Poynter: “The annual Reuters Institute Digital News Report, released Tuesday evening, with its survey of more than 93,000 readers in 46 countries, lays out a trio of tough challenges for publishers: Selective news avoidance is high and increasing. On average, 38% of those surveyed said that they often or sometimes avoid news on certain topics… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: June 2022
Adults living with gun owners significantly more likely to die by homicide, especially if they are female
Source: Homicide Deaths Among Adult Cohabitants of Handgun Owners in California, 2004 to 2016: “Although personal protection is a major motivation for purchasing firearms, existing studies suggest that people living in homes with firearms have higher risks for dying by homicide. Distribution of those risks among household members is poorly understood. Objective: To estimate the… Continue Reading
How to clear the cache on your iPhone (and why you should)
ZDNET: “Cache and cookies can actually slow down your browser, clogging up your browser’s performance.” Continue Reading
Adobe plans to make Photoshop on the web free to everyone
The Verge: “Adobe has started testing a free-to-use version of Photoshop on the web and plans to open the service up to everyone as a way to introduce more users to the app. The company is now testing the free version in Canada, where users are able to access Photoshop on the web through a… Continue Reading
From Global Databases to Global Norms? The Future of Cultural Property Law
Lehavi, Amnon, From Global Databases to Global Norms? The Future of Cultural Property Law (May 26, 2022). University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law, 2023 Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4120523 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4120523 “This Article identifies the key role that digital databases with global access can play in bridging over significant disparities between national legal systems.… Continue Reading
Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety
The White House, May 25, 2022 – “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order as follows: Section 1. Policy. Our criminal justice system must respect the dignity and rights of all persons and adhere to our fundamental obligation to… Continue Reading
10 quick and easy tips from LinkedIn for creators
Search Engine Land: “Need some inspiration for the topic of your next LinkedIn post? Use these tips for a nearly endless supply of content ideas. Want to publish great content on LinkedIn? Coming up with content ideas can be a challenge. Sometimes the hardest part is coming up with the right idea. It also can… Continue Reading
How Did Guns Get So Powerful?
The New Yorker – Decade by decade, firearms have become deadlier—and tightened their grip on our collective imagination – “The guns that today’s Americans buy and sell by the millions are perfectly suited for that purpose. Civilian AR-15s differ from military versions because, in 1986, the Firearm Owners Protection Act banned the transfer or possession of… Continue Reading
Google Maps now estimates toll charges for your journey
The Verge – “Available for almost 2,000 roads in the US, India, Japan, and Indonesia. A new Google Maps feature that estimates the amount you’ll have to pay in tolls to drive a given route has started appearing in the Android and iOS apps, according to Google. Android Police reports seeing the new toll pricing… Continue Reading
Net Zero Stocktake 2022
“Assessing the status and trends of net zero target setting across countries, sub-national governments and companies. Net zero is the dominant lens through which countries, states and regions, cities and companies approach decarbonisation. With global coverage of net zero nearly universal at the national level now, the big question is whether a sufficient proportion of… Continue Reading
Why the return to the office isn’t working
Recode: “…The reasons the return to the office isn’t working out are numerous. Bosses and employees have different understandings of what the office is for, and after more than two years of working remotely, everyone has developed their own varied expectations about how best to spend their time. As more and more knowledge workers return… Continue Reading
How to buy a used car online
engadget: “…For used cars up to ten years old, the average price in March stood at $33,653, 40 percent higher than the year before. Newer used cars, those 1 to 3 years old, the average price was $41,000, up 37 percent year-over-year. “With nearly empty new car lots across the country, dealers have been holding… Continue Reading
