Imagine an idyll in which any newspaper... one 'picks up' this type of journalism omnipotently holds other powers to account and the public vote according to the facts. Imagine also another idyll in which power secedes from previous behaviour and aims to reconstruct itself on behalf of those same...
A team of Syrian citizen journalists fighting Isis and the Assad regime by reporting on the atrocities carried out in the besieged city of Raqqa were honoured with a standing ovation at the British Journalism Awards. One of the members of Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) collected the...
Level 2 Media students from Weymouth College who have been taking part in the NCS programme (National Citizen Service) have produced a number of videos detailing how Weymouth & Portland has changed over the years. For their community project they were commissioned by Dorset Eye to produce audio-visual pieces...
Austere: The Levy on Disability This is why we are an independent media. This is why we must work closely and support each other in exposing the reality. Please share widely and advocate that we are stronger together exposing how the vulnerable are being victimised. Recently it was reported...
Dorset Eye Co-facilitator joins the White Rose team for a chat about Dorset Eye and many other topics.
On 16th June 2014 Dorset Eye co founder and co facilitator Jason Cridland had the privilege of being the sole interviewee on the Monday evening programme The Critical Mass show broadcast via the web based international radio station Critical Mass Radio. Interviewed by Paul Giovanni, Jason discusses a range...
Welcome to Dorset Eye! Dorset Eye was launched on 1st June 2012 by a small group of people who share a common passion for enabling people to have a voice that can and should be heard. We have no party political allegiance; no religious affiliations and no corporate owners...
What is Social Media? Twitter and Facebook are the most prominent types of social media. Social media is a type of online media that expedites conversation as opposed to traditional media, which delivers content but doesn't allow readers/viewers/listeners to participate in the creation or development of the content. I particularly...
What Is Citizen Journalism? Put very simply, citizen journalism is when private individuals do essentially what professional reporters do - report information. That information can take many forms, from a podcast editorial to a report about a council meeting on a blog to a book or film review. It...
Media Trust’s Newsnet Top Tips Media Trust’s Newsnet The UK’s leading communications charity Media Trust has launched newsnet, an exciting online project which gives everyone the opportunity to connect, share and learn to tell their local story. Top Tips for telling your local story from the experts: Try...
