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Facing off on social media – Content analysis shows contrast between hate and hope, facts and fear

Facing off on social media – Content analysis shows contrast between hate and hope, facts and fear

by Forrest Peterson | Dec 18, 2025 | Words on Paper

A Facebook post announced this candlelight vigil in front of a county jail, where a minister spoke to the group in support of people being detained by ICE. When we survive the current assault on our representative democracy in America (and we will), it will take...
Wishing the ‘Enter’ key linked by default to a real editor

Wishing the ‘Enter’ key linked by default to a real editor

by Forrest Peterson | Feb 12, 2025 | Words on Paper

Who is your editor? Who edits your stuff going online with Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, X, Bluesky, LinkedIn, Instagram, Substack, blog, email, or whatever platforms you use? Even with many so-called online news outlets, how much professional editing does their...
Gutenberg to Zuckerberg: Hoping we can restore trust and truth among the media mass

Gutenberg to Zuckerberg: Hoping we can restore trust and truth among the media mass

by Forrest Peterson | Feb 5, 2025 | Words on Paper

The press room at the newspaper where I formerly worked is now silent. Not only silent, but empty as the multi-unit Goss Community Press with a color deck was sold for scrap, netting $2,600, a small fraction of its original cost. A ‘for sale’ sign sprouted by the...

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