It Dawned on me...

About It Dawned on me...

The world, especially online, has become very polarised. Cancel culture, media shaming and the ability to 'find our tribe' means we no longer have to entertain the thoughts or opinions of others and can surround ourselves with arguments which bolster the views we already hold... so how do we ask questions or explore things that we don't understand? Dawn Constance Mulvaney is a friendly Geordie who is trying to turn her nosy nature into a journalistic superpower. In this podcast, Dawn shares her thoughts, asks questions of experts and those with alternative views and tries to find out as much as she can about the things that challenge her...

Publisher

Dawn Constance Mulvaney

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Jan 2021

Latest episode

28 Jun 2022

Latest episodes

3 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Jun 2022

   Working class at work - Using my voice

   It seems harmless enough to speak differently at work, right?  To use a telephone voice? Nobody has ever come to harm from talking 'properly'. Find out why I'm changing how I talk at work in this, very Geordie, episode of 'It Dawned on Me'.

2. 

   28 Apr 2021

   Will journalists move out of newsrooms now that we have AI? | It Dawned on me...

   Whilst there is scope for the application of AI in journalism to be positive, 69% of people polled believe that AI is a threat (Press Gazette, 2020). But what if AI could open new doors for journalists? Dawn explores with help from Ben Peachy (an Ex BBC journalist and current membership specialist), Jamie Fraser (a programmer working within and training AI) and Dan Bartley (Product Manager for Skillzminer - an AI careers and job search tool).

3. 

   6 Jan 2021

   Carnivore is Vegan - Is choosing to eat animals actually better for animals?

   It's Veganuary again and, around the world, people are trying out veganism for health, the environment and animal welfare...but is veganism really helpful, if we want to reduce the harm caused to animals? Carrie, known online as @CarnivoreIsVegan, believes that it's better to 'kill consciously than indiscriminately'. In this interview, Dawn chats to Carrie about why she holds these views on food production and finds out what Carrie means when she says 'Carnivore is Vegan'.

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