Category: social media

Galileo and the Pope

Arifa Noor at Dawn: As a journalist who has been slogging at it for decades, the talent and creativity of those who are using social media never ceases to amaze me.

Do Rich Countries Keep Poor Countries Poor?

From Unlearning Economics Live: Dr Ingrid Kvangraven, a senior lecturer in International Development at King’s…

Is Social Media the New Tobacco?

Andrew Ross Sorkin in The New York Times Newsletter: The U.S. surgeon general, Vivek Murthy,…

Hackers: Patriots, Pirates or Profiteers?

Christopher K. Tong at The Conversation: A recent restructuring of China’s cyberforce and a document…

What Social Media is Doing to Teenagers – New Study

Nora McDonald at The Conversation: Social media apps regularly present teens with algorithmically selected content…

Of Politicians, Politicos as Newsreaders and Other Curiosities of Our Brave New Digital World

Back in the Summer of 2020, one of my random thoughts–shaken and stirred by the…

‘Viral’ Video: Amazing Performance by Russian Ice Skater Ivan Bukin

A viral video shows claims performance by a blind ice skater called Babo. In fact,…

Lament for the Declining Art of Editing

Damon Linker at Notes From the Middleground: Journalists have a name for an article written…

How to Fight Misinformation Without Censorship

Jacob Mchangama in Persuasion: 2024 is a pivotal year for the future of global democracy,…

Six Little Stories With Lots of Meanings

by Dr. Masud Isa from Australia: Once all villagers decided to pray for rain. On…

The X Ban

Waqas Ahmed at The Express Tribune: Former (Pakistani) senator Farhatullah Babar (chief of PPP’s human…

Shorts: Buying Selling Shares; Happy Living

Happiness is a state of mind…it’s a choice. Someday you will meet the happiest version…