Daniel McBride
I am a twenty-one-year old full time student at the University of Technology Sydney doing second year journalism. Before journalism I did two years of an Arts degree at Sydney University majoring in history and English. I am a keen writer/reader and am in the process of writing a novel. I am interested in, international news, sport, music, film and general current affairs.
Facebook The New Study Group?
Your tutor goes through the ins and outs of your next assignment. Your attention fades in and out as you countdown the minutes till you can make a clean escape and join your mates at the pub. Two words make you groan… Group work. You look around the room at your peers and wonder who [...]
Read MoreSocial Media and the 99%
Our generation has the ability to have more of a voice today than ever before. If you are reading this article there is a good chance you encompass the 99%. The Occupy Wall Street Campaign is one example of our generation finding its voice. With the entire world a few mouse clicks away we are [...]
Read MoreKony 2012 Part II – Beyond Famous
Invisible Children have released part two of their Internet film sensation Kony 2012. See here to watch the 2nd video. “When we made our 11th film Kony 2012, the LRA was committing atrocities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and South Sudan, and they still are. The goal of Kony 2012 [...]
Read MoreFacebook gone Wild, how much is too much?
A friend of mine recently posted a derogatory comment about her place of employment on Facebook. She was angry and upset and wasn’t prepared for the backlash that followed. She was fired the next day effective immediately. One in five employers admit they monitor current and potential employees Facebook sites (http://www.smk.net.au/article/australian-employers-screening-with-social-media) Dr Jane Johnston, expert [...]
Read MoreInvisible Children fight to maintain new found visibility
74 million people have viewed the Kony 2012 campaign on YouTube, Facebook and other social media websites. For those of you who are living under a rock, Jason Russell travelled to Uganda and met a young man named Jacob. Jacob had been abducted by Joseph Kony a Ugandan rebel and was forced to become a [...]
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