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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 local elections

Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about local elections, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 138 stories have been published about local elections which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Cbs

Cbs

Gov. Tim Walz speaks publicly for first time since 2024 election loss

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Global News

Global News

Here are your Saskatoon mayoral candidates - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca

Global News

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DC News Now | Washington, DC

DC News Now | Washington, DC

7 Illinois counties vote in favor of exploring secession from Chicago

DC News Now | Washington, DC

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Last of the week

NBC News

NBC News

Ballot measures targeting noncitizen voting approved in 8 states

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Cbs

Cbs

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on record turnout, bomb threats and more

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PBS

PBS

Tulsa elects first Black mayor

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PBS

PBS

Wisconsin voters bar non-U.S. citizens from voting

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WGAL

WGAL

Voting hours extended in Pennsylvania county after scanner malfunctions

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torontosun

torontosun

Rachel Chernos Lin, former school board trustee, wins Ward 15 byelection

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Detroit Free Press

Detroit Free Press

More than 1.2M people in Michigan voted in person before Election Day

Detroit Free Press

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ABC News

ABC News

Georgia high court says absentee ballots must be returned by Election Day, even in county with delay

ABC News

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Global News

Global News

Voting for school board trustees is a vital part of Sask. civic elections. Here’s why | Globalnews.ca

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Space

Space

How do you vote from space? NASA astronauts cast 2024 election ballots from ISS

Space

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Nebraska Examiner

Nebraska Examiner

Judge rules Nebraska medical cannabis votes will be counted, declines to delay trial • Nebraska Examiner

Nebraska Examiner

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CBS News

CBS News

Michigan voters flock to the poles for final weekend of early voting

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KYMA

KYMA

University of Wisconsin-Madison students wait in long lines to vote early

KYMA

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WJET/WFXP/YourErie.com

WJET/WFXP/YourErie.com

Vendor misses deadline to turn in missing mail-in ballots to Erie County Board of Elections

WJET/WFXP/YourErie.com

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ABC13 Houston

ABC13 Houston

'I encourage the teenagers': 102-year-old casts her ballot hoping to inspire younger generations

ABC13 Houston

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WGN-TV

WGN-TV

Some Chicago early voters face wait times exceeding three hours

WGN-TV

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CalMatters

CalMatters

California election workers quit as self-appointed observers roam Shasta County office

CalMatters

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