Recent Writing, as of March 2026
I write a monthly column for Prospect Magazine in the UK, covering the social implications of information technology. This month’s column is about how AI… Read More »Recent Writing, as of March 2026
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
Howard French: The Second Emancipation
Howard French is one of the leading journalists and thinkers about Africa’s role in the world, and the attention the world does and doesn’t pay… Read More »Howard French: The Second Emancipation
“Where Should We Live” – a new class on cities, migration and climate change
I’m teaching two classes at UMass Amherst this spring. One is the latest incarnation of my “Fixing Social Media” class, which I launched late in… Read More »“Where Should We Live” – a new class on cities, migration and climate change
Listening to All the Music
When people talk about the beauty of the early web – before the Internet was “a group of five websites, each consisting of screenshots of… Read More »Listening to All the Music
Gramsci’s Nightmare: AI, Platform Power and the Automation of Cultural Hegemony
Ny friend Joachim Wiewiura invited me to give the inaugural talk at the Center for the Philosophy of AI (CPAI) at the University of Copenhagen… Read More »Gramsci’s Nightmare: AI, Platform Power and the Automation of Cultural Hegemony
How do we communicate about climate without shaming audiences?
I’m at BU today for a conference hosted by MISI – the Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact at BU, a new center led… Read More »How do we communicate about climate without shaming audiences?