#100hardtruths Main Menu Pledges and lists written over the first 100 days A path through the primer focusing on the several pledges and lists of hardtruths I wrote during the first 100 days of the Trump administration 24 #100hardtruths authored by invited contributors A path through the primer focusing on hardtruths written by scholars, artists, activists, and friends Art Answers to Phony Questions A path through the primer focusing on speaking hardtruths about and through poetic, abstract, formally reflexive, non-indexical Art Forms Virality is Virility A path through the primer focusing on hardtruths that connect a macho growing of digital stature to real world violence Fake News R Us A path through the primer focusing on hardtruths that reveal our complicity Some #100hardtruths on Digital Media Literacy A path through the primer focusing on hardtruths about reading, writing, participating and understanding Digital Media Literacy Some #100hardtruths on Racism A path through the primer focusing on hardtruths about ethnicity, nationality, zenophobia, immigration and racism Some #100hardtruths on Sexism A path through the primer focusing on hardtruths about gender, sexuality, sexism, and misogyny Some #100hardtruths on Images A path through the primer focusing on hardtruths about photography, visibiity, and the power of images Some #100hardtruths on the Law A path through the primer focusing on hardtruths about legislation, (il)legality, public institutions, and the power of the Law Some #100hardtruths on Advertising A path through the primer focusing on hardtruths about corporate greed, getting eyeballs to content, the monetization of the Internet and Ads Some #100hardtruths of the Internet A path through the primer focusing on hardtruths that attempt to reveal the structure, logic, uses and power of the Internet Some #100hardtruths on Freedom of Expression A path through the primer focusing on hardtruths about journalism, freedom of speech, and the power of Expression Some #100hardtruths on and through Film and Video A path through the primer focusing on hardtruths about or spoken through film and video 35 #100hardtruths highlighting the work of others A path through the primer focusing on hardtruths produced by journalists, scholars, artists, activists found online Credits About the makers of this Scalar book. Old home page that links to Wordpress Some #100hardtruths in poetry Poems that were produced as a result of radical digital media literacy workshops Alexandra Juhasz f60e7beb550e75bc077d6722b27684bbbb62d0de Xiomara Liana Rodriguez e692622823dfcb5652df57e66962e293d1913569 Craig Dietrich 2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490
#42: phatic communication eases interactions but lessens information
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In "Snap Makes a Bet on the Cultural Supremacy of the Camera," Farhad Manjoo writes: "The growing importance of cameras — of images rather than just text — is altering much about culture. It's transforming many people's personal relationships. It's changing the kind of art and entertainment we produce. You might even credit cameras — or blame them — for our more emotional, and less rational, politics."
Manjoo continues: "Gretchen McCulloch, a linguist who is writing a book about how the internet is changing language, said Snapchat lenses and filters were a form of what linguists call 'phatic communication,' which is communication that is meant to ease social interactions instead of to convey information."
In my own, early (2011) work about YouTube, I called YouTube videos (which now seem downright old-fashioned in their cheeky claims to duration: 2 minutes long!) slogans: "pithy, precise, rousing calls to action or consumption, or action as consumption; bite-sized, word-sized, postage-sized cinema; strong, intense, interchangeable, and forgettable films." At that time, I argued that the internet platforms that we were being given for free, while allowing for more access to communication, hid their real costs behind spurious claims of commitment to democratic self-expression. The actual price, of course, was the pillage of our words and images (all hail web 2.0!), the auctioning off of our very selves through the mining and selling of our consumption habits, and ultimately, the diminishment of the shape and vernacular of our communication.
"All this focus on fake Facebook news obscures a much bigger story about the way social media—the endless public opining and sharing of information—is reshaping politics. Even if you've never given much thought to its meaning, you've probably heard someone say 'the medium is the message,' the famous dictum of media theorist Marshall McLuhan."
(Donald Trump: The First President of Our Post-Literate Age)
Orality and Literacy, Walter Ong
A Linguist Explains Emoji and What Language Death Actually Looks Like," Gretchen McCulloch
Learning from YouTube, Alexandra Juhasz
prismoji: data journalism lab based
The Medium is the Message, Marshall McCluhan
Donald Trump: The First President of Our Post-Literate Age, Joe Weisenthal
To see a poetic response to this hardtruth:
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1 2018-01-09T10:55:55-08:00 Alexandra Juhasz f60e7beb550e75bc077d6722b27684bbbb62d0de Some #100hardtruths on Advertising Alexandra Juhasz 4 A path through the primer focusing on hardtruths about corporate greed, getting eyeballs to content, the monetization of the Internet and Ads plain 2018-01-11T05:51:07-08:00 Alexandra Juhasz f60e7beb550e75bc077d6722b27684bbbb62d0de
1 2017-11-06T18:38:48-08:00 #11: real apologies for #fakenews aggravate its symptoms 4 February 21, 2017 plain 2019-07-23T21:42:06-07:00
1 2017-11-06T18:46:03-08:00 #5: #fakenews is logical outgrowth of web's infrastructure 4 February 19, 2017 plain 2019-07-23T21:03:51-07:00
1 2017-11-06T18:14:55-08:00 #26: algorithmic literacy, transparency and oversight needed 5 March 1, 2017 plain 2019-06-27T03:54:37-07:00
1 2017-11-06T18:11:58-08:00 #28: face(book?) is best for people with pale skin 4 March 2, 2017 image_header 2019-07-24T13:32:21-07:00
1 2017-11-06T18:09:09-08:00 #30, every single tweak in an algorithm can make a change 4 March 3, 2017 image_header 2019-06-27T04:15:32-07:00
1 2017-10-31T14:10:48-07:00 #42: phatic communication eases interactions but lessens information 7 March 12, 2017 plain 2019-07-24T21:35:43-07:00
1 2017-10-31T14:00:15-07:00 #46, stay aware, not afraid 5 March 15, 2017 plain 2019-07-30T10:59:41-07:00
1 2017-10-31T13:58:39-07:00 #47: good design and software mask bad credibility 6 March 16, 2017 image_header 2019-07-24T22:17:31-07:00
1 2017-10-30T18:37:46-07:00 #53, tame and disarm dangerous algorithms 5 March 21, 2017 plain 2019-07-25T12:05:37-07:00
1 2017-10-30T18:29:24-07:00 #59, silicon valley's entrepreneurial capitalism leaves rubble in its wake 3 March 24, 2017 plain 2019-07-25T12:48:44-07:00
1 2017-10-30T18:13:48-07:00 #67, watch those who are monetizing their watching from the shadows 4 March 28, 2017 plain 2019-07-25T14:17:07-07:00
1 2017-10-24T14:13:39-07:00 #70, reconnect the space that advertising has interrupted 5 March 29, 2017 image_header 2019-07-25T15:08:05-07:00
1 2017-10-23T18:52:26-07:00 #76, learn what happens when you type a letter on your keyboard 3 April 2, 2017 plain 2019-07-23T22:10:30-07:00
1 2017-10-23T18:50:41-07:00 #77, expose the costs and histories of freedom 3 April 3, 2017 plain 2019-07-25T15:41:05-07:00
1 2017-10-23T18:46:33-07:00 #79, attend to the structural problems inherent in the platform ecosystem 5 April 5, 2017 plain 2019-07-25T16:20:30-07:00
1 2017-10-23T18:06:58-07:00 #94, always look for the real thing 14 April 23, 2017 plain 2019-07-25T22:04:49-07:00
1 2018-01-09T10:40:42-08:00 Alexandra Juhasz f60e7beb550e75bc077d6722b27684bbbb62d0de Some #100hardtruths on Images Alexandra Juhasz 5 A path through the primer focusing on hardtruths about photography, visibiity, and the power of images plain 2018-01-09T13:50:03-08:00 Alexandra Juhasz f60e7beb550e75bc077d6722b27684bbbb62d0de
1 2017-11-06T18:13:16-08:00 #27: new image holding environments needed 4 March 2, 2017 plain 2019-06-27T04:06:04-07:00
1 2017-11-06T18:07:43-08:00 #31: look deeper into the migrant experience 5 March 4, 2017 plain 2019-06-28T04:25:09-07:00
1 2017-10-31T14:29:02-07:00 #34: place matters; re/flecting the border 5 March 7, 2017 plain 2019-07-24T19:16:11-07:00
1 2017-10-31T14:25:28-07:00 #37, size matters; we have to be minimalist 5 March 9, 2017 plain 2019-07-24T20:20:54-07:00
1 2017-10-31T14:13:43-07:00 #40, challenge the narrative of (African) American progress 6 March 11, 2017 plain 2019-07-24T21:02:16-07:00
1 2017-10-31T14:03:20-07:00 #44, black lives matter 3 March 13, 2017 plain 2019-07-24T21:49:11-07:00
1 2017-10-24T14:15:41-07:00 #69, ghosts can't tell stories 3 March 29, 2017 plain 2019-07-25T15:02:54-07:00
1 2017-10-24T14:10:24-07:00 #71, cultural myths often lead to dominant ideologies 3 March 30, 2017 plain 2019-07-25T15:15:12-07:00
1 2017-10-24T14:08:31-07:00 #72, learn how to see Palestine 4 March 31, 2017 plain 2019-07-25T15:21:39-07:00
1 2017-10-23T18:56:05-07:00 #74, stay open to contradictions and power #offline 8 April 1, 2017 plain 2019-07-30T09:09:19-07:00
1 2017-10-23T18:54:19-07:00 #75, no time for fools 3 April 1, 2017 plain 2019-07-25T15:35:56-07:00
1 2017-10-23T18:38:04-07:00 #83, focus attention on the real-world applications of #fakenews 6 April 8, 2017 plain 2019-07-25T16:47:05-07:00
1 2017-10-23T18:32:49-07:00 #85, make productive fake documentaries 10 April 11, 2017 plain 2019-07-25T21:04:08-07:00
1 2017-10-23T18:27:18-07:00 #86, resist how we are framed 3 April 12, 2017 plain 2019-07-25T21:13:01-07:00
1 2017-10-23T18:14:12-07:00 #91, we need the NEA and NEH to know how to imagine ourselves as a nation 3 April 19, 2017 plain 2019-07-25T21:38:50-07:00
1 2018-01-09T11:03:10-08:00 Alexandra Juhasz f60e7beb550e75bc077d6722b27684bbbb62d0de Some #100hardtruths on Freedom of Expression Alexandra Juhasz 4 A path through the primer focusing on hardtruths about journalism, freedom of speech, and the power of Expression plain 2018-01-09T17:30:59-08:00 Alexandra Juhasz f60e7beb550e75bc077d6722b27684bbbb62d0de
1 2017-11-06T18:18:32-08:00 #24: the 1st Amendment includes the right to receive information 4 February 28, 2017 image_header 2019-07-24T13:17:04-07:00
1 2017-11-06T18:37:36-08:00 #12: we need things to help us get closer to the truth 9 February 21, 2017 plain 2019-07-23T21:52:29-07:00
1 2017-11-06T18:34:53-08:00 #14: skepticism is a weapon and a quality 4 February 22, 2017 plain 2019-01-14T20:30:21-08:00
1 2017-11-06T18:28:38-08:00 #17: Barak Obama says "we won't know what to protect" 9 February 24, 2017 plain 2019-07-23T22:22:45-07:00
1 2017-11-06T18:23:00-08:00 #21: focus on trust, verification, fact checking, and reader experience 8 February 25, 2017 plain 2019-07-24T13:01:16-07:00
1 2017-11-06T18:10:24-08:00 #29: interrupt the narrative 7 March 3, 2017 gallery 2019-01-14T20:32:04-08:00
1 2017-10-31T14:12:00-07:00 #41, visualize hoaxes 3 March 11, 2017 plain 2019-07-24T21:10:25-07:00
1 2017-10-30T18:31:57-07:00 #57, most Americans may conclude he's a fake president 3 March 23, 2017 plain 2019-07-25T12:38:11-07:00
1 2017-10-30T18:27:46-07:00 #60, spot a #fakenews site in 10 steps 5 March 24, 2017 plain 2019-07-25T22:11:40-07:00
1 2017-10-30T18:15:10-07:00 #66, make sure to fact-check the trump archive 3 March 27, 2017 plain 2019-07-25T14:07:58-07:00
1 2018-01-09T11:15:49-08:00 Alexandra Juhasz f60e7beb550e75bc077d6722b27684bbbb62d0de Fake News R Us Alexandra Juhasz 5 A path through the primer focusing on hardtruths that reveal our complicity plain 2018-01-09T17:29:04-08:00 Alexandra Juhasz f60e7beb550e75bc077d6722b27684bbbb62d0de
1 2017-11-06T18:48:13-08:00 #3: Trump is our rightful internet president 6 February 18, 2017 plain 2019-06-26T03:32:51-07:00
1 2017-11-06T18:45:00-08:00 #6: today's fixes to fake news are bogus 5 February 19, 2017 plain 2019-07-23T21:13:33-07:00
1 2017-11-06T18:40:17-08:00 #10: YouTube is a performatively self-aware political-economy 5 February 20, 2017 plain 2019-07-23T21:30:35-07:00
1 2017-11-06T18:33:40-08:00 #15: the internet is perfect incubator for #fakenews and its material results 4 March 11, 2017 image_header 2019-06-05T18:16:02-07:00
1 2017-10-31T14:28:00-07:00 #35, science is real 3 March 8, 2017 plain 2019-07-24T20:00:36-07:00
1 2017-10-31T14:26:44-07:00 #36, history is real 3 March 8, 2017 image_header 2019-07-24T20:11:19-07:00
1 2017-10-31T14:05:05-07:00 #43, emotional+rational resonances needed 5 March 12, 2017 plain 2019-07-24T21:42:44-07:00
1 2017-10-30T18:41:59-07:00 5 #hardtruths and 2 new pledges @#50 2 March 20, 2017 plain 2017-12-17T08:10:36-08:00
1 2017-10-23T18:57:50-07:00 #73, it's about xenophobia, racism, and sexism 6 April 1, 2017 plain 2019-07-25T15:28:16-07:00
1 2017-10-23T18:43:35-07:00 #80, outlast virality 3 April 6, 2017 image_header 2019-07-25T16:28:14-07:00
1 2017-10-23T18:36:03-07:00 #84, stage #fakenews events 4 April 9, 2017 plain 2019-07-25T16:58:37-07:00
1 2017-10-23T18:19:22-07:00 #89, ten (more!) superhardtruths about #100hardtruths (certainly not) needed 3 April 17, 2017 plain 2017-12-17T19:10:56-08:00
1 2017-12-17T07:20:30-08:00 "Most-tweeted emojis from anti-Trump protests," 1 Hamdan Azhar, Prismoji plain 2017-12-17T07:20:30-08:00
1 2017-12-17T07:21:18-08:00 Trump poop emoji 42 1 plain 2017-12-17T07:21:18-08:00
1 2017-12-17T07:22:14-08:00 Power to the People 42 1 plain 2017-12-17T07:22:14-08:00