Ernie Ting

CEO CivImpact Labs. Launching news, communication & social applications that better inform, reduce polarization + positively impact our society and democracy.

[Ernie Ting @ernieting]

@pahlkadot I’m also so sorry you had this experience, @pahlkadot, and am glad you’re ok! I think we also need a civic process that can draw priorities among our myriad needs, realizing that we cannot offer all of the services that we may wish to have and still deliver them successfully.

[Ernie Ting @ernieting]

@eaXLR @KQED Woohooo! Yes, congrats to you, Ernesto! 🎉

[Ernie Ting @ernieting]

@hknightsf @nytimes Ahhhh! After following your work at the Chron and getting to enjoy your remarks on our @onabayarea panel, it's such a pleasure to now get your stories in my inbox from the Times! Congrats, @hknightsf! ❤️

[Ernie Ting @ernieting]

@Digidave Ah, I hope you're having a mild case and fully recover soon! It sounds like you're not the only one and there was some spreading going on...

[Ernie Ting @ernieting]

@HBCompass All of the electrons are being used to power AI servers that are gobbling up the book's contents...

[Julia Haslanger @JuliaJRH]

Many newsrooms segment audiences by loyalty, topics, geography and demographics. @azirulnick shares how LAist switched to segmenting by what motivates people to engage in public life (read: not just civic life) and the benefits the newsroom has seen since switching. #mediaparty

[Ernie Ting @ernieting]

@TonyaMosley Wooohooooo! 🎉🤸🏻‍♂️💖 Congratulations, Tonya! I’m so happy for you, and looking forward to hearing your voice and spirit there too!

[Ernie Ting @ernieting]

@KQED Ahhh, thank you, @KQED! It was such a delight especially to see and hear both @mkimreporter and @ailsachang talk about their personal journeys at #KQEDFest yesterday! 🎉💖🤸🏻‍♂️

[Madeleine Bair @madbair]

El Tímpano is hiring a Special Projects Manager. Yes, I might say this about every position here, but damn, this is a dream job, and I'm so excited to find the person ready to step into it and make it their own.

Please help us spread the word.

[Ernie Ting @ernieting]

@HBCompass I hope you've let all that busy brain worrying go, @HBCompass. It's a new day, and anyone who knows you knows that the few dumb things you might say are insignificant compared with the many many smart things you've said.

[Ernie Ting @ernieting]

I'm heartbroken. We were all blessed to have @mjenkins in our lives.

[Jim Brady @jimbrady]

RIP Mandy. You were a great one. https://t.co/me5dSgDcDF

[Ernie Ting @ernieting]

@jonathanstray @civimpact No, but I'd be glad to talk with you about it (just DM me). We were actually discouraged from doing this work by some journo funders, so we conducted it solely for the development of our own media impact analytics applications.

[Ernie Ting @ernieting]

@jonathanstray @civimpact We were hoping that our polarization impact metrics and tools could be used by journalism orgs to reduce any inadvertent polarizing effects of their coverage. But even after the hyperbolic 2016 election cycle, we found relatively few orgs open to trying to address this.

[Ernie Ting @ernieting]

@jonathanstray Strongly agree. @civimpact we finally paused development of our information impact and polarization metrics and tools for journalists because we found a lot of resistance -- and outright hostility -- to acknowledging that this could be happening.

[Ernie Ting @ernieting]

@jonathanstray @civimpact 2/ And our prior research demonstrated that most MSM coverage significantly increased affective polarization for both left and right leaning audiences. Essentially we saw a big U-shaped curve where only moderates were substantially unaffected.

[Ernie Ting @ernieting]

@jonathanstray 1/ hey @jonathanstray, At @civimpact over the years we have focused specifically on measuring affective polarization -- and how media consumption changes your tolerance of and attitudes toward people who disagree with you...

[ONA SF @onabayarea]

Journos! You're invited to the virtual spring #journalism mixer we're hosting with @ONALA on April 7! Sign up to relax, hang out with colleagues + new friends: https://t.co/OqVUvtCAiX @ONA @onapdx @ONASiliconV @ONASacramento

[ONA SF @onabayarea]

Join @ONALA and @onabayarea for a joint spring #journalism mixer April 7! Register here to meet with your West Coast colleagues: https://t.co/IBxv5l3rPQ #journojobs

[ONA SF @onabayarea]

Tomw 3/3 @ noon! 📢 It's your opportunity to get valuable + practical advice on #journalism freelancing from @AIRmedia's @amandabee! When is an "opportunity" assignment a fair offer? Should you ever give up all rights to your content? How does leg in CA NY affect you? #journojobs

[ONA SF @onabayarea]

Join us 3/3 to discuss the business of #journalism #freelancing with guest @amandabee in conversation with @ernieting. We'll take your questions and help you level up on this important subject. Register here: https://t.co/162tLYl32Z #journojobs