Four 'quick bites' on modern media

Here are links to the things we mentioned:Bite 1: QuibiJeffrey Katzenberg Blames Pandemic for Quibi’s Rough Start (NYT)Some More News on QuibiPeter Kafka’s interview with Katzenberg on Recode MediaBite 2 (9:46): Some Good NewsEquals 3 (we said Less Than 3), Cute Win Fail, Philip DeFranco John Krasinski explains why he sold ‘Some Good News’ after receiving backlash (Global News)Facebook’s Executives Shut Down Efforts to Make the Site Less Divisive (WSJ)Sarah Z’s OK DoomerMia Mulder’s Apathy and DemocracyBite 3 (22:35): Social media as… mediaCoverage of George Floyd’s death in police custody, the ensuing protests and the police reaction (WaPo)Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers covers many of the tips shared by Elizabeth, and moreThings To Do Instead Of Calling The Cops, Part 1 and Part 2, from @tapioca_starchAnti-racism resources shared by Brittany PackettShareable Anti-racism Resource Guide compiled by Tasha K. RyalsUnicorn Riot live video from MinneapolisBite 4 (44:05): Language coding and internet prestigeHank Green on reaction imagesRare PepeRawr XDr/woooosh (the subreddit for people who miss the joke)Thanks for the Gold Kind Stranger!Mocking SpongeBobIt Is Wednesday My DudesMany thanks to our sponsors: Storylines (particularly Episode 8) from Women in Film and Television - AlbertaInventures Unbound, happening online on June 3 and 4, 2020.That's a Thing?! is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB.  You can subscribe to us in all the places, and most of them let you rate and review, too, which would be lovely.Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected] or tweet at us: @thatsathingyeg.Do you want a That’s a Thing?! button? Send us your address by Twitter DM or email and we will send you one. Many thanks to Transistor for hosting our show, and to Jon Spencer for editing assistance.Our theme music is Ragtime Dance by Scott Joplin.