There’s an awful lot of Underpants Gnoming of AI in journalism businesses.

  1. Apply AI across the business!
  2. ???????
  3. Profit!

Case(s) in point.

This piece on interviewing (and how not to do it) from Om Malik is worth any journalism student (or any early career journalist) reading:

The subject is interesting. The interviewer is credentialed. They agree with each other at length. Nothing is at stake. No one is surprised.

Found a coffee haunt for a while, to hill time while my teen has style applied to her hair.

A cozy coffee shop interior features black tables and chairs, a counter with a coffee machine, and a person seated by the window.

Morning from Hove. Having a rare day’s holiday, mainly to be chauffeur for the family.

A bronze statue of a person holding a red flower is positioned in front of a building with large windows.

I bought this mug for my Mum the best part of 25 years ago. I’ve now owned it for longer than she did; I inherited it 18 years ago. But I always think happy memories of her when I drink from it.

A person is holding a mug featuring an owl illustration on a blue background.

All the pigeons. All of them.

A group of pigeons is perched along the roofline of a brick building with a television antenna on top.A group of pigeons is perched on the rooftop of a brick building, as well as on a TV antenna.

This sounded alarming at first glance:

Jay Graber is stepping down as head of Bluesky, the social media platform exclusively announced to WIRED. Venture capitalist Toni Schneider will be the interim CEO until a permanent replacement is found.

However, it turns out she’s staying on the board as chief innovation officer, and will have a hand in choosing her successor.

The other side of the river vanished yesterday.

Person in a purple coat and grey knitted hat stands at a riverside railing, looking out over a wide river almost completely hidden by dense fog.

Foggy on the river today.

A small red boat is moored on the calm waters of a marina, with misty skies, distant boats, and modern buildings in the background.

Humanity summed up in three photos:

A sign on a door requests not to take mugs and glasses inside.