In this episode, hosts Ed Bennett and Chris Boyer discuss the current state of journalism and the rise of social influencers in becoming primary news sources. They also share their experience with Bluesky as then test GenAI’s ability to create poetry. 

Annoyance: Online influencers and the fall of journalism

1 in 5 get news from social media influencers: Pew poll 

Cision's 2024 State of the Media Report: Journalists Battle Misinformation, Embrace Data, and Seek PR Partnership

Tech Rec: 

Bluesky impressions from a Twitter refugee


Sky Follower Bridgehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/chatgpt-or-shakespeare-readers-couldnt-tell-the-difference-and-even-preferred-ai-generated-verse-180985480/

People are fleeing Elon Musk’s X for Threads and Bluesky. Welcome to the era of social media fragmentation

AI Stump: 
ChatGPT or Shakespeare? Readers Couldn’t Tell the Difference—and Even Preferred A.I.-Generated Verse

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