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• I drew a bunch of dots to explain why social media is broken.

  By Andrew Golis| Medium@ Two years ago last month, I shut down This., a social media platform that allowed each member to share just 1 link a day. The service was an attempt to shift the defining feature of social media from quantity, to quality. We saw a world where free and democratized publishing had been weaponized by platforms, publishers, and advertisers to distract and confuse us. We hoped a more deliberately designed and editorially-informed platform could offer a solution.

  By Andrew Golis · Medium

  Aug. 09, 2018

• The robots will make us more human

  By Andrew Golis| Nieman Lab Verified I’m not in the utopian or the apocalyptic camp on AI. Artificial intelligence, like the internet, smartphones and other transformative technologies before it, will bring both beauty and horror into our world. We’ll just have to do our best to tip the balance.

  By Andrew Golis · Nieman Lab

  Dec. 21, 2023

• The robots will make us more human

  By Andrew Golis| Nieman Lab Verified I’m not in the utopian or the apocalyptic camp on AI. Artificial intelligence, like the internet, smartphones and other transformative technologies before it, will bring both beauty and horror into our world. We’ll just have to do our best to tip the balance.

  By Andrew Golis · Nieman Lab

  Dec. 21, 2023

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Civic News Company is a nonprofit organization dedicated to mission-driven journalism that focuses on education, elections, and public health. Established in 2023, it serves as an umbrella for three newsrooms: Chalkbeat, Votebeat, and Healthbeat. These newsrooms provide hyperlocal, solutions-oriented reporting aimed at enhancing civic engagement and addressing systemic issues in their respective areas. Chalkbeat covers K-12 education policy across eight states, delivering investigative reporting that influences funding and policy decisions. Votebeat focuses on election administration in five states, offering nonpartisan coverage of voting access and integrity. Healthbeat, launched in 2024, reports on public health systems in New York City and Atlanta, with plans for future expansion. Civic News Company operates 15 local newsrooms nationwide, supported by philanthropic grants, and aims to foster a civic revival by prioritizing underserved communities.