by DANILO ALVES SILVA | Apr 17, 2023 | Changes in Journalism, Cutting Edge Journalistic Technology, Democracy, Global Business, Journalism, Journalism in the era of "fake news", Politics, Social Media in Politics and Journalism, WPI Activities
The impact of technology on journalism can be both exciting and worrisome. The emergence of chatbots and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools, such as ChatGPT, promises to change the way news is reported, distributed and consumed. According to Jim Brady, vice...
by DANILO ALVES SILVA | Apr 4, 2023 | Changes in Journalism, Cutting Edge Journalistic Technology, Democracy, Global Business, Journalism, Journalism in the era of "fake news", New Business Models for Journalism in the Digital Age, Political Coverage, Politics, Social Media in Politics and Journalism, WPI Activities
Seventy-one percent of Americans between ages 16 to 40 get their daily news from social media, according to the Media Insight Project. The survey was conducted between May 18 and June 8, 2022, and showed about a third of respondents get their news each day from...
by Sorana Stanescu | Sep 9, 2019 | Agriculture, Agriculture and Rural Issues, Global Business, Sustainability
As we spent a couple of days in rural southern Minnesota, the scale and size of what Minnesotans call “an average family farm” surprised me: 180 dairy cattle or 500-acres. In my home country Romania, that is officially considered a large farm. That is a large farm...
by Saara Koho | Sep 8, 2019 | Agriculture and Rural Issues, Global Business
It’s a tough time to be a farmer. Last year Minnesota farms earned a median net income of $26,055, down 8% from the previous year. It was the lowest median farm income in the past 23 years of data tracked by the University of Minnesota. “Agriculture is a very...
by Sorana Stanescu | Sep 2, 2019 | Agriculture and Rural Issues, Global Business
The Great Minnesota Get-Together is definitely a unique experience, no matter your age, background or expectations. “All you can drink” milk for $2 (milk is Minnesota’s official state drink), wool on a stick (you can use it to dust) and competitions for the largest...
by Sorana Stanescu | Aug 25, 2019 | Agriculture and Rural Issues, Global Business, Sustainability
Minnesota-born John Dvorak has worked in agriculture all his life, and in the sheep industry for more than 30 years. He used to have 250 sheep of his own, but had to sell them because of a farm accident. Now he only rents out his land, and tries to keep the industry...
