”As news start to go direct by posting their thoughts to their blogs, Twitter, and Facebook pages, a journalist’s role becomes more about deciding what to amplify and what to ignore.”

Om Malik

Isn’t that what journalists have always done?

When will the headlines read ‘hundreds of thousands of people’ around the world … I means that what it seems to be when you add up all the protests.

Words To Live By.

Charlie Chaplin really understood the future.

‘Letter From America’ … it ran from 1946 to 2004 - I wonder what Alastair Cooke would make of it all today?

Trump’s Twitter account appears as the top result when users search the word ‘racist.’ Twitter says an algorithm is behind that ‘recommendation.'

Now THAT’S an algorithm that actually works.

So big you can see it from Space!

Scientists funded by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative urge Facebook CEO to curb misinformation.

But that would mean him taking a stand against the orange one … and we know that ain’t gonna happen.

Activists create public online spreadsheet of police violence videos.

In case you are wondering - over 450 rows are already on the spreadsheet.

Mean Half Time To Infection

Questions we should all ask our public officials;

• What is the Mean Half-Time to Infection for our community, and how did you calculate it?

• How is the Mean Half-Time to Infection being used in making decisions about opening/re-opening/re-entry?

57 Buffalo officers resign from special squad over suspension of 75-year-old man to ground; DA investigating incident

Sounds like a flying start to cleaning out the bad wood.

”Repeat customers Earl. I’ll stick it to them next time.”

Matthew McConaughey

⁣ ⁣heh there @1society - looking forward to being part of this event … #1society #1societyfestival

Well Now … More information to come ….

Dear NFL

I don’t believe you.

Why should I?

Protestors Criticized For Looting Businesses Without Forming Private Equity Firm First.

Emotions run high as anti-lynching bill stalls in Senate

What to do about Rand Paul?

What to do about Rand Paul?

Ooh - I know.

Anyone else fed up with the barrage of emails letting me know that they ‘stand with …. etc’ … I mean they aren’t exactly going to write and say they don’t are they?

🎶 Interesting to watch the South Bank Show reporting on the making of Peter Gabriel’s 4th album - particularly in light of what’s going on right now.