Mr. WSDOT — the man who’s helped make road alerts interesting and ‘artistic’ — is heading to a new job

By Lauren Gallup
Mr. WSDOT's goodbye cartoon. (Credit: WSDOT on Facebook)
When Mike Allende started managing social media for the Washington State Department of Transportation, he was told “don’t be boring.” “Boring” is probably the last word any one would use to describe Allende’s approach to the job, which massively grew engagement while he worked there. Known by some fans as Mr. WSDOT, he’s the man behind the most followed state department Read More

WATCH: Author Jia Tolentino On American Culture Through The Prism Of The Internet

By PBS Newshour
Jia Tolentino
The January pick for our “Now Read This” book club was a book of essays exploring many aspects of American culture through the prism of the internet and social media. At age 32, author Jia Tolentino has gained acclaim as one of its most astute observers. She’s a also a staff writer for The New Yorker and “Trick Mirror” is her first book. Jeffrey Brown spoke to Tolentino to Read More

Professors Are Targets In Online Culture Wars; Some Fight Back

By NPR News
Credit: Sean Lewis for NPR
Colleges are meant to be a home for free inquiry. But these days, not all professors feel that freedom. Across the country, in the past year and a half, at least 250 university professors, including Ponce, have been targeted via online campaigns because of their research, their teaching or their social media posts. Conservative professors have been attacked from the right Read More
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