There’s probably a good reason that anything popular runs into a backlash, and it’s probably related to evolution. Whether it’s liking a popular band or enjoying yoga, it might be good for our survival that we never all want to be in the same boat, no matter how great a […]
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When we started telling people about our “nutrition label for the news” project, one question came up fairly frequently: “Do nutrition labels even work?” Of course, when people ask if labels work, they implicitly mean, “Have nutritional labels prevented America from growing more obese each year?” In this case, the […]
I was supposed to speak on a panel about SOPA this evening with the Northeast chapters of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. It was to serve as an educational discussion for local members, but at the national level, both unions have already […]
We sat down for a Thursday Civic lunch with Biko Baker, Executive Director of the League of Young Voters. Like any good organizer, Biko begins with his Story of Self. He grew up in Milwaukee, WI, with a father who was a machinist and construction worker, and a mother who […]
Ethan’s mic comes on and we begin. He says that the Center for Civic Media’s event topics are becoming progressively more fun as the semester continues, especially this week, with Civic Games. How does the world of games intersect with the world of civic media, with how media and […]