What is (Dis)information?
At the risk of being terribly obvious, (dis)information, with the brackets, is a play on…
Browsing: You Are What You Read
The Business of Catching Attention
As exciting as the dawn of the Internet has been for most, it has been…
You’ve Got a Friend in News
The Internet has facilitated engagement. This goes beyond commenting on articles to actively sharing information…
We All Distort Information
Looking a the public side of things, in other words, us, that’s just it; we…
Wishful Thinking & Propaganda
We want to believe things that confirm our existing viewpoints, and propagandists know this. The…
The Astroturf Wars: Fighting For Your Opinion
The Brits are doing it. The Americans want to do it. Everyone says the Russians…
The Wild Web: 5 Commandments for a Digital Age
The Internet has changed how we communicate, but have our ethics adapted to this major…
The Age of (Self) Manipulation
We live in an age of persuasion. As media outlets, brands, and others compete for…
How Propaganda Persuades You & 5 Things You Can Do About It
In a bid to curtail the pollution of my social feeds from hoaxes, slanted messages,…
4 Books to Feed Your Brain
As Joseph Addison was to have said, “reading is to the mind what exercise is…