Laura Hazard Owen
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Editor of @niemanlab.org / a fun mom in Cambridge, MA
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the board has published an update that does not seem to address the reporters' actual concerns suncoastsearchlight.org/board-direct...
they also say, "We will have a public-facing policy governing the use of AI in research and writing before the end of the year."
they also say, "We will have a public-facing policy governing the use of AI in research and writing before the end of the year."
Suncoast Searchlight Board Of Directors Response To Recent Concerns Over Use Of AI - Suncoast Searchlight
November 25, 2025
Recently, after Suncoast Searchlight reporters raised concerns about the use of AI in editing, the Board of Directors worked with staff and management to review how AI has been used...
suncoastsearchlight.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
the board has published an update that does not seem to address the reporters' actual concerns suncoastsearchlight.org/board-direct...
they also say, "We will have a public-facing policy governing the use of AI in research and writing before the end of the year."
they also say, "We will have a public-facing policy governing the use of AI in research and writing before the end of the year."
it's harder than using a password bc you have to click out then go back!
i was wondering if they're trying to cut down on password sharing or?
i was wondering if they're trying to cut down on password sharing or?
November 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
it's harder than using a password bc you have to click out then go back!
i was wondering if they're trying to cut down on password sharing or?
i was wondering if they're trying to cut down on password sharing or?
wrote a psa
The cute yellow Old Farmer’s Almanac isn’t the one shutting down
"There are TWO. This is not The OLD Farmer's Almanac that has been around since 1792. Everything is fine. Just chill guys"
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November 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
wrote a psa
i guess the funny thing here is there are actually two 200-plus-year-old farmer's almanacs that publish secret-formula weather forecasts
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apnews.com/article/farm...
November 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
i guess the funny thing here is there are actually two 200-plus-year-old farmer's almanacs that publish secret-formula weather forecasts
apnews.com/article/farm...
apnews.com/article/farm...
phew I was wrong! (and deletd post)
the OLD farmers almanac which i think is the one we're both talking about lives on: www.almanac.com/old-farmers-...
the OLD farmers almanac which i think is the one we're both talking about lives on: www.almanac.com/old-farmers-...
The Old Farmer’s Almanac—234 Years and Still Going Strong
Wondering if The Old Farmer’s Almanac is discontinued? It’s still publishing and growing, with trusted forecasts, tools, and seasonal guidance since 1792. Learn more and see what's new.
www.almanac.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
phew I was wrong! (and deletd post)
the OLD farmers almanac which i think is the one we're both talking about lives on: www.almanac.com/old-farmers-...
the OLD farmers almanac which i think is the one we're both talking about lives on: www.almanac.com/old-farmers-...
We looked into the frequency of article page archiving but weren't able to confirm it across our entire data set.
Homepages are important, though. "Crawling that initial page is critical to being able to archive and store the article page," Prof. Matthew Weber, who researches @archive.org, told us.
Homepages are important, though. "Crawling that initial page is critical to being able to archive and store the article page," Prof. Matthew Weber, who researches @archive.org, told us.
The Wayback Machine’s snapshots of news homepages plummet after a “breakdown” in archiving projects
Between May and October 2025, homepage snapshots fell by 87% across 100 news publications.
www.niemanlab.org
October 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
We looked into the frequency of article page archiving but weren't able to confirm it across our entire data set.
Homepages are important, though. "Crawling that initial page is critical to being able to archive and store the article page," Prof. Matthew Weber, who researches @archive.org, told us.
Homepages are important, though. "Crawling that initial page is critical to being able to archive and store the article page," Prof. Matthew Weber, who researches @archive.org, told us.
The indexing delay we documented is > 5 months long. Graham said there are 'various operational reasons' for this delay, namely “resource allocation,” but otherwise declined to specify.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/the-...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/the-...
The Wayback Machine’s snapshots of news homepages plummet after a “breakdown” in archiving projects
Between May and October 2025, homepage snapshots fell by 87% across 100 news publications.
www.niemanlab.org
October 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The indexing delay we documented is > 5 months long. Graham said there are 'various operational reasons' for this delay, namely “resource allocation,” but otherwise declined to specify.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/the-...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/the-...
Wayback Machine director Mark Graham told Nieman Lab that there was “a breakdown in some specific archiving projects in May that caused less archives to be created for some sites."
He said article pages aren't affected. He also said some of the missing snapshots will become available in time.
He said article pages aren't affected. He also said some of the missing snapshots will become available in time.
October 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Wayback Machine director Mark Graham told Nieman Lab that there was “a breakdown in some specific archiving projects in May that caused less archives to be created for some sites."
He said article pages aren't affected. He also said some of the missing snapshots will become available in time.
He said article pages aren't affected. He also said some of the missing snapshots will become available in time.
It's not just news sites; snapshots of government homepages are also affected
October 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
It's not just news sites; snapshots of government homepages are also affected
Nieman Lab analyzed the homepage URLs of 100 news sites (including the top 50 English language sites, top international news sites, and local news sites) and found an 87% decline in snapshots in the last 5 months of this year. Here are just a few examples
October 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Nieman Lab analyzed the homepage URLs of 100 news sites (including the top 50 English language sites, top international news sites, and local news sites) and found an 87% decline in snapshots in the last 5 months of this year. Here are just a few examples