Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Media
03/02/2021
RP Daily: The New Normal
What exactly is the new normal?
02/16/2021
How to have better arguments online
The troubled times we live in, and the rise of social media, have created an age of endless conflict. Rather than fearing or avoiding disagreement, we need to learn to do it well
02/22/2021
Is Progress Possible? Misinformation in the Middle East
By creating and promoting Arabic content that teaches media literacy and critical thinking, Ideas Beyond Borders is "teaching a man how to fish" in the Internet age.
46,218 news transcripts show ideologically extreme politicians get more airtime
“We found that the House that’s shown on the news is much more ideologically extreme than the actual House.”
02/14/2021
We need to develop a vaccine against media scare tactics
Last week the terrorism threat level was downgraded, but purveyors of news have myriad ways to keep us fretting about the future
02/10/2021
Can Free Speech Survive the Internet?
Ask an Expert: Suzanne Nossel of PEN America on open expression in the Digital Age
02/09/2021
Media & the Death of Objectivity | Matt Taibbi with John Wood, Jr. & Ciaran O’Connor
Matt joins John Wood, Jr. and Ciaran O’Connor to talk about the history of media and how it became so polarized, the dangers of big technology companies regulating the public square, and more.
02/04/2021
A Networked Age Guide: Communicating in a Polarised World
As the world becomes more connected through digital technology, the rules of communication change.
01/27/2021
Op-Ed: Banning Trump from Facebook may feel good. Here’s why it might be wrong
01/27/2021
Mark Zuckerberg wants to reduce political content in News Feed
'People don’t want politics and fighting to take over their experience,' Zuckerberg said.
Twitter launches ‘Birdwatch,’ a forum to combat misinformation
Twitter said it hopes to build a community of "Birdwatchers" that can eventually help moderate and label tweets in its main product.
01/25/2021