Esther Eaton

Sep 5, 2024 | thedispatch.com | Valerie Wirtschafter |Will Rinehart |Declan Garvey |Esther Eaton

Expect efforts to intensify near Election Day and in the aftermath. Published September 5, 2024 Over the past year, a near constant drumbeat of articles has warned of the potential for generative AI content to overwhelm the information space, leading to a “tsunami” of disinformation so powerful that it could undermine democracies around the world and sway the results of elections being held in a record number of countries.

Aug 18, 2023 | thedispatch.com | Declan Garvey |Esther Eaton |Mary Trimble |Grayson Logue

Happy Friday! We’ve got some bittersweet personnel news to report, as today is Esther’s last day with TMD. As bummed as we are to be saying goodbye to a colleague and a friend, we’ll be rooting for her as she pursues her dream of joining the State Department as a foreign service officer. Thanks for all your hard work, Esther—we’ll make sure your appreciation for Taylor Swift, the Federal Reserve, and the great state of Maine lives on.

Aug 17, 2023 | thedispatch.com | Declan Garvey |Esther Eaton |Mary Trimble |Grayson Logue

Happy Friday! We’ve got some bittersweet personnel news to report, as today is Esther’s last day with TMD. As bummed as we are to be saying goodbye to a colleague and a friend, we’ll be rooting for her as she pursues her dream of joining the State Department as a foreign service officer. Thanks for all your hard work, Esther—we’ll make sure your appreciation for Taylor Swift, the Federal Reserve, and the great state of Maine lives on.

Aug 16, 2023 | thedispatch.com | Declan Garvey |Esther Eaton |Mary Trimble |Grayson Logue

Happy Thursday! Live within driving distance of Milwaukee? Join Steve, Drucker, Audrey, and fellow members of the Dispatch community for an informal meet-and-greet at Cafe Hollander in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin on August 22—the day before the first Republican presidential primary debate. We’ll provide appetizers and cover beer and wine for a good chunk of the gathering, which will run from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. CDT.

Aug 15, 2023 | thedispatch.com | Declan Garvey |Esther Eaton |Mary Trimble |Grayson Logue

Happy Wednesday! For the first time in history, according to Nielsen data, linear television accounted for less than 50 percent of Americans’ total viewing time in July—with cable TV accounting for 29.6 percent and broadcast TV 20 percent. The other 50.4 percent? This YouTube video of a pug eating watermelon.