Big question, simple explanation In this video I go though basic issues and questions related to the concept of ‘global journalism’ – what it means, and how it is being used. Should we understand ‘global journalism’ as a particular style of news reporting? Or do we concentrate on the political economy of globalization? These questions are raised for a simple reason: ‘Global journalism’ has become a term, used generally and
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It’s a new year and a new beginning … or possibly another repeat. A challenge at the start of a new year is to remember the pledges and resolutions from last year. Much depends on perspective. Some resolutions never made sense in 2020 or before: Be a better person, exercise more, eat less, talk more or less, write letters, visit parents, and you know — all those things that you
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About 2020 This post also appeared on Substack. We can agree that 2020 was a not too great year, COVID-19 added to other disasters and President Trump refusing to accept election defeat. A fast look at news media around the world is enough to confirm that there was no lack of disasters, catastrophes and crises. How easy if is to forget that something else also was true: Many things to
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Listen to this talk from 2009 by former PM of the UK Gordon Brown. It is a truly inspiring talk on how to think about our common future and how to understand the potential of contemporary communication media to bring about change. A new term: “A coup de text”…..: The role of the media to inform and mobilize. The power of our moral sense and our contemporary media to reach
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Dette er min første bloggpost på norsk etter overhaling av denne sida. Tanken er et forsøk på å også være tilstede på mitt eget morsmål. Det blir fort så mye på engelsk. Så får vi se.
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A readworthy article from Washington Post, by Bill LaPlante and Katharyn White: “Artificial intelligence is the future. Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Appleare all making big bets on AI. (Amazon owner Jeff Bezos also owns The Washington Post.) Congress has held hearings and even formed a bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Caucus. From health care to transportation to national security, AI has the potential to improve lives. But it comes with fears about
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