Associate prof of English. Author of "How the News Feels,” @umasspress. Teaching and researching literary journalism, media & professional writing.
Swampscott, MA
Joined September 2008
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Commentary: Young people will be more prepared if they practice working with AI, rather than swearing it off altogether. mashable.com/article/college…
My latest for @Mashable Perspectives…
Commentary: Young people will be more prepared if they practice working with AI, rather than swearing it off altogether. mashable.com/article/college…
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Commentary: My students balk at a tech-free classroom – but then they love it. Here's what we’ve learned together. mashable.com/article/a-profe…
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Commentary: By facing AI head-on, my students and I can work on the real point of writing, which is to help you think. mashable.com/article/how-a-c…
First: come join the party at @substack; it's better there. Second: STOP UNSUBSCRIBING! inprog.substack.com/p/stop-u…
ALT Stop Unsubscribing: Attempting to defund the press is an attack on democracy
If you haven't fallen down the B-roll rabbit hole, what are you waiting for?! Follow @GBHArchives & @GBH and read my essay about vintage B-roll at the @nytimes here: nytimes.com/2024/08/13/magaz…
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Workforce Wednesday: A few thoughts on the resistance we face in job development. Thanks to @jon_fitzgerald for the prompt. By @jeffgentry13 open.substack.com/pub/jeffge…
What do @JonHaidt, @Max_Fisher, William Morris, @PaulSimonMusic, @taylorswift13, and @jackantonoff have in common? Read on to find out in "The Valorization of Ease."
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In “Filterworld,” @chaykak’s main concern is the way that algorithmic filtering flattens culture. But his concerns extend to and, I’d argue, are amplified, when it comes to news. wbur.org/cognoscenti/2024/03…
With a nod to @chaykak's "Filterworld," I argue against algorithmic intrusion in @NPR's app.
"No, Alexa, don’t curate my news for me" wbur.org/cognoscenti/2024/03…
Who wants to play “Marijuana Dispensary or Evangelical Church?” open.substack.com/pub/inprog…
New essay up on @inProgBlog, inspired by Apple Vision Pro. "Just because we can, doesn't mean we should." inprog.substack.com/p/just-b…
ALT Just Because We Can, Doesn't Mean We Should
Once upon a time, in the darkest days of Covid, I, like many people, started a newsletter. I wrote for it consistently for nearly a year and then, predictably, it went silent. Today, I (tentatively) bring it back. open.substack.com/pub/inprog…
Last week, I was interviewed about my book, "How the News Feels," for the @NewBooksNetwork podcast. You can listen to it here: newbooksnetwork.com/how-the-…