“Technology, AI, and automation are thus both symptoms of, and causes of, increasingly lousy work conditions for truckers.” Since truckers in the US are paid by the mile, many truckers work upwards of 60 hours a week to earn a livable wage. This is even more true now that technology tracks when truckers are driving and how many miles they’ve driven. Truckers drive for longer to earn more money lost to waiting time during unloading, often causing them to become sleepy on the job and becoming more prone to accidents. 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
