Tag Archives: Media

Can pictures tell a thousand words?

The profession of photojournalism – an investigation into objectivity, principles and ethics     In 2004 Ahmed Jadallah won the World Press Photo of the Year Award for his image of refugees in the Gaza Strip. The picture was taken … Continue reading

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“I’ll take some sport mixed with a little fashion and a side order of politics…”

When I read the paper I skim the front page, skip the business and economics, sometimes dabble into a little world news, pour over the arts and entertainment, adore the beautiful pictures of different countries in the travel section, love … Continue reading

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Everyone’s a journalist

So lets delve into user-generated content. Citizen journalism is about the people, it’s a new media, so how much impact has it really had? How are news companies engaging and using citizens as journalists? What are the effects of this? … Continue reading

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Don’t be a twit

Suzanne Mostyn wrote a powerful article in The Weekend  Australian, on September 12-13, about narcolepsy and the misreprestation of it in the media. The story is set around a tweet Mia Freeman posted with a link to a YouTube video with the words … Continue reading

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Filed under Social media, Social networking, Twitter