Civic Media Almanac

Quick Interventions: Media Links of Note

By Josh Wilson / July 7, 2017 / 0 Comments

The Medium Is The Metaphor: Lookit all these neat horticultural metaphors for managing information and trust in a digital economy! (Active Voice) Church & State, Together Again: At the New York Times, business “realities” are eating away at the editorial firewall. (CJR) Hatred & Ignorance On Demand: Is it just too easy to link this […]

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Summer 2017 U.S. Information Ecosystem Forecast

By Josh Wilson / July 7, 2017 / 0 Comments

Climate: Florid, feverish, rife with allegations, and simmering with partisan resentment, all of which adds up to lots of clicks and brisk business for outrage-chasing mass media. Health advisory: Incitement and intolerance flourish in this hot, humid environment like malarial mosquitoes in swampy lagoons of oft-willful ignorance — at both ends of the political spectrum. […]

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