Behind the Media w/ Dan Lothian Podcast
1) Is Facebook using data improperly?
Rewarding friends and punishing rivals, is Facebook using its user data as a carrot and a stick? Dan and Jimmy take a look at what might be the next controversy for Social Media giant Facebook.
2) The Coverage of the Notre Dame Fire
It was a shocking moment with thousands watching as the famous Notre Dame Cathedral burnt down. A bastion of the Parisian city, it took 200 years to built and had withstood countless wars and conflict...Show More
3) Time for this week’s edition of Bytes Behind the Media
Want a good story but don’t have the time? Then listen to our short stories in this weeks’s edition of Bytes Behind the Media.
4) An interview with a robot
Interviews, they can be nerve-racking, frightening, and even downright biased in some cases, but what if we take the human element out of the picture? An AI or a Robot can take over, and conduct the i...Show More
5) A fake story that reporters bought
What happens when you take a comedian and give him a “Miracle” story? You get reporters that believe the story, only to find out that it was fake all along!
6) Julian Assange: Hero of Free Speech or Traitor of criminal intent?
Julian Assange has been formally arrested in the UK. Following his removal from the Ecuadorian Embassy, talks of extradition and trial were in the air. Is he a criminal, or justified for his actions?
7) Want a short story? Then listen to our Bytes Behind the Media
Bringing you a short story that you can share around the water cooler, it’s time for our weekly edition of Bytes Behind the Media.
8) How to reach young people with news?
What’s the best way to reach young people with news? Dan and Jimmy take a look at how stories get to the eyes of today’s youth.
9) Access to a Journalist’s notes
Would you want to look at the complete work of a journalist? One lawmaker is proposing that there should be a way to check in on the entire work process from start to finish. Dan and Jimmy take a look...Show More
10) Social Media builds a Wall between us
Seems that we are building a wall between us all through social media, and we don’t mind it. Is there an easy way around it, or are we just going to be divided forever?