Coding is not ‘fun’ — it’s technically and ethically complex
Coding / Complex Programming computers is a piece of cake. Or so the world’s digital-skills gurus would have us believe. From the non-profit Code.org’s promise that ‘Anybody can learn!’ to Apple chief executive Tim Cook’s comment that writing code is ‘fun and interactive’, the art and science of making software is now as accessible as the alphabet. Fonte: The Next Web Leia todo…
Fighting misinformation during a pandemic
Misinformation / Pandemic Fact-checking and verification were already crucial skills for journalists before the COVID-19 pandemic came along, thanks in part to the rise of Donald Trump and the alt-right’s weaponization of social media. But the coronavirus has made fact-checking and filtering skills even more important, as trolls traffic in rumors about how drinking bleach or taking megadoses of vitamin C can cure the…
Trump has played the media like a puppet. We’re getting better — but history will not judge us kindly.
Trump / media Traditional journalism is under siege, NBC News chief Andy Lack wrote this week: President Trump continues to “put the bully in bully pulpit,” and the coronavirus crisis has taken a toll. Fonte: The Washington Post Leia todo o texto Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/trump-has-played-the-media-like-a-puppet-were-getting-better--but-history-will-not-judge-us-kindly/2020/04/28/e709b1cc-88c6-11ea-ac8a-fe9b8088e101_story.html?fbclid=IwAR2gETV1IbpBeN73G05usQpCsypqqjAZ04Sg4K-Ah01jNQ3Ro8j21rXKIdo Leia outros textos aqui
“What do I do first?” An easy-to-use reference tool for starting out with your online investigation
Reference tool / Online investigation In years of training people to investigate content, information and sources online, it’s one of the questions I’ve heard the most. As well as during workshops, I get messages almost daily with a link to a video, photo, post, or website, asking: “How do I get started on this?” Fonte: Medium Leia todo o texto Link: https://medium.com/@osintessentials/what-do-i-do-first-an-easy-to-use-reference-tool-for-starting-out-with-your-online-investigation-d039f3e05eba Leia outros textos…
Coronavirus May Spell the End for Many of Africa’s Print Newspapers
Coronavirus / Africa’s Print Newspapers The coronavirus story is big. From the perspective of news, the outbreak of the virus is one of the biggest stories in modern history. The virus has ravaged the world, infected millions, and killed tens of thousands of people. It has divided opinions and, in pursuit of strategy, it has pitted politicians against each other. Fonte: Global Investigative Journalism…
