When sources decide to keep quiet, to ignore the email, leave the call unanswered or miss the coffee date, journalists are unable to share their side of the story. A fresh perspective and a piece of the puzzle is suddenly missing.
People are powerful behind screens and sympathy is non-existent. Political leaders and influencers wouldn’t make similar statements if the social media age was non-existent so it shouldn’t be so common for them to be made today so casually.
Shutting down dissenting and inflammatory viewpoints is seen by many as a means of removing a platform for certain controversial figures but in the age of the internet, this is an almost impossible feat.
This year’s local elections will be the last without an imposed female gender quota. The College View examines the affect this policy could have and whether it really is fair.
