Sam Liebeskind
@samliebeskind
product partnerships at New_Public; previously community & growth @ Geneva
Sam Liebeskind
There is a sense of validation and pride that comes from being witnessed in a communal setting. My son’s high school wasn’t known for sports but one year it happened to have one of the top long-distance runners in New York state. There was no shortage of information about this guy. Beautiful color images of him huffing and puffing could be found on... See more
Steven Waldman • How high school sports coverage can save democracy - Poynter
rheingold's brainstorms: rheingoldian writing
Ken Doctor’s media brand Lookout in Santa Cruz and Eugene, Oregon uses AI to automate the assembly of hyperlocal neighborhood newsletters from public data sources like permits, roadwork, inspections, crime reports, weather, and events. But Lookout is more than a local news outlet. It is a platform for solving local problems together with the... See more
It’s my belief that the most useful news stories for voters are those that drill deep into candidates’ positions on pressing public policies.
What are they saying now, and what have they said in the past? Do they send different messages to different audiences? Have they voted or taken other actions on the issue? Have they courted endorsements,... See more
What are they saying now, and what have they said in the past? Do they send different messages to different audiences? Have they voted or taken other actions on the issue? Have they courted endorsements,... See more
Jeff South • Are journalists serving Virginia's voters well? Election could offer insights on media on national level
Bluesky’s approach to curation is based on the idea that people “must have control over
our algorithms if we’re going to trust in our online spaces” (The Bluesky Team, 2022).
The platform’s support for custom feeds supports this mission, offering “essentially a
farmers’ market of algorithms” (Graber quoted in SXSW, 2025, 54:18). Yet custom feeds
exist... See more
our algorithms if we’re going to trust in our online spaces” (The Bluesky Team, 2022).
The platform’s support for custom feeds supports this mission, offering “essentially a
farmers’ market of algorithms” (Graber quoted in SXSW, 2025, 54:18). Yet custom feeds
exist... See more
“I hope you live without the need to dominate, and without the need to be dominated. I hope you are never victims, but I hope you have no power over other people. And when you fail, and are defeated, and in pain, and in the dark, then I hope you will remember that darkness is your country, where you live, where no wars are fought and no wars are... See more
Ursula LeGuin (1983)
On day one, they define a political institution as “a socially created constraint on human action.” That definition has always stuck with me. This means that we can make them and remake them. But it also means that whatever institution we create, people are going to use those institutions strategically to try to achieve whatever ends they're trying... See more
in every meeting, conversation, or encounter, you have the opportunity to make someone feel BIG or small. choose BIG. the best way to make people like you is to make people like themselves.