# news & media (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover news & media. Page: Feed: --- ## [The real world and…that other one](https://sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net/?p=67685) _2026-08-21 · Naomi · Sidebar for Plaintiffs_ The June 22, 2026 New Yorker has a marvel of an article by Ben Taub entitled, “Allies On Ice: How the secret plans to take over Greenland have ruptured transatlantic relations.” That lede is the serious journalistic description of Taub’s … Continue reading → The post The real world and…that other one first appeared on Sidebar for Plaintiffs . ## [Matters of gravity](https://sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net/?p=67695) _2026-08-18 · Naomi · Sidebar for Plaintiffs_ From Harper’s Weekly Review: NASA debunked a conspiracy theory purporting the Earth’s gravity would vanish for seven seconds amid an alignment of celestial events. “When I got to the hospital I realized the gravity,” a shark researcher said after being … Continue reading → The post Matters of gravity first appeared on Sidebar for Plaintiffs . ## [347 How Noisy Creek is breathing new life into an industry many had written off: A one-on-one with Brady Walkinshaw](http://www.EditorandPublisher.com/Vodcasts) _2026-08-15 · "E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike Blinder_ Alternative weeklies were once the unruly heartbeat of American cities, shaping politics, culture, nightlife and public conversation before collapsing advertising and changing media habits pushed many toward extinction. Brady Walkinshaw believes the industry mistook disruption for irrelevance. Through Noisy Creek, he is acquiring, reviving and reinvesting in beloved local publications that others… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/editorandpublisher/NOISY_CREEK-AUGUST-2026-Vodacst-Audio.mp3?dest-id=1525979) ## [Women Beyond Walls: Radio from Rosario, a Death Row Memoir, and the Fight Against the War on Drugs](https://womenbeyondwalls.substack.com/p/women-beyond-walls-radio-from-rosario) _2026-08-13 · Women Beyond Walls_ July / August 2026 newsletter from Women Beyond Walls ## [Animal news. Sort of](https://sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net/?p=67681) _2026-08-12 · Naomi · Sidebar for Plaintiffs_ I’d read and seen videos of the Danube’s low water level, so I knew about the remnants, some dangerous, from World War II, exposed to our view. What I didn’t know was this, from Harper’s Weekly Review: Europe’s biggest rivers … Continue reading → The post Animal news. Sort of first appeared on Sidebar for Plaintiffs . ## [$Money$Money$Money$](https://sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net/?p=67663) _2026-08-10 · Naomi · Sidebar for Plaintiffs_ Doesn’t it seem that campaign cash numbers have eclipsed polling numbers when we look at elections? A new “truth” has emerged: the guy with the biggest war chest is winning the campaign. Notice I didn’t say that the guy with … Continue reading → The post $Money$Money$Money$ first appeared on Sidebar for Plaintiffs . ## [346 At 24, she's crossing the US looking for the future of local news. What she found surprised her.](http://www.EditorandPublisher.com/Vodcasts) _2026-08-08 · "E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike Blinder_ She expected to find an industry weighed down by layoffs, closures and uncertainty. Instead, a summer spent visiting independent newsrooms across America introduced Jasmine Shiffer to publishers, editors and reporters who remain deeply committed to serving their communities—and surprisingly optimistic about the future. Along the way, she discovered that local journalism's greatest strength isn't… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/editorandpublisher/JASMINE-AUGUST-2026-Vodacst-Audio.mp3?dest-id=1525979) ## [Last night I revisited a previous world of lies. Still has an impact](https://sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net/?p=67645) _2026-08-07 · Naomi · Sidebar for Plaintiffs_ If you want to experience the contrast between two GOP administrations who have lied, watch the 2010 thriller, Fair Game. It’s the true story of how George W. Bush and his cohorts, Condoleeza Rice, Colin Powell, Dick Cheney, et al. … Continue reading → The post Last night I revisited a previous world of lies. Still has an impact first appeared on Sidebar for Plaintiffs . ## [Of immigrants, education, fighting and mobsters](https://sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net/?p=67449) _2026-08-06 · Naomi · Sidebar for Plaintiffs_ Long, long, long before my encounter with a classic schoolyard bully, my grandfather Jacob took ship from Paris to Boston. At fourteen years old, he was escaping the strictures of Judaic Orthodoxy — which he had reckoned was unhealthy, especially … Continue reading → The post Of immigrants, education, fighting and mobsters first appeared on Sidebar for Plaintiffs . ## [Christianity in the news!](https://sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net/?p=67623) _2026-08-05 · Naomi · Sidebar for Plaintiffs_ From Harper’s Weekly Review: In Utah, a woman used a tampon to set fire to the church where her wedding was to take place the following day; and in Detroit, a nude man crashed his car into a church after … Continue reading → The post Christianity in the news! first appeared on Sidebar for Plaintiffs . ## [Earn crypto from idle GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/fsNmUEx2jtJk) _2026-08-05 · **Sponsored**_ Run one CLI command, connect your GPU, and start receiving crypto payouts. ## [Animal news: “No regrets.”](https://sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net/?p=67620) _2026-08-05 · Naomi · Sidebar for Plaintiffs_ From Harper’s Weekly Review: In Australia, a three-year-old beagle was taken to the emergency room after eating 2.4 pounds of gummy worms and showing “no regrets,” according to a nurse. The post Animal news: “No regrets.” first appeared on Sidebar for Plaintiffs . ## [345 How to stand out when journalism jobs are harder to find](http://www.EditorandPublisher.com/Vodcasts) _2026-08-01 · "E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike Blinder_ For job seekers, landing a newsroom job can feel increasingly dependent on luck, connections and an opaque hiring process. Cristina Silva, managing editor for Operations & Standards at The Boston Globe and the new author of Poynter's Ask the Recruiter column, says candidates have more control than they may realize. The key is to understand how editors make decisions, communicate clearly and make… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/editorandpublisher/SILVA-AUGUST-2026-Vodacst-AUDIO.mp3?dest-id=1525979) ## [The Match King’s Son](https://sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net/?p=66838) _2026-07-28 · Naomi · Sidebar for Plaintiffs_ Tommy was his name. His father made millions of, and in, matches with which to light a fire or a cigarette, packed in those little boxes we all had in our kitchens. The Match King’s princeling was blond, loud and … Continue reading → The post The Match King’s Son first appeared on Sidebar for Plaintiffs . ## [That humanoid teaching assistant? Uh](https://sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net/?p=67573) _2026-07-26 · Naomi · Sidebar for Plaintiffs_ Harper’s Weekly Review told me, and I immediately told you, about some humanoid action going on, including the introduction of a humanoid teaching assistant in Salamanca, a town in far-southwestern New York State. So far southwest it’s almost skidding off … Continue reading → The post That humanoid teaching assistant? Uh first appeared on Sidebar for Plaintiffs . ## [344 Can New Jersey's civic-information model help rebuild local news?](http://www.EditorandPublisher.com/Vodcasts) _2026-07-25 · "E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike Blinder_ Local journalism does not need another obituary. It needs a new operating model. In New Jersey, Stefanie Murray is helping build one that treats local information as civic infrastructure, supported by collaboration, philanthropy, local business revenue and carefully protected public funding. Her message to the industry: The future may not look like the past, but communities still need journalism… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/editorandpublisher/Murray-July-2026-Vodacst-Audio.mp3?dest-id=1525979) ## [To semi-quote Dubya, “This is some weird shit.”](https://sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net/?p=67557) _2026-07-21 · Naomi · Sidebar for Plaintiffs_ Delivered to my email by Harper’s Weekly Review, probably using a humanoid to do it: Astronomers announced that a four-carbon sugar typically found in raspberries was discovered in interstellar space; it was announced that a meteorite that crashed in New … Continue reading → The post To semi-quote Dubya, “This is some weird shit.” first appeared on Sidebar for Plaintiffs . ## [The Hero and The Heel](https://sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net/?p=67456) _2026-07-21 · Naomi · Sidebar for Plaintiffs_ In the past half year alone we’ve witnessed two populist heroes, one of them mighty, felled by their history of sexually abusing women. The mighty one was the late Cesar Chavez; the lesser one, Graham Platner. Chavez was revered as … Continue reading → The post The Hero and The Heel first appeared on Sidebar for Plaintiffs . ## [343 Opinion pages need a reboot, not a retreat, says Stuart Brotman](http://www.EditorandPublisher.com/Vodcasts) _2026-07-18 · "E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike Blinder_ As broadcasters debated whether to air President Donald Trump's recent prime-time address live and local newspapers continued rethinking political opinion pages, one question has become increasingly difficult to ignore: Has journalism's greatest challenge shifted from protecting free speech to preserving productive public discourse? Constitutional scholar Stuart Brotman believes the First… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/editorandpublisher/Brotman-July-2026-Vodacst-Audio.mp3?dest-id=1525979) ## [342 Industry unites: NMA and America's Newspapers come together in Washington](http://www.EditorandPublisher.com/Vodcasts) _2026-07-11 · "E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike Blinder_ For decades, the leaders of America's newspaper industry have gathered separately to tackle many of the same challenges—from protecting journalism and strengthening business models to navigating public policy and emerging technology. This September, that changes as the News Media Alliance and America's Newspapers bring their flagship meetings together in Washington, D.C., creating an unprecedented… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/editorandpublisher/NMA-AN-CONF-July-2026-Vodacst-Audio.mp3?dest-id=1525979) ## [341 Beyond news deserts: How Village Media is proving local journalism can still grow](http://www.Editorandpublisher.com/Vodcasts) _2026-07-04 · "E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike Blinder_ While much of the news industry continues to focus on shrinking newsrooms, disappearing newspapers and expanding news deserts, Village Media is proving another path is possible. In this exclusive E&P Reports conversation, founder and CEO Jeff Elgie and Board Chair Richard Gingras explain how their digital-first company has grown into one of North America's most successful local news organizations… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/editorandpublisher/Village-July-2026-Vodacst-Audio.mp3?dest-id=1525979) ## [Retro Grid Dungeon Crawler (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/7UUGIrzkoSUh) _2026-07-04 · **Sponsored**_ Retro grid movement with first-person combat, loot and skill-tree progression. ## [340 Shannon Kinney: Why today's media sellers must become trusted advisors](http://www.EditorandPublisher.com/Vodcasts) _2026-06-27 · "E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike Blinder_ Local media sales has entered a new era. Advertisers no longer need a salesperson to launch a marketing campaign, buy digital ads or build an online presence, giving them more choices—and less patience for generic sales pitches—than ever before. According to Dream Local Digital founder and E&P "Ad Sales Life" columnist Shannon Kinney, the sales professionals who thrive won't be those with the best… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/editorandpublisher/Kinney-June-2026-Vodacst-Audio.mp3?dest-id=1525979) ## [Global Prison Trends 2026 on women's incarceration; Support Don't Punish Day of Action; News, opportunities, resources, and more...](https://womenbeyondwalls.substack.com/p/global-prison-trends-2026-on-womens) _2026-06-25 · Women Beyond Walls_ June 2026 newsletter from Women Beyond Walls ## [339 The future of news could depend on gaming, creators and creative friction](http://www.EditorandPublisher.com/Vodcasts) _2026-06-20 · "E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike Blinder_ News organizations have spent years debating whether artificial intelligence will replace journalists, whether social media is helping or hurting democracy, and whether younger audiences still value news. But according to Nebraska Public Media Chief Innovation Officer Chad Davis, those may no longer be the most important questions. During a recent episode of E&P Reports, Davis argued that… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/editorandpublisher/DAVIS-June-2026-Vodacst-AUDIO.mp3?dest-id=1525979) ## [338 Newsrooms know what they need to do. Why aren't they doing it?](http://www.EditorandPublisher.com/Vodcasts) _2026-06-13 · "E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike Blinder_ A new global study suggests journalism's biggest challenge may not be AI, declining trust or shrinking revenues. Instead, it may be the widening gap between what news organizations say their priorities are and how their newsrooms actually operate. In a recent E&P Reports conversation, WAN-IFRA CEO Stig Kirk Ørskov and FT Strategies Insights Manager Lamberto Lambertini discussed findings from the… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/editorandpublisher/FT-Stragegies-Report-June-2026-Vodacst-Audio.mp3?dest-id=1525979) ## [WBW global mapping deadline extended to 7 June; Women Deliver Concurrent Session report; women's prison overcrowding in several countries; bumper edition of opportunities & new grants!](https://womenbeyondwalls.substack.com/p/wbw-global-mapping-deadline-extended) _2026-05-28 · Women Beyond Walls_ May 2026 newsletter from Women Beyond Walls ## [⏳ One week left: Your organisation should be on this first-of-its-kind global map. Here's how.](https://womenbeyondwalls.substack.com/p/one-week-left-your-organisation-should) _2026-05-22 · Laura Jessie Cook · Women Beyond Walls_ We're mapping civil society organisations working with women affected by the criminal legal system — and yours should be on it. One week left to add yourselves! ## [Concern as RightsCon cancelled in Zambia; WBW at Women Deliver 2026; Webby finalists; conference on Combating Torture in Detention; Tona's Law; news, opportunities and more](https://womenbeyondwalls.substack.com/p/concern-as-rightscon-cancelled-in) _2026-04-30 · Women Beyond Walls_ April 2026 newsletter from Women Beyond Walls ## [We need your help today — truly](https://womenbeyondwalls.substack.com/p/we-need-your-help-today-truly) _2026-04-15 · Laura Jessie Cook · Women Beyond Walls_ 1 Day to help flip the narrative at The Webbys on 'Crime and Justice' ## [We’re Webby Award Nominees — vote now, Pamela Winn's story deserves to be heard!](https://womenbeyondwalls.substack.com/p/were-webby-award-nominees-vote-now) _2026-03-31 · Laura Jessie Cook · Women Beyond Walls_ Help us amplify Pamela Winn’s powerful story on a global stage ## [Find out what happened at CSW70; Join the first ever global mapping exercise for organisations working with + for incarcerated women & girls; more news, opportunities and resources](https://womenbeyondwalls.substack.com/p/find-out-what-happened-at-csw70-join) _2026-03-26 · Women Beyond Walls_ March 2026 newsletter from Women Beyond Walls ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/bs2T4nQiGPrS) _2026-03-26 · **Sponsored**_ Connect your repo and deploy instantly — Railway handles config, scaling, and monitoring. ## [📣 Call for input: global map of organisations working with and for criminalised women](https://womenbeyondwalls.substack.com/p/call-for-input-global-map-of-organisations) _2026-03-09 · Women Beyond Walls_ A new global mapping exercise to identify organisations working with and for women affected by the criminal legal system. También en español a continuación. Également en français ci-dessous ## [Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) 2026 Guide](https://womenbeyondwalls.substack.com/p/commission-on-the-status-of-women-108) _2026-02-26 · Women Beyond Walls_ A special LIVE CSW70 newsletter, March 2026, from Women Beyond Walls