Joey Garrison
Established author. History of publications are provided on bio page.
16 Matching Annotations
- Oct 2019
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www.usatoday.com www.usatoday.com
- Feb 2019
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www.theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com
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Facebook wanted to crush Twitter, which had drawn a disproportionate share of media and media-figure attention. Just as Instagram borrowed Snapchat’s “Stories” to help crush the site’s growth, Facebook decided it needed to own “news” to take the wind out of the newly IPO’d Twitter.
It's just business...
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but there was one thing that Pariser and most other people did not foresee. And that’s that Facebook became completely dominant as a media distributor.
This section builds on the last by providing background regarding FB's algorithms that give you more and more of what you want to see and less and less of what you do not. Ads can target very specific audiences without being visible to others -- what a set up for misuse.
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That this could be a problem was apparent to many. Eli Pariser’s The Filter Bubble, which came out in the summer of 2011, became the most widely cited distillation of the effects Facebook and other internet platforms could have on public discourse.
Great TED talk. Also prescient.
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As all these examples show, though, the potential for Facebook to have an impact on an election was clear for at least half a decade before Donald Trump was elected.
This section is provides background regarding Facebook's potential for influencing voters long before the 2016 election. The author cites other reports that warned of Facebook's potential for influence that now seem prescient.
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The real problem—for all political stripes—is understanding the set of conditions that led to Trump’s victory. The informational underpinnings of democracy have eroded, and no one has explained precisely how.
Thesis -- this appears to be a solution-seeking thesis.
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It may be dated, but the information provides a good foundation for understanding the issues still plaguing social media and fake news..
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- Jan 2019
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pen.org pen.org
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The book reflected back to us our struggle in a way that made us proud.
What do you know about Baca and the major themes of the essay so far?
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blogs.harvard.edu blogs.harvard.edu
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impeccable
What does this mean? Find other words Tan uses to describe her mother's English speaking skills. Is she consistent in her descriptions, or do her descriptions change through the course of the essay?
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empirical evidence
What does this mean?
In a couple of paragraphs, you will notice how Tan illustrates her story with scenes -- short moments complete with summarized action, dialogue, and character. Why does Tan include these scenes?
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This word is important. What does the word mean and how is Tan using it in context?
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The Joy Luck Club.
Check out this description of the Joy Luck Club: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Joy_Luck_Club_(novel) How does knowing a bit about the novel help you understand what Tan is getting at in this essay?
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Mother Tongue
What do you think is the significance of the title? How does it relate to the main idea of the essay?
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- Dec 2018
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blogs.harvard.edu blogs.harvard.edu
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Can you see this?
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nap.nationalacademies.org nap.nationalacademies.org
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specific
Specific learning outcomes....
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en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org
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Group Text-Messaging Tools for
I’m interested in trying these tools.
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