Kathleen Kennedy, Lucasfilm.com The internet has forever changed the way we communicate. The people we surround ourselves with, the ways we keep in touch with them, and even the ways we define community are all drastically different now than they were even ten years ago. In many ways, it helps us communicate, while also sometimesContinue reading “Case Study: Kathleen Kennedy is Getting Fired!”
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I Won The Misinformation Game. Twice.
The “Newsroom” Misinformation is everywhere. Many of us are familiar with Russia’s efforts to affect the 2016 election on Facebook. Bots on Twitter are definitely a problem, even if we can’t agree on the scale of that problem. But if misinformation is everywhere, it only makes sense that anything that could inoculate us from thatContinue reading “I Won The Misinformation Game. Twice.”
Donald Trump Tried To Break the Media with “Fake News,” And Someone’s Got To Fix It
Photo by History in HD on Unsplash When considering a career in journalism, one must ponder such questions as “Can I make a real difference?,” “How will I survive on such meager pay?,” and “What am I even doing with my life?,” but perhaps my most vexing concern is “How will I get through toContinue reading “Donald Trump Tried To Break the Media with “Fake News,” And Someone’s Got To Fix It”
(Mis)Adventures in (Mis)Information
Photo by Glenn Carstens-Peters on Unsplash After 24 hours analyzing my media consumption, let me tell you: we all have some work to do. Ferreting out misinformation is tedious work. We all know it’s out there, lurking on the dark web, in extremist Facebook groups, and of course on a certain “news” channel whose nameContinue reading “(Mis)Adventures in (Mis)Information”