Somebody is missing from the upcoming International Symposium on Online Journalism in Austin, Texas. The journalism policy space is exploding with activity right now, and one of the big concepts up for discussion that I strongly support is “replanting.” The gist of replanting is that it should be somehow easier for commercial newsrooms to convert…

Americans seem stuck with the leaders we’ve got. Here is how a big part of the economy works now: If you are a working schmuck who’s lucky enough to fund a 401(k) for your retirement and smart enough to fill it with index funds (as you should), you own hundreds of tiny, algorithmically selected pieces…

Some ideas to save journalism are better than others. I am not a futurist (or working an angle in pursuit of tech money), so my thoughts on A.I. issues are more blunt than fancy: If the first time you saw an authentic video of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore and presumed without…