Studying the intersection of journalism, interactive communications and public discourse
The new Biden administration’s foreign policy stance raises questions about how relations with The Philippines will change, especially amid escalating tensions with China over installations in the South China Sea. This is a presentation I delivered on the subject on January 27, 2021.
Online comments sections are our modern day venues for collaboration, for public discourse, for democratic deliberation. The internet was supposed to even the playing field for participation. But for many women, wading into the incivility of online comments or social media exchanges is like walking alone down a scary back alley, or into an angry …
In May 2014, I gave birth to my second child – a beautiful, healthy baby girl. Since then, most of my time has been devoted to caring for and nourishing my new kid. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends breastfeeding as the optimal source of nutrition for the first year of a baby’s life, which …
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” –Albert Einstein Post by Hartford Courant.
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How 13 years of online “bits-conditioning” turned me into an aggregation machine. But what I really need to do is write ‘articles’ CUNY Professor Jeff Jarvis caused a stir within journalism circles when he first floated the idea that the “article” should no longer be considered the goal of journalism, rather, “as a value-added …
“Monday morning, parents must do what for many will still feel excruciating. Send their children to school. And try not to worry. What a regrettable milestone. The safest place isn’t that safe at all.” — Columnist Rick Green, The Hartford Courant My daughter and I spent a lot of time talking about what happened in …
[View the story “A Terrible Day for Women in the News” on Storify] A Terrible Day for Women in the News As I scanned my Facebook news feed this morning, the headlines revealed a disturbing trend: Misogyny, alive and well around the world, from Cairo to the U.S. to the Congo to Pakistan. The more …
Saw this blog post make the rounds on Twitter. Although the post is 7 years old, I felt it’s worthy of archiving here, for my own personal reference. “Practical Theory: What Makes A Great Teacher?” http://practicaltheory.org/serendipity/index.php?/archives/8-What-makes-a-great-teacher.html (Photo by photoxpress.com)
“Everyone’s composing their own flow. And once you start becoming the composer of your own flow, you can’t go back.” – Lars Bastholm, Executive Creative Director at AKQA New York.