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Bias - the biggest reason why we don't need public broadcasting anymore
There's nothing like guaranteeing a negative result by testing against the impossible, eh? It's a great way to make sure that whatever you're testing and how you're testing it, you always get the outcome you're looking for. Talk about setting up for certain failure.
Once again this morning, I'm checking up on the landscape surrounding the debate over whether or not to eliminate federal funding for public broadcasting. The video I made earlier this week ("The Man takes away public radio") is taking hold a little wee bit. I hope it takes hold some more. It's been tweeted, and facebooked and there are at least a handful of sites out there that have re-posted it on their sites as well, which is nice to see.
One of the sites that has shared the video in their space enabled comments below the video. The first and only comment so far says, "If tax dollars are being used to support
public broadcast radio… then the news and information being broadcast
should be totally unbiased... which it is not!!!... Until public radio can be unbiased… maybe the answer is to have a PBR tax donation line item on our tax forms."
Good point. I agree (no). Trouble is, I'm not sure how you would measure this idea of "totally unbiased". Do we get a streaming bias meter? Do we count facts and opinions and register each point with a red or blue... MORE
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Looking for a Few Good Interns
Dear [Name Of Graduate Student]
We are writing to you because you are studying one of the following things: visual design, interaction design, service design, design research, design strategy, business, or some kind of crazy hybrid or intersection. You recently expressed interest in seeing how your skills could be wielded to design great products and services.
Do we ever have an opportunity for you! Adaptive Path is seeking graduate students with your unique combination of skills (and charm) for our internship program this summer!
You’ll be part of our team, treated like a professional, write on this here blog, and get to have some amazing experiences. Last year’s interns got to work on a project for UN Global Pulse and design the first version of a new iPad service that launched last year. Our interns are even big in Korea! (ask us)
We have opportunities for interns in both our Austin and San Francisco studios. If you’re interested, please review the complete description and requirements and apply.
Also, check our events page (scroll down) to see where we will be over the next two months. It could be a good opportunity to snag one of us and talk about what it’s like to work here.
Thank you, [Name Of Graduate Student], for your time and consideration. We’re really excited to hear back from you soon!
Regards,
Jamin Hegeman
Design Director
Internship Program Coordinator
