NPR may be “going silent” on Twitter, but it’s keeping its 17.6 million followers on ice

[Nieman Lab: The Daily Digest] Thursday, April 13, 2023 [NPR may be “going silent” on Twitter, but it’s keeping its 17.6 million followers on ice]( “Going silent,” “turning away,” but not leaving-leaving (yet). By Laura Hazard Owen. What We’re Reading The Guardian / Philip Oltermann [Axel Springer CEO tried to use Bild to influence the outcome of Germany’s election, leaked messages show →]( “The internal chats, emails and text messages published by the German weekly Die Zeit on Wednesday clash with the public presentation of Axel Springer SE’s chief executive, Mathias Döpfner, who recently said he wanted to bring ‘non-partisan’ journalism to a too-polarized U.S. media landscape through his acquisition of the English-language title Politico.” Vanity Fair / Delia Cai [Will Substack Notes save our posting souls? →]( “The experience, so far, is not dissimilar from the golden age of the feed; I’ve poked around on Notes for a couple of days, and it’s freaking genteel on there.” The Atlantic / David Merritt Johns [What if ice cream is actually good for you? →]( “Once again, the data suggested that ice cream might be the strongest diabetes prophylactic in the dairy aisle. Yet no one seemed to want to talk about it.” The Guardian / Emma Graham-Harrison [Al Jazeera English announces plans to move from London to Qatar →]( “The original vision for Al Jazeera English, founded 17 years ago, was to have a global network producing live news from broadcast bases in Kuala Lumpur, Washington DC, London and Doha. The Malaysian and U.S. centers had already closed, and the latest move will centralize the network’s operations in Qatar.” Wired / Kate Knibbs [How Bookshop.org survives — and thrives — in Amazon’s world →]( “Helping the indies is the whole point, something he feels an almost spiritual drive to do.” Washington Post / Erik Wemple [Dominion lawsuit pretrial hearings foreshadow a brutal ride for Fox News →]( The judge: “I could have a lot of fun with this case.” Twitter / Max Tani [Insider will begin experimenting with AI for reporting and editing →]( “My takeaway after a fair amount of experimentation with ChatGPT is that generative AI can make all of you better editors, reporters, and producers, too.” Bloomberg [Putin approved arrest of U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich on spying charges →]( “Russian President Vladimir Putin personally approved the arrest of a US reporter on espionage charges for the first time since the Cold War, according to people familiar with the situation.” [Nieman Lab]( / [Fuego]( [Twitter]( / [Facebook]( [View email in browser]( [Unsubscribe]( You are receiving this daily newsletter because you signed up for for it at www.niemanlab.org. Nieman Journalism Lab Harvard University 1 Francis Ave.Cambridge, MA 02138 [Add us to your address book](