AI governance. Tech. Media. Political economy. Human rights. Director, Center for Journalism & Liberty cjl4news.bsky.social at Open Markets. Fellow at Brookings, CIGI, CDT, MRC. Former CPJ, UNESCO, NYThttps://bsky.app/profile/courtneyr.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/courtneyr.bsky.social/post/3ml4dqk45qs2jToday I’m discussing CJL’s new report, “Same Gatekeepers, New Tollbooths,” on the emerging market for AI content licensing with @capitolforum.bsky.social Join us! https://www.linkedin.com/posts/the-capitol-forum_this-tuesday-may-5-at-1100-am-et-the-activity-7457080940964712448-RCPp?utm_source=share05 May 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:e2rok33oihc52pcffs62hms4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4dqk45qs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/courtneyr.bsky.social/post/3mgdq4kxc5c2pI wish more comedy writers would testify before congress, and will definitely channel this energy next time I have the opportunity! https://courtneyradsch.substack.com/p/when-the-joke-police-come-for-the05 Mar 2026 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:e2rok33oihc52pcffs62hms4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdq4kxc5c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/courtneyr.bsky.social/post/3mfx2t4ebgc2yThe showdown between Anthropic and Trump's Department of War is a pivotal test of whether democratic norms can restrain the surveillance and combat-AI infrastructure we’ve built. I'm not hopeful. https://substack.com/home/post/p-189491535.28 Feb 2026 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:e2rok33oihc52pcffs62hms4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfx2t4ebgc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/courtneyr.bsky.social/post/3mfmstiht2k27In what will surprise no one, there is an AI Boom on K Street: One in Four Lobbyists Now Work on AI. Not surprising given that AI companies now rank among the first trillion dollar companies in the world and are pushing back against concerns about an AI bubble https://readsludge.com/2026/02/24/ai-boom-on-k-street-one-in-four-lobbyists-now-work-on-ai/24 Feb 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:e2rok33oihc52pcffs62hms4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfmstiht2k27https://bsky.app/profile/courtneyr.bsky.social/post/3mf5ncl5rzc25Censorship and capitulation are once again in the news as The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was prevented from airing its interview with US Senate candidate James Talarico. This is about corporate greed and cowardice amid rising authoritarianism and democratic decline https://substack.com/home/post/p-18838591418 Feb 2026 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:e2rok33oihc52pcffs62hms4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5ncl5rzc25https://bsky.app/profile/courtneyr.bsky.social/post/3mam2oxfpts2dNot old enough to remember personally but he is a legend and an icon of journalism for a reason [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Dec 2025 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:e2rok33oihc52pcffs62hms4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mam2oxfpts2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/courtneyr.bsky.social/post/3ma7sfxbvoc2eYep, that’s me. How do you keep a straight face when the head of an INDEPENDENT REGULATOR can’t answer what he swore when he took his oath of office or clarify that the president is NOT his boss & that YES the FCC is independent. Also couldn’t t keep quiet https://www.journalismliberty.org/publications/vigorous-bipartisan-condemnation-fcc [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Dec 2025 23:20 +0000at://did:plc:e2rok33oihc52pcffs62hms4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma7sfxbvoc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/courtneyr.bsky.social/post/3m5w6pqbovc2kDid FoloToy seriously think that integrating ChatGPT, a product linked to several suicides and which has so many safety issues that you can't fit them in a single tweet (post?), was a good idea? And OpenAI of course didn't stop it. https://mashable.com/article/chatgpt-teddy-bear-canceled18 Nov 2025 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:e2rok33oihc52pcffs62hms4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5w6pqbovc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/courtneyr.bsky.social/post/3m3udy2iask2nDefenders of a rules-based intl order must “recognize that Big Tech’s anti-regulatory agenda will outlast the Trump Admin so long as trade policy remains a mechanism through which the US and others can restrict governments’ tech policy choices” @astienon.bsky.social https://techpolicy.press/how-europe-can-expand-digital-trade-to-challenge-big-techs-antiregulatory-push23 Oct 2025 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:e2rok33oihc52pcffs62hms4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3udy2iask2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/courtneyr.bsky.social/post/3m3q6e4zfpk22Yet another reason why local News is more trusted than national news, which failed to fairly & accurately cover the mass mobilization for No Kings while often granting outsized coverage to fringe white nationalist & Tea Party protests. Same as when I worked at @nytimes.com during Iraq war protests [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Oct 2025 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:e2rok33oihc52pcffs62hms4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3q6e4zfpk22