The Trusted Web podcast

#Tech #Society #Sebastiaan van der Lans #Blockchain #Open Source #Web #Trust #Sdg #Opensource #FOSS

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In this episode, we delve into the concept of being "qualified" in the workplace, examining who gets labeled as such, who doesn't, and the underlying reasons. We explore "competency checking"—the practice of scrutinizing individuals' abilities—and how it disproportionately affects underrepresented groups, often going unnoticed or unchallenged. Our discussion aims to redefine qualifications in a fair, equitable, and actionable manner. Our guest, Shari Dunn , is an accomplished journalist, former attorney, news anchor, CEO, university professor, and sought-after speaker. She has been recognized as Executive of the Year and a Woman of Influence, with her work appearing in Fortune Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Ad Age, and more. Her new book, Qualified: How Competency Checking and Race Collide at Work , unpacks what it truly means to be deserving and capable—and why systemic barriers, not personal deficits, are often the real problem. Her insights challenge the narratives that hold so many of us back and offer practical solutions for building a more equitable future. Together, we can build workplaces and communities that don’t just reflect the world we live in, but the one we want to create. A world where being qualified is about recognizing the talent and potential that’s been overlooked for far too long. It’s not just about getting a seat at the table—it’s about building an entirely new table, one designed with space for all of us. Connect with Our Guest Shari Dunn Website& Book - Qualified: https://thesharidunn.com LI: https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/sharidunn TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thesharidunn Related Podcast Episodes: How To Build Emotionally Mature Leaders with Dr. Christie Smith | 272 Holding It Together: Women As America's Safety Net with Jessica Calarco | 215 How To Defy Expectations with Dr. Sunita Sah | 271 Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 Subscribe & Review: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music…

The Trusted Web Podcast

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What if you could simply trust all information on the internet? I’m on the mission to build a Trusted Web for all of us on planet earth. Because to save the world, we need to fix the internet. With this special thing called blockchain timestamps; all content you consume will be transparent and accountable. Welcome to the new default on the internet. Thank you for being part of this journey and let’s build the Trusted Web together.

36 episodes

The Trusted Web Podcast

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36 episodes

#Tech #Society #Sebastiaan van der Lans #Blockchain #Open Source #Web #Trust #Sdg #Opensource #FOSS

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AI and Search: Exploring the Impact with Joost de Valk, Founder of Yoast SEO & Investor 45:51

2 years ago45:51

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Joost de Valk is an entrepreneur and application software developer from the Netherlands who is best known for Yoast SEO. Joost started out as a consultant and blogger in 2004 before developing Yoast, one of the most successful plug-ins for WordPress. Tune in to this episode as we discuss the current landscape of search and AI, and the implications for both. Google and Bing have implemented new AI chatbots to create a more conversational technology for searches, but this also raises questions of trust and accuracy. Joost also speaks of large-scale AI models and their tendency to generate text without factual background. For full show notes visit https://thetrustedweb.org/podcast/ .…

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Digital Content Provenance with Andy Parsons, Senior Director of Content Authenticity Initiative at Adobe 57:30

2 years ago57:30

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My guest and I share a very deep passion for a trustworthy internet, and his name is Andy Parsons. Over the last few decades, Andy has been a CTO of over a dozen companies, a founder of several companies and a start-up mentor. Andy is currently a Senior Director at Adobe, overseeing its Content Authenticity Initiative. In 2019, Adobe launched this Content Authenticity Initiative with launching partners Twitter and NY Times., where the idea was to establish what they call Digital Content Provenance, which we will extensively discuss throughout this episode. Tune in to this episode as we discuss balancing permanence and flexibility in technology, how we can drive trust from mathematics, the role of open sourcing, and how the Adobe-led community has gained traction with creators, technologists, journalists, activists, and educators. For full show notes visit https://thetrustedweb.org/podcast/ .…

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Timestamps, Society, and Mass Adoption of a Trusted Web with Scott Stornetta, Blockchain Co-inventor 1:07:33

2 years ago1:07:33

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Scott Stornetta is a Grandfather, Teacher, Investor and scientific researcher – and an invention he did 30 years ago totally revolutionizes the world of tech today. In 1991, he and Stuart Haber, published the whitepaper "How to Time-Stamp a Digital Document”. This paper, in fact, could be described as the invention of blockchain. In 1992 this paper won the Discover Award for Computer Software; it’s considered to be one of the most important papers in the development of cryptocurrencies as we know it today. Tune into this fascinating conversation as we explore inventing blockchain by proving its impossibility, the current state of trust and blockchain's role in fixing it, stakeholders in mass adoption of timestamps and Web3 – and Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) and how to get there. For full show notes visit https://thetrustedweb.org/podcast/ .…

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Managing Day-to-day Verifications with Karen Mahabir, Head of Fact Checking at The Associated Press 20:23

3 years ago20:23

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Karen Mahabir is the AP’s Fact Check and Misinformation Editor, based in New York City. She has worked as a reporter, editor and producer for the AP in its Mexico City, Washington and New York offices. Mahabir also served as Managing Editor of News for The Huffington Post for two years and has spent many years working as a reporter and columnist at several newspapers in New York City and New Jersey. In this episode, we discuss what a Misinformation Editor does, live fact-checking, viral questions, ‘explainer’ pieces, and the rise of citizen journalism. For full show notes visit https://thetrustedweb.org/podcast/ .…

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Social Media and Trust with Amy Mitchell, Director, Journalism Research, Pew Research Center 18:16

3 years ago18:16

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Amy Mitchell is director of journalism research at Pew Research Center. She is responsible for the Center’s research related to news and information, including how the public accesses, engages with and creates news, what news organizations are providing and how technology is changing all of these elements. Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. In this conversation we explore the impact of people relying on social media as their primary news source. Tune in as we discuss private social media spaces, the rejection of major media outlets, and some key insights from the Pew Research Center’s latest research. For full show notes visit https://thetrustedweb.org/podcast/ .…

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Building a Public Consensus on Truth with Matt Carmichael, VP of Editorial and Content Strategy for Ipsos, North America 28:10

3 years ago28:10

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Matt Carmichael is the vice president of editorial and content strategy for Ipsos in North America where he edits the award-winning magazine, What the Future. In addition, he is an author and keynote speaker who reports on trends, futurism, demographics and their impacts on everything from marketing, to product development to urban planning and transit. Matt shares on the show some powerful insights from his latest market research. We also talk about confirmation bias, synthetic media, the resources the media industry needs, why transparency isn’t the answer for everything – and what makes him cautiously optimistic. For full show notes visit https://thetrustedweb.org/podcast/ .…

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Optimizing Content for Audience Trust with Helen Havlak, VP, The Verge 23:25

3 years ago23:25

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Helen Havlak, Vice President of The Verge, shares how the organization has built trust through different forms of content over the years. The Verge is an ambitious multimedia effort founded in 2011 to examine how technology will change life in the future for a massive mainstream audience. The Verge reaches 55MM+ US readers and millions of subscribers across YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and email. Helen oversees strategy, operations, growth, product, editorial planning, analytics, and audience development. In this conversation, we discuss public ethics policies, the power of podcasting and audio, The Verge’s ‘jobs to be done’ framework, and how “it’s never a dull moment to be a digital media company”. For full show notes visit https://thetrustedweb.org/podcast/ .…

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Can Technology Combat Fake News? With Henry Pickavet, Editorial Director at TechCrunch 25:56

3 years ago25:56

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Henry Pickavet is the editorial director of TechCrunch, which he joined nine years ago as a copy editor. Prior to joining TechCrunch, Henry had a hand in a number of online and print publications, including InternetNews.com as chief copy editor and Government Technology Magazine as managing editor. Henry joins the show to explore what makes a trusted online brand. Tune in to hear what’s changed across the media landscape over the past decade. We also discuss the future of content discovery, virtual events, the relationship between diversity and trust – and being an avid podcast fan. For full show notes visit https://thetrustedweb.org/podcast/ .…

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The Trust Barometer with Tonia Ries, Executive Director of Intellectual Property for the Edelman Trust Institute 24:14

3 years ago24:14

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Tonia Ries has more than 30 years of experience in marketing, research, strategy and media. She is Executive Director of Intellectual Property for the Edelman Trust Institute, Edelman’s center for the study of trust and a learning laboratory for trust building between companies, institutions, brands and people. Her role includes stewardship of the Edelman Trust Barometer, the largest global survey and foremost authority on trust in institutions and brands. It was great having Tonia join me today to discuss the findings from their Trust Barometer research, and learning that the most trusted source for people is their employer. Tune in to this conversation as we discuss the impact of information distribution, dealing with the ‘infodemic’, how we can all build good information hygiene, and what leaders can do with their organisations to reconnect with their communities. For full show notes visit https://thetrustedweb.org/podcast/ .…

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Building Public Trust with Transparency with Scott Kraft, Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times 22:28

4 years ago22:28

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As managing editor, Scott Kraft oversees the Los Angeles Times newsroom, including Column One, enterprise, investigations and Sports. During more than three decades at The Times, Kraft has been a national and foreign correspondent as well as national editor and Deputy Managing Editor/News. He has been a Pulitzer Prize finalist in feature writing, and wrote for the Associated Press before joining the Times. I really enjoyed learning more about how the LA Times have been handling accountability. Listen to find out more about the future of small newspapers, reporting on useful information, how the Times are personalising their journalists, and the mission to reflect the diversity of their community that speaks to them.…

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Building Trust With The Most Innovative Business Leaders with Eric Schurenberg, CEO at Mansueto Ventures 19:04

4 years ago19:04

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Anyone with an internet connection can be a publisher, so what does it take for business journalism to build trust with their readers? I’m excited to speak with Eric Schurenberg, CEO at Mansueto Ventures, to learn what they are doing. Founded in 2005, the publishing company is dedicated to serving business leaders. They publish the influential publications Inc. and Fast Company. Eric Schurenberg has been the CEO of Mansueto Ventures since 2018. Prior to that, Eric was the founding editor of CBS MoneyWatch.com and the editor in chief of BNET.com. Tune in as we discuss advocating your readers, having a symbiotic relationship with big tech platforms, and what we can all learn from business journalism. Links Mentioned Your Undivided Attention Podcast FastCompany.com Inc.com…

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Trust and Editing with Abhimanyu Ghoshal, Managing Editor, TNW 23:03

4 years ago23:03

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The consumption and distribution of media has changed drastically over the past decade. Calling in from Bangalore, The Next Web’s Managing Editor Abhimanyu Ghoshal joins the show to reflect on what the major shifts have been. TNW is a global digital brand that manages several initiatives focused on international technology news, business, and culture to inform, inspire and connect people who love tech. We explore niche-based content, empowering readers to debunk misinformation, what makes a reliable review, how TNW measures readership loyalty, and new ways of telling stories. Links Mentioned Abhimanyu’s interview on the BBC World Service TNW article on India’s handling of the pandemic Episode 10: Blockchain in the Newsroom with Dwayne Desaulniers…

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Corrections in The Era of Fake News with Mark Schoofs, Editor in Chief, BuzzFeed News 24:11

4 years ago24:11

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BuzzFeed is the leading independent digital media and tech company delivering news and entertainment content to a global audience. Mark Schoofs joins the show to share about his role as Editor in Chief at BuzzFeed News, and what the state of media and journalism looks like today. Over the course of his 30 year career, Mark has earned a Pulitzer Prize for reporting on AIDS in Africa at The Village Voice, shared in another Pulitzer Prize at The Wall Street Journal for reporting on the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and created BuzzFeed News’s investigations team, which is now a two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and winner of the Polk and National Magazine Awards. Join us as we discuss innovative ways of reporting, the democratic impact of the printing press, the profitability of breaking news and what the future of local journalism looks like. Links Mentioned Power of Narrative 2015: Mark Schoofs Danielle Belton’s Twitter Mark’s Twitter Mark at USC Annenberg…

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Disrupting Politics with Non-Partisan Journalism with Matt Kaminski, Editor in Chief, POLITICO 24:31

4 years ago24:31

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As POLITICO’s Editor-in-Chief, Matt Kaminski oversees all editorial operations of the publication. Starting as a freelancer from Eastern Europe before his senior year in college, Matt has reported on international affairs, politics and business on and off for the past quarter century. He joined POLITICO in late 2014 to become the founding editor of the European edition, which launched in April 2015. He moved to Washington in the fall of 2018 to help lead the publication’s global expansion efforts, and took on his current role in April 2019. Join us as we explore why he’s optimistic about the current media space, some “Trump withdrawal symptoms”, the power of sharing journalists’ notes and experimenting with different mediums to tell stories. Links Mentioned POLITICO…

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The Power of Progressive Journalism with Katherine Bell, Editor in Chief, Quartz 23:01

4 years ago23:01