Collaborate Disseminate
Long-time Slashdot reader destinyland writes: He was the co-publisher of the first popular digital culture magazine, MONDO 2000, from 1989–1993. Now as R. U. Sirius approaches his 70th birthday, a San Francisco-based writer conducts a rollicking … Continue reading 70-Year-Old Cyberpunk: ‘This Interview Is a Mistake’
“Tech workers at The New York Times on Thursday voted in favor of certifying their union in a National Labor Relations Board election, making it one of the biggest tech unions in America,” reports the New York Times:
The workers voted in favor, 404 to… Continue reading Tech Workers at New York Times Vote to Certify Union
Remember when Google threatened to leave Australia if the country implemented a “news media bargaining code” forcing social media platforms to pay news publishers?
Wired reports:
Google and Facebook did not leave; they paid up, striking deals with new… Continue reading Australia’s Standoff Against Google and Facebook Worked – Sort Of
A long-time Slashdot reader shares this report Friday from the Independent:
Hacking group Anonymous has said that it will support Ukraine in its fight against Russia, and has already claimed an attack on the state-controlled TV network Russia Today…… Continue reading Anonymous Launches Attacks Against Russia and Pledges Support For Ukraine
“People are still paying between $5,000 and $50,000 to attend the annual flagship TED conference. In 2021,” notes The Drift magazine, noting last year’s event was held in Monterey, California. “Amid wildfires and the Delta surge, its theme was ‘the cas… Continue reading Are TED Talks Just Propaganda For the Technocracy?
The Associated Press reports:
News Corp., publisher of The Wall Street Journal, said Friday that it had been hacked and had data stolen from journalists and other employees, and a cybersecurity firm investigating the intrusion said Chinese intelligenc… Continue reading Major US News Publisher Breached, Chinese Supply-Chain Attack Suspected
Eight days ago Ozy announced it was shutting down after reports that the news site bought traffic, overstated its cable deals, and at one point even had its Chief Operating Officer impersonate a YouTube executive during a phone call with investors.
Th… Continue reading Former Employees Allege Most of Ozy’s 26M Newsletter Subscribers Were Purchased, Borrowed, or Kept Against Their Will
FallOutBoyTonto writes: It is safe to say that Russian President Vladimir Putin is not a fan of independent media. In the run-up to elections last month, Putin declared almost every independent media organization operating inside the country a “foreign… Continue reading Russia Tells Its Space Reporters To Stop Reporting On the Space Program
The American media company Ozy “boasted of a large audience for its general interest website, its newsletters and its videos,” remembers the New York Times, calling it “a Gen X dream of what millennial media ought to be: earnest, policy-focused, inclus… Continue reading Bought Web Traffic and A Fake YouTube Executive: the Spectacular Failure of Ozy
CNN reports that “Some of the most iconic 9/11 news coverage is lost. Blame Adobe Flash.”
Journalism is often considered the first draft of history, but what happens when that draft is written on a software program that becomes obsolete?
Adobe ending… Continue reading Some 9/11 News Coverage is Lost. Blame Adobe Flash