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Media diet diaries: A day in the life of news
Media diet diaries: A day in the life of news
Six Americans logged their news consumption over the course of a day and, in doing so, probed their habits and perceptions.
·existential.cjr.org·
Media diet diaries: A day in the life of news
Editors’ Note
Editors’ Note
There are many consequences to the fact that an extremely high percentage of the American media lives in New York. The limitations of this situation become particularly apparent during, say…
·thedriftmag.com·
Editors’ Note
Elite philanthropy mainly self-serving
Elite philanthropy mainly self-serving
Philanthropy among the elite class in the United States and the United Kingdom does more to create goodwill for the super-wealthy than to alleviate social ills for the poor, according to a new meta-analysis.
·academictimes.com·
Elite philanthropy mainly self-serving
The developers dilemma
The developers dilemma
When it comes to making money, software developers are an odd bunch. Developers produce code, and code is in high demand. At a glance, it…
·medium.com·
The developers dilemma
Longform Podcast #434: Jessica Lessin · Longform
Longform Podcast #434: Jessica Lessin · Longform
Jessica Lessin is founder and editor-in-chief of The Information. “It's very, very hard to predict the winners. A lot of investors try to do this. And I think sometimes where the press gets in trouble is trying to make a call.… It's not always
·longform.org·
Longform Podcast #434: Jessica Lessin · Longform
Con Men in Tights | Jon Skolnik
Con Men in Tights | Jon Skolnik
Robinhood is not only riddled with scandal; the company was founded on a pernicious myth.
·thebaffler.com·
Con Men in Tights | Jon Skolnik
[FKPXLS] The Illusions of Free-to-Play - Fakepixels
[FKPXLS] The Illusions of Free-to-Play - Fakepixels
From freemium products to open-source projects to marketplaces to UGC platforms, free-to-play games are already everywhere.
·fakepixels.substack.com·
[FKPXLS] The Illusions of Free-to-Play - Fakepixels
Why Large Tech Companies Always Burn Power Users
Why Large Tech Companies Always Burn Power Users
Pondering why, in the internet era, it has become so common for big tech companies to treat their power users like dirt. (Yes, this is about Google Reader.)
·tedium.co·
Why Large Tech Companies Always Burn Power Users