Senior Director of Technology at ProPublica. I write speculative fiction and think about the future of news and technology at https://werd.io.
Ben Werdmuller
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Wow, imagine how many books that thing will hold
A thing I’ve learned to do, when a loved one is in the hospital for a stay, is to bring all the cables and devices I need to stream whatever I want on the in-room TV.
So: hit me with your best recommendations for movies to watch with a very smart but very tired person in the hospital.
Bluesky's new service isn't about AI; it's about accessibility. werd.io/bluesky-lean...
A decade ago, as part of Matter, I helped map out problems in news and media worth solving based on conversations with our partners (orgs like KQED, PRX, the NYT, the AP, McClatchy, Knight, Tronc). How many of these are still relevant? What else have we added? Source: medium.com/matter-drive...
It’s a privilege to get to support my dad. It is, sometimes, also an emotional rollercoaster.
Patriotism and nationalism are part of the same thing and serve to divide us unnecessarily.
Private schools should be banned today.
School, healthcare, and transit should all be free at the point of use and will all pay for themselves.
Car and gun culture are both the same harmful isolationism.
Joe is brilliant; I was but a ghost. Really excited to start / continue the conversation about what news and #atproto / #activitypub protocol developers can build *together*.
