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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 Africa politics

Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Africa politics, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 456 stories have been published about Africa politics which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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DR Congo ferry disaster kills at least 78 off the shore of Goma

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ABC News

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South Africa's top court will decide if impeachment proceedings against the president can be revived

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PBS

PBS

At least 50 dead after passenger boat capsizes on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo

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Last of the week

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BBC

South Sudan’s president sacks his powerful spy chief

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Fact Check

Fact Check

Ethiopian politician’s words taken out of context to claim he called for ousting Tigray’s interim leader

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BBC

BBC

Dozens feared dead in Nigeria after boat capsizes

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Fact Check

Fact Check

Viral video showing thwarted hijacking recorded in Barbados, not South Africa

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VOA

VOA

VOA EXCUSIVE: AFRICOM Chief on threats, way forward for US military in Africa

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BBC

BBC

Sudan civil war: Army vows to fight on despite peace efforts

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BBC

Djibouti migrant boats: At least 45 dead, 61 missing as two vessels sink

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Rigathi Gachagua impeachment: Kenya's deputy president in the eye of the storm

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torontosun

Johannesburg considers naming street after Palestinian woman who hijacked plane

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The Conversation

The Conversation

Lasting peace in Ethiopia? More needs to be done to stop Tigray conflict from flaring up again

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BBC

BBC

How Kenya's president has fallen out with his deputy

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Reuters

Reuters

Equatorial Guinea tells World Court Gabon's claim on islands is untenable

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ABC News

ABC News

No arrests in South Africa mass shootings as death toll rises to 18

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The East African

The East African

Lobito Corridor at centre of Biden’s agenda in Angola visit

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BBC

BBC

France's Mr Africa spills the beans on secret cash

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The Kenya Times | Breaking News, Business, Politics, Sports, Entertainment

The Kenya Times | Breaking News, Business, Politics, Sports, Entertainment

Millions UDA, Jubilee & ODM Will Get from Political Parties Fund [LIST]

The Kenya Times | Breaking News, Business, Politics, Sports, Entertainment

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ABC News

ABC News

17 people have been killed in 2 mass shootings in the same town in South Africa

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