Andrew Dunn
Subscribe to Andrew Dunn's postsRefugees Deeply
Independent digital media journalism site which aims to cover the refugee crisis indepth. Other independent journalism sites on this topic which are worth checking. Migrants Files An award winning data journalism website coordinated by Journalism ++ with input from 15 nations. It aims to offer data driven stories about the migrant crisis in Europe to […]
Cybervault- How is the US government involved in cyberhacking/ defence and war?
National Security Archive based at George Washington University has just launched this new specialist site to reveal and monitor the activities of the US government concerning cyberspace. This includes hacking, monitoring, defence and cyberwarfare. Access the text of several hundred documents, many released through Freedom of Information requests. See the launch blog posting for details […]
Government launches new EU Referendum website
See the new site which has provoked such a controversy. It includes the leaflet recommending remaining in the EU.
African Integrity Indicators Launched
The 2016 indicators have recently been released by Global Integrity. They cover rule of law, accountability, elections, public management, civil service integrity, access to information and openness. It is possible to se country files and view the methodology. Other useful indicators on this topic include: The Ibrahim Index of African Governance which is up to […]
How to end the ‘UK’s role as a safe haven for corrupt individuals, their allies and assets’
A new publication from Transparency International which explores the role of the UK’s Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies and complicity in the Panama Papers affair.
First Draft News
With the shocking news from Belgium this week, we see the media using eye witness and social media resources. First Draft News is created by a coalition of organisations to offer journalists advice and resources on using and verifying social media and citizen journalism sources.
Where is the world’s happiest country?
Find out in the 2016 update to the World Happiness report. It ranks 156 nations according to a number of detailed criteria which are explained in the methodology. The report also considers how subjective well being can be measured by researchers, issues relating to happiness and public policy and sustainable development. It also considers how […]
Twitter: 10th anniversary
See a collection of significant tweets in this short history from Wired magazine. Read also the Guardian debate on whether you love or hate it. Pew research has 5 fascinating facts on who uses Twitter and its potential. See 10th anniversary postings from users
How can UK universities improve the teaching of quantitative research methods in the Social Sciences?
This is the topic of a major new report just published by the British Academy. It calls for a greater emphasis upon developing skills more extensively and earlier in courses. Case studies of innovative courses from overseas are provided.
Recent Comments