YouTube’s Psychic Wounds
Seeking political news, Nicholson Baker ventures to the wrong clip and back again
via Columbia Journalism Review: https://www.cjr.org/special_report/youtubes-psychic-wounds.php
Category: media
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How Can the Press Best Serve a Democratic Society?
How Can the Press Best Serve a Democratic Society?
In the nineteen-forties, a panel of scholars struggled over truth in reporting, the marketplace of ideas, and the maintenance of a free and responsible press. Their deliberations are more relevant than ever.
via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-future-of-democracy/how-can-the-press-best-serve-democracy
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Randy Blythe #LeicaConversations
#LeicaConversations – Randy Blythe
From photographing protests to documenting his own personal experiences, Randy Blythe captures the raw emotion of moments that matter. Discover how he uses p…
via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PTJINfHIyo
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Is the Saudi Government Plotting Against Another U.S.-Based Critic?
Is the Saudi Government Plotting Against Another U.S.-Based Critic?
Ali Soufan, a decorated veteran of U.S. law enforcement, has become the target of a vitriolic social-media campaign that appears to involve some of the same people who had targeted Jamal Khashoggi.
via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/is-the-saudi-government-plotting-against-another-us-based-critic
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The true story of the heartthrob prince of Qatar and his time at USC
The true story of the heartthrob prince of Qatar and his time at USC
When a Qatari sheikh came to live in L.A., an entire economy sprouted to meet his wishes. “His highness doesn’t like to hear no,” one associate told a professor.
via Los Angeles Times: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-16/qatar-prince-usc-ucla-la
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In Plain Sight – The search for Syrian war criminals in Europe
In Plain Sight, by Annie Hylton
The search for Syrian war criminals in Europe
via Harper’s Magazine: https://harpers.org/archive/2020/08/in-plain-sight-syrian-war-criminals-in-europe/
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The Cold War Bunker That Became Home to a Dark-Web Empire
The Cold War Bunker That Became Home to a Dark-Web Empire
An eccentric Dutchman began living in a giant underground facility built by the German military—and ran a server farm beloved by cybercriminals.
via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/08/03/the-cold-war-bunker-that-became-home-to-a-dark-web-empire
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Behrouz Boochani Just Wants to Be Free
Behrouz Boochani Just Wants to Be Free (Published 2020)
He fled Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. He exposed Australia’s offshore detention camps — from the inside. He survived, stateless, for seven years. What’s next?
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/04/magazine/behrouz-boochani-australia.html
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As Neo-Nazis Seed Military Ranks, Germany Confronts ‘an Enemy Within’
As Neo-Nazis Seed Military Ranks, Germany Confronts ‘an Enemy Within’ (Published 2020)
After plastic explosives and Nazi memorabilia were found at an elite soldier’s home, Germany worries about a problem of far-right infiltration at the heart of its democracy.
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/03/world/europe/germany-military-neo-nazis-ksk.html
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How the Pandemic Defeated America
How the Pandemic Defeated America
A virus has brought the world’s most powerful country to its knees.
via The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/09/coronavirus-american-failure/614191/
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For the forgotten men of 1st Platoon, Trump’s pardon of an officer they helped convict of murder is a crushing betrayal
For the forgotten men of 1st Platoon, Trump’s pardon of an officer they helped convict of murder is a crushing betrayal
Only a few hours had passed since President Donald Trump pardoned 1st Lt. Clint Lorance…
via Laredo Morning Times: https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/For-the-forgotten-men-of-1st-Platoon-Trump-s-15381879.php
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605 Adults 304 Children
Jonestown – 605 Adults 304 Children
Filmed By – The Peoples TempleDirected By – Michael MahaffieProduced By – Clare TuckerMusic By – Tyler RogersExecutive Producers – Michael Barnett, Dominique…
via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsLe6dlYsRg
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Beyond the Single Frame with Michael Robinson Chávez and Hector Emanuel
#StayHomewithLEICA – Beyond the Single Frame with Michael Robinson Chávez and Hector Emanuel
Beyond the Single Frame with Michael Robinson Chávez and Hector EmanuelRecorded Sunday, June 28th, 2020Join us for a conversation with photojournalist Michae…
via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUZnUlZdZhE
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Skeleton Landlord (pilot)
Skeleton Landlord (Development Meeting Pilot) | adult swim
Written and created by Doug Bleichner and Sam WagstaffAfter two hip young tenants fail to pay their rent 12 months in a row, Skeleton pays them a visitand qu…
via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP-27zXA7_E&t=0s
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Chatting the Pictures: Unique Portraits from the George Floyd Protests
Chatting the Pictures: 3 Signature Images of the George Floyd Protests
Every two weeks, Michael Shaw and Cara Finnegan discuss recent news photos on our “Chatting the Pictures” webcast. In the latest episode, we are joined by ed…
via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3tnTgNTYZ8
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Craig Semetko #StayhomewithLeica
#StayHomeWithLeica – Craig Semetko – Seeing the Moment
SEEING THE MOMENTWith Craig SemetkoRecorded Thursday, June 18, 2020Famous for his documentation of unposed moments on streets throughout the world, Craig Sem…
via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgPdZr4ar8Y