Politics
Journalism and politics are inescapably inter-twined.
Book recommendations: Drax & Meta Paid Members Public
How money from the slave trade is still influencing British politics — and the inside story of the people in Facebook that ended up upending society.
Audience Strategy: further reading (listening?) Paid Members Public
More bonus links for my students, with a distinct MAGA world theme…
We are become meme Paid Members Public
Internet culture has infected and mutated mainstream culture — and the shitposters have the reins of power. Meme journalism used to be a joke. Now it's a necessity.
Your coffee reading, or the Monday linkdump Paid Members Public
For your amusement and edification as you sip your coffee
Rule 1: Never trust Facebook Paid Members Public
Zuckerberg is MAGAing Facebook and Instagram. But he's always done what suits the company, not what helps the users.
X predicts a riot Paid Members Public
Has the loosened moderation under Elon Musk lead to the thuggery on the UK's streets over the weekend? Plus a glimpse at the possible future of search.
One year until TikTok is banned in the USA Paid Members Public
The US Senate votes to force Bytedance to sell TikTok — or see it banned in the US. Social media is the new geopolitical battleground.
The Politics of TikTok, Reddit explained, and Google gamed Paid Members Public
Could a US ban on TikTok trigger a social media power struggle? And how did the Verge use ChatGPT to game Google?
