Current Affairs
Thursday Dec 6th, 2012
Why we are outraged: the New York Post photo controversy
A New York Post photographer snaps a picture of a man as he is pushed to his death in front of a New York City subway. An anonymous blogger photographs a dying American ambassador as he is carried to hospital after an attack in Libya. Multiple images following a shooting at the Empire State Building show its victims across both social media and news outlets. A little over three months, three events, three pictures, three circles of outrage… read more »
Monday Apr 22nd, 2013
Workplace mobbing: add Ann Curry to its slate of victims
Maureen Duffy on reports of the toxic culture at NBC’s Today show
Friday Apr 19th, 2013
A day in the life of a London marathon runner
An Oxford Companion to running the London marathon
Monday Feb 25th, 2013
Social media and the culture of connectivity
José van Dijck on the techno-utopian celebration of social media, and its downfall
