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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 smartphone use

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

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MailOnline

MailOnline

Carol Vorderman says phone habit helps avoid burnout - does it work?

MailOnline

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Mirror

Mirror

New law would ban smartphones in schools under 'doom scrolling' crackdown

Mirror

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BBC

BBC

Fight begins to make mobile-free schools law

BBC

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Latest news stories

BBC

BBC

Should smartphones be banned in schools?

BBC

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BBC

BBC

Should smartphones be banned for under 16s?

BBC

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MailOnline

MailOnline

What age SHOULD you give your child a phone? 5 experts give opinions

MailOnline

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California Governor

California Governor

Governor Newsom signs legislation to limit the use of smartphones during school hours | Governor of California

California Governor

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Fortune

Fortune

Are you ‘addicted’ to your phone? How to spot the signs—and what to do about it

Fortune

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Upworthy

Upworthy

When should kids get a smartphone? Backed my science, concerned parents now have the answer.

Upworthy

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PBS

PBS

Newsom urges California school districts to restrict student phone use on campus

PBS

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9to5Mac

9to5Mac

More schools banning students from using smartphones in classes

9to5Mac

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