[soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/304095529" params="auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%" height="450" iframe="true" /] Give this mini solo podcast a listen as I … [Read more...]
The Digital Oil Rush and its damaging effect on Journalism
Some say Data is the new oil. It is the price we pay for using the internet whether some of us know it or not. The dominant market forces such as Google, Apple and Amazon all recognise the worth of data and are pulling out all the stops to collate as much of it as possible. This is done through … [Read more...]
Smartphone Journalism: Is this the future for news reporting?
It’s hard to get away from cameras in the modern age. Not only are most areas surveyed by CCTV but now almost everyone is equipped with their own personal smartphone cameras. This has led to the breakout of a phenomenon known as Citizen Journalism or Smartphone Journalism. What is Smartphone … [Read more...]
The Dangers of Click Bait
Nobody likes click bait. It’s lazy, misleading, manipulative and massively disappointing. What is it? Click bait articles are easy enough to spot. The headlines are tactically written to trigger emotional arousal with the hope of literally baiting the reader into clicking on the link. These … [Read more...]
Snapchat: A new approach to delivering the news
The universal shift from traditional print journalism to online, multi-platform based journalism continues its trend. As technology has developed in recent years, various experimental approaches have emerged as the industry bases itself further into the digital realm. These range from the use of … [Read more...]