You are watching booktv on cspan2 with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. Booktv, television for serious readers. We are honored to come full circle hosting not only a local author but regular customer at the bookstore and uncover tech culture and Silicon Valley news, has appeared in the atlantic, wired antimagazine and other publications. Mike isaac is a Technology Reporter at the New York Times who won the award for distinguished business reporting and write about uber and other Silicon Valley giant it appears on cnbc and msnbc. The book signing will be at the back desk right there and appreciate it if you keep the line along the wall to the far right. I need to take a photo of you. I thought there would be 20 people here. All friends. A fireside chat. If this were a congressional hearing. Be on your cspan behavior. I am not going to curse tonight, or try not to. I was thinking and you were thinking we should probably start off with moving something. I dont know if you r
We are going to have a great night tonight. We are honoring literary liens, emma white will be honored, a big night for the Massive National Book Foundation for literature, culture, a big night for all of us. When i have the ability to stand in front of people i mention my mothers name jean christian. She is the reason i like to say about my mother i am the man that i am because she is the woman sheis or was. My mother was my first teacher. My mother graduated from college at the age of 17, the first person in her family to go to college. For me to be a wellknown literary advocate in this nation, a place where only a scant few generations ago it would have been illegal for me to read is no small thing. [applause] literature is the birthrightof every single one of us, no exception and if you can read in at least one language youare in my definition free. That is to say , no one can pull the wall over your eyes. No one can give you a set of what they want to call alternative facts and co
Behavior through the use of dynamic narratives using the very best talent from the regulars and reserve in other words propaganda leaders and gentlemen they are warriors created to spread British Military propaganda so isnt that a wild going to be doing that mr mcmillan found himself an exhibit in an executive position on one of the biggest social media empires on the planet. One of the chances yes thats the narrative theyre pushing which means its time for us to start watching the whole. Thing. But the. Real thing is what we. Need to get out of it. What they like you know what i got. Was that we. Would say. Welcome on the watch of the i robot and on top of. The you you brought this story to my attention this morning and its a doozy to think that like yours as a British Intelligence officer that or in this part time but also theres like major executive about a tauriel of twitter thats thats incredible and you know apparently mcmillans involvement with the something some group was made
About mcmillans duties with the 77th grade or say whether or not you know twitter helps with it or involved or that theyre basically saying you know we know nothing we can say anything like nothing at all unusual or usual. A confirmation or didnt write well twitter responded a spokesperson from twitter had told the independent that it was quote an open neutral and dependent service and matter of you mr mcmillan service as an army reserve found no violations of its policies they went on to declare saying employees who pursue acts volunteer opportunities are encouraged to do so provided theyre complying with our Company Guidelines i find it a little hard to believe that the Company Divide guidelines. Say that you can be working for a countrys military while youre. Making decisions. What sites. And are allowed to use the site and which arent and the idea that youre an editorial meeting youre sort of shaping this story its a little hard to believe. That theres that. I mean especially with
A spokesperson from twitter had told the independent that it was quote an open neutral and dependent service and matter of you mr mcmillan service as an army reserve found no violations of its policies they went on to declare saying employees who pursue acts volunteer opportunities are encouraged to do so provided theyre complying with our Company Guidelines i find it a little hard to believe that the Company Divide guidelines. Say that you can be working for the countrys military while youre. Making decisions like what sites stay out whats the why there why you know and to do you stay up and are allowed to use the site and which arent and the idea that youre an editorial meeting youre sort of shaping the story its a little hard to believe. That theres not that its very im not. I mean especially when you figure the. Design information to control. Well that is the difficult they are about a lot of things whether its taking away. Because youre part of a certain News Organization or what