News of the Week; March 15, 2017
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY For the first time, more people subscribe to Netflix than have DVR: The streaming service has dramatically changed how Americans watch TV. The Cord Cutting The Cable Industry Says Isn’t Happening, Keeps Happening USAToday Latest News Outlet To Completely Miss The Point Of Cord Cutting New York City Sues Verizon […]
Facebook starts deploying new tools to combat “fake news”
This week, Facebook has begun implementing its new strategy, announced a few months ago, in reducing the amount of “fake news” posted on its platform. In this Quartz article, the writer attempts to publish a fake news article about “Irish Slaves” and is met with a series of warnings that the user has to “click through” in […]
Cyber Safety – Dave, Will & Mimi presentation
Hi all! Our presentation this week is on threats to online security that lawyers face and how to combat them. Please read the article below, as well as taking a look at the videos attached. See you Wednesday!
Powerpoint Presentation on Journalism (Zak and Josh)
Hi everyone, Attached is mine and Josh’s presentation on Journalism from last week. Zach + Josh
Class 10 Slides
Here are the slides from todays class. They do include the results of last weeks group exercise. Jon
News of the Week; March 8, 2017
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY Study: Breitbart-led right-wing media ecosystem altered broader media agenda (Yochai Benkler, Robert Faris, Hal Roberts & Ethan Zuckerman) I Tried Trump’s Media Diet. Now Nothing Surprises Me Anymore Trump’s FCC chairman says he won’t just do what Trump tells him to: Ajit Pai met with Trump Monday but won’t say […]
Presentation Materials for March 15, 2017 (Zak and Josh)
Hi everyone, This week Josh and I will be presenting on the topic of journalism. Throughout the presentation, we will be talking about the history of journalism, how it is currently regulated by common law and statute, and about recent issues that have emerged over the past few years (i.e. Fake news, censorship, etc.) Here […]
Draft Abstract for ‘Trusting Ourselves: Freedom of Thought in Virtual Reality’
As promised in class today below you will find a draft abstract for a talk that I will be giving in the U.K. on April 6. Also have included a link to the conferences’ website on which you can find the current draft programme. No obligation on anyone’s part, but all questions and comments are […]
