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Alex Fink

Zuckerman vs Zuckerberg

July 14, 2024

Ethan Zuckerman is a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a scholar of digital media. He and his team work to understand the contemporary digital world and build social media systems that are focused on communities, not on profits. Ethan is currently suing Meta (i.e. Facebook) in a landmark case that might (and likely should) change our interpretation of section 230. Please tune in to hear the details of the case and the various ways it could change the social media landscape. It's fascinating!

Prof. Jeff Jarvis - Rewriting Media's Business Model (Yet Again)

May 24, 2024

Jeff Jarvis is a journalism professor at the City College in New York (CUNY), the author of six books, and the cohost of the successful podcast "This week in Google and AI". Jeff spent many years teaching entrepreneurial journalism - and God knows journalism could use some entrepreneurial spirit, right about now. Please check out Jeff's books, The Gutenberg Parenthesis and Magazine, both from Bloomsbury (discount codes here: gutenbergparenthesis.com).

Donald Robertson - Where Philosophy Meets Psychology

June 22, 2024

Our guest today is Donald Robertson - Donald is a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist and author of several books, including How to Think Like a Roman Emperor and, more recently, Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor. He is one of the founders of the Modern Stoicism nonprofit organization and the founder and president of the Plato's Academy Centre in Athens, Greece. He was born in Scotland but now lives in Montreal, Canada. His upcoming book, How to Think Like Socrates, will be released later this year, and can be preordered on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or anywhere else books are generally sold.

Rick Edmonds - Analyzing the Financial Decline of Legacy Media

July 8, 2024

Rick Edmonds is the media business analyst for the Poynter Institute, a school and study center for working journalists. He has been doing research and writing for 25 years on the financial decline of legacy media, newspapers particularly, and the rise of new media alternatives. His reporting and commentary appear regularly on the Poynter Online site. He has spoken to conference groups in the U.S.A. and in Paris, Norway, Madrid, Vienna and Chile.

Jonathan Green - How To Make ChatGPT and Other Tools Useful (Right Now)

July 5, 2024

Welcome to the Otherweb. Our guest today is Jonathan Green - a bestselling author of hundreds of books, a celebrity ghostwriter, and an expert in using artificial intelligence tools to their utmost capacity. This is the best conversation I've had on the practical implications of ChatGPT and how regular people can augment their own capabilities by using these tools as a shortcut.

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News from disaster

Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about disaster, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 162 stories have been published about disaster which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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CBS News

CBS News

California attorney general details efforts to prevent Los Angeles fire-related price gouging

CBS News

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Newsweek

Newsweek

Sen. Feinstein: Trump's withholding of disaster relief is a violation of his duty and of law

Newsweek

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Washington Post

Washington Post

Calif. Republicans weigh in on Trump allies’ calls for fire aid conditions

Washington Post

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Huffington Post

Huffington Post

California Gov. Gavin Newsom knocks House Speaker Mike Johnson for politicizing the crisis

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vancouversun

vancouversun

Letters to The Sun: Hopefully, we all learn from Los Angeles fire disaster

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Washington Examiner

Washington Examiner

Trump versus Newsom spat ignites at Senate confirmation hearing - Washington Examiner

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vancouversun

vancouversun

$8.5 billion disaster insurance loss record should be wake-up call: Experts and observers

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Washington Examiner

Washington Examiner

Kamala Harris mocked online for word salad attempt to advise fire victims

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Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone

What Blue States Can Do if Trump and Republicans Withhold Disaster Aid

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Fact Check

Fact Check

Image of archaeological remains in Italy falsely linked to S.Korea plane crash

Fact Check

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Washington Post

Washington Post

Republicans want concessions before California gets its tax dollars back

Washington Post

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Theplatform

Theplatform

Lankford says Trump’s deportation plan will take ‘some dollars’ and a ‘long time’: Full interview

Theplatform

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Cbs

Cbs

Elected officials in California facing criticism over wildfire response

Cbs

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E! Online

E! Online

Paris Hilton has spoken out about the devastation caused by the Los Angeles fires

E! Online

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Wired

Wired

Global Warming Is Wreaking Havoc on the Planet’s Water Cycle

Wired

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BBC

BBC

Moment friends abandon house as Palisades fire closes in

BBC

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CNBC

CNBC

As natural disasters intensify, affected student loan borrowers have options

CNBC

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Fact Check

Fact Check

Old video of Algerian flight malfunction falsely shared as 'moments before' Azerbaijan Airlines crash

Fact Check

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Wired

Wired

It’s Time for Parents to Step Up in the Fight for Clean Air

Wired

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VOA

VOA

New Orleans takes first steps forward after terrorist attack

VOA

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