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How to use Substack, and more media need-to-know

Who’s afraid of TikTok?

Michael Klare on AI

Prosecuting Assange gives a green light to countries around the world that it is possible to protect their government secrets by charging international reporters or editors with crimes.

Warning: Reporting news can be deadly dangerous

More censorship, more surveillance, more media resistance

Leftys look at AI, the writers' strike ties up the entertainment market, and news gets strip-mined

Speaking at the Global Media Forum in Bonn, Nobel laureate Maria Ressa noted that lies, laced with anger and hate, spread faster than facts. "Rebuilding trust with truth is vital to combat the rise of fascism," she said.