Media, Economy: New grad can’t find work
International student who studied at expensive Stanford, plus a study abroad, to earn a BA and MA in English – is having trouble finding work in the U.S.
“Crafting your scientist brand” – the rise of the celebrity expert
Scientists work with PR offices to establish a personal brand as a celebrity expert.
Media: Media claims layoffs are due to “market failure”
Layoffs in the media are not a market failure (as journalists incorrectly allege) but a market success that drives inefficiencies out of the market.
Propaganda: Poster illustrating growth in physicians versus administrators is flawed – Social Panic
I reviewed this bogus chart long ago. But it’s been making the rounds of social media once again – and the chart has been thoroughly debunked. Many MDs on Twitter are sharing this chart again – which demonstrates again that social media is primarily used to embarrass one’s self. Source: Propaganda: Poster illustrating growth in physicians versus administrators is flawed – Social Panic In addition to my take down of this flawed chart, here is another one: Join Me On…
Social: How not to respond on social media
Eventbrite founder and chairman makes a fool of himself on social media.
Media: How to create your own Content Mill
The linked article explains the business of content mills.
Media: CNET tech news site deletes old content to improve search rankings
Would you delete old stories if it would improve your search engine ranking? Some sites say yes.
Who writes news stories? – Newsroom demographics
Women account for 55% of newsroom jobs, while men account for 45%. Since 2 out of 3 journalism grads are now women, this will over time shift further towards news positions staffed primarily by women, the opposite of 40 years ago.
Female privilege?: An estimated 84% of social media influencers are female
Almost all social media influencers are women.
Rent: Every year the media falls for this
Every year, an activist/lobbying group issues a report saying people earning minimum wage cannot afford to rent an apartment anywhere in the country. They play a sleight-of-hand trick by obfuscating (and not revealing) that they are saying such individuals cannot rent an apartment priced at the 40th percentile. Stated another way, this report finds – every year – that people earning minimum wage can not rent apartments priced in the top 60 percent of the market – yet obviously, lower earners likely rent at the bottom of the market, not the top. Every year, the media morons run the same story, never understanding what this report says.