Tag: Brexit

All the world’s a stage when you’re Boris Johnson basking in the no-deal-Brexit spotlight

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Oct. 13, Jared Schroeder, J-School, in Austin American-Statesman for https://www.statesman.com/opinion/Austin American-Statesman/commentary-maybe-bots-are-bad-guys—but-first-convince-courts

What happens in California doesn’t always stay in California, and that’s why Texans tracking the disruption of bots and other non-humans ought to be concerned that California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law last week that criminalizes using unlabeled bots for political gain. The law is also almost certainly unconstitutional. Yes, the law addresses a problem regarding the influence of AI (artificial intelligence) actors and the misleading information they often carry. Yes, the law is worded to avoid halting all AI expression; it merely requires that AI disclose that they are bots.

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BBC Reporter Educated in U.S. Frames the “Brutal” Brexit Exit of Theresa May

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May 26, Esau Williams, SMU grad (Tower Center connections) now a reporter at BBC London, for a piece framing the fallout after the resignation of UK Prime Minister Theresa May, published in Inside Sources, an op-ed aggregator that makes its content available to hundreds of affiliates: https://www.insidesources.com/bbc-reporter-educated-in-u-s-frames-the-brutal-brexit-exit-of-theresa-may/   Later published in History News Network on May 29: https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/172092

By Esau Williams

Another Conservative British Prime Minister has resigned over the failure to unite the Tory party over the exasperating and vexing issue of Britain’s relationship with Europe. Theresa May has now joined the ranks of Margaret Thatcher, John Major, and David Cameron as former prime ministers who have seen their power and authority ebb away before their very eyes. They have all been forced to take the walk of shame to the podium and announce their departure date in the full glare of the media.  Every grimace and twitch is caught on camera and mercilessly analysed, scrutinized, and mocked.  British politics can be a brutal and unforgiving blood sport.  

 

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