
Steve Rosenbaum
Member since April 2005Contact Steve- Managing Director NYC Media Lab
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Steven Rosenbaum is the Managing Director of the NYC Media Lab - a consortium of Universities and Leading Media and Tech companies based in NYC. He's started and built five companies. He has directed and produced a slate of documentary films, most notably "Seven Days In September" - about the week after 9/11 in New York. And he's written on the coming together of tech and human skills in his book "Curation Nation" (McGraw/Hill 2012). As a lifelong New Yorker, and serial entrepreneur, he was named New York City’s first ever Entrepreneur at Large - by the Bloomberg Administration. Steve Rosenbaum is a Resident at TED in New York City and holds two patents in the areas of video curation and advertising technology.
Articles by Steve All articles by Steve
- Guns, Misinformation, Woman's Rights -- And The Supreme Court in
Media Insider on
05/16/2022
As evidence of right-wing radicalization, let me explain a Texas law that is almost certain to become the next chapter in the information war in America.
- TikTok And The Growth Of Unfiltered UGC in
Media Insider on
05/09/2022
If you check out TikTok, you might think the content seems a bit handmade or even amateurish -- but that's the point.
- Musk Kills Sec. 230 -- By Accident in
Media Insider on
05/02/2022
Musk says about Twitter that "there should be no behind the scenes manipulation, either algorithmically or manually."
- Marjorie Taylor Greene's Trouble With The Truth in
Media Insider on
04/25/2022
During three hours being cross-examined under oath, Greene both denied any responsibility for her own words and at the same time blamed CNN for "editing" her words.
- Musk's TED Moment in
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04/18/2022
TED curator Chris Anderson interviewed Elon Musk, gently coaxing out Musk's plan for how to embrace free speech on the Twitter platform.
- Obama And Misinformation in
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04/11/2022
At "The Atlantic" conference, Obama said he had "underestimated the degree to which democracies are vulnerable to misinformation and disinformation, including the U.S."
- Nike Vs. NFTs in
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04/04/2022
This lawsuit is interesting because it questions how brand owners can reasonably expect to control the value of their brands in the NFT space.
- The Power And Relevance Of Local Breaking Bagel News in
Media Insider on
03/28/2022
"Gluten-Free UWS Bagel Shop Named 6th Best Overall In NYC" was, for me, a groundbreaking revelation. It was certainly Breaking Bagel News.
- The Invisible Robots in
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03/21/2022
Every day, in ways large and small, robots are running your life.
- Adam Schiff At SXSW: Amplifying Fear And Hate Won't Stand in
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03/14/2022
California Congressman Adam Schiff traveled to Austin, Texas to address the issue of online misinformation.
Comments by Steve All comments by Steve
- Is Ukraine President Sitcom Star -- Or The Leader The World Hopes He Is?
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Steven Rosenbaum
(Media Insider on
03/07/2022)
Sure ok, which facts do you want to check? Will require a bit of reading on your part, but certainly informative and relevant today - https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/03/connections-trump-putin-russia-ties-chart-flynn-page-manafort-sessions-214868/https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/06/politics/trump-putin-ukraine/index.htmlhttps://www.cnn.com/2019/11/17/politics/trump-soft-on-russia/index.htmlhttps://newrepublic.com/article/165553/donald-trump-everything-vladimir-putin-wished-russian-assethttps://www.wnyc.org/story/mystery-president-trumps-relationship-putin-business-ties-russia/
- Good News About Media Misinformation
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Steven Rosenbaum
(Media Insider on
01/17/2022)
Tell you what - how's this. you post your home address here or email me, and I'll come over to your house and build a platform out of two by fours and put a rope on it and see how you feel about it. Cause, you know, it's just for a laugh - don't mean anything by it - just fooling around. I might even bring some white hoods and we can wear them. How's that - free speech - you ok? When can I come by? Honestly, our comment is beyond crazy. As long as you're listing all of Congress's crimes, what about the Bush Tax Cuts, the Trump Tax Cuts, the The Military Budget - and allowing China to take over Walmart?
- Good News About Media Misinformation
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Steven Rosenbaum
(Media Insider on
01/17/2022)
totally support free speech - so, for example, when you write "I have a hard time understanding that you like others look at the "few" who stormed the Capitol Building and classify all attending the rally as a part of the insurrection." as you did in a previous post, I think that comment should stay up, even though the 'rally attendees brought a gallows, bear spray, handcuffs, electric cattle prods, bulletproof vests, and other weapons. I'm sure that anyone who was there, or watched the video, or heard the testimony of the law enforcement officers who risked their lives and live now with the trauma might have something to say to you. So yes, I'm fine with AON being silence - as broadcasters of misinformation - that is what they deserve.
- Trump's $1B Attack On Truth
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Steven Rosenbaum
(Media Insider on
12/13/2021)
Hi Francis -Here are a few links to News Standards - NY Times Standards. https://www.nytco.com/company/standards-ethics/ABC News Standards https://about.abc.net.au/how-the-abc-is-run/what-guides-us/abc-editorial-standards/I wasn't able to find one for Fox, but maybe you have a link to share?
- On Anonymity, Friends --- And How Real People Matter
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Steven Rosenbaum
(Media Insider on
09/27/2020)
So, what you're suggesting is that i just call random friends and ask if they want to buy an iPhone? I think it's pretty hard to know who needs a phone at any given time...
- Trump: A Childhood of Abuse
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Steven Rosenbaum
(Media Insider on
07/20/2020)
Doug, book reviews are - by definition - opinion. I read the book, I had a very strong feeling about it, and I shared my opinion about the book. If I created fake quotes and attributed them to the book and its author, that would be "fake journalism." But this post is most certainly not. If you have thoughts about the book, or my take on it, i'd be happy to respond to those comments. But if you simply don't like my opinions about the book - labeling them 'fake' is misleading.
- Trump Vs. Paul E. Singer
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Steven Rosenbaum
(Media Insider on
06/01/2020)
Tom, you've made my point precisely. I belive communications coming from The White House should be carefully written, fact checked, and published with an understanding of the power of the office and the complexity of the world we live in. So if you somehow think that having staff check facts, or give the President counsel as to how a phrase or word could have a historic context, then you're right. For example: "when the looting starts, the shooting starts" was something Trump casually wrote, but it clearly was an incitement to violence, and had been in the past repudiated and therefore understood to be dangerous. Either Trump didn't know that, or he did. But if he'd had staff google the phrase, he would have found this: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/08/07/how-three-violent-days-gripped-a-black-miami-neighborhood-as-nixon-was-nominated-in-1968/ (because words matter).
- The First Reality TV President
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Steven Rosenbaum
(Media Insider on
04/27/2020)
Lots of words. Let me ask a simple question - did you vote for Trump or Hillary - or did you stay home?
- The First Reality TV President
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Steven Rosenbaum
(Media Insider on
04/27/2020)
Ken - honestly if you're going to use MAGA logic in comments, please at least consult the MAGA playbook. CHAPTER 32: "Don't respond to posts reminding people of Trump's bankruptcy, as doing so will require you to make claims about his wealth, which is the basis of a number of supreme court cases trying to get access to his now deeply hidden tax returns. Simply put, his relative winning is entirely hidden. Also, it tends to bring up all the vendors and contractors who have been unpaid by him. https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/columnists/mike-kelly/2020/01/24/donald-trump-still-owes-money-to-contractors-who-built-taj-mahal-atlantic-city/4547037002/https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/08/trump-rallies-unpaid-bills-039631https://theweek.com/articles/783976/brief-history-trumps-smalltime-swindlesSo, your argument is he's the man for the job because he's overseen lots of economic calamcities? Ok, but then who's the target of this massive grift? Maybe he can blame the Governors? Or China? Or maybe there are some local sheriffs he can blaim. Because taking responsibility just isn't his game. Is this you: Kenneth Kurtz (born February 15, 1947) is a Republican politician from Michigan who was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2009 until 2014.[1]Kurtz owned and operated three funeral homes in the Coldwater area, and was pastor of United Brethren Church in that town. He has served on several community boards and is a member of several local organizations.[2]Nice hometown, btw:https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/michigan-capitol-protests-lockdown-stay-at-home-vote-armed-bulletproof-vest-a9493306.htmlShame you got out of the Funeral Home business, seems like you would haven done well to wait for the Trump Plague to swing on through your hometown.
- LinkedIn's 9/11 Marketing Fail
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Steven Rosenbaum
(Media Insider on
08/26/2019)
Juan - here's the thing. If this was just a mistake, then ok. But LinkedIn is owned by Microsoft, and big companies have at least three calendars they check before they schedule any marketing event. They check their internal list (ie: LinkIn events) they check Corporate events (ie Microsoft) and they check industry event s(ie: Apple, etc.). So there's no way that one employee gets to schedule a 9/11 marketing event. And, while PR might advise marketing as to how to respond, PR isn't setting marketing objectives or plans, they're just putting out fires. So sending a customer and journalist to PR (and then PR not even making an attempt to reach out) tell me that they know it was a bad decision, and they're just hoping it will go away. 9/11 has had profound impact on our country, impact that is very much in play today 18 years later - so sweeping it under the rug is sure to make things worse in the years ahead.

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