Ben Werdmuller helps leaders at newsrooms, non-profits, and mission-driven organizations to navigate their biggest technology challenges.
Inspired by Manton’s list of countries and states he’s been to, I thought I’d come up with my own. I’ve lived in five: * The Netherlands 🇳🇱 * England 🏴 * Austria 🇦🇹 * Scotland 🏴 * The United States 🇺🇸 In addition to those, I’ve been to (excluding those “I’ve technically been to
I’m soliciting prompts for discussion. This piece is a part of that series. Michael Kriegh asks: Do you think AI is an evolutionary trend for intelligence in the universe? If so, what do you imagine that trend will look like in 50 years? 100 years? If not, why not?
Games
Fun little game that asks you to guess the place and time a series of photos were taken. My best score so far: 38,000. #Games [Link]
“It’s not about how many views you have, how many likes, trying to max all your stats… sometimes a single connection to another human is all that matters.” #Technology [Link]
I think it’s important to understand that what’s happening today in social media is not because decentralization’s time has come: it’s because Twitter’s time has gone. The core need being expressed by millions of users isn’t “get me a decentralized protocol that nobody owns
I’m soliciting prompts for discussion. This piece is a part of that series. An anonymous reader asks: Why do emails in jail cost 50 cents each? Since around 2016, US inmates in 43 state prison systems and the Federal Bureau of Prisons have been able to send electronic messages
“The reporters’ process underscores one of our central beliefs at ProPublica: Publishing a story about injustice isn’t enough if we don’t reach the people who are directly affected.” #Media [Link]
“But if more people sought truth, even when that truth is contrary to their beliefs — such as when a Republican like me destroys a Republican myth — then I think we really can save democracy in America. In fact, I think that’s the only way.” #Democracy [Link]
“For too long, journalism has had a laser focus on holding power to account, rather than widening its aperture to recognize the opportunity to build and share power in and with communities.” #Media [Link]
“Kissinger’s diplomatic conniving led to or enabled slaughters around the globe. As he blows out all those candles, let’s call the roll.” #Democracy [Link]
“A free resource that will help you develop an AI-bullshit detector.” #AI [Link]
I’m soliciting prompts for discussion. This piece is a part of that series. Hunter Walk asks, in two prompts: What's one business model you wish consumers would get more comfortable with because it would be a net-positive for media/news/society? And similarly, what's