media
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News About Tragedies Makes Us Miserable – And Hungry For More, Study Finds
A new study out Wednesday might just reaffirm your worst fears about staying glued to Twitter or news during a mass tragedy like the latest school shooting. It suggests that getting exposed to media coverage of these events can create a vicious emotional cycle that not only sends you into despair, but also makes you…
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Guy Who Ran Verizon’s Failing AOL-Yahoo Hybrid Leaving With $85 Million Golden Parachute
Tim Armstrong, onetime Google executive and former CEO of AOL and its successor, Verizon’s troubled, digital media-focused Oath group, departed Verizon in 2018 just months before the corporation took a $6 billion accounting charge on Oath. According to a Tuesday report in the Wall Street Journal, he’s walking away with a staggering $85 million-plus payout.
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A Major TV Network Managed To Cover Climate Change For An Hour Without Devolving Into A Shitshow
On the last Sunday of 2018, Meet the Press, NBC’s hour-long Sunday morning news show, did something unprecedented. It devoted an entire hour to discussing climate change and featured actual policymakers and researchers with nary a denier in sight. Ironically, the episode also inadvertently shined a spotlight on how terrible TV news is at covering…
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Google, Allegedly: Snitches Get Stitches
After a year of protests by its own staff against its work with the military, alleged plans to build a censored Chinese search engine, and handling of sexual harassment allegations against executives, Google is doing some soul-searching and self-reflection over the true meaning of “Don’t be evil.” Just kidding! According to the Times of London,…