Slowly, the print newspaper is becoming a black and white figment of the past. This morning, Rupert Murdoch unveils the much anticipated iPad newspaper- ‘The Daily’- an all-purpose publication that is designed solely for iPads and other tablet computers. According to the people who have seen it, it contains “compelling sound” and “incorporates sight and…
Could modern democracy’s greatest force be the Internet and Social Media? More than elections, a governing body, and live town hall meetings? The world must really be coming to an end. The cyber world is emerging as a force to reckon with when battling the new democratic wave. Okay, perhaps crowning the Internet as democracy’s…
Our job as journalists consists of three basic things: asking questions, chasing sources to find answers to those questions, and reporting back to the public with answers. That’s if we’re lucky. What usually ends up happening is we spend our entire day on step two- playing the waiting game with interviewees- in some cases…
The Social Files 