Saturday, July 30, 2022

33 problems with media

Exhibition shows birth of art in Slovakia


ZeroHedge – One of the hallmarks of democratic society is a healthy, free-flowing media ecosystem. In times past, that media ecosystem would include various mass media outlets, from newspapers to cable TV networks. Today, the internet and social media platforms have greatly expanded the scope and reach of communication within society. 

Of course, journalism plays a key role within that ecosystem. High quality journalism and the unprecedented transparency of social media keeps power structures in check—and sometimes, these forces can drive genuine societal change. Reporters bring us news from the front lines of conflict, and uncover hard truths through investigative journalism. 

That said, as Visual Capitalist’s Nick Routley and Carmen Ang detail below, these positive impacts are sometimes overshadowed by harmful practices and negative externalities occurring in the media ecosystem. The graphic above is an attempt to catalog problems within the media ecosystem as a basis for discussion. Many of the problems are easy to understand once they’re identified. However, in some cases, there is an interplay between these issues that is worth digging into. Below are a few of those instances.” [h/t Pete Weiss]



Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, July 23, 2022 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness. 

Four highlights from this week: Report: 47% of orgs experienced a voice phishing attack last year; Rising Cyberthreats Increase Cyber Insurance Premiums While Reducing Availability; FTC explains ‘reasonable’ cybersecurity; and Facebook has started to encrypt links to counter privacy-improving URL Stripping.


ZDNet: “I depend on Google Drive. I use it every day and am in and out of it from morning till night. Because I spend so much time working within the cloud storage system, I’ve come up with a few “tricks” for making my experience more effective and efficient. 

Before I get to these helpful tips, know that these aren’t about the individual apps within Google Drive (Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms). These tips are about Drive itself and getting the most out of the platform. So, if you’re looking for tips specific to one of the included tools, you’ll want to continue your search. However, if you want to improve your daily Drive work, you’re in the right place. With that said, let’s get to the tips…”


10 commandments for social media success


The Perry Recipe for Success: Katy Perry’s Rise to the Top of the Social Media Charts


The World’s First Graphic Memoir Has Been Found — And It Dates From World War I

Until now, the earliest example of the genre was thought to be Will Eisner's 1978 A Contract with God. What's just turned up is Voyage and Adventures of a Good Little German in Kangarooland, by a new immigrant in Australia sent to an internment camp there during WWI. - ArtsHub (Australia)

Memoirs