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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 Des Moines

Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Des Moines, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 11 stories have been published about Des Moines which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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NBC News

NBC News

Storm forecasts have never been more accurate. Meteorologists have never faced so much pushback.

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NBC Sports Philadelphia

NBC Sports Philadelphia

Paul George posts 23 points in preseason debut, Sixers fall to T-Wolves in Iowa

NBC Sports Philadelphia

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The Des Moines Register

The Des Moines Register

OPINION: I co-chaired Nikki Haley's Iowa campaign. I am endorsing Kamala Harris.

The Des Moines Register

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FOX 5 DC

FOX 5 DC

New poll shows Harris surging in state thought to be safe for Trump

FOX 5 DC

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ABC News

ABC News

An Iowa shootout leaves a fleeing suspect dead and 2 police officers injured

ABC News

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NBC News

NBC News

An 'aggressive' water buffalo is on the loose and prowling the streets of Iowa

NBC News

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ABC News

ABC News

An injured and angry water buffalo is on the loose in Iowa

ABC News

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The Des Moines Register

The Des Moines Register

Lindsey Graham says 'Donald Trump the provocateur' could lose election, urges him to focus on policies

The Des Moines Register

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ABC News

ABC News

Des Moines officers kill suspect after he opened fire and critically wounded one of them, police say

ABC News

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The Des Moines Register

The Des Moines Register

Andy Beshear is 'eager' to debate 'phony' JD Vance if he's Kamala Harris' running mate

The Des Moines Register

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KCCI

KCCI

Des Moines school to ban smartphones, tablets this fall

KCCI

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