Dokter’s Weekly Report #34
As I am writing the draft, and obviously the intro, to this week’s report I am listening to Shpongle while enjoying a cup of steeped damiana and California poppy (legal herbs). I have a feeling the...
View ArticleAm I responsible for all journalists?
In film and TV series journalists are often depicted as either ethical heroes or devious bastards. Mostly it is the latter that seems to be popular. Because that’s how most of us are, right? We only...
View ArticleDokter’s Weekly Report #35
Here is a random list of good reads for you’ll to enjoy this Sunday. Linkage 25 Greatest Pieces of Wisdom From Hunter S. Thompson — Read it A good collection of, what you might call, gonzo wisdom. My...
View ArticleEnter & Win: Red Bull Flying Bach comes to Brisbane
Westender has six double pass tickets to give away for the shows in Brisbane. The contest ends 11.59 pm 17.08.2014 and winners will be contacted and announced within a week from that date. Enter...
View ArticleBlogging or Microblogging?
When I started to do the Dokter’s Weekly Report again, I did it because I enjoyed it the first time around. Last Sunday should’ve been the last post before it went on hiatus again. Unfortunately I was...
View ArticleThe war everyone watched while doing nothing
Israel withdrew all their soldiers from Gaza 5 August for a 72-hour ceasefire. Tomorrow we will find out if this ceasefire will last longer than 72 hours, or if IDF will re-enter Gaza for another...
View ArticleUsing geocode to monitor events on Twitter
Hashtags can be great to monitor an event on Twitter. When clicking on a hashtag on Twitter you will be able to view the latest tweets using that hashtag around the world. Sometimes you want to narrow...
View ArticleWhen overtime becomes the norm
It’s weird reading drivel like this in 2014. They’re out the door by 5.00pm. Or whatever time they’re supposed to finish and not a minute later. Ten minutes before the end, they’re already packing up....
View ArticleInterview with actor Chris Judge (Teal’c) from the Stargate TV series
“I hope everyone will come [to Oz Comic-Con] as I’m looking forward to meeting as many people as I can, but for those of you who can’t, I just really want to say thank you for these 17 odd years of...
View ArticleSci-fi inspire and educate us
Chris Judge had two panels that were open for everyone, one on Saturday and one on Sunday. I ended up going to both. That’s how much I enjoyed hearing Chris Judge talk about is experience playing...
View ArticleAll my (digital) eggs in one basket
As you might’ve noticed by now, the design of dokterw.me has changed a bit, again. The main reason for that is to provide better readability for you, the reader. The other reason is because I needed a...
View ArticleJournalists need to become more crypto and privacy savvy
Lately there haven’t been much talk surrounding the dreaded media crisis where newspapers are losing a truckload of revenue and sacking people left, right and centre. Not sure if I’ve mentioned it...
View ArticleChoosing between Fitbit Flex and UP24
Since the end of July I have been using a Fitbit Flex to mainly count my daily steps and log my sleep. Which is ample time for me to have formed an opinion about this wearable technology. In this...
View ArticlePeople don’t like you because you’re an idiot, not because you’re outspoken.
Too often I see, especially online, someone saying, people hate me because I’m outspoken, when you’re really just an idiot smashing at your keyboard. When I say idiot, I’m not really commenting on your...
View ArticleEmbrace your madness
Being a journalist, inspired by the Good Doctor and father of Gonzo journalism, it is often expected that you are raving mad. It is a bit of a cross to bear, especially if you don’t view yourself...
View ArticleEncrypting your communication is easier said than done
It is only a few weeks ago I wrote about the need for journalists to become more crypto savvy. Part of our job is to guard our sources — their identity and information they have provided to us in...
View ArticleG20 Brisbane 2014
Click to view slideshow. Here are 43 (out of 700) photos I shot during the G20 meeting in Brisbane. I would’ve included more, but a large number of them got ruined due to people taking photos with...
View ArticleClosing the Gap to erase 50,000 years of history
This is one of many academic essays I’ve written the last three years at Griffith University. It focuses on the plight of the Indigenous Australians and the continues attempt of the government to use...
View ArticleWhen your citizenship is worth jack shit
You see, in Norway we have what is called a resident registry. You have to let the Norwegian government know where you are living. Which I’m okay with. What I didn’t expect was that, because I’ve been...
View ArticlePrivacy is not dead, but on life-support.
Especially after the Global surveillance disclosure in 2013 we’ve been told more frequently that privacy is dead. When I decided to write this piece I wanted to write a kind of how-to. Instead it ended...
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