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S2 Episode 5: Media Mogul Manfluencers
We discuss the power and influence wielded by three media moguls: William Randolph Hearst, Rupert Murdoch, and Jack Dorsey. Also, Simmy ponders if she could be friends with Rupert (and his bust of Lenin), Vana thinks not spreading misinformation is a good life rule, and Teresa learned about echidna feet.
If you’re viewing this in an app, see full show notes here.
In the news
This week Sanna Marin was sworn in as the new Finnish Prime Minister.
Bougainville has voted for independence from Papua New Guinea in a landslide victory with 97% of voters in favor of autonomy.
India’s parliament passed a new citizenship bill that would allow undocumented migrants living in the country to apply for a passport, however, it specifically excludes Muslims.
Algeria’s controversial Presidential election was held this week.
The International Criminal Court has heard a case against the Myanmar military who have been accused of the attempted genocide of the Rohingya people.
Islamist militants attacked an army camp in the city of Inates in western Niger, killing at least 70 soldiers.
Emergency and aid workers in Uganda have been working to recover bodies and assist displaced peoples after extreme rain caused extensive flooding (in part due to this weather phenomenon in the Indian Ocean that has also contributed to the early start of the Australian bushfire season).
On Wednesday a US federal judge ruled that Trump cannot divert funds from other causes to build a border wall with Mexico.
Nepal has made its first ever menstruation hut arrest, after 21 year old Parbati Buda Rawat died from suffocation in a hut.
This week a tentative settlement has been reached in the case of dozens of victims who have sued Harvey Weinstein. We discuss how men who have been accused or convicted of sexual assault apologize and repent. What are, and what should be, the ramifications for their behavior? We mention apologies by Mario Batali (not a good example) and Dan Harmon (a better example).
Making sense of systems: Media Mogul Manfluencers
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By Cider & SensitivityWe discuss the power and influence wielded by three media moguls: William Randolph Hearst, Rupert Murdoch, and Jack Dorsey. Also, Simmy ponders if she could be friends with Rupert (and his bust of Lenin), Vana thinks not spreading misinformation is a good life rule, and Teresa learned about echidna feet.
If you’re viewing this in an app, see full show notes here.
In the news
This week Sanna Marin was sworn in as the new Finnish Prime Minister.
Bougainville has voted for independence from Papua New Guinea in a landslide victory with 97% of voters in favor of autonomy.
India’s parliament passed a new citizenship bill that would allow undocumented migrants living in the country to apply for a passport, however, it specifically excludes Muslims.
Algeria’s controversial Presidential election was held this week.
The International Criminal Court has heard a case against the Myanmar military who have been accused of the attempted genocide of the Rohingya people.
Islamist militants attacked an army camp in the city of Inates in western Niger, killing at least 70 soldiers.
Emergency and aid workers in Uganda have been working to recover bodies and assist displaced peoples after extreme rain caused extensive flooding (in part due to this weather phenomenon in the Indian Ocean that has also contributed to the early start of the Australian bushfire season).
On Wednesday a US federal judge ruled that Trump cannot divert funds from other causes to build a border wall with Mexico.
Nepal has made its first ever menstruation hut arrest, after 21 year old Parbati Buda Rawat died from suffocation in a hut.
This week a tentative settlement has been reached in the case of dozens of victims who have sued Harvey Weinstein. We discuss how men who have been accused or convicted of sexual assault apologize and repent. What are, and what should be, the ramifications for their behavior? We mention apologies by Mario Batali (not a good example) and Dan Harmon (a better example).
Making sense of systems: Media Mogul Manfluencers