Must Reads
There is so much to read, so much to know, so many sources to follow. And the volume of news and information just keeps growing exponentially. How to keep up? Even more, how to rediscover the serendipity of learning something new and interesting for its own sake?
Here, for your enjoyment and interest, are the articles Temin and Company considers “must reads.” They are primarily on the topics of reputation and crisis management, the media, leadership and strategy, perception and psychology, self-presentation, science, girls and women, organizational behavior and other articles of interest.
They are listed below with the most recent articles first, and to the side, by category.
We hope you enjoy them and would appreciate your comments. And whenever you have any favorite articles for us to add, please let us know so that we might include them for other readers to enjoy.
There is so much to read, so much to know, so many sources to follow. And the volume of news and information just keeps growing exponentially. How to keep up? Even more, how to rediscover the serendipity of learning something new and interesting for its own sake?
Here, for your enjoyment and interest, are the articles Temin and Company considers “must reads.” They are primarily on the topics of reputation and crisis management, the media, leadership and strategy, perception and psychology, self-presentation, science, girls and women, organizational behavior and other articles of interest.
They are listed below with the most recent articles first, and to the side, by category.
We hope you enjoy them and would appreciate your comments. And whenever you have any favorite articles for us to add, please let us know so that we might include them for other readers to enjoy.
A science award that makes you laugh, then think
Marc Abrahams, Ted Talks, September 2014
As founder of the Ig Nobel awards, Marc Abrahams explores the world’s most improbable research. In this thought-provoking (and occasionally side-splitting) talk, he tells stories of truly weird science — and makes the case that silliness is critical to boosting public interest in science. […read more]
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The Psychology of Trust in Work and Love
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings, February 3, 2014
This article’s author shares her thoughts on psychologist David DeSteno’s book, The Truth About Trust: How It Determines Success in Life, Love, Learning, and More, which explores what it really means to “trust,” and how we can live with the potential heartbreak that lurks in the gap between “often” and “always.” […read more]
If Millennials Continue to Stumble, Our Economy Will Fail
Charles M. Sennott, GlobalPost, NBC News, October 24, 2014
After a year-long reporting effort by The GroundTruth Project, a clearer picture is emerging of a millennial generation facing an uncertain global economy. The team of 21 GroundTruth reporting fellows journeyed to 11 countries to tell the story of their own generation. It’s a complex picture which combines devastating realities for many young people who economists believe will be the first generation to be worse off than their parents. […read more]
FBI warns news outlets that group affiliated with Islamic State is targeting journalists
Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post, October 23, 2014
The FBI on Thursday warned news organizations that it had recently obtained “credible information” indicating that members of an Islamic State-affiliated group have been “tasked with kidnapping journalists” in the region and taking them to Syria. […read more]
A classic Ben Bradlee letter to ‘flacks’
Lillian Cunningham, The Washington Post, October 22, 2014
Former Washington Post executive editor Benjamin C. Bradlee, who died on Tuesday, October 21st at age 93, had a reputation for speaking truth to power. He also had a reputation for speaking truth to spin doctors, powerful or not. In tribute, this article’s author shares a letter he wrote in response to a “pestering flack” who complained about the publication not running a profile of the circus in its Style section. […read more]
Canada’s Coverage of the Ottawa Shootings Put American Cable News to Shame
James West, Mother Jones, October 22, 2014
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation today gave a master class in calm, credible breaking-news reporting. Anchored by the unflappable Peter Mansbridge, news of the shootings in Ottawa unfolded live on the CBC much like they do here in the United States: lots of sketchy details, conflicting reports, unreliable witnesses, and a thick fog of confusion. All of that was familiar. What was less familiar was how Mansbridge and his team managed that confusion, conveying a concise and fact-based version of fast-moving events to viewers across Canada and the world. […read more]
Apple Strengthens Pull of Its Orbit With Each Device
Farhad Manjoo, The New York Times, October 22, 2014
Over the last few months, Apple has introduced a series of devices that work best as part of an integrated lineup. Apple is no longer making lonely individual products. Its phones, tablets, computers and the mobile and desktop operating systems that run them are blending into a single, inseparable whole. The minute you use one of them, the more sense it makes to begin using several others. And the more of Apple’s stuff you use, the better your experience becomes. […read more]
Witness captures terror of shootings inside Canadian Parliament
CBS News, October 22, 2014
A gunman shot and killed a Canadian soldier standing guard at a war memorial in the country’s capital Wednesday, then entered Parliament, where law enforcement officials engaged in a shootout. Someone was there to capture the incident for The Globe and Mail newspaper. […read more]
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Six fresh ideas for news design from a #SNDMakes designathon
Caroline O’Donovan, Nieman Lab, October 22, 2014
The Society for News Design hosted its second #SNDMakes hackathon in Boston this past weekend. The participants came from both legacy media companies — including the Globe, ESPN, The Washington Post, and The New York Times — and new media outfits like Vox Media and Slate. These attendees, around 40 in all, split into six teams, each of which would produce a prototype for a news product by the end of the weekend. The idea was to organize teams based on variation in backgrounds, in hopes that not only would a viable product be conceived, but also that participants would be exposed to skills and expertise they might not encounter regularly in the workplace. […read more]
North Carolina releases Wainstein report on academic scandal
“SI Wire,” Sports Illustrated, October 22, 2014
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill released the report on its latest investigation into alleged academic fraud on Wednesday. The report details how a lack of oversight allowed Department of African and Afro-American Studies administrator Deborah Crowder and former chairman Julius Nyang’oro to create so-called “paper classes.” In these classes, students received high grades with “little regard” for the quality of their work. […read more]