Tonight’s episode of the Perpetual Notion Machine looks into the use of social media mostly by international college students, plus how Snapchat filters can play into a person’s self-image. Our guest is Yanzhuo “Amy” Niu, a Ph.D. candidate in UW-Madison’s Department of Educational Psychology. She talks with PNM’s Josh Mitchell about her studies into how […]
A Police Officer Walks into a Facebook Hate Group
Earlier this month, the story broke that border patrol agents were participating in a secret Facebook group where they joked about the death of migrants, made racist comments about members of Congress, and posted vulgar and offensive images. But it turns out that this was only the tip of the iceberg. A team of reporters […]
WORT FM Now Hiring Multimedia Journalist
* NEW! This position has been expanded to 37 hours per week and now includes social media responsibilities. * WORT 89.9 FM is hiring a journalist to produce our weekday evening newscast. You: A journalist passionate about the importance of local news to our democracy. Someone who loves uncovering a hidden truth and wants to […]
Election, Voting, and Fair Maps with the League of Women Voters
With the Wisconsin spring election coming up tomorrow, we take a look at voter-related issues with Erin Grunze and Eileen Newcomer from the League of Women Voters. Over the course of the hour, they cover the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, gerrymandering and redistricting, the Fair Maps Coalition, LWV’s involvement in the lawsuit against Wisconsin’s […]
Cambridge Analytica, Virtual Reality, and Social Media
In this jam-packed edition of the Perpetual Notion Machine, we look into the science of Cambridge Analytica and the likelihood of more data breaches involving social media like Facebook and Twitter. Cambridge Analytica has been in the news lately for their connection in obtaining data and private personal information of over 50 million Facebook users. […]
Presentation matters
Tone Madison‘s Scott Gordon and WORT’s Dylan Brogan discuss the ill-fated “Jazzcat” marketing campaign and the disconnects that it highlights in Madison music and culture. Subscribe to the Tone Madison/WORT-FM podcast on iTunes.
