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QUEENSLAND – After injuring her ankle early in the season, Ashleigh Reid came back to win the Queensland Open and AWD Athletic Championship open women’s high jump. Just short of her personal best, Ms Reid jumped 1.74m also coming in at a close second place in the long jump. “It was a bit touch and … Continue reading
News consumption is ubiquitously evolving, so what are media organizations doing to keep up with demand? The way people consume, perceive and understand the news has changed. A shift has occurred that see people requiring a constantly updated and succinct production of news content available 24/7. Chan et al (2006) describes that the ownership and … Continue reading
MANAMA, BAHRAIN – The Pearl roundabout, the symbol of Bahrain’s protests, has been demolished, March 18. The government gave orders to bulldoze down the monument in an effort to restore the area to life before the riots, erasing the symbol now associated with the most sustained reformist movement in 20 years. The area was evacuated, yet … Continue reading
SYDNEY — Greenhouse by Joost has customers queuing outside the sustainable, eco-friendly pop-up restaurant for a look and taste. Designed by Dutch-born florist, builder and environmentalist Joost Bakker and Matt Stone as head chef, Sydney is the last Australian stop before their world tour. “Sustainable development and organic food production are viable alternatives to the … Continue reading
A single change to the Facebook page is causing users grief. The ‘comment’ button has been removed so users now only have to press enter to submit their post leaving unfinished comments on wall’s. The site administrators of Facebook changed the design in the bid to improve the page. “I typed the post automatically without … Continue reading
BBC reports on the latest situation in the Kingdom of Bahrain. After security forces clashed with anti-government protestors yesterday at the Pearl Roundabout, riots continue to overrun Bahrain. Read the BBC’s hard news report here.
John Koblin of WWD dives into the issue of whether magazines, or print in general, are truly being fazed out as heavily as reports suggest. In this feature, Koblin speaks to four magazine editors who switched ink for the web – only to return. Read Koblin’s article here.
Changing Concepts of News Rich. C, Writing and Reporting News (1997) pp 21-22 Hard News and Features News falls into two basic categories: hard news and soft news. “hard news” include stories of a timely nature about events or conflicts that have just happened or are about to happen, such as crimes, fires, meetings, … Continue reading
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