The construction industry is one of the most dangerous fields for workers. Lack of training and unsafe conditions are a few factors a construction worker faces daily. One in five worker’s deaths occurs in construction. These deaths, however, are nothing new to the industry. Construction fatalities are so frequent that…

A futures and foresight project detailing the current, baseline and alternative future of content creation — Table of Contents Domain Description Current Conditions Baseline Future Alternative Future Summary Domain Description The Future of Online Content Creation Bloggers, business owners, politicians, news organizations, journalists, marketers, and influencers have one thing in common: they all produce content online.

Los desafíos hacia el éxito de un emprendedor indocumentado — “La verdad, no tengo nada que pedirle,” es lo que Alex López, dueño de un negocio, respondió a una pregunta sobre que pediría a sus representantes locales. López emigró de Guatemala a los Estados Unidos, estudió inglés durante seis meses, construyó su propia empresa desde cero y está viviendo la…

An undocumented entrepreneur’s challenges to success — “Honestly, I have nothing to ask of them.” Business owner, Alex Lopez responded to a question of what he would ask of his local representatives. Living the life of an undocumented entrepreneur Lopez emigrated from Guatemala to the United States, studied English for six months, built his own company from the ground up, and is living the…

Journalists Use Pinterest To Discover, Promote And Reach A New Audience — Pinterest is a social media platform where users can “discover recipes, style inspiration, and home hacks,” according to Pinterest. Nikki Canning writes in “The Beginner’s Guide to Using Pinterest for Business,” that Pinterest allows users to Pin “an image that is searched and saved” by other users and it links…

In the following TikTok video, I cover the latest news on labor trafficking. A preschool founder was accused of “‘labor trafficking’ employees by threatening them with arrest or deportation,” to keep them from leaving their work. Adriana Rodriguez opened another private preschool and is currently under investigation by The Texas Attorney General’s Office, according to KXAN News.

TikTok, A Growing Platform, Allows Journalists To Engage A New Audience Through Short Videos — TikTok is a journalist’s “new best friend,” according to British Council. Journalists have started using TikTok by sharing behind-the-scenes clips, silly stunts, and dialogue to inform an audience of “the age of 13 and 40,” with teens being the highest users. What is TikTok? According to Influencer Marketing Hub, “TikTok is a…

Anyone Can Write, Publish and Share Misinformation On Social Media Without Consequences — Non-professional journalists are able to write and capture photos with their phones and share them with other users. “The means to publish is now in the hands of citizens,” according to Stephen J.A. Ward in the blog post “Digital Media Ethics”. Relationship Between Social Media And Fake News There’s a “complex relationship” between social media and fake…

Live-tweets cover the following topic: “Essential but Illegal: COVID-19 and Reliance on Undocumented Labor.” On Thursday, March 25, 2021, I live-tweeted the 6th Race and Social Justice Lecture: “Essential but Illegal: COVID-19 and Reliance on Undocumented Labor,” brought to us by the Special Committee on Race and Social Justice at the University of Houston. The following Wakelet is a compilation of my tweets, link articles, and analysis from the online lecture.