With Apple News +, we have a roadmap for the future of digital consumption

In the age of social and app-based news, the decisions made in Big Tech boardrooms dictate nearly all of our digital interactions. Apple News + update will inherently change how we consume the news. ‘Big Tech’ announcements are no stranger to the limelight. Entire news cycles are devoted to Apple’s Events and conferences; seemingly mundane …

The American Internet

Pro Tip: Don’t set up a Google Alert for ‘5G’. Not because you shouldn’t learn about the infrastructure that underpins our modern  communication system or because you shouldn’t engage in current events. Indeed, you should be an engaged citizen of this technological world. But a Google Alert for 5G right now because it will bring …

Notes on security

We are on a constant quest for security. Whether it is a safe home or a secure allocation of our private assets, humans crave security for ourselves and our community. So it makes sense that it would be the central topic for all of the top news stories of 2018. In a world of growing …

We should all be reporters

2017 just may be the year that the Information Age became the Commentary Age. We saw fear rationalized by blatant misinformation campaigns; history re-examined and weaponized to fit convenient narratives. Be it in politics or popular culture, it became acceptable to seek out and believe only a version of reality that justified your own created …

The Silicon Age of Journalism

Society has always placed unique trust in writers. In fiction we suspend belief and escape into their created world. In school we analyze their past in ways we don't press to know other professionals. We seek refuge in a writer’s unique lexicon as a way to put pen-clad strength to our own emotions. And we …

Notes on the state of history

Martin Niemöller’s poem is recited in times of strife to remind us about our collective responsibility to stand up to hatred. First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was …

The Oscars and the American Dream

Finding platforms that embellish our own ideals and impound our previously subscribed to beliefs is simple in today’s media-saturated climate. We can read, watch and listen in silos of our own creation without being forced to contextualize what is being said. But film as a medium isn’t so lenient in its approach. It is, at …

The Future of History: The Impending Reality of An Alternative Past

Political divisions were once all about spin. When presented with specific facts, polls or data sets, each Party created messaging most suitable to their base. And so the pendulum of political debate swung in a predictable pattern based on a commentary war. And while the Left and the Right still differentiate themselves based on created …

Lessons from The Donald’s Twittersphere

Full disclaimer: I know this article will only be read by those on the ‘liberal left’. The way we filter through, digest and distribute news today is inherently personalized and politicized. My followers - and those people I follow - largely come from a specific demographic segment who spends too much time on the Internet. …

#Period

Dear Sean Spicer, The first day of a new job is hard. Period. This is especially true when you are Press Secretary for an administration that believes a Tweet is news and facts are inherently political. But you are Press Secretary of an administration that promised accountability and transparency. You’ve promised changed. Instead you took …