Triangle Innovation Point Roadway Network Improvements Meeting
Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center 1192 US-64 BUS, PittsboroThe N.C. Department of Transportation is proposing roadway network improvements in the area of a large economic development site in southeastern Chatham County known as Triangle Innovation Point. This is the location of the Vinfast plant. For more information, review the Chatham Economic Development's announcement about this meeting. You can find more information at the NC DOT's public input page for this meeting, including an option to listen to the presentation the next day virtually. Follow the Chatham News + Record's coverage of the Vinfast activities.
Dr. Francesca Tripodi presents THE PROPAGANDISTS’ PLAYBOOK at Flyleaf Books
Flyleaf Books 752 MLK Jr Blvd, Chapel HillAn examination of what algorithmic polarization means for society and how conservative elites use media literacy tactics to spread propaganda The Propagandists’ Playbook peels back the layers of the right-wing media manipulation machine to reveal why its strategies are so effective and pervasive, while also humanizing the people whose worldviews and media practices conservatism embodies. Based on interviews and ethnographic observations of two Republican groups over the course of the 2018 Virginia gubernatorial race—including the author’s firsthand experience of the 2017 Unite the Right rally—the book considers how Google algorithms, YouTube playlists, pundits, and politicians can manipulate audiences, reaffirm beliefs, and expose audiences to more extremist ideas, blurring the lines between reality and fiction. Francesca Tripodi argues that conservatives who embody the Christian worldview give authoritative weight to original texts and interrogate the media using the same tools taught to them in Bible study—for example, using Google to “fact check” the news. The result of this practice, tied to conservative marketing tactics, is more than a reaffirmation of existing beliefs: it is a radicalization of content and a changing of narratives adopted by the media. Tripodi also demonstrates the pervasiveness of white supremacy in the conservative media ecosystem, as well as its mainstream appeal, scope, and spread. Dr. Francesca Tripodi is a sociologist and media scholar whose research examines the relationship between social media, political partisanship, and digital inequality. She is an Assistant Professor at the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) and a Senior Research at the Center for Information Technology and Public Life (CITAP) at UNC-Chapel Hill. In 2019, she testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on how search engines are gamed to drive ideologically based queries. Her research has been covered by The Washington Post, The New York Times, The New Yorker, NPR, The Columbia Journalism […]
Downtown Pittsboro Community Vision Forum
The Town of Pittsboro is partnering with the NC Main Street for a Community Vision Forum on Tuesday, August 16 at 6pm at the Chatham County Agriculture Center. The forum is sponsored by the Chatham County Chamber of Commerce. The public is invited to participate in the Downtown Pittsboro Vision Forum, facilitated by the NC Main Street & Rural Planning Center with the NC Department of Commerce, to provide their feedback on a wide range of ideas to improve downtown Pittsboro in the coming years. Pittsboro is a designated NC Main Street Community, that recently moved up from the Small Town Main Street Program to the more advanced Main Street program. At the upcoming August 16 Downtown Community Vision Forum, members of the Pittsboro Downtown Advisory Board and Pittsboro residents will participate in a series of exercises that will help identify assets, economic drivers, and economic development strategies that will be used to craft a five-year vision for downtown Pittsboro. While the forum is focused on Downtown, Pittsboro and area residents are all encouraged to attend and participate. Whether someone lives, works, shops, or dines Downtown, we hope you will join us August 16!
Downtown Pittsboro Community Vision Forum
Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center 1192 US-64 BUS, PittsboroThe Town of Pittsboro is partnering with the NC Main Street for a Community Vision Forum on Tuesday, August 16 at 6pm at the Chatham County Agriculture Center. The forum is sponsored by the Chatham County Chamber of Commerce. The public is invited to participate in the Downtown Pittsboro Vision Forum, facilitated by the NC Main Street & Rural Planning Center with the NC Department of Commerce, to provide their feedback on a wide range of ideas to improve downtown Pittsboro in the coming years. Pittsboro is a designated NC Main Street Community, that recently moved up from the Small Town Main Street Program to the more advanced Main Street program. At the upcoming August 16 Downtown Community Vision Forum, members of the Pittsboro Downtown Advisory Board and Pittsboro residents will participate in a series of exercises that will help identify assets, economic drivers, and economic development strategies that will be used to craft a five-year vision for downtown Pittsboro. While the forum is focused on Downtown, Pittsboro and area residents are all encouraged to attend and participate. Whether someone lives, works, shops, or dines Downtown, we hope you will join us August 16!
