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Digest | Week of June 30, 2025

Some Good News for a Change: Better Libel Insurance Now Available for Smaller Newsrooms

July 1, 2025 | Richard J. Tofel | Second Rough Draft

A new insurance policy offers libel protection to small newsrooms for as little as $2,500 annually, a welcome resource amid the "hostility to journalism being whipped up in many places by Trump and his acolytes, especially at the local level."

Are journalists projecting their own opinions onto the public?

June 30, 2025 | Mark Coddington and Tamar Wilner | Nieman Lab

In Nieman Lab's monthly newsletter on recent academic research around journalism, a new study out of Belgium tracking what journalists get right and wrong about their readers' opinions.

The future of local news starts here: Creators, AI, and lessons from the 2025 Reimagining Philadelphia Journalism Summit

June 30, 2025 | Haley Slusser | The Lenfest Institute

Takeaways from the Lenfest Institute's annual Reimagining Philadelphia Journalism Summit, where attendees discussed collaborating with content creators, reaching new audiences, and keeping young journalists in media.

A lot has changed since we created AI ethics guidelines for newsrooms. Here’s what you need to know now.

June 26, 2025 | Jennifer Orsi | Poynter

Poynter's updated templates include new guidelines for visual journalists and news products. Poynter first published its AI guidelines in March 2024.

The Washington Post Will Ask Some Sources to Annotate Its Stories

June 25, 2025 | Benjamin Mullen | The New York Times

The Washington Post announced that it will pilot From the Source, a new program that will allow named sources to directly comment on published articles, as a way to keep discourse on the Post's website instead of external social media channels. Potential concerns include moderation, vetting processes, and potential manipulation by powerful sources.