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On The Media
Midterm Myths, Emotional Algorithms, and More
Friday, November 07, 2014
An unpacking of the post-midterm election myths, whether algorithms can intuit emotions, and 25 years after the Berlin Wall.
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An App to Stop Suicide
Friday, November 07, 2014
An app that alerts you to potentially suicidal tweets from the people you follow on Twitter raises ethical and even legal questions.
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Our Anniversaries, Ourselves: 25 Years after the Berlin Wall
Friday, November 07, 2014
How the changing media coverage of the fall of the Berlin Wall over the past 25 years reflects our changing self image as Americans.
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Once Upon An Election
Friday, November 07, 2014
In the aftermath of midterms, election results swiftly fractured into election narratives.
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Algorithms Understand
Friday, November 07, 2014
Can the algorithms built into social media really understand your emotional well-being? Munmun De Choudhury says yes, and explains how it works.
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Redefining Muslim Messaging
Friday, November 07, 2014
WNYC's Arun Venugopal explores the social media strategies of western Muslims in the age of ISIS.
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Public Radio Host Matt Miller Loses An Election
Friday, November 07, 2014
Bob talks with public radio host Matt Miller about his unsuccessful (but enlightening) run for the House seat in California's 33rd District.
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The Unseen World of Content Moderation
Friday, October 31, 2014
Brooke speaks with WIRED contributor Adrien Chen about the unsung workers who keep horrible images out of your feed.
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Porn Monopoly
Friday, October 31, 2014
Brooke speaks to Slate writer David Auerbach, who explains how one company created a pornography monopoly.
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Rocky Mountain Heist
Friday, October 31, 2014
Bob talks with an unlikely star in Rocky Mountain Heist, Citizens United's latest "documentary."
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Remembering Legendary Editor Ben Bradlee
Friday, October 24, 2014
Bob remembers the legendary Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee, who died this Tuesday at age 93.
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Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Infectious Disease Edition
Friday, October 24, 2014
Panic over the Ebola virus in the U.S. has dominated cable news. So, we put together a template to help the discerning news consumer see through the media's over-the-top coverage.
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Condemning #GamerGate
Friday, October 24, 2014
Christopher Grant, Editor in Chief of Polygon, explains #GamerGate and his approach to speaking out against the video game industry's latest misogyny problems.
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Grabbing the Gavel
Friday, October 24, 2014
A new study finds that TV ads attacking state supreme court justices during elections influence both who makes the bench and how the law is laid down.
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Ask Leah
Friday, October 24, 2014
Leah Reich was a 24-year old writing for a video game website who accidentally became Advisor-in-Chief to thousands of lonely teenaged boys. Including reporter PJ Vogt.
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The Medium is the Message at 50
Friday, October 17, 2014
Fifty years ago, Marshall McLuhan published Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man.
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McLuhanisms, 50 Years Later
Friday, October 17, 2014
Brooke speaks to Nicholas Carr about how Marshall McLuhan's theories have held up, 50 years later.
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Unveiling CitizenFour, Inside Ferguson, and Protesting Outside SCOTUS
Friday, October 17, 2014
A look at Laura Poitras' new documentary about Edward Snowden, "CitizenFour," a view from inside the continued protests in Ferguson, and barring political protesters outside SCOTUS.
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"You Can Win with the Media"
Friday, October 17, 2014
A course being offered in St Louis aims to ease tensions between law enforcement and the press.
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The Making of CitizenFour
Friday, October 17, 2014
Brooke speaks with New Yorker staff writer George Packer about profiling filmmaker Laura Poitras as she made the documentary CitizenFour, about Edward Snowden.
