When we think about the great fighters for freedom in our society I guarantee you not a lot of people will think of these people. And thats because they are often represented or referred to as the complete opposite. I have to admit I'm extremely skeptical of what I hear from Julian Assange, Edward Snowden... Continue Reading →
A war is won when it moves on multiple fronts. Just like in WW2, when Nazi Germany was defeated as it was being attacked on too many fronts for it to withstand. Surrounded by opposition, it was forced to concede defeat and ultimately change. For any social movement/revolution to be successful it must have this... Continue Reading →
When I was deciding what degree I wanted to study at University it took me a long time. I wanted to do what I loved and had a passion for but also something that would ensure a stable and successful future. But the problem was that my passion is journalism and today deciding to take... Continue Reading →
Everyone knows the historic battle between Apple and Android mobile phones. A competition that has spanned over almost a decade is the epitome of the Cold War only this time the lives of millions were not at stake. But most millennials these days will tell you the war is over and that Apple was the first... Continue Reading →
Has there ever been a time when you are using social media and every time you scroll through your feed you start to notice that it all looks very familiar. Maybe you’ve noticed a pattern and every time you log on it’s exactly the same. Or maybe you’ve noticed that all those advertisements are a... Continue Reading →
After a long hard day nothing beats getting home just to sit on your laptop/phone all night consuming hours upon hours of endless content and information. Your favourite shows, news and gossip and half-decent memes… everything you crave with no barriers and no limit of supply. And yeah it’s also free. Isn’t it weird that... Continue Reading →
I’m sure at some stage of your life whether you are acting up in class or refusing to do your homework; a teacher or your parent, in an effort to motivate you, has said these exact three words: “Knowledge is power.” Little did you know how true those words would become. Knowledge, well more specifically,... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/rlOgjbTULY4 Throughout the evolution of technological communication a new form has always been able to ‘exceed the ordinary’. Whether it’s the telegraph annihilating time and space, or the printing press transforming science (The Transit of Venus). But no form of communication has exceeded the ordinary more than the internet. The internet, in all its glory,... Continue Reading →
The first ever message sent on the telegraph was in 1844, by the man who invented it himself, Samuel Morse. The message asked: Because such a form of communication had never existed before, it’s no surprise that the invention of the telegraph would have been seen as an act of God. A miracle of... Continue Reading →
Assessment Three JRNL102
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