June 4, 2019 Media Bits and Bytes - June 4, 2019 Portside Antitrust Moves; The Future of Newsprint; Facial Recognition; Who Has the Internet?; Making Public Media a Power; Government to Media's Rescue?
books April 11, 2019 A Grim Take on the State of the News Business Maria Puente USA Today A look at the state of investigative reporting and long form journalism, a former New York Times editor details threats to an informed public coming from the decline of newspapers and the rise of social media gimmicks that beggar fact-based writing.
February 17, 2019 Private Mossad for Hire Adam Entous & Ronan Farrow The New Yorker Inside an effort to influence American elections, starting with one small-town race.
October 30, 2018 Media Bits and Bytes - October 30, 2018 Portside Tech Giants and ICE; Eco-tage in EU; Suing Trump; Net Neutrality in Cali; A Question of Balance; Scamming the Women's March
October 24, 2018 Some Nazi Comparisons Are Justified Mike Godwin Slate The creator of Godwin’s law interviews David Simon about Nazis on Twitter and so much more.
October 2, 2018 Media Bits and Bytes - October 2, 2018 Portside Cali Net Neutrality Law; Facebook FUBAR; Hacking the Vote; The New Season; Privacy Law Debate; Taking the Public Pulse
September 18, 2018 Media Bits and Bytes - September 18, 2018 Portside Dark Web; Duterte's Tech-fueled Drug War; Covers Uncovered; Data Summit; Trust Busting
September 4, 2018 Media Bits and Bytes - September 4, 2018 Portside Conservative Confusion; Social Media's Long March; They Got Algorithm; How to Hack an Election; The Macedonian Connection; Bye, Voice
August 28, 2018 Dispatches From the Culture Wars - August 28, 2018 Portside Prison Strike; Superdelegates and Race; Star-crossed Platonics; New Patriotism; Pinterest Meets 8chan; Animal Crackers
August 21, 2018 Media Bits and Bytes - August 21, 2018 Portside Missing News; Single Payer Snuff Job; They're Watching What the Kids are Writing; Silicon Valley Frankenstein; King Shaun
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