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Voter suppression, misinformation and how they can rig democracy

Notes from a presentation for CORE, a Corvallis, OR nonprofit that promotes community equity. During the pandemic, they host a monthly virtual meeting where passionate speakers with expertise help demystify current events or issues. Tonight, Jon Pincus and I will talk about voter suppression and disinformation in the context of the November general election.  This post […]

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Journalism in 2016

Notes for Wayne Lynch class, at UW Tacoma TCOM 275: Writing, Reporting and Editing for Mass Media Slides: PPT / PDF Links/Resources Investor’s Business Daily op-ed Donald Rumsfeld Storify Data journalism NYC Structured Journalism WaPost, ISIS Curious Journalist Guide to Data Bad Data Guide Data Journalism Handbook Fact-Checking WaPo, Clinton, 2011 Sites that can help […]

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WordPress, from .com to .org

Presentation for Peg Achterman In-class links Reclaim Hosting WhoIs For more info 10 resources for beginning WordPress bloggers Blogging glossary Creating links (hypertext) in WordPress (YouTube) Creating links (hypertext) in WordPress editor Other WordPress and blogging resources Startups: this is how design works   Plug-ins Akismet Jetpack WP Importer WP Security and Firewall  SEO All-in-one SEO […]