A good storyteller could argue that the fate of computers and the Internet as we know it is in the hands of one man and his team of time zone maintainers. Paul Eggert oversees the “time zone database” that Linux computers — which constitutes the majority of Internet server systems — pull their time zones from. While it doesn’t seem like much of a big deal, an error in the database would mean Y2K-levels of computing catastrophe as records become muddled overnight. Read full article here
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Improving media literacy could boost trust towards the news, IMPRESS report suggests
The UK media is regulated by the likes of IPSO and Ofcom. The report by press regulator IMPRESS highlights the link between low levels of media literacy and trust in the news. The study found that three quarters of those who did not know if journalists were regulated did not trust the news. It suggests that improving media literacy is one way to stem the erosion of trust, and shows that audiences have an appetite for information on news processes. Stakeholders need to collaborate in order to rebuild trust in the news, and independent media is well placed to do this. Read full article here
Merv
February 1, 2023
