Journalism’s future among digital jellyfish

Smartphones, crystal clear cameras and constant connectivity make everyone a potential reporter. No longer do journalists have to race to the scene to get the headlines as that is a sprint the citizen journalist always wins. The Arab Spring, Hong Kong's Umbrella protests and Ukraine's Euromaidan movement are all examples of how social media is …

Let’s call it what it is – terrorism.

Instead of buzzing with excitement for what was shaping up to be an electrifying AFL Grand Final, Melbourne's CBD was once again on edge in the wake of a terrifying incident early Saturday morning. The incident in question - when a teen drove erratically through Swanston Street, almost knocking down pedestrians in his RAV4 before …

An open letter to Facebook

Dear Facebook, We used to be friends once, what happened to you? I remember spending hours scrolling through my wall (then eventually news feed), posting updates and seeing what friends were up to, excited whenever you made small changes to make life that little bit easier - I mean, birthday notifications, anyone? Revolutionary stuff. Now …

Liberals, Labor and Greens unite for marriage equality

Campaigning for the No vote is reaching ridiculous levels across all media. The Edittoir encourages you to see through the bullshit and remember that real people are being affected by this campaign. It is not often that we see members for Greens, Labor and Liberal all standing on a stage together with big smiles and …

When you’ve just had enough.

You'd think that life in a time of information saturation would be grand - everyone would know everything, or they'd at least be able to get an idea of what's what by jumping online and going to their preferred news source. But the reality is so far from that. So. Effing. Far. No matter which …