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Sissel McCarthy

Distinguished Lecturer and Director of the Journalism Program, Film and Media Studies

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    The Group for Group Admins

    Laurie Hurson started the topic Update for Group Admins: New Group Privacy Options

    Hello Group Admins!

    The Commons Development Team recently released an update to the privacy options for groups. The new release adds a question to the “Public” privacy settings option that allows a Group Admin to make a public group only visible to logged-in Commons members.

    Now, if you select the “Public” setting option under Group Privacy, you…[Read more]

    2 months ago
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    The Group for Group Admins

    Laurie Hurson started the topic Feb 6th: Commons Open Community Meeting

    As members of the Group for Group Admins, you are all invited to join the next Commons Open Community meeting due to your extensive usage and knowledge of our platform. During the meeting we’d love to hear from you, our admin-level users, about how you are using the Commons to develop projects, facilitate collaboration, and foster connections…[Read more]

    4 months, 2 weeks ago
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    The Group for Group Admins

    Kenny Hirschmann (He/They) joined the group
    7 months, 1 week ago
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    News Literacy Matters

    Rebecca Polly Leider (She/Hers) edited the blog post Q: In the chaos of breaking news, does news literacy matter?

    Q: In the chaos of breaking news, does news literacy matter? A: Covering breaking news, especially a story as shocking as Charlie Kirk’s assassination, is what j […]

    7 months, 2 weeks ago
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    News Literacy Matters

    Brandon Gates (he/him) edited the blog post Q: How does online disinformation target marginalized groups during elections?

    Q: How does online disinformation target marginalized groups during elections? A: With elections approaching this November and midterms next year, disinformation is no longer just […]

    7 months, 2 weeks ago
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    News Literacy Matters

    Brandon Gates (he/him) joined the group
    7 months, 3 weeks ago
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    News Literacy Matters

    David G Alm edited the blog post The News Industry is Changing—Fast. It Always Has Been.

    The News Industry is Changing—Fast. It Always Has Been. In late July, Hunter Biden, the embattled son of former President Joe Biden, sat down for an interview. It […]

    8 months, 1 week ago
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    News Literacy Matters

    Zucely Valdez (she/her/) joined the group
    8 months, 2 weeks ago
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    News Literacy Matters

    Sissel McCarthy edited the blog post Q: What kind of speech is protected by the First Amendment?

    Q: What kind of speech is protected by the First Amendment? A: Free speech is one of the most celebrated — and debated — rights in our country. Here’s a prime […]

    9 months ago
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    News Literacy Matters

    Sissel McCarthy edited the blog post Q: Journalists are under attack. Why is the world failing to act?

    Q: Journalists are under attack. Why is the world failing to act? A: Journalists around the world are facing unprecedented dangers for simply doing their […]

    9 months ago
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    The Group for Group Admins

    Shack Hackney (he/him) joined the group
    11 months, 2 weeks ago
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    News Literacy Matters

    Colin McDonald (he/him/his) joined the group
    1 year, 4 months ago
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    The Group for Group Admins

    Colin McDonald started the topic Commons hosting migration downtime

    Hello all, I wanted to let you know that the Commons hosting migration that we announced last month will begin in one week, at 10:30am Eastern on Wednesday, January 15th. Because of the size and complexity of the data involved, please expect the Commons to be unavailable for 48-72 hours after the migration starts. During the downtime, we will…[Read more]

    1 year, 5 months ago
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    The Group for Group Admins

    Colin McDonald started the topic Commons maintenance on Tue, Dec 17th

    Hello Commons group admins, I wanted to let you know that we are planning a maintenance and feature release on Tuesday, Dec 17th around 11am Eastern. It is possible that the site will experience a couple hours of downtime as a result.

    We apologize for any inconvenience. We are planning for this to be our last release before our scheduled hosting…[Read more]

    1 year, 6 months ago
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    The Group for Group Admins

    Julie Turley (she/her) joined the group
    1 year, 6 months ago
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    The Group for Group Admins

    Colin McDonald started the topic Commons hosting migration and Dec 13th Open Community Meeting

    Happy holidays, Commons Group Admins!

    Our team just published this news post about two big upcoming projects. We are migrating hosts to improve Commons stability and performance, and we are starting a biannual series of Open Community Meetings to share updates, answer questions, and hear your feedback. We hope that you can join the first meeting…[Read more]

    1 year, 6 months ago
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    News Literacy Matters

    Coralie Carlson wrote a new blog post Q: What is a whistleblower and how does a journalist work with one?

    Q: What is a whistleblower and how does a journalist work with one? A: A whistleblower is a person who reveals information about wrongdoing in an […]

    1 year, 8 months ago
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    The Group for Group Admins

    Colin McDonald started the topic Commons maintenance tomorrow evening, Fri Oct 18th

    Hello Commons Group Admins, I wanted to let you know that the Commons will be inaccessible for maintenance tomorrow evening, Friday 10/18/2024, at 9:30 pm ET for two to three hours. Thanks for your patience, and feel free to message me with any questions!

    Colin McDonald
    Commons Project Manager
    https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/colinmcd/

    1 year, 8 months ago
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    News Literacy Matters

    Sissel McCarthy edited the blog post Q: Should the public trust the 2024 election polls? How do news consumers know if a poll is credible?

    Q: Should the public trust the 2024 election polls? How do news consumers know if a poll is credible? A: Polls got a bad rap after the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections because they were so […]

    1 year, 8 months ago
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    News Literacy Matters

    Sissel McCarthy edited the blog post Q: What is Grok? And why should I care?

    Q: What is Grok? And why should I care? A: Meet yet another AI chatbot called Grok. Grok is Elon Musk’s version of ChatGPT with […]

    1 year, 8 months ago
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