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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 Syrians

Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Syrians, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 35 stories have been published about Syrians which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Middle East Eye

Middle East Eye

Syrians live amongst bones after years of Tadamon killings

Middle East Eye

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DPA International

DPA International

Most Germans favour giving Syrian refugees time before returning home

DPA International

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BBC

BBC

Syria's new ruler is politically astute - but can he keep his promises?

BBC

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Last of the week

windsorstar

windsorstar

'Everything looks promising' — Windsor's large Syrian community celebrates brutal regime’s downfall

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PBS

PBS

Amid new freedoms, Syrians face horrors at site of Assad's 2013 chemical weapons attack

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BBC

BBC

Syria's new leaders must keep promises on rights, UN envoy says

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Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Amazon Web Services, Inc.

i24NEWS speaks to Syrian Nat'l Salvation Front Pres.

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AFP.com

AFP.com

UN migration chief tells AFP 'not advising' large-scale returns to Syria now

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BBC

BBC

UK diplomats meet rebel leader in Damascus

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Latest news stories

CBS News

CBS News

Syrians celebrate end of Assad rule, look toward the future

CBS News

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BBC

BBC

UK in 'diplomatic contact' with Syrian rebels, says Lammy

BBC

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Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East

Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East

A week after Assad's fall, Syria faced with brutal legacy

Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East

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DPA International

DPA International

Transport group says German buses, trains depend on Syrian drivers

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Euronews

Euronews

Syrians across the country celebrate al-Assad fall as interim leaders map future

Euronews

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AP

Michigan residents from Syria look forward to visiting homeland following fall of Assad

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ABC News

ABC News

The Detroit area's many Syrians are celebrating Assad's overthrow and planning long-delayed visits

ABC News

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DPA International

DPA International

Germany's Scholz says Europe will help to rebuild Syria

DPA International

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torontosun

torontosun

Assad lived in quiet luxury while Syrians went hungry

torontosun

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Telegraph

Telegraph

Syria live: HTS rebel leader tells Syrians to celebrate victory without firing guns

Telegraph

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VOA

VOA

US signals conditional support for future government in Syria

VOA

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