Aidan McCullen, RTÉ's Head of Innovation Partnerships and Funding, has launched a new radio show exploring technological innovation. The Innovation Show is broadcast Saturdays at 3pm on Radio 1 Extra.
The first episode featured Robert Hernandez, a professor of journalism practice as USC Annenberg and experienced web journalist who organises the Los Angeles chapter of Hacks/Hackers and is a board member of the Online News Organisation. Robert describes his transition to digital journalism in the 1990s including his early R&D work developing commenting systems and mapping breaking news for growing digital platforms.
Describing his university courses as "15 week hackathons", Hernandez outlines how he "hijacks emerging technologies" for journalism in the immediate future. For students and journalists he emphasizes the importance of having safe places "where people can get together to share ideas and ask dumb questions"
Listen to the podcast.
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