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The Great Social Media–News Collapse
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/11/social-media-news-readership-decline/675890
The truth about Big Tech’s relationship with journalism is much more complicated than it appears.
on "cancel culture," accountability, and being in the writers' room with Miranda Sings
https://www.apologizetome.com/p/on-cancel-culture-accountability • 8 min
Shared by 267, including Kat Tenbarge, Essaadi
ADL International Leadership Award Presented to Sacha Baron Cohen at Never Is Now 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymaWq5yZIYM
https://www.adl.org/news/article/sacha-baron-cohens-keynote-address-at-adls-2019-never-is-now-summit-on-anti-semitism copyright © 2019 ADL
The insider: how Michael Lewis got a backstage pass for the fall of Sam Bankman-Fried
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/oct/03/michael-lewis-sam-bankman-fried-crypto-going-infinite • 20+ min
The long read: As author of The Big Short and Moneyball, Michael Lewis is perhaps the most celebrated chronicler of his generation. Now he delivers an astonishing portrait of the fallen crypto…
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Who killed Google Reader?
https://www.theverge.com/23778253/google-reader-death-2013-rss-social • 18+ min
Google Reader was supposed to be much more than a tool for nerds. But it never got the chance.
Secret Messages Can Hide in AI-Generated Media
https://www.quantamagazine.org/secret-messages-can-hide-in-ai-generated-media-20230518 • 9 min
In steganography, an ordinary message masks the presence of a secret communication. Humans can never do it perfectly, but a new study shows it’s possible for machines.
How companies use dark patterns to keep you subscribed
https://pudding.cool/2023/05/dark-patterns
Unsubscribing should be easy. It’s not.
How to fight lies, tricks, and chaos online
https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/3/20980741/fake-news-facebook-twitter-misinformation-lies-fact-check-how-to-internet-guide • 20+ min
A guide to slowing down and reading up on internet news
Social Media Algorithms Warp How People Learn from Each Other
https://theconversation.com/social-media-algorithms-warp-how-people-learn-from-each-other-research-shows-211172 • 2 min
Social media companies’ drive to keep you on their platforms clashes with how people evolved to learn from each other
Inside the Meltdown at CNN
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2023/06/cnn-ratings-chris-licht-trump/674255
CEO Chris Licht felt he was on a mission to restore the network’s reputation for serious journalism. How did it all go wrong?
An inside look at how the New York Times builds product
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3-cwoHMwQs
Alex Hardiman is Chief Product Officer at the New York Times, where she oversees the company’s news, cooking, games, audio and advertising products. Previous...
People vs Algorithms
https://pod.link/pva
Uncovering patterns of change in media, culture, and technology, each week media veterans Brian Morrissey, Alex Schleifer and Troy Young break down stuff that matters. Get our newsletters:…
How to avoid sharing bad information about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/02/25/1046495/how-to-share-information-russia-ukraine-invasion
Even well-meaning attempts to participate in the news can play into bad actors’ campaigns.