NDM - Week 2
BBC News - Poor coding limits IS hackers' cyber-capabilities, says researcher http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41385619 BBC News - Facebook can't hide behind algorithms http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41358078
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NDM: The changing face of news media
Print The Guardian: Founded - 2nd May 1821 by John Edward Taylor Owner - Guardian Media Group Circulation (as of December 2016) - 153,163 Political stance - centre-left Sister paper - The Observer In June 2017, Guardian Media Group announced that The Guardian and The Observer will relaunch in tabloid format from early 2018. The Daily Mail: Founded - 4th May 1896 Owner - Daily Mail and General Trust Political stance - Conservative Second biggest-selling daily newspaper Current chairman - Jonathan Harmsworth, great grandson of one of its founders. Format - Tabloid Circulation (as of December 2016) - 1,491,264 The Sun: Founded - 15th September 1964 Format - Tabloid Political stance - Conservative Editor - Tony Gallagher Owner - News UK Largest circulation of any UK newspaper - 1,575,996 (as of May 2017) Broadcast Channel 4 News: Original r...
Week 1 - NDM
BBC News - Google sued over 'sex discrimination' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41274202 This article from the 14th September discusses a lawsuit filed by three women from San Francisco who have accused Google of paying female employees less than their male colleagues for the same work. It also states that they are given "more limited promotion" and "fewer advancement opportunities" than men, even though they have equal qualifications. Kelly Ellis, one of the three women filing suit, says, "it is time to stop ignoring these issues in tech." She also tweeted that she hopes the suit will force Google and other companies to address the issue and change their policies. About 70% of Google's workforce are men Men represent about 80% of staff in 'tech' roles and 75% of leadership permissions A spreadsheet with data from 1,200 employees found disparities between male and female salaries. Personally I think this is...