Rumor has it that the Microsoft Surface Duo is coming this summer. When the phone was first announced last October, Microsoft said the dual-screen Android smartphone would be available in time for the 2020 holiday season. But there’s mounting ev…
Rumor has it that the Microsoft Surface Duo is coming this summer. When the phone was first announced last October, Microsoft said the dual-screen Android smartphone would be available in time for the 2020 holiday season. But there’s mounting evidence that Surface Duo is ahead of schedule, unlike some other Microsoft products. The company hasn’t […]
Noch Anfang Juni 2020 verkündete die CTA, die CES 2021 werde wie geplant stattfinden. Nun macht der Veranstalter wegen Corona einen Rückzug. (Coronavirus, Messe)
Noch Anfang Juni 2020 verkündete die CTA, die CES 2021 werde wie geplant stattfinden. Nun macht der Veranstalter wegen Corona einen Rückzug. (Coronavirus, Messe)
Major papers use a disproportionate amount of companies’ anti-climate change PR.
Enlarge/ A climate activist wearing a mask of US President Donald Trump hands out leaflets at a protest action during the eleventh day of demonstrations by the climate change action group Extinction Rebellion, at Gatwick Airport, in Crawley, south of London on October 17, 2019. Activists from the environmental campaign group Extinction Rebellion have vowed to challenge a blanket protest ban imposed by the London police. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images) (credit: Glyn Kirk | Getty Images)
Lots of the mainstream press has struggled with a desire to maintain what they think is objectivity in the face of scientific evidence. On matters like evolution and climate change, major outlets have instead tried to present balance between two opposing sides. But this was so obviously problematic that John Oliver made fun of it, so we must be doing better now, right?
Maybe not. New research from Brown University's Rachel Wetts suggests that major newspapers are still more likely to feature the views of business interests and still overrepresent people who don't seem to accept the reality of climate change.
Bad PR
How do you measure who has the most influence on press coverage? There's a whole industry devoted to exercising that influence: public relations. Among the other things they do, PR people put together press releases designed to attract attention (as their name implies) from the press. So, Wetts simply obtained about 1,800 press releases from a mix of organizations: businesses and trade groups, the government, and public interest groups.
The year’s biggest technology show will go on… virtually. The Consumer Technology Association has announced that CES 2021 will be an “all-digital experience.” A few months ago the group had still been planning to hold an in-per…
The year’s biggest technology show will go on… virtually. The Consumer Technology Association has announced that CES 2021 will be an “all-digital experience.” A few months ago the group had still been planning to hold an in-person event in January 2021, but as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, the organization concedes that “it is […]
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Die Telekom bietet ihren Hybridzugang zu einem günstigeren Preis an. Wer einen sehr langsamen DSL-Tarif und Magenta Zuhause gebucht hat, bekommt die Hybrid-LTE-Option umsonst. (Telekom, DSL)
Jede Woche macht sich das E-Commerce-Team von Golem.de auf die Suche nach attraktiven Angeboten und reduzierten Preisen. Diese Woche: Kameras, Fernseher, Spiele und Filme. (E-Commerce, Sony)
Jede Woche macht sich das E-Commerce-Team von Golem.de auf die Suche nach attraktiven Angeboten und reduzierten Preisen. Diese Woche: Kameras, Fernseher, Spiele und Filme. (E-Commerce, Sony)
As expected, Chinese phone maker Nubia has launched a new gaming phone called the Red Magic 5S. What’s a little surprising is just how little has changed since the company introduced the original Red Magic 5G in March. The new model brings an im…
As expected, Chinese phone maker Nubia has launched a new gaming phone called the Red Magic 5S. What’s a little surprising is just how little has changed since the company introduced the original Red Magic 5G in March. The new model brings an improved cooling system, more responsive shoulder trigger buttons, and… not much else. […]
Seit Jahren wartet die Community vergebens auf ein neues The Elder Scrolls – nun entstehen mehrere Fantasy-Rollenspiele mit offenen Welten. (Rollenspiel, Bioware)
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