Orientation and her identity have come to divide and define the world in an entirely new ways in the 21st century and he is joined in the conversation by andrew solomon, National Book Award Winning writer and lecturer on politics, culture and psychology. You can find the full biographies on the librarys website. An ideal place to post this conversation because we have one of the greatest collections of lgbtq history in the United States and archives of pivotal organizations such as the society of new york and individual activists and key cultural figures from Virginia Woolf to james baldwin. Please remember this event is being recorded, not you but for me the event itself. Mark will take some of your questions at the end and you can send them any time during the conversation by typing your question into the qanda box at the bottom of the app. We will make sure they get to mark and andrew and they will answer as many as they can. At the end of tonights conversation we will be showing a
Plus lebanese volunteers turn up to help. Ask the countrys beleaguered lawmakers because thats awesome emergency measures following last weeks devastating explosion well hear from the u. N. Special coordinator in lebanon. Welcome to the program we begin in the u. S. Where democratic president ial candidates joe biden and running mate come a harris have made their 1st Campaign Appearance heiresses the 1st woman of color on a major partys president ial ticket event comes prior to biden for when he accepted the democratic nomination next week. Historic debut for the biden harris ticket even though the pandemic kept the crowds away the democratic duo campaigning in person together for the 1st time in joe bidens home state of delaware former Vice President called harris a tough proven fighter whose background reflected the diversity of america. And this morning all across the nation little girls woke up special little black and brown girls so often feel overlooked and undervalued in their c
Against Police Brutality the 4th night of mass defiance president lukashenko disputed election victory. Also meet. The baby boy born within minutes of last weeks devastating beirut explosion. Thanks for joining us Germanys Health minister says an ongoing rise in new corona virus infections is worrying and has urged germans to be very alert. Warning comes as the. Public health reported the highest number of new cases in more than 3 months. Temperatures arent the only thing rising jaring germanys heat wave the robot cock institute for Public Health reported 1445 new cases on thursday the highest number since may 1st. Begins i want to say on behalf of the government the development of these numbers is worrying and they should worry yes we dont have a single big outbreak but many small and medium sized outbreaks across the country and. Many cases have been traced back to holiday makers returning from vacation as well as family gatherings and parties at 34 the average age among positive cas
Facebook, google, amson, snapchat amazon, news organizations and anyone who wants to get a message across or sell something. The media has been transformed in the last decade. The vast bulk of Advertising Money now corporate, nonprofit, political is spent on digital platforms. Most of it goes to google and facebook. Those digital providers have been able to dominate primarily because of the power of data. Theres so much data that they can target advertising and messages so that they reach us most effectively. But those companies are now under fire like never before over issues such as privacy, political bias and the sheer scale. Theyre being investigated by regulators and politicians of both parties alike. So how might the world of media now evolve . Will the digital giants continue to dominate, or will their power be cut down . How will politicians get their message across . What needs to be done to protect us all, and how are companies changing the way they do business . Well, im joi
The big players are all here; facebook, google, amson, snapchat amazon, news organizations and anyone who wants to get a message across or sell something. The media has been transformed in the last decade. The vast bulk of Advertising Money now corporate, nonprofit, political is spent on digital platforms. Most of it goes to google and facebook. Those digital providers have been able to dominate primarily because of the power of data. Theres so much data that they can target advertising and messages so that they reach us most effectively. But those companies are now under fire like never before over issues such as privacy, political bias and the sheer scale. Theyre being investigated by regulators and politicians of both parties alike. So how might the world of media now evolve . Will the digital giants continue to dominate, or will their power be cut down . How will politicians get their message across . What needs to be done to protect us all, and how are companies changing the way t