Thursday, November 29, 2018

Civil in trouble?

https://www.coindesk.com/civil-startup-token-crypto-ethereum

Facebook and the UK: An update

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/27/tech/facebook-hearing-damian-collins/index.html?utm_source=CJR+Daily+News&utm_campaign=658467dc60-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_10_31_05_02_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9c93f57676-658467dc60-174396201

Trump floats idea of state-run news agency

https://www.aol.com/article/news/2018/11/26/trump-floats-starting-state-run-worldwide-network-to-rival-cnn/23601574/

A&E postpones documentary after unethical accusations

https://boingboing.net/2018/11/28/documentary.html

NPR's 10 social media guidelines

http://ethics.npr.org/tag/social-media/.

Social media and 'slactivism'

https://www.bupipedream.com/opinions/101210/when-done-conscientiously-social-media-activism-can-be-effective/

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Most influential person on Twitter? Guess

https://www.cnet.com/news/taylor-swift-is-the-most-influential-person-on-twitter-in-2018/

Buzzfeed explains Biggest FBI Ad Fraud Takedown

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/3ve-botnet-ad-fraud-fbi-takedown

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Should we care about politicians' private lives

https://www.news24.com/Columnists/GuestColumn/the-private-lives-of-politicians-when-should-we-care-20181104

Ghana celebrities pay bloggers to write positive fake news

http://www.ghafla.com/gh/celebrities-pay-bloggers-to-write-fake-news-about-them-atwag-president/

Unique proposal: Checking social media posts before selling a gun

https://www.newsweek.com/lawmakers-propose-hate-speech-social-media-checks-gun-purchases-1200746

Trump and his racist ad

Even Fox News won't air it:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/05/us/politics/nbc-caravan-advertisement.html

And from Trump Jr.:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/midterms-2018/cnn-donald-trump-junior-midterm-elections-democrat-republicans-immigration-racism-a8617046.html

The ad can be viewed here:
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/fox-news-pulls-trump-caravan-ad-decried-as-racist/

Trump and CBN:
https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/listeningpost/2018/11/chosen-trump-christian-broadcasting-network-181103072226078.html

Photos, Social Media and the Nigerian Armey

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/294038-exclusive-149-nigerian-soldiers-in-trouble-for-uploading-photos-on-social-media.html

From NPR: Is there a cure for hate?

https://www.npr.org/2018/11/06/663773514/is-there-a-cure-for-hate

Hate crimes more common than one thinks:
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/synagogue-attack-reminder-common-hate-crimes-58957760

One journalist's take on hate:
https://www.tallahassee.com/story/opinion/2018/06/29/capital-gazette-newspaper-shooting-skip-foster-addresses-hate-maryland-annapolis/745713002/

Myths about college students and voting

https://www.npr.org/2018/11/06/663445036/4-myths-about-college-students-and-voting