Thursday, August 22, 2019

Youth and MEdia Dragons

Employees didn't always get their way. Duncan Harman of Bundamba says one former workplace featured a sign in the lunch room that stated: "If you're well enough to go to the doctor, you're well enough to go to work."
 He also recalls one that said: "No leave granted for funerals. There's nothing you can do for them now".


Youth and Media (YaM) encompasses an array of research, advocacy, and development initiatives around youth (age 12-18) and digital technology. Interacting closely with other teams at the Berkman Klein Center, YaM draws on the knowledge and experiences of individuals with various backgrounds, including psychology, ethnography, sociology, education, media theory, and the law. Building upon this interdisciplinary approach, YaM invites and amplifies the voices of youth throughout the research process, aiming to develop contributions that reflect and address young people’s needs, perspectives, experiences, and interests. The team’s work builds upon an evidence-base that offers unique insights into the creative, educational, and revolutionary possibilities of youth activity in the digital space while addressing the genuine concerns that come with living life online…”



Jurors using social media to look up victims and criminals, researcher says

Using internet search engines and social media is a daily habit for many people, but when members of a jury do it the ramifications for the justice system can be dire. The Tasmania Law Reform Institute says it is happening more often.



I often say that what happens on Twitter isn’t a reflection of American life in the real world.
The facts mostly back that up. Last month, a Pew survey showed only 22% of U.S. adults say they use Twitter. Twitter users skew younger, identified more as Democrats, are more educated, and have more money than the other 78% who don’t use it.
Experiences back that up as well. Halfway through a 16-state backroads trip across the country, I’ve had many people — both conservative and liberal — tell me that if they use Twitter, they don’t use the social media platform in the way we assume they do.


Utopia returns to skewer real life bureaucratic misadventures and terminological inexactitude