The media coverage of climate change news and events is either portrayed as an apocalyptic threat to modern society that needs to be addressed immediately (else we burn), or a spoof circulated by… Continue reading
Melinda Tankard Reist wrote in last months SMH “ever feel like you’re living in a giant porn theme park?” My own answer can only be… sometimes, yeah ok point conceded. However it is important… Continue reading
A countries policy and legislation can be seen to reflect its underlying cultural values, fundamentally prescribing statements of intent about the best way to manage resources, events people and challenges. If we apply this… Continue reading
Often than not, we intentionally give our personal data, to mega giants of the Internet such as google and Facebook…and why not? They provide us with entertainment and information. What do we care… Continue reading
Being a bit of a nerd, when I think of traditional modes of journalism, I think of Steve Larsons’ Michael Blomkvist from ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ series, Superman’s beautiful yet highly… Continue reading
Universities…. those wonderful, magical places of learning and development, where thousands of pimply faced teenagers are pumped through the academic machine, cocooned within the walls of knowledge, logic and truth, only to be… Continue reading
The ability to use ICT’s has become the indispensable gammar of modern life (Wills 1999); from sending text messages, navigating facebook and even watching T.V have become routine, mundane activities that our media saturated societies have come to take for granted. However the trouble is that these complex websites and applications are riddled with issues that can completely hinder access of people with a disability. The introduction of new technologies always sees people with disabilities overlooked, omitted, neglected and forgotten. So much so that Natasha Mitch sums it up when stating that excluding disabled people for emerging technologies is “the equivalent of forgetting to build a wheel chair ramp on ABC’s, Life Matters program.
The digital divide can be defined as the gap between individuals, households, geographic areas, and countries in regard to their access to ITCs. However when most people consider the digital divide, we are often effected by a temporary short of tunnel vision that brings to mind a rural, third world country family without access to an internet connection or computer. We do not at first recognise that it exists within our own immediate environments. However the digital divide is multi-dimensional and occurs across many levels of social inclusion or exclusion. According to Norris (2001) these include 1) the global divide pertaining to the gap between industrialised and developing nations; 2) the social divide which refers to the disparity that exists among the population with a nation; and 3) a demographic divide which points to a gap between the individuals who use and do not use ICT’s to participate in public life.
One of the many fascinating aspects of recent geolocative and convergence media technologies that has caused waves amongst media academics and enthusiasts alike, is the constant tension between the virtual and the actual… Continue reading
In the iconic but ever so slightly annoying words of starter wordpress blogs with absolutely no idea what to say everywhere, Hello world!!! I am glad that I finally get to meet you.… Continue reading
