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Michael Corcoran
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Freelance Writer and Media Critic, Freelance
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Biography
Michael Corcoran is a writer, journalist and media critic. He is a contributing writer at Truthout . He has published news articles, essays, blog posts and book reviews for the Boston Globe, The UK Guardian, the Nation, the Christian Science Monitor, the NACLA Report on the Americas, Extra!, Truthout, Campus Progress, Alternet, CBS News, Z Magazine, Znet, the International Socialist Review, the Burlington Free Press, the Taiwan News, The Nepal Riser, Yahoo News, Electronic Intifada, and elsewhere. He focuses largely on media, health care and politics. Corcoran recently earned a Master's of Science in International Relations from the John McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies at UMass Boston, where his research focused on US media coverage of the Middle East. He earned a Bachelor's in Print and Multimedia Journalism at Emerson College in 2007. He is a proud alumni of the Victory S. Navasky Internship Program at the Nation Institute. In 2009 he was a nominee for Journalist of the Year by the New England Press Association where he also won awards for best history, transportation and government reporting.
MedTech
Content
By Emily Kennard, Michael Corcoran, Sharon Zhang Verified, Tithi Bhattacharya| Truthout Verified Sony’s gaming subsidiary, Sony Interactive Entertainment, entered the lobbying world late last year expressing concerns about competition in the video game industry pending Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of gaming developer Activision Blizzard — the biggest gaming deal in history. Sony Interactive Entertainment reported lobbying Congress for the first time in the fourth quarter of 2022, spending $60,000 to influence policy.
By Mariel Padilla Verified, Mike Ludwig Verified, Sharon Zhang Verified, Michael Corcoran| Truthout Verified Originally published by The 19th. We’re telling the untold stories of women, women of color and LGBTQ+ people. Sign up for our daily newsletter. It’s often not easy for veterans to receive health care at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities — especially if they are not cisgender men. Not all hospitals have the equipment, or even the space, to properly treat and provide health care to women and LGBTQ+ people. There’s a shortage of specialists.
By Sharon Zhang Verified, Meghan Krausch, Michael Corcoran, Chris Walker Verified| Truthout Verified Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) has condemned congressional conservatives’ recent efforts to ban TikTok in the U.S., saying that a ban wouldn’t come close to addressing real problems of data privacy risks. On Friday, in her first ever video posted to TikTok, Ocasio-Cortez said that TikTok shouldn’t be banned and that Congress should instead focus on the threat that tech companies like Meta pose to data privacy generally.
Company Info
Freelance
Freelancer.com is the largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace in the world, connecting over 81 million employers and freelancers across more than 247 countries. Founded in 2009 and based in Sydney, Australia, the platform allows employers to post jobs while freelancers can bid on these projects. It is publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ASX:FLN. The platform supports a variety of work categories, including software development, writing, design, and marketing. Freelancer.com also offers contests for creative work, where employers can award prize money to winning entries. Users can choose from different membership plans, including free and paid subscriptions, which provide various benefits. The mobile app enhances project management and communication for users on the go. With a diverse customer base that includes individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises, Freelancer.com plays a significant role in the global online economy.
De Pere, Wisconsin, United States