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Colin Lecher CalMatters La empresa de intermediación de datos Acxiom, con sede en Arkansas, afirma tener información sobre miles de millones de personas en todo el mundo, incluyendo dónde viven y cómo podrían gastar su dinero. Asegura que incluso puede deducir sus inclinaciones políticas, su peso y su interés...
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Colin Lecher CalMatters The Arkansas-based data broker Acxiom claims it has data on billions of people around the world, including where they live and how they might spend their money. It says it can even deduce their political leanings, weight, and interest in medical procedures. But what exactly does...
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On back-to-school night in 2005, I eagerly entered my youngest child’s first grade classroom. The walls were festooned with brightly colored responses to the prompt: “Draw something you remember.” I scanned for my son’s picture and was shocked when I encountered his drawing: an airplane flying into New York’s...
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Many Americans will pause on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks to remember the nearly 3,000 people who were killed that day. The attacks became a shared national tragedy, the impact of which reached far beyond those who experienced them firsthand. The aftermath of such a disaster can place enormous strain on...
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Una gran cantidad de artículos recientes lamentan el colapso de la lectura por placer entre los jóvenes estadounidenses, y suelen señalar como causas la disminución de la lectura relacionada con la COVID-19, la inteligencia artificial y las redes sociales. Sin embargo, como autores de “Cómo descubre y consume libros...
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A trove of recent articles bemoan the collapse in recreational reading among younger Americans, with COVID-related reading declines, artificial intelligence and social media often described as causes. But as the authors of “How Gen Z Discover and Consume Books,” we think many claims about Gen Z’s reading behaviors miss the mark. Some long-standing, influential studies aren’t...
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Martin Romero CalMatters For many Los Angeles college students, public transit is often the cheapest and sometimes the only way to get to campus as gas and other costs rise. But using buses and trains can come with a price beyond the fare. Metro offers free passes for students at...
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Ben Christopher CalMatters Las calles de Shady Lane Estates solían inundarse cada vez que llovía. El agua se acumulaba en los caminos, en su mayoría de tierra, que atravesaban el parque de casas móviles, mezclándose con los desechos de las fosas sépticas constantemente atascadas. Temprano en esas mañanas lluviosas,...
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Ben Christopher CalMatters Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all Californians. Sign up for WhatMatters to receive the latest news and commentary on the most important issues in the Golden State. The roads used to flood at Shady Lane Estates whenever it rained....
Colin Lecher CalMatters La empresa de intermediación de datos Acxiom, con sede en Arkansas, afirma tener información sobre miles de millones de personas en todo el mundo, incluyendo dónde viven y cómo podrían gastar su dinero. Asegura que incluso puede deducir sus inclinaciones políticas, su peso y su interés...
Colin Lecher CalMatters The Arkansas-based data broker Acxiom claims it has data on billions of people around the world, including where they live and how they might spend their money. It says it can even deduce their political leanings, weight, and interest in medical procedures. But what exactly does...
On back-to-school night in 2005, I eagerly entered my youngest child’s first grade classroom. The walls were festooned with brightly colored responses to the prompt: “Draw something you remember.” I scanned for my son’s picture and was shocked when I encountered his drawing: an airplane flying into New York’s...
Many Americans will pause on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks to remember the nearly 3,000 people who were killed that day. The attacks became a shared national tragedy, the impact of which reached far beyond those who experienced them firsthand. The aftermath of such a disaster can place enormous strain on...
Una gran cantidad de artículos recientes lamentan el colapso de la lectura por placer entre los jóvenes estadounidenses, y suelen señalar como causas la disminución de la lectura relacionada con la COVID-19, la inteligencia artificial y las redes sociales. Sin embargo, como autores de “Cómo descubre y consume libros...
A trove of recent articles bemoan the collapse in recreational reading among younger Americans, with COVID-related reading declines, artificial intelligence and social media often described as causes. But as the authors of “How Gen Z Discover and Consume Books,” we think many claims about Gen Z’s reading behaviors miss the mark. Some long-standing, influential studies aren’t...
Martin Romero CalMatters For many Los Angeles college students, public transit is often the cheapest and sometimes the only way to get to campus as gas and other costs rise. But using buses and trains can come with a price beyond the fare. Metro offers free passes for students at...
Ben Christopher CalMatters Las calles de Shady Lane Estates solían inundarse cada vez que llovía. El agua se acumulaba en los caminos, en su mayoría de tierra, que atravesaban el parque de casas móviles, mezclándose con los desechos de las fosas sépticas constantemente atascadas. Temprano en esas mañanas lluviosas,...
Ben Christopher CalMatters Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all Californians. Sign up for WhatMatters to receive the latest news and commentary on the most important issues in the Golden State. The roads used to flood at Shady Lane Estates whenever it rained....