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Writing and Reporting for the Media, 13th Ed.
> Read More: Writing and Reporting for the Media, 13th Ed.These are research notes for my next video, which is a practical guide to professional journalism. If you’d like a peek behind the curtain, this piece is for you, but maybe clear out your afternoon. It’s about 23k words.
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Square Enix Is Using Stolen Fan Art for the Steam Port of Final Fantasy VIII
> Read More: Square Enix Is Using Stolen Fan Art for the Steam Port of Final Fantasy VIIIThe 2013 Steam port for Final Fantasy VIII uses the work of French artist Antoine Retaureau as its library cover image without attribution. The artist’s signature has been cropped out and the image mirrored, inhibiting reverse image searches. This has gone largely unnoticed for almost five years.
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Video Essay: A History of American Journalism
> Read More: Video Essay: A History of American JournalismI’ve made good on my threat to release a video essay. This is part one of three; an educational series on the history, methodology, and ethics of journalism. Inside: a code of conduct, a jailbreak, and some light cannibalism. The script is included if you’d prefer to read it, instead!
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Reddit Offers Moderators Stock Ahead of IPO
> Read More: Reddit Offers Moderators Stock Ahead of IPOReddit plans to offer stock to a select group of users and moderators ahead of its upcoming IPO, according to an email obtained from a moderator of multiple subreddits. At approximately 12:43PM today, a subset of Reddit users and moderators were contacted simultaneously via DM and email with an invite to pre-register for a Directed Share Program. It also included an as-of-yet incomplete set of terms and legal disclosures, blended with the occasional meme.
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City of Seattle Demolishes Black Lives Memorial Garden
> Read More: City of Seattle Demolishes Black Lives Memorial GardenThe Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation demolished the Black Lives Memorial Garden early this morning, under supervision of the Seattle Police Department and private security firm Evergreen Off-Duty.
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Cancelled Project Revita Refocused Gets Second Chance
> Read More: Cancelled Project Revita Refocused Gets Second ChanceTragically cancelled earlier this month, publisher Dear Villagers is reportedly revisiting the decision to cancel Revita Refocused, after an outpouring of community support.
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Deplatforming Myself: A Tech Manifesto
> Read More: Deplatforming Myself: A Tech ManifestoThe internet has become one big roach motel. I lay the blame for this development solely at the feet of The Platform; the proliferation of venture-capitalist backed walled gardens, which are incentivized to trap users inside and milk them like cattle. This has me re-evaluating my relationship with The Platform, what I want out of the Internet, and who its meant to benefit. I’ve decided: I think I want out.
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Just A Poem
> Read More: Just A PoemJust one lil poem on its lonesome, this time. I feel like this one wants to be longer. I hear you lil poem, I’ll keep noodling on you.
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Read the Room, Apple 🎉💀
> Read More: Read the Room, Apple 🎉💀Gestures are frequently triggering at inappropriate times, in the best case simply ruining a solemn moment with tasteless commentary. In others, it’s creating legitimate panic and discomfort for patients in mental health care settings.
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Containment Procedures: AN-22 (The Most Important One)
> Read More: Containment Procedures: AN-22 (The Most Important One)Let’s imagine there was a Motorola brand plastic cellular phone, produced in 1983, which was approximately 25cm tall with its antennae retracted, and weighed approximately 70g. Hypothetically, let’s say we referred to that object as AN-22.