The head of the New York Times Company, one of the most powerful media companies in the world, declared so-called “disinformation” to be “the most existential” challenge that society is grappling with during an appearance on a panel at Davos in Switzerland and called for social media platforms to “differentiate and elevate trustworthy sources of […]
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NYT publisher at Davos: “Disinformation” is “the most existential” challenge we’re grappling with as a society
Grappling With Loss on Mother’s Day
On my first night of college, I called my mom an hour after she left. She’d spent the entire day helping me tape up photo collages and putting light blue bed sheets on the dorm room twin XL. “It’s weird here,” I whispered, standing next to a cereal dispenser in the giant dining hall. I […]
The costs of grappling with state liberalism
[1]. It’s been more than a century since a chain of tensions and shocks hit the Iranian society as a result of imposed presence of “western modernity” in Iran. This trend started from mid Qajar era on, and as time went by, modernity became more and more serious and fundamental within the structure of the […]
Bosnia: Hundreds of migrants grappling with freezing temperatures in makeshift shelters
Hundreds of migrants in northwest Bosnia still sleeping rough in freezing temperatures that forecasters say could fall as low as -15C. Individuals and families, some with small children, are stranded near the border to Croatia, often used as the gateway to Europe. “The situation is very bad,” explained Muhammad Khan from Afghanistan. “The weather is […]