Sadly this is an empty place right now were in the eighth week of the coronavirus lockdown here in new york city and having a class how to published during a pandemic reviews that time with friends and colleagues in the independent book world to find out how they are doing and what they are doing and maybe to pick up some inspiration along the way. I am speaking with two of those from the indie folk world two neighbors from brooklyn. One is jessica from my neighborhood bookstore. Welcome to both of you and thank you for taking the time to spea speak. I want to talk shop and give people some inside baseball about her new life as independent book people. Lets start with you, jessica. What has this done to your business . [laughter] it is a lot really fast it has been a real reinvention over the past six or eight weeks. Midmarch we feel there were a couple of days do we need to consider closing in and somebody said we absolutely have to and then you also have to send everyone home and in
Georgetown university hosted this 90 minute event. [applause] thank you. We are very proud of our partnership with the night First Amendment institute of columbia. Startedus have projects by the Knight Foundation and now have other supporters as well. I want to pick up with the notion of the marketplace of ideas. I think that is what a lot of people think the internet was going to be, some people of believe it really is. Kara do you believe socialmedia is performing effectively as the market place of ideas . Kara no, i dont, all i read about is how it doesnt. It is a cesspool. Sanford i sort of knew what your answer would he. Kara it is not completely a cesspool, it is just the way it has evolved has created dust she brought up the idea of the Public Square present everybody thinks that twitter is a Public Square, or facebook is a Public Square, or reddit, or any of these sites. The fact of the matter is that both of them are Public Squares owned and to the benefit of millionaires. So
Notion of the marketplace of ideas. I think that is what a lot of people think the internet was going to be, some people of believe it really is. Kara do you believe socialmedia is performing effectively as the market place of ideas . I want to pick up with the notion of the marketplace of ideas. I think that is what a lot of people think the internet was going to be, some people of believe it really is. Kara do you believe socialmedia is performing effectively as the market place of ideas . Kara no, i dont, all i read about is how it doesnt. Has evolved has created dust she brought up the idea of the Public Square present everybody thinks that twitter is a Public Square, or facebook is a Public Square, or reddit, or any of these sites. The fact of the matter is that both of them are Public Squares owned and to the benefit of millionaires. So it is not a Public Squares. We have deemed them the rights of a Public Square but they arent taking the responsibilities of any public space. The
For bringing this idea up to me today. Perils learn about the of social media sites. What can we do to better inform parents. He is on his way. I will give an opening statement. I will be visiting the border. Bipartisan we have a group. We are not going there to blame anybody, at least i am not. I am trying to find a solution. I look forward to the trip. Learning fromd to our friends in texas about what we can do. Thank you very much. Just go ahead and get started. Can you raise your right hand . Do you swear the testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth . Ok. Ok, welcome, mr. Stone, the 14th judicial circuit solicitor or in South Carolina. We are proud of your work and welcome to washington. Thank you for having me. Mr. Chairman, thank you. I understand Ranking Member feinstein will not be able to be here, but i would like to thank her and the members of this committee for the invitation to speak with you today. I am the solicitor for the
Good morning. We will wait a minute to start. I want we will wait a minute to start. I think we will learn a lot about social media sites and children and what we can do to help. He is on his way. I will give an opening statement. I will be visiting the border. Bipartisan we have a group. We are not going there to blame anybody, at least i am not. I am trying to find a solution. I look forward to learning fromd to our friends in texas about what we can do. Thank you very much. Just go ahead and get started. Can you raise your right hand . Do you swear the testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth . Ok. Ok, welcome, mr. Stone, the 14th judicial circuit solicitor or in South Carolina. We are proud of your work and welcome to washington. Thank you for having me. Mr. Chairman, thank you. I understand Ranking Member feinstein will not be able to be here, but i would like to thank her and the members of this committee for the invitation to speak