Summary: <p>From a six hour service outage to a senate whistleblower hearing, the PR disasters keep mounting for Facebook. On this week’s show, hear how the tech giant might be following a well-worn pattern of decline. And, the so-called "Pandora Papers" reveal dirty financial secrets, dwarfing the Panama Papers in the size, scope, and reach. Plus, how a new data leak shows links between law enforcement and far-right militia groups.</p> <p>1. Makena Kelly [<a href="https://twitter.com/kellymakena">@kellymakena</a>], policy reporter for The Verge, on the perils of focusing on politicians' flubs during tech regulation hearings. <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/mocking-politicians-regulating-tech-on-the-media">Listen</a>.</p> <p>2. Kevin Roose [<a href="https://twitter.com/kevinroose">@kevinroose</a>], tech columnist for <em>The New York Times</em>, on the harbingers of Facebook's demise. <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/desperation-mode-facebooks-reign-on-the-media">Listen</a>.</p> <p>3. Gerard Ryle [<a href="https://twitter.com/RyleGerard">@RyleGerard</a>], director of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, on how the <a href="https://www.icij.org/investigations/pandora-papers/">Pandora Papers</a> unmask hidden owners of offshore companies. Plus, what the papers might mean for the future of cooperative journalism. <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/pandora-papers-reveal-shadow-economy-on-the-media">Listen</a>.</p> <p>4. OTM correspondent Micah Loewinger [<a href="https://twitter.com/MicahLoewinger">@MicahLoewinger</a>], on how he and Gothamist's <a href="https://gothamist.com/news/hack-oath-keepers-militia-group-includes-names-active-nypd-officers-de-blasio-launches-investigation">George Joseph</a> uncovered evidence that active police officers are connected to the Oath Keepers, a far-right militia group. <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/how-hacked-records-point-oath-keepers-ties-police-departments">Listen</a>.</p> <p><em>Music from this week's show:</em></p> <p><em>Chicago Sunset - Musselwhite</em><em>Tilliboyo - Kronos Quartet</em><em>Gormenghast - John Zorn</em><em>String Quartet No. 5 II Movement 2 -Phillip Glass - Kronos Quartet</em></p>
