Behind The Blog

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Behind the Blog: Breach Rumors and Fun With Maps
Behind The Blog

Behind the Blog: Breach Rumors and Fun With Maps

This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss a tech near-catastrophe, data journalism, and breach rumors.
Behind the Blog: Sensitive Sourcing and Job Application Hell
Behind The Blog

Behind the Blog: Sensitive Sourcing and Job Application Hell

This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss a sensitive data breach, the terrible process of sorting and sending job applications, and how Wikipedia is battling AI slop.
Behind the Blog: Newsworthy FOIA Files and the Art and Science of Paywalling
Behind The Blog

Behind the Blog: Newsworthy FOIA Files and the Art and Science of Paywalling

This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss FOIAing after those racist pet-eating claims, the art and science of paywalling, and gambling with journalism.
Behind the Blog: Secretive Service and Being Taken Seriously
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Behind the Blog: Secretive Service and Being Taken Seriously

This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss being taken seriously, the Secret Service being secretive, and doing business while doing journalism.
Behind the Blog: Good Dogs and Joyous Games
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Behind the Blog: Good Dogs and Joyous Games

This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss good dogs, good games, getting documents and netsex.
Behind the Blog: Risks, Attention, and Telegram
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Behind the Blog: Risks, Attention, and Telegram

This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss communicating risks, brain rot, and the arrest of Telegram's CEO.
Behind the Blog: Party Time
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Behind the Blog: Party Time

This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss last night's shindig.
Behind the Blog: Bobbleheads and Maxed-Out Gaming
Behind The Blog

Behind the Blog: Bobbleheads and Maxed-Out Gaming

This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss generative AI in gaming, getting into sports events, and good laptops.
Behind the Blog: Skipping Meetings and Calming Nerves
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Behind the Blog: Skipping Meetings and Calming Nerves

This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss running 404 Media for a whole year, public speaking, and meetings.
Behind the Blog: Lost in Translation
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Behind the Blog: Lost in Translation

This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss LLMs and languages, and a big data breach.
Behind the Blog: The Tasks In Front of Us
Behind The Blog

Behind the Blog: The Tasks In Front of Us

This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss crushing and publishing stories and what goes into reporting on a leak.
Behind the Blog: Olympic Posting and Reddit Gone Wild
Behind The Blog

Behind the Blog: Olympic Posting and Reddit Gone Wild

This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss Olympics posting, Reddit wildness, and "hacktivism."