Brief IT & Media news updates | May 12
Meta changing its mind Meta has changed its mind and does not want its Oversight Board to provide policy guidance
A new role to promote journalists from underrepresented groups
Lack of diversity in the newsrooms has an impact on the coverage of news and can result in the exclusion
New EU law to fight online sexual abuse of children
New EU legislation to prevent and combat child sexual abuse online is proposed by the EU Commission. A new independent
Introduction to Podcasting – a Journalism.co.uk workshop
Introduction to Podcasting is a 2-days online workshop, that focuses on the skills required to create short radio packages or
Brief news updates – May 11
Al-Jazeera reporter killed Al-Jazeera Arabic reporter Shireen Abu Akleh has been fatally shot in the head while covering an Israeli
A tool to block and mute online abuse of journalists
While the internet has enabled journalists to report from around the world in real time, it has also exposed them
Twitter has a strong left bias (and two more interesting Musk statements)
As the world is trying to guess how Twitter will evolve under Elon Musk, Financial Times got a live interview
Google wants access to longer news texts from publishers
The discussion about big tech companies paying for using news publishers’ content online has taken another step with Google announcing
Soon it will be ok to forget the password
Passwords are a hassle! If you use one to access many services you’re vulnerable and if you have zillions, you
Washington Post awarded Pulitzer Prize for public-service journalism
The Washington Post has won the 2022 Pulitzer prize for public service journalism, for its coverage of the storming of