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Writing at the intersection of technology, journalism, and community.

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The Forwardable Email

"A way to help others actually make that connection they said they would." I've used this for a decade, and it's probably useful for you, too.

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Remembering Beyond Vietnam on MLK Day

A good friend introduced me to Martin Luther King Jr's Beyond Vietnam speech some time ago. It was not well-received by the mainstream press at the time (more about that in a moment) but I think it's prescient and, unfortunately, timely.

At the Riverside Church in

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The Curiosity Tour

"A way to approach a job hunt that uncovers extraordinary, unlisted opportunities" - using a distilled framework that makes something that might look daunting feel easy.

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Bari Weiss Is The Symptom

"The truth is that prestige journalism is lousy with Bari Weisses, up and down the line. Ask any journalist trying to cover the genocide in Gaza or the social death of gender nonconformists."

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How to know if that job will crush your soul

"But these questions are framed in this way to encourage us all to aspire towards roles that enable us to do our best work, to have the biggest impact, and to live according to our values."

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2025: The year in LLMs

Simon Willison breaks down what happened in the LLM space in 2025. Some of it has the potential to transform tech forever.

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Lies we tell ourselves

We don't need to educate our audiences to fit our needs. We need to educate ourselves to fit our audiences.

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The Go/No Go Date

"Feeling fear goes hand-in-hand with being ambitious. Imposter syndrome is real and normal. In fact, if you aren't feeling fear in what you do, I'd argue that you aren't being ambitious enough." Here's a way to build in the fear and do it anyway.

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Nieman Lab's Predictions for Journalism 2026

"Each year, we ask some of the smartest people in digital media what they think is coming in the year ahead. Here's what they told us." Some essays from the annual collection that caught my eye.