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class="pw-post-body-paragraph mx my gu mz b na nb nc nd ne nf ng nh ni nj nk nl nm nn no np nq nr ns nt nu gn bk">Thanks to smartphones, we’re all photographers now. We’re also all photo editors; AI-powered tools like Pixel Pro’s <a class="af nv" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3-l7Pk06mw" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Magic Eraser</a> and <a class="af nv" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facetune" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Facetune</a> make airbrushing super easy. And, <a class="af nv" href="https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/03/this-is-just-weird-buzzfeed-news-former-royals-reporter-on-kate-middleton-palace-press-and-distrust-in-the-media/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">as we’ve seen over the last few days</a>, many of us are pretty good at recognizing doctored photos. Kate Middleton, who posted a <a class="af nv" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68534289" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">bizarrely edited photo of her kids with eerily cropped fingers and clothing</a>, soon <a class="af nv" href="https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/1767135566645092616?s=20" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">apologized</a> for doing what lots of us do: lightly editing our photos so we look a little less bad. It’s the latest development in an abysmal PR cycle for the royals. Here’s a <a class="af nv" href="https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/03/this-is-just-weird-buzzfeed-news-former-royals-reporter-on-kate-middleton-palace-press-and-distrust-in-the-media/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">complete timeline</a> of the weirdness surrounding Kate’s whereabouts; also, some <a class="af nv" href="https://medium.com/popculturemondays/pop-culture-mondays-3-11-24-a454e57117d9" rel="noopener">funny tweets</a> curated by pop culture connoisseur <span class="is"><span class="is" aria-hidden="false"><a class="nw it fe" href="https://medium.com/u/e68bbbefb407?source=post_page---user_mention--3eb1288cf2b1--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Brooke Hammerling</a></span></span>.</p><p id="1f66" class="pw-post-body-paragraph mx my gu mz b na nb nc nd ne nf ng nh ni nj nk nl nm nn no np nq nr ns nt nu gn bk">Photojournalist and AI expert <span class="is"><span class="is" aria-hidden="false"><a class="nw it fe" href="https://medium.com/u/d00bc5bb7954?source=post_page---user_mention--3eb1288cf2b1--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Thomas Smith</a></span></span> sees the debacle as evidence that <a class="af nv" href="https://medium.com/the-generator/kate-middletons-doctored-photo-is-a-sign-of-something-much-more-serious-d92f84ea82a0" rel="noopener">we’re losing trust in photography</a>. The photojournalism industry solved this problem long ago, Smith writes, by “creating rigorous codes of ethics and only accepting images from trusted photographers who abide by them consistently over years or decades.” But those rules don’t apply to the rest of us.</p><p id="3442" class="pw-post-body-paragraph mx my gu mz b na nb nc nd ne nf ng nh ni nj nk nl nm nn no np nq nr ns nt nu gn bk"><strong class="mz gv">The result: A future where every photo we see may have been edited somehow, and where realistic imagery no longer can be taken at face value.</strong> How might we verify an image’s accuracy in the future? Smith predicts:</p><ul class=""><li id="38a1" class="mx my gu mz b na nb nc nd ne nf ng nh ni nj nk nl nm nn no np nq nr ns nt nu nx ny nz bk"><strong class="mz gv">Digital signatures: </strong>SONY is <a class="af nv" href="https://www.sony.com/content/sony/en/en_us/SCA/company-news/press-releases/sony-electronics/2023/sony-electronics-and-the-associated-press-complete-testing-of-advanced-incamera-authenticity-technology-to-address-growing-concerns-around-fake-imagery.html#:~:text=The%20digital%20signature%20is%20made,their%20fight%20against%20falsified%20imagery." rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">collaborating with the Associated Press</a> to test in-camera verification tech. In the future, digital signatures may help us track when and how photos were edited. Leica just <a class="af nv" href="https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2023/10/26/leica-launches-world-first-camera-with-content-credentials-built-in" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">launched</a> the first digital camera with built-in e-signing technology.</li><li id="b984" class="mx my gu mz b na oa nc nd ne ob ng nh ni oc nk nl nm od no np nq oe ns nt nu nx ny nz bk"><strong class="mz gv">The analog revival: </strong>Maybe we’ll start using film again? The M series camera (with real film!), also from Leica, <a class="af nv" href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90985730/leica-m-series-analog-film-digital-photography" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">sold 10x better in 2023</a> than a decade ago. The analog photography trend parallels a <a class="af nv" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinyl_revival" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">vinyl revival</a>: In 2022, vinyl sales of Taylor Swift’s <em class="of">Midnights</em> outsold its CDs — that hadn’t happened since 1987. The less we trust in digital media, the more we cling to physical objects that are indisputably real.</li></ul><p id="0909" class="pw-post-body-paragraph mx my gu mz b na nb nc nd ne nf ng nh ni nj nk nl nm nn no np nq nr ns nt nu gn bk">P.S. Next Tuesday, we’re hosting a virtual meetup — affectionately named <a class="af nv" rel="noopener" href="/medium-pub-crawl-a-place-where-publications-editors-and-writers-can-connect-61c91701ce62">Pub Crawl</a> — where writers can connect with publication editors across Medium. 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Do you edit a Medium publication? <a class="af nv" href="https://form.typeform.com/to/FgBwoG7b?typeform-source=mail.google.com" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Register here</a>.</p><p id="2aca" class="pw-post-body-paragraph mx my gu mz b na nb nc nd ne nf ng nh ni nj nk nl nm nn no np nq nr ns nt nu gn bk">— Harris @ Medium</p><h1 id="9b9c" class="og oh gu bf oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd bk"><strong class="al">From the archive: Job interviews are nonsense?</strong></h1><p id="8119" class="pw-post-body-paragraph mx my gu mz b na pe nc nd ne pf ng nh ni pg nk nl nm ph no np nq pi ns nt nu gn bk">Product leader <span class="is"><span class="is" aria-hidden="false"><a class="nw it fe" href="https://medium.com/u/1e8834be4655?source=post_page---user_mention--3eb1288cf2b1--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Brad Dunn</a></span></span> explains <a class="af nv" href="https://medium.com/xross-functional/why-we-dont-interview-product-managers-anymore-ba1dd0031c0b?sk=v2%2F987d4761-c2b7-425d-a169-22ee05b2ee8c" rel="noopener">why he stopped interviewing candidates for senior roles</a>. “Job interviews mean you hire the best actor on the day — not the best candidate,” he contends. A <em class="of">Harvard Business Review</em> article claims that <a class="af nv" href="https://hbr.org/2019/09/experience-doesnt-predict-a-new-hires-success" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">experience does not predict success</a> in a new job, and neither does how well you talk about your experience. Dunn used this research and his own experience to ditch interviews companywide. Instead, his team created a system for candidate <em class="of">auditions</em>.</p><blockquote class="pj pk pl"><p id="6e1a" class="mx my of mz b na nb nc nd ne nf ng nh ni nj nk nl nm nn no np nq nr ns nt nu gn bk">We <em class="gu">audition</em> product managers (and Designers too for that matter) in the same way actors are auditioned for a movie. In our specially designed auditions, product managers perform real-world exercises to assess how they think about problems in an environment where nobody from the company knows anything about their experience, their background, or their formal education.</p></blockquote><p id="d58a" class="pw-post-body-paragraph mx my gu mz b na nb nc nd ne nf ng nh ni nj nk nl nm nn no np nq nr ns nt nu gn bk">Here’s <a class="af nv" href="https://medium.com/xross-functional/why-we-dont-interview-product-managers-anymore-ba1dd0031c0b?sk=v2%2F987d4761-c2b7-425d-a169-22ee05b2ee8c" rel="noopener">Dunn’s contrarian hiring process</a>.</p><figure class="pp pq pr ps pt pu pm pn paragraph-image"><div role="button" tabindex="0" class="pv pw fj px bh py"><div class="pm pn po"><picture><source srcSet="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/format:webp/0*Q_2f9enGu2yVj6JV 640w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/format:webp/0*Q_2f9enGu2yVj6JV 720w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:750/format:webp/0*Q_2f9enGu2yVj6JV 750w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:786/format:webp/0*Q_2f9enGu2yVj6JV 786w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:828/format:webp/0*Q_2f9enGu2yVj6JV 828w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1100/format:webp/0*Q_2f9enGu2yVj6JV 1100w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/format:webp/0*Q_2f9enGu2yVj6JV 1400w" sizes="(min-resolution: 4dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 4) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (min-resolution: 3dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 67vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3) and (max-width: 700px) 65vw, (min-resolution: 2.5dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2.5) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (min-resolution: 2dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" type="image/webp"/><source data-testid="og" srcSet="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/0*Q_2f9enGu2yVj6JV 640w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/0*Q_2f9enGu2yVj6JV 720w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:750/0*Q_2f9enGu2yVj6JV 750w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:786/0*Q_2f9enGu2yVj6JV 786w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:828/0*Q_2f9enGu2yVj6JV 828w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1100/0*Q_2f9enGu2yVj6JV 1100w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/0*Q_2f9enGu2yVj6JV 1400w" sizes="(min-resolution: 4dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 4) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (min-resolution: 3dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 67vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3) and (max-width: 700px) 65vw, (min-resolution: 2.5dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2.5) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (min-resolution: 2dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px"/><img alt="" class="bh me pz c" width="700" height="350" loading="lazy" role="presentation"/></picture></div></div><figcaption class="qa ff qb pm pn qc qd bf b bg z du"><em class="qe">An example of how Brad Dunn’s team rates candidates, via “</em><a class="af nv" href="https://medium.com/xross-functional/why-we-dont-interview-product-managers-anymore-ba1dd0031c0b?sk=v2%2F987d4761-c2b7-425d-a169-22ee05b2ee8c" rel="noopener"><em class="qe">Why We Don’t Interview Product Managers Anymore</em></a><em class="qe">”</em></figcaption></figure><h1 id="c1d7" class="og oh gu bf oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd bk"><strong class="al">Your daily dose of practical wisdom about small talk</strong></h1><p id="1897" class="pw-post-body-paragraph mx my gu mz b na pe nc nd ne pf ng nh ni pg nk nl nm ph no np nq pi ns nt nu gn bk">Short, frequent breaks for small talk are vital for <a class="af nv" href="https://medium.com/change-your-mind/the-swedish-fika-is-the-sweet-secret-to-success-3a17a23ec444?sk=v2%2F2f3ec4e6-34f2-49f0-90be-90c0b603cad0" rel="noopener">boosting energy and productivity</a>. 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