr.org/2025/03/10/n... That top columnist is Associate Editor Ruth Marcus.
This @theguardian.com story about a deepfake con used to steal from ordinary folk - including pensioners - was made possible with help from @occrp.org, one of the orgs targeted by DOGE. It's a good week to take out a newspaper subscription! www.theguardian.com/money/2025/m...
Deepfakes, cash and crypto: how call centre scammers duped 6,000 people
Nursing home resident and pensioners among thousands of victims of massive fraud network operating from Georgia
www.theguardian.com
March 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This @theguardian.com story about a deepfake con used to steal from ordinary folk - including pensioners - was made possible with help from @occrp.org, one of the orgs targeted by DOGE. It's a good week to take out a newspaper subscription! www.theguardian.com/money/2025/m...
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"Critics contend that coverage is sometimes so broadly focused that it doesn’t connect with local readers. Many express concerns about who’s paying the bills and with what motives. And there’s constant fear about the funding drying up.”
Maine Is Becoming a Laboratory for Nonprofit News - Nieman Reports
Most media outlets in New England's northernmost state are now nonprofit
buff.ly
March 5, 2025 at 10:04 PM
"Critics contend that coverage is sometimes so broadly focused that it doesn’t connect with local readers. Many express concerns about who’s paying the bills and with what motives. And there’s constant fear about the funding drying up.”
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The Los Angeles Times has removed its new AI-powered “insights” feature from a column after the tool tried to defend the Ku Klux Klan
MAGA Newspaper Owner’s AI Bot Defends KKK
An AI-generated summary tried to offer “different views” on the hate group.
www.thedailybeast.com
March 4, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The Los Angeles Times has removed its new AI-powered “insights” feature from a column after the tool tried to defend the Ku Klux Klan
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Oh dear. My favourite app for editing video for social media has _changed_
VN used to do auto-captions for free. Not any more.
VN used to do auto-captions for free. Not any more.
March 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Oh dear. My favourite app for editing video for social media has _changed_
VN used to do auto-captions for free. Not any more.
VN used to do auto-captions for free. Not any more.
This is not uncommon when it comes to fact-checking and is why media literacy MUST be part of the response to misinformation and disinformation. There's no guarantee that correct - or corrected - information will get in front of all the necessary eyeballs.
Viral claims about family influencers fleeing the state of California are completely false. TikToks and YouTube videos have amassed millions of views pushing this conspiracy.
My article debunking it only has.... 2 shares. Journalism feels so fruitless sometimes.
My article debunking it only has.... 2 shares. Journalism feels so fruitless sometimes.
No, family vloggers are not fleeing California over a child labor law
A viral TikTok conspiracy theory claims that family influencers are moving because of a new law that claims to protect child influencers. It's not true.
www.usermag.co
March 4, 2025 at 4:44 AM
This is not uncommon when it comes to fact-checking and is why media literacy MUST be part of the response to misinformation and disinformation. There's no guarantee that correct - or corrected - information will get in front of all the necessary eyeballs.
Sidebar to, like, everything else going on today but Sean Baker, director of Anora, was one of the catalysts for the mobile journalism movement, when he made Tangerine in 2015 on an iPhone 5S en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangeri...
#mojo #oscars #anora
#mojo #oscars #anora
Tangerine (film) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
March 3, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Sidebar to, like, everything else going on today but Sean Baker, director of Anora, was one of the catalysts for the mobile journalism movement, when he made Tangerine in 2015 on an iPhone 5S en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangeri...
#mojo #oscars #anora
#mojo #oscars #anora
Excellent thread from the founder of @bellingcat.com if (like me / most people) you’re trying to get your head around what the heck is going on rn
What we’re witnessing in America is what happens when disordered discourse captures a political party, then the state itself. The Republican Party was the first to fall - abandoning truth for conspiracy, ideology for grievance, and policy for performative outrage.
February 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Excellent thread from the founder of @bellingcat.com if (like me / most people) you’re trying to get your head around what the heck is going on rn
Just finished reading this from @antelava.bsky.social. It's very useful if you're interested in journalism and trust. There's a link to a @pewresearch.org study in Natalia's story that provides additional valuable context. www.codastory.com/rewriting-hi...
How the West lost the war it thought it had won - Coda Story
On the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has reason to celebrate. He has scripted a new ending to the Cold War by exploiting the gap between Western democratic ideals a...
www.codastory.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Just finished reading this from @antelava.bsky.social. It's very useful if you're interested in journalism and trust. There's a link to a @pewresearch.org study in Natalia's story that provides additional valuable context. www.codastory.com/rewriting-hi...
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Thread: A viral clip of Donald Trump Jr saying on his Triggered podcast that "the US should have been sending weapons to Russia" instead of Ukraine is AI-generated and fake.
Worryingly, the fake AI audio sounds near identical to Don Jr's real voice.
Let's see how we can verify that it's fake.
Worryingly, the fake AI audio sounds near identical to Don Jr's real voice.
Let's see how we can verify that it's fake.
February 27, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Thread: A viral clip of Donald Trump Jr saying on his Triggered podcast that "the US should have been sending weapons to Russia" instead of Ukraine is AI-generated and fake.
Worryingly, the fake AI audio sounds near identical to Don Jr's real voice.
Let's see how we can verify that it's fake.
Worryingly, the fake AI audio sounds near identical to Don Jr's real voice.
Let's see how we can verify that it's fake.
If it walks like a duck…
"Suddenly, and not accidentally, people who work for the American federal government are having the same experience as people who find themselves living under foreign occupation"
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing
How regime change happens in America
www.theatlantic.com
February 14, 2025 at 9:20 AM
If it walks like a duck…
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scoop: PBS is closing its DEI office in response to President Trump’s recent executive order. Note from CEO Paula Kerger
February 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
scoop: PBS is closing its DEI office in response to President Trump’s recent executive order. Note from CEO Paula Kerger
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1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
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February 8, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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I'm publishing Google's internal memo to employees explaining why it's ending DEI hiring goals across the company
The rationale is linked to Google being a federal contractor and "recent court decisions and U.S. Executive Orders on this topic"
Full memo here: www.theverge.com/google/60701...
The rationale is linked to Google being a federal contractor and "recent court decisions and U.S. Executive Orders on this topic"
Full memo here: www.theverge.com/google/60701...
Google tells employees why it’s ending DEI hiring goals
Another Big Tech company caves to the Trump administration.
www.theverge.com
February 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I'm publishing Google's internal memo to employees explaining why it's ending DEI hiring goals across the company
The rationale is linked to Google being a federal contractor and "recent court decisions and U.S. Executive Orders on this topic"
Full memo here: www.theverge.com/google/60701...
The rationale is linked to Google being a federal contractor and "recent court decisions and U.S. Executive Orders on this topic"
Full memo here: www.theverge.com/google/60701...
Folks trying to put some figures on what the USAID funding freeze means for journalism - this piece from Jon Allsop in Columbia Journalism Review is a good starting point: www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
USAID and the Media in a ‘Time of Monsters’
What the aid funding freeze means for independent journalism around the world.
www.cjr.org
February 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Folks trying to put some figures on what the USAID funding freeze means for journalism - this piece from Jon Allsop in Columbia Journalism Review is a good starting point: www.cjr.org/the_media_to...