Heidi Tworek
The Globe and Mail
Canada
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Opinion: The online abuse and harassment of women in politics must stop
We need to address the full range of issues keeping women from running and winning if Parliament’s composition is ever going to reflect the Canadian population → Read More
Leaving big tech to govern themselves doesn’t work. They’re getting even worse
They were welcomed – only semi-jokingly – as “the emperors of the online economy.” The appearance at the US Congress last week of the CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google made one thing plain: these Silicon Valley giants represent a historic and alarming concentration of economic and political power. → Read More
The year of positive pushback » Nieman Journalism Lab
"This year, journalists, news organizations, and readers will find new ways to support and uplift journalists embattled by harassment." → Read More
Government-imposed internet blackouts are a power move to suppress dissent
Dr Heidi Tworek of the University of British Columbia outlines the ramifications an internet blackout can have on a nation. → Read More
A Lesson From 1930s Germany: Beware State Control of Social Media
Regulators should think carefully about the fallout from well-intentioned new rules and avoid the mistakes of the past. → Read More
Quietly, one of President Trump’s tariffs threatens American democracy
Rising newspaper costs could leave communities with no local information sources. → Read More
Why the “golden age” of newspapers was the exception, not the rule » Nieman Journalism Lab
"In our 'news' today we can see the tattler, the party pamphlet, the recondite journal of opinion, the yellow rag, the journal of commerce, the sob sister, the literary journal, and the progressive muckraker." → Read More
Foreign propaganda is a problem again, but maybe a smaller one than we think
The line between foreign media outlet and propaganda has long been blurred. But the impact of these outlets is small. → Read More
Microsoft Is Right: We Need a Digital Geneva Convention
Opinion: Just as nations have collaborated on rules of war, today tech companies can team up to stop cyber attacks. → Read More
Microsoft Is Right: We Need a Digital Geneva Convention
State-sponsored hackers may have meddled in political campaigns from the US to France to the Netherlands. And while nations are finding it tough to cooperate on the issue, Microsoft is pushing for more global cooperation, not less, in proposing a Digital Geneva Convention to prevent cyberwarfare. By invoking the Geneva Convention, Microsoft appears to want to learn from the past. And history… → Read More
How to Spend It: Three Simple Suggestions to Increase German Military Spending
Recently, the German Defense Ministry announced the seventh restructuring of the German army in 25 years. Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen will present the official plan to create three new fully equipped divisions to NATO defense ministers in June. Germans have found it hard in the post-Cold War era to decide what a German military should do, what the country’s history allows it to do, and… → Read More
How to Spend It: Three Simple Suggestions to Increase German Military Spending
Recently, the German Defense Ministry announced the seventh restructuring of the German army in 25 years. Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen will presen → Read More
Does England Have the Solution to the Grade-Inflation Problem?
In America, more and more universities are imposing strict grading curves or abolishing grades altogether. The UK takes an entirely different approach, and it's working. → Read More
Writing a Student Evaluation Can Be Like Trolling the Internet
How a long-despised university tradition can be a chance to teach civility → Read More
the real reason the humanities are 'in crisis'
Women started deserting them decades ago. → Read More
The Real Reason the Humanities Are 'in Crisis'
Women started deserting subjects like history and English decades ago. → Read More