Harnessing Mistrust for Civic Action
Yes, it’s international press day here on my old, creaky blog. Friends at Süddeutsch Zeitung asked whether I could turn my Re:publica Keynote on mistrust… Read More »Harnessing Mistrust for Civic Action
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Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
Who benefits from doubt? Online manipulation and the Russian – and US – internet
I was asked by an editor at RBC, one of Russia’s best respected independent news organizations, to offer my thoughts on the Russian/US infowar. It… Read More »Who benefits from doubt? Online manipulation and the Russian – and US – internet
Instaserfs: Precarious Employment in the New – and Old – Economy
(This summer, I’m going to publish some of my work on FOLD, the beautiful platform my student Alexis Hope is building. There’s a graphically enhanced… Read More »Instaserfs: Precarious Employment in the New – and Old – Economy
Pattern recognition: racism, gun violence and Dylann Roof
When you read about Dylann Roof, the man who killed nine black men and women as they prayed, think about the patterns he represents. Over… Read More »Pattern recognition: racism, gun violence and Dylann Roof
Listening Machines, and the whether, when and how of new technologies
One of my great pleasures in life is attending conferences on fields I’m intrigued by, but know nothing about. (A second pleasure is writing about… Read More »Listening Machines, and the whether, when and how of new technologies
Mystery Show is the new Serial. Kinda. (But it’s an awesome moment for radio.)
Hey guys, Mystery Show is the new Serial! Well, sorta. Not quite. Actually, it’s almost the antidote to Serial. But in a way that acknowledges… Read More »Mystery Show is the new Serial. Kinda. (But it’s an awesome moment for radio.)