The Impact of the News Frame on ‘Public Sphere’: the Analysis of Julian Assange’s Case

Background Information Julian Assange, the Australian editor and publisher, founded the media organisation called WikiLeaks in 2006. Assange, through WikiLeaks, released thousands of internal or classified documents from an assortment of government and corporate entities. In 2010, WikiLeaks released more than 90.000 documents about U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. That caused an international earthquake. On 11 April 2019, after seven years of taking refuge … Continue reading The Impact of the News Frame on ‘Public Sphere’: the Analysis of Julian Assange’s Case

Overcoming Institutional Barriers to Freedom of the Press

Imagine you are about to say something, and at that exact moment, someone will cover your mouth to stop you from sharing your voice. Filled with a powerless feeling and suffocated, you are still willing to resist and express yourself to say out loud what is on the tip of your tongue. Journalists, who devote their lives to be the voice of the public, experience … Continue reading Overcoming Institutional Barriers to Freedom of the Press

Public Opinion in Danger: The Crisis of Misrepresentation of Scientific Findings

As the bad practice of science journalism, misrepresentation of scientific findings not only does a disservice to science but also undermines public opinion. do we really know what science journalism is? In time, unfortunately, we realised that that the practice of science journalism has changed in a negative way. The science journalists’ main goal is not only supposed to write reports routinely on science stories. … Continue reading Public Opinion in Danger: The Crisis of Misrepresentation of Scientific Findings

Should companies ban romantic relationships between their employees?

My video is is about “Should companies ban romantic relationships between their employees?” There are two aspects of it. Whereas some of them think that a ban like this violate the human rights, some think that if two people who work for the same company are allowed to date, it can cause distraction, can harm productivity of themselves, a perception of favouritism. Also, they think … Continue reading Should companies ban romantic relationships between their employees?

Inner City Helping Homeless and Grim Reality behind Homelessness of Ex-Service Army Personnel

Irish ex-service army personnel, who served for their country before and were willing to sacrifice their lives for their country, now are homeless. On 10 February 2019, Oglaigh Naisiunta na hEireann (ONE), an organisation helping veterans in hard times, released a video under the title of “Sleeping flags”.  The aim of the organisation was to raise awareness for homeless Irish Defence Force veterans.The Circular had a chance … Continue reading Inner City Helping Homeless and Grim Reality behind Homelessness of Ex-Service Army Personnel

Bad vs Good Photojournalistic Images

“Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed: everything else is public relations,” says George Orwell. Especially in today’s world, his sentence can be more meaningful because unfortunately, the press may be limited for people not to be informed about the world in some countries. As a matter of fact, in some countries, the government puts pressure on journalists, and it limits their … Continue reading Bad vs Good Photojournalistic Images