Intra, Shimntra!
March 31, 2008 at 8:09 pm | In Interactive | Leave a CommentTags: Dublin, Dublin City University, Internship, INTRA
OK, hats off INTRA (http://www.dcu.ie/intra) is an incredably simple & easy system to use & understand. But why is it so rigid & annoying? It is infuriating (& some may say ‘unfair’) that one is unable to choose the placement they want…you have to take the first thing you are given. OK, I can sort of understand the reasoning behind that one-don’t want to be left with nothing! But the other problem is Continue reading Intra, Shimntra!…
You Stream, I Stream…
March 29, 2008 at 3:26 pm | In Multimedia, Online Journalism | Leave a CommentTags: Blogs, You Stream, You Tube
A while ago, some friends told me about You Stream (http://www.youstream.com) and how it was like You Tube (http://www.youtube.com), but in live streams. Well, something has gone wrong along the way! Continue reading You Stream, I Stream……
Newstalk website says it all
March 25, 2008 at 7:06 pm | In Online Journalism | Leave a CommentTags: News, Newstalk, Website
Having an interview with Newstalk (http://newstalk.ie/newstalk/index.html) tomorrow, I went exploring on their website. I really liked it. It lists their shows and has all the details a listner needs on the programme to make contact. When you click on a programme on the right-hand side, you are taken into a description of the programme, e-mail and telephone details for the programme and an option of downloading a podcast of it. Continue reading Newstalk website says it all…
News Now
March 25, 2008 at 3:06 pm | In Online Journalism | Leave a CommentTags: News Now, RSS, UK
While rummaging through the net for something new, I came across News Now (http://www.newsnow.co.uk/h/). This is quoted as being “The UK’s #1 News Portal” and I do like it’s tagline also “Giving news junkies a good feed”…pun intended I presume. The website has news, businness, sports…and takes them from all different sources, similar to an RSS feed Continue reading News Now…
From Russia with love…
March 22, 2008 at 4:45 pm | In Politics | Leave a CommentTags: Freedom of speech, Killing, Russia
Well, Russia has done it again…killed journalists that is. According to the International Herald Tribune article (http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/03/22/news/Russia-Journalists-Killed.php) ” [Ilyas] Shurpayev, 32, worked for the national channel that served as a Kremlin mouthpiece and has not contradicted the official viewpoint in his reports, the minister said”. But why is that relevant? Continue reading From Russia with love……
Blog for Tibet
March 15, 2008 at 2:47 pm | In Online Journalism, Politics | Leave a CommentTags: Blogs, China, CNN, Protests, Sky News, Tibet
Well I hope all the news junkies out there have heard about the Tibet protests against China over the last few days? CNN (http://edition.cnn.com) have been saying since yesterday that the Chinise government has been blocking out their signal & denying them access to Tibet. What makes this interesting is Continue reading Blog for Tibet…
What the B!*g?
March 12, 2008 at 4:44 pm | In Online Journalism | 1 CommentTags: Blogs, Online Journalism
“What’s the title about?” you ask. Well, good question; why do people bother blogging? Why do readers bother to read blogs? I have no idea. Yes, it is good to have places to express yourself & everyone is entitled to their opinion. But since anyone (& I mean anyone) can write a blog & say whatever they like on the internet, there is no place for serious/decent bloggers (such as myself!) out there. I don’t like to be told what to think, & that is what blogs are trying to do. Not in the obvious “Agree with me or I’ll kill you” way, but in the “This is my opinion, isn’t it a good one” way. I have my own opinions on everything & don’t need some yobbo (http://twentymajor.net/) giving me more. Continue reading What the B!*g?…
ENN vs. Silicon
March 4, 2008 at 2:35 pm | In Business | Leave a CommentTags: ENN, Ireland, IT, Silicon Republic
This is a website I think is very useful for Irish business news & I never heard of it until I went digging on-line. I was surprised it isn’t more widely publisized (www.enn.ie). It markets itself as “Ireland’s IT Newswire” & I assume this puts it in competition with sites such as Silicon Republic (http://www.siliconrepublic.com/). Although Silicon Republic is the better known, ENN also seems to have a handle on IT news here. Continue reading ENN vs. Silicon…
Hi Ruraidh!
March 4, 2008 at 2:25 pm | In Uncategorized | Leave a CommentI haven’t read it….but it’s proably good! 
CNN.com- Two executed in China over tainted milk November 24, 2009Two people are reported to have been executed in China for their part in a tainted milk scandal that killed at least six babies and sickened about 300,000 others.
- U.S. decision on Afghanistan within days November 24, 2009President Obama will announce within days whether he will send more troops to Afghanistan, the White House said after he and the National Security Council met Monday night.
- Philippines boosts security after killings November 24, 2009Manila has increased security in the southern Philippines after gunmen kidnapped and killed at least 22 people, the military and the country's national news agency has said.
- January Iraq elections face obstacles November 23, 2009The Iraqi parliament has passed an amended election law, but doubts remain over nationwide elections that are constitutionally required in January.
- 8 Somali-Americans face terror charges November 23, 2009Eight Somali-American men from Minnesota are charged with federal terror-related counts for attempting to recruit fighters for al-Shabaab, a Somali group considered a terror organization by the United States, officials said Monday.
- Blogger who helped quake victims jailed November 23, 2009A Chinese blogger who helped victims of the devastating Sichuan earthquake in 2008 is jailed for "illegally holding secret state documents," his lawyer says.
- Journalist's body found after 24 years November 23, 2009The body of a United Nations worker, who had been missing for 24 years, has been found in eastern Lebanon, a representative of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday.
- 5 killed as plane crashes in Italy November 23, 2009A plane with five people on board crashed shortly after take off Monday in northern Italy, an Italian Air Force official said.
- World's largest animal slaughter begins November 24, 2009The two-day ritual slaughter of tens of thousands of animals -- among the world's largest sacrifice of animals -- began Tuesday in southern Nepal, officials said.
- Thai ex-Prime Minister Samak dies November 24, 2009Former Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, who was ousted from office last year for appearing on television cooking shows for payment, died Tuesday.
- Two executed in China over tainted milk November 24, 2009
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- 250,000 State employees on strike November 24, 2009Widespread disruption is expected today as 250,000 State employees hold a one-day nationwide strike.
- Mid west on alert for further flooding November 24, 2009Amid further rain overnight, flood relief efforts have continued in the mid west while it has been announced that no water will be released at Parteen Weir this morning.
- UK Iraq inquiry begins today November 24, 2009The first public hearing of a new inquiry into the Iraq war is to begin in the UK later today.
- Two executed over China contaminated milk November 24, 2009Two men have been executed in China for their roles in a contaminated milk powder scandal that led to six deaths.
- Abuse report to be seen by Cabinet today November 24, 2009An interim report into clerical sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Dublin will be presented to Cabinet later today.
- 36 people arrested in Basque Country November 24, 200936 people have been arrested in Spain because of their association with the Basque separatist movement Segi.
- Belgian man was not in coma for 23 years November 24, 2009A Belgian car crash victim who was paralysed for 23 years but unable to communicate was not in a coma, a new study has revealed.
- Indian night-time missile test fails November 24, 2009India's first night-time test of a nuclear-capable, medium-range ballistic missile failed overnight.
- Philippine massacre toll mounts to 39 November 24, 2009Police in the Philippines have found 15 more bodies at the site of a massacre, taking the toll in the election-related killings to 39.
- 250,000 State employees on strike November 24, 2009
- Reuters International
- Philippine massacre toll mounts to 39 dead: police November 24, 2009MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine police found 15 more bodies on Tuesday at the site of a massacre in the south of the country, taking the toll in the election-related killings to 39 dead, national police chief Jesus Verzosa said.
- Belgian pleads guilty in U.S. jet parts sale to Iran November 24, 2009WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Belgian man pleaded guilty on Monday to charges of conspiring to illegally export F-5 fighter jet engines and parts from the United States to Iran, the Justice Department said.
- Iran says needs guarantees to ship nuclear fuel November 24, 2009TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran could consider sending its low-enriched uranium abroad, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, signaling a possible softening of its opposition to a plan aimed at easing Western concern over its nuclear ambitions.
- Hamas prisoner deal "very near": Israeli minister November 24, 2009JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is "very near" to agreeing a prisoner swap with Hamas, though it remains unclear which jailed Palestinians will be released, an Israeli cabinet minister said on Tuesday.
- Iraq national vote unlikely in January: official November 24, 2009BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq will be unable to hold a national election in January as planned, a poll official said on Tuesday, heaping more uncertainty on a vote meant to cement democracy and pave the way for a partial U.S. troop withdrawal.
- China executes two for tainted milk scandal November 24, 2009BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Tuesday executed two people for their role in a tainted milk scandal that killed at least six children and further sullied the made-in-China brand.
- Thailand passes tough security law ahead of protest November 24, 2009BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand passed a tough security law on Tuesday, giving the military broad powers to control a street rally that begins this weekend by supporters of exiled former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
- Big Bang machine achieves first particle collisions November 24, 2009ZURICH (Reuters) -- Scientists have smashed together proton beams for the first time in a 27-kilometre tunnel under the French-Swiss border in an initial step toward discovering how the universe came into existence, they said on Monday.
- Police arresting people "just for the DNA" November 24, 2009LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has built the world's biggest DNA database without proper political debate and police routinely arrest people just to get their DNA profiles onto the system, the genetics watchdog said in a report on Tuesday.
- 33.4 million worldwide infected with AIDS virus November 24, 2009SHANGHAI (Reuters) - An estimated 33.4 million people worldwide are infected with the AIDS virus, according to a report issued on Tuesday in Shanghai by the World Health Organization and the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- Philippine massacre toll mounts to 39 dead: police November 24, 2009
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