Julia Powles: surveillance and secrecy
Kim Hill talks to Dr Julia Powles, from the Faculty of Law and Computer Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, where she works on technology law and policy. She is a former contributing editor and… Audio
Former navy man finds owner of army medals via FB
A former navy man has helped reunite an Afghanistan veteran with his stolen medals, with the help of Facebook. Audio
Labour defends use of 'baby number' widget
Labour is defending using a Facebook "baby number" widget to gather more than 54,000 email addresses, saying it is a way of starting conversations with people. Audio
Online gimmicks are being used by political parties to turbo-boost their email lists
The Labour and National parties have harvested tens of thousands of email addresses over the last couple of months with online gimmicks aimed at Facebook and Twitter users. Audio
Online gimmicks are being used by political parties to turbo-boost their email lists
The Labour and National parties have harvested tens of thousands of email addresses over the last couple of months with online gimmicks aimed at Facebook and Twitter users.
AudioNorwegian newspaper calls out Facebook's founder
When a Pulitzer Prize-winning picture was pulled from Facebook feeds recently, Mark Zuckerberg was called out for abusing his editorial power by a Norwegian newspaper. Mediawatch discovers its… Video, Audio
Norwegian newspaper calls out Facebook's founder
When a Pulitzer Prize-winning picture was pulled from Facebook feeds recently, Mark Zuckerberg was called out for abusing his editorial power by a Norwegian newspaper. Mediawatch discovers its…
Video, AudioObscene fortune: the truth about Silicon Valley
The image of Silicon Valley as a place where 20 something computer geeks can become billionaires and with hard work and a good idea is not right according to ex-Facebook employee Antonio Garcia… Audio
From Slacktivism to Activism - how social media is changing our lives
Russell Brown talks with Laura O'Connell Rapira, Toby Morris, Steve Abel and Sina Brown-Davis about how online awareness can be transformed in to action which changes society. Audio
Tech giants turn down safe sext condom emoji
Facebook and Google are being irresponsible by refusing to install a condom emoji, the Aids Foundation says.
Facebook U-turn over 'napalm girl' photograph
Facebook says it will allow an iconic photograph of a girl fleeing a Napalm attack during the Vietnam war after previously removing it from a post on the gounds of nudity.
Facebook bans clickbait: You won't believe what happened next!
Tech commentator, Paul Brislen has his doubts about Facebook banishing clickbait headlines from its News Feed - he tells us why. Audio
Oh the humanity: Facebook's fail
Facebook gets rid of people picking the news for its feed, and the machines made a mess of it almost immediately.
Tech news: Future drones
Peter Griffin with tech news. How Facebook wants to use a solar-powered drone to provide free internet access to Africa, and could delivery drones really bring goods to our homes one day? Audio
Skewing our news - and screwing the business?
More and more of us have news fed to us from Facebook or we get it via Google. While they're making it easy to find what we want, they also influence which news and views we get - and the ones we… Audio
Skewing our news - and screwing the business?
More and more of us have news fed to us from Facebook or we get it via Google. While they're making it easy to find what we want, they also influence which news and views we get - and the ones we…
AudioMediawatch for 17 July 2016
A huge international survey has confirmed most of us are now getting our news via Google and Facebook - despite neither company producing any news of their own. Journalism academics Nathan Schneider…
Facebook - an accidental news source
Does Facebook need to take it's role as news provider more seriously? Audio
Snapping their way to success
Fashion photographers in New Zealand are competing for limited opportunities in an increasingly congested market. Sonia Sly speaks to emerging photographers Luke Foley-Martin and James O'Neill about… Audio
New Technology with Sarah Putt
Sarah Putt discusses the Vodafone and Sky TV merger, debate on why digital technology is STILL a vocational subject, and a contraceptive app. Audio
