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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 Sri Lanka

Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Sri Lanka, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 52 stories have been published about Sri Lanka which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Sri Lanka schools close as floods hammer the capital

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ABC News

ABC News

Sri Lanka closes schools as floods hammer the capital

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BBC

BBC

Women's T20 World Cup: New Zealand beat Sri Lanka to stay in semi-final picture

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ESPN

ESPN

Australia and England start with wins but both have work to do

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BBC

BBC

Amazon's record forest fires hit Brazil's indigenous communities

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BBC

BBC

England vs Australia: Harry Brook responds to his critics with century in Chester-le-Street

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BBC

BBC

Sri Lanka's new president dissolves parliament

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iNews (Indonesia)

iNews (Indonesia)

I got swept away by Labour optimism - now I feel nauseous at their hypocrisy

iNews (Indonesia)

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Fox News

Fox News

Marxist leader sworn in as president of country with 22M people

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BBC

BBC

Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka's president

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PBS

PBS

Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected president of Sri Lanka as voters reject old guard

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PBS

PBS

Officials begin counting votes after polls close in Sri Lanka's presidential election

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The Canadian Press | Canada's Trusted News Leader

The Canadian Press | Canada's Trusted News Leader

Voting ends in Sri Lanka to choose a president and a way out of years of turmoil

The Canadian Press | Canada's Trusted News Leader

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PBS

PBS

Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change after protests ousted Sri Lanka's last president.

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BBC

BBC

Kamindu Mendis: Sri Lanka batter scores fourth Test century against New Zealand

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ABC News

ABC News

Sri Lanka's plantation workers live on the margins. But politicians still want their votes

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BBC

BBC

Still reeling from crisis, Sri Lanka holds pivotal election

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Newsweek

Newsweek

In the U.S., the average retirement age nationwide is 64, with state averages ranging from 61 to 67 years

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ABC News

ABC News

Sri Lankans' fury forced the powerful Rajapaksa clan out. Now its heir is running for president

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BBC

BBC

Butterfly thieves handed $200,000 fine in Sri Lanka

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