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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 Sahel

Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Sahel, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 18 stories have been published about Sahel which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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USA Today

USA Today

Nearly 2 million malnourished children could die amid shortage of therapeutic food: UNICEF

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Media freedom group sounds alarm on increased security risks for local journalists in Africa's Sahel

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Reuters

Reuters

Analysis-West Africa becomes global terrorism hotspot as Western forces leave

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Attacks by Islamic extremists are rampant in Africa's Sahel. Here's what we know about them

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AFP.com

AFP.com

US military says withdrawal from Niger is complete

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The Hill

The Hill

Opinion: Dwindling Western influence amid uncertainty in the Sahel region

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RFI

RFI

Hungary seeks foothold in restive Sahel as West pulls out

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CNBC

CNBC

Spain's ex-foreign minister: Europe surrounded by arc of fire

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Africanews

Africanews

Sahel: Security Council must call out “Ukraine's support for terrorism” - Burkina, Mali and Niger | Africanews

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VOA

VOA

After recent challenges, US looks to rethink AFRICOM, aid initiatives

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ABC News

ABC News

Russia's Wagner has deadliest loss in Africa’s Sahel, highlighting the region's instability

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ABC News

ABC News

7 security forces and 5 rangers killed in Benin national park as jihadi violence takes root

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Yale E360

Yale E360

With CO2 Levels Rising, World’s Drylands Are Turning Green

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The Hill

The Hill

New map depicts the world’s hidden reserves of groundwater in unprecedented detail

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DW

German ties in West Africa 'not a charity campaign'

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Fact Check

Fact Check

Ethiopian posts mislead about confederation treaty between West African military regimes

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VOA

VOA

US troops leave Niger base at Niamey

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The Jerusalem Post

The Jerusalem Post

Winners of 2024 Wolf Prize announced

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