Journalism

I’ll Share How You Can Do Similar Things — It’s the first of June and the time when we read plenty of articles about various Medium writers’ earnings for the previous month. We all love to root for each other and compliment our favorite writers about their hard work, stellar writing, and perhaps a bit of good luck. That’s…

Our head of professional development, Corinne Podger, has pulled together links to the latest research and a free online course on AI tools for journalists. — By Corinne Podger If you’ve used a tool like Otter or Descript to transcribe interviews, send predictive text messaging, or called an Uber using Siri, you’re already using AI. What’s new about recent tools like ChatGPT, MidJourney and so on — is that they are generative, rather than predictive.

Hello! Today, we are going to delve into the fascinating world of journalism, talk about the rise of news consumption through audio and discuss the profound impact it has on our understanding of current events and the future of journalism. I’ll shed light on a fascinating shift that we are…

You read that right. My freelance client fired me. While most clients are free to terminate a contract with an independent contractor at any given time, she was the kind who toed the line between freelancer and employee. Here’s a major red flag. Most of the writers who work for…

About Me- Jose Ahumada Hello, everyone! My name is Jose Ahumada and I am an independent writer/journalist. I’m not quite sure where to begin so I’ll start off with the basics about my upbringing. Background I was born to Mexican-American immigrant parents and grew up in the city of El…

June 1, 2023 — This week’s What I’m Reading includes a long essay about journalistic objectivity, a heartbreaking climate change story from Somalia, and a look inside China, where the Uyghurs live between a tourism wonderland and oppression. Objectivity & Journalism Today’s first recommendation is an essay on journalism’s future. Journalism’s Essential Value is part of the…

The six-part podcast series from Peabody Award-nominated Project Brazen explores Europe’s cocaine crisis through personal stories of cartel leaders, cops, journalists, and the victims caught in the middle — Project Brazen, the Peabody Award-nominated global journalism studio, in partnership with public media organization PRX, today announced the launch of “GATEWAY: Cocaine, Murder, & Dirty Money in Europe,” a new podcast series investigating Europe’s hidden world of cocaine. …

I’m a writer, in my day job I cover nascent tech — predominantly artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain. Last week, I dipped my toe into Medium for the first time. My intention was to post an article most editors would have baulked at (it’s nearly 2000 words and I swear…

There was a time when news coverage of celebrities was mostly confined to special sections of newspapers and magazines. Today, celebrity news has found its place across the entire media spectrum where it has the ability to attract a wide range of publics and even drive consumption. With the continuous…