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The decline of U.S. foreign bureaus is being framed as an economic necessity, but the reality on the ground shows a devastating loss of independent investigations in developing nations.
My new deep dive for The Objective (@objectivejournos.bsky.social) looks at the systemic crisis facing #freelance #journalists

International journalists' opportunities are shrinking
As Donald Trump wins more attention from U.S. news media, one loser has often been international reporting.

Are we trading one #environmental catastrophe for another under the disguise of #EnergySecurity? The reality on the ground at #Japan’s biomass plants include dangerous

Concerns grow over ‘green’ biomass power in Japan after spate of accidents
For the past decade, Japan has been expanding the use of woody biomass for power generation to replace or be mixed and burned with coal. The country is now the second-largest wood pellet consumer in the world after the U.K. But there are concerns that burning wood pellets or palm kernel shells to generate electricity […]

Das ist doch ganz was völlig anderes. Die sind Fake News! Die werden nicht gecancelled, sondern - ähm - von ihrem schändlichen Tun abgehalten.
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Some news - I'll be speaking at the virtual tbd/Con organized by Gazzetta next week
My focus - the scale of #digital #surveillance and censorship in #Tibet, a relevant topic due to the information bla…

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we want talks that end with open questions. technical depth, social critique, and wild prototypes welcome.

Woody biomass is being framed as a #green alternative to coal, but the hidden costs include repeated fires, explosions, and deforestation in #SoutheastAsia.
My new deep dive for @…

Concerns grow over ‘green’ biomass power in Japan after spate of accidents
For the past decade, Japan has been expanding the use of woody biomass for power generation to replace or be mixed and burned with coal. The country is now the second-largest wood pellet consumer in the world after the U.K. But there are concerns that burning wood pellets or palm kernel shells to generate electricity […]

As newsrooms obsess over the latest #Trump blunders, what happens to the rest of the world? Hundreds of #international #journalists are losing their jobs due to

International journalists' opportunities are shrinking
As Donald Trump wins more attention from U.S. news media, one loser has often been international reporting.