[iDC] Introduction

[Frank Pasquale]

This will be my second digital labor conference. I'm happy to see how much
the concept has developed over the past five years.

I am presently completing an essay on automation
<http://balkin.blogspot.com/2014/06/a-more-nuanced-view-of-legal-automation.html>,
in response to a call for proposals
<http://canopycanopycanopy.com/contents/2014_commission_recipients> from
Triple Canopy. I edited and wrote for a New Museum-sponsored project on "The
Last Newspaper <http://newcityreader.net/issue08.html>." My book, The Black
Box Society <http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674368279>,
will be published this fall.

My presentation at the conference will explore proposals to "automate the
automators"--i.e., how to computerize (and thus render redundant) the
managers and investors who claim automation should render most workers
redundant.

--Frank


Frank Pasquale
Professor of Law
University of Maryland Carey School of Law
500 W. Baltimore St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410)-706-4820


On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 5:06 PM, Michael Grabell <
Michael.Grabell at propublica.org> wrote:

>  Apologies for the late introduction. I’ve been humbled by your bios and
> am looking forward to learning more at the conference.
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> I’m a reporter for ProPublica, a nonprofit investigative journalism
> organization based in New York. ProPublica <http://www.propublica.org/>
> was started six years ago by former editors from the Wall Street Journal
> and the New York Times to help fill the gap in investigative reporting as
> major newspapers and broadcast networks cut back on such resources. Our
> mission is to produce stories with “moral force” that “shine a light on
> exploitation of the weak by the strong and on the failures of those with
> power to vindicate the trust placed in them.”
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> As both a nonprofit and an online news outlet, we’re kind of new model in
> journalism. Typically, we’ll work on a project for 6 months to a year and
> then publish with a partner such as NPR, PBS Frontline, the Washington
> Post, or the Atlantic. In 2010, we were the first online news organization
> to win a Pulitzer Prize.
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> I was asked to speak because of a series I did on the growth of temp work
> in the United States, spotlighting abuses in terms of safety and wages.
> While most of my work focused on manual labor rather than digital labor,
> some of the employment models will seem familiar to you.
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> The whole series can be found here:
> http://www.propublica.org/series/temp-land
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> A good summary is here:
> http://www.propublica.org/article/a-modern-day-harvest-of-shame
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> Major stories below:
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> Temp worker injuries
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> http://www.propublica.org/article/temporary-work-lasting-harm
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> Temp Towns
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> http://www.propublica.org/article/the-expendables-how-the-temps-who-power-corporate-giants-are-getting-crushe
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> Immigrant Labor Brokers
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> http://www.propublica.org/article/taken-for-a-ride-temp-agencies-and-raiteros-in-immigrant-chicago
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> Extreme Permatemps and Temp Regulations Around the World
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> http://www.propublica.org/article/us-lags-behind-world-in-temp-worker-protections
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> I welcome all tips and story ideas at michael.grabell at propublica.org
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> Looking forward to meeting everyone,
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> Michael Grabell
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> Staff Writer
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> ProPublica
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> 917-512-0217
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> michael.grabell at propublica.org
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> Follow me on Twitter @MichaelGrabell
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> New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times.
> Since 2010, we have won two Pulitzer Prizes for investigative reporting and
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