AP and Reuters will help Twitter improve information accuracy
Club calls for apology from high profile supporter.
Accessibility to videos for certain communities to become harder
AP and Reuters will help Twitter improve information accuracy
Club calls for apology from high profile supporter.
Accessibility to videos for certain communities to become harder
A feature by John Bergin about how one of Australia’s most dramatic political showdowns unfolded on Twitter has been chosen by Giulio Di Giorgio to join our list of the ‘100 articles’ every journalist should read.
This week’s guest on the Social Situation is Amber MacArthur, one of the world’s most sought-after keynote speakers on social media. She tells Sean Power how important it is for student journalists to have an online presence.
What do aspiring journalists need to do to get themselves noticed in an intensely competitive environment? Matthew Dixon explores.
This week’s guest on the Social Situation is American online news producer Matthew Keys, who chats with Sean Power about online ethics when breaking news through social media.
A social media slip up take centre stage in an amusing cautionary tale by the American sports columnist Bill Simmons. The piece has been chosen by Jonathan Wilkinson to take its place in our list of the ‘100 articles’ every journalist should read about journalism.
A recent warning about the perils of journalists using Twitter as a forum to comment on each other’s work has been selected by Khairun Hamid to be included in our ‘100 articles’ project.
Chris Lilley’s new show Angry Boys is just as skilful, clever and raw as his previous productions, says Jessica Buccolieri.
Can short-form social media stimulate an appetite for long-form journalism? A British journalist is showing that it can, as James Rosewarne explains in this selection for our ‘100 articles’ project.
We hear a lot of different things about the impact of social media. In this recent presentation, upstart editor-in-chief Lawrie Zion discusses its role in building the upstart audience.
The Script wrote nothing short of a wonder as they wrapped up their 2011 ‘Science & Faith’ Australian tour. Yeliz Selvi sang along at their last performance in Melbourne.
Building a brand with social media: Lawrie Zion tells the story of upstart magazine at La Trobe University this afternoon at 3:30.
As online social networking grows in popularity, so does the prospect of social media jobs. Jessica Buccolieri spoke to La Trobe University’s former social media coordinator Kara Gibson about the new digital industry and how it is changing the nature of public relations.
As the political crisis in Libya continues to unfold and thousands of people stage demonstrations calling for change, Santilla Chingaipe says there are good reasons why the rest of the continent isn’t falling like dominoes in to a similar turmoil.
Struggling to keep up with the news? Christopher Scanlon shows how you can create your own source of online news using Good Noows.
US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, visited Melbourne for the first time on Sunday. Meghan Lodwick reports on her conversation with Leigh Sales in an auditorium full of young Australians.
‘Fast food’ without the calories? Tweet me in! Sheenal Singh shows how Twitter and an amateur cook have combined to challenge the hedonism of food-writing with sharp and shrewd ‘twecipes’.
What does the recent controversy about the identity of a blogger say about the state of the Australian media? Quite a lot, says Luke S.H. Raggatt, who believes that the Fourth Estate should focus less on itself and more on producing quality journalism.
Julia Hughan is researching the country music audience and their shift towards online media. She talks with Upstart’s Ryan Jon.
Walls can divide a society, literally and figuratively. As Luke S.H. Raggatt writes, there are still obstacles that need to be ripped down on the issue of gay marriage.
Image is everything in politics, particularly if you’re a woman. But what about the men? What constitutes a well-dressed politician, the double-breast, pinstripe or perhaps an outrageous tie? Upstart decided to tweet all the male MPs we could think of to see what’s the most popular choice of attire.
