Professor. Old punk. Noisemaker. Papa bear. Books: One Less Car, Punkademics, and The NFL.
Interested in #media #culturalstudies #culturalhistory #subcultures #altmedia #sts #punk #antifascism #radicalpolitics #bikes #bicycles #carculture
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This fall, I had a really nice conversation about my previous research on bicycling and car culture w/ @leevinsel for his People & Things podcast. I just saw that the interview is now online! (via Spotify, Apple, etc) I'm hoping I didn't ramble too much, but probably did lol. Thanks again, Lee :)
#STS #PeopleAndThings #bicycling #carculture #bikes #transportation
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-politics-of-bicycling/id1582768008?i=1000599916995
The market has failed. Philanthropy can't do it. The public good that is local news needs another support system. Now there's an alliance calling for public policy solutions. Rebuild Local News it is called. Their ideas:
* A tax credit for consumers to subscribe to or donate to local news
* A tax credit for small businesses to advertise in local news
* A tax credit for local news organizations to hire and retain local journalists
https://www.cjr.org/opinion/how-public-policy-can-help-save-local-news.php
<p>It’s understandable that the idea that government should help save local media makes many journalists’ skin crawl. How can reporters get support from one of the institutions we’re supposed to be holding accountable? In this case, journalists should rethink their concerns. Here’s why: The local news crisis is severe—and on a scale beyond the capacity […]</p>
With the start of a new year, I thought I'd share my journaling method and how using it to reflect on days, months, and years has helped me to (kinda sorta) get my shit together.
Read "I See Reflections of You and Me" on my site: https://dansinker.com/posts/reflections/
Shannon Mattern
Jay Rosen
Dan Sinker
Steve Silberman