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A look at the system for distribution of direct media subsidies developed for the government of Denmark, which spends ~0.2% of its GDP on direct media subsidies (Rasmus Kleis Nielsen/Nieman Lab)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2…

As the U.S. starves its public media, Denmark wants to figure out a better way to subsidize private news publishers
"A foundation can pick winners on the basis of its own values and priorities and support them from private sources. But if the state does the same with public funds, we risk the appearance (or even worse, the reality) of politicians picking winners on the basis of their own ad hoc, pa…

#writingcommunity Please, I'd love your thoughts, insights, advice. I have two books trad published, very different, different publishers. One is a big publisher and has been in print for 30 years. But even with that, what I am writing now is so out there, I don't think a trad publisher is going to pick it up. So where and how to publish? 1/2

So many publications are reporting RansomHouse's claim that it had hacked a key Apple contractor, Luxshare. This morning I saw at least twelve publications reporting, so I posted about it too.
But as HackRead notes, it's just a claim by a criminal group with no confirmation. "Nevertheless, until Luxshare confirms an incident or the attackers release verifiable data, the claim remains just that."
I really wish cyber and tech publications would stop doing this --…

RansomHouse Claims Data Breach at Major Apple Contractor Luxshare
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Czech government rejects Petr Pavel’s plan to send L-159 jets to Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/21/czech-government-rejects-petr-pavels.html

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
personally directed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to update its website
to contradict its longtime guidance that vaccines don’t cause autism,
he told The New York Times in an interview published Friday.
His comments provide clarity into who directed the CDC’s website change,
after many current and former staffers at the agency were surprised to see new published guidance on Wednesday
that defies …

RFK Jr. says he personally directed CDC’s new guidance on vaccines and autism
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. personally directed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to update its website to contradict its longtime guidance that vaccines don’t cause autism, he told The New York Times in an interview published Friday.

Be careful when you use the phrase "It's Good Enough" the next time: #publicvoit

Public Domain Day short film contest by @… on NPR!
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/21/nx-s1-56777

YouTube CEO Neal Mohan publishes his annual letter, saying the platform wants to fight "AI slop" and strengthen parental tools, and touts new AI Shorts tools (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business

YouTube CEO Neal Mohan’s Big Ideas for 2026: More Superstar Creators and Transparency, Less AI Slop
The executive published his annual letter to the YouTube community Wednesday, outlining his priorities for the video platform.

WAN-IFRA: news publications globally had an estimated combined revenue of $125.7B in 2025, down 0.01% YoY; print still accounted for 65% of total revenue (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co…

Business Insider joins Microsoft's Publisher Content Marketplace pilot, which compensates publishers when their content is used in AI-generated results (Barbara Peng/Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/announcing-our-new-ai-partnersh…

Announcing our new AI partnership with Microsoft
This pilot creates a framework for a lasting, usage-based partnership between publishers and technology platforms to ensure quality content is credited and rewarded.