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Article in Nieman Lab: What a 2004 experiment in hyperlocal news can tell us about community voices today
In 2004, a team of Medill School of Journalism grad students thought they could use the internet to fix what was wrong with it. But with increasing social isolation, rising partisanship, and newspapers’ ongoing woes, it seems that the problems have gotten worse, not better. Perhaps that’s why Google launched an experiment in local, user-generated storytelling: Bulletin.
COVID-19 crafts: How to make a coronavirus no-sew mask with a t-shirt, coffee filter and bendable rubber gear tie
In the much mask era of the new coronavirus, we’re all getting crafty to protect ourselves against the spread of COVID-19. My how to guide to making a mask involves no sewing and requires simple and cheap materials. It’s not an N-95 defender, but it might help with droplets.
How to instantly create a new Google document in a specific Google Drive folder with a URL
A guide to using a URL to create a new Google Doc in a specific folder in Google Drive.
The 7 rules of making your content stand out in today’s media ecosystem
Wading through today’s media universe, you may think there’s no way for your content to stand out. Worry not. The 7R media strategy will put an end to the cruel reign of the cat GIF.
How to add a drafts link to your WordPress posts menu with a plugin
WordPress fails to give you a quick link to your draft posts out of the box. My plugin fixes that.
America, don’t put out the damn paper
The cost of stopping goes up as the American machine churns more and more rapidly. But what happens when an entire nation starts living paycheck to paycheck? When hundreds of millions of people think, “If I stop, I die.”
13 statements to help you go deeper into the meditation zone
Just like you get your body into a certain position to make meditation more effective, so too can you position your thoughts to move more easily into the Zen zone. Here are 13 statements that help me.
40 years of wisdom for $4, and a call for your inescapable truths
I wrote about the 40 most important things I’ve learned in 40 years. What has life taught you?
Fighting for identity as change accelerates
All of those thoughts in our head that create the experience of life from moment to moment — mundane and profound alike — have finally broken past the speed limits of time, distance, and hierarchical power. Blame and credit the internet.