logo
episode-header-image
Mar 2015
1h 21m

Dying for an iPhone: The Hidden Struggle...

OXFORD UNIVERSITY
About this episode
An in-depth study of the most powerful electronics contractor and the lives of its 1.4 million workers. During 2010, 18 workers attempted suicide at Taiwanese-owned Foxconn Technology Group's Chinese facilities, where Apple and other high profile branded products are produced and assembled. They ranged in age from 17 to 25 - the prime of youth. Fourteen died ... Show More
Up next
Mar 2015
Pressed for Time: The Acceleration of Life in Digital Capitalism
Judy Wajcman explains why we immediately interpret our experiences with digital technology as inexorably accelerating everyday life. The technologically tethered, iPhone-addicted figure is an image we can easily conjure. Most of us complain that there aren't enough hours in the d ... Show More
1h 27m
Mar 2015
Combatting Corruption with Mobile Phones
India's right to information movement demonstrated the potential to combat corruption through social audits – an exercise to share and verify public records with people. India's right to information movement demonstrated the potential to combat corruption through social audits – ... Show More
1h 2m
Mar 2015
Africa's Information Revolution: Rhetoric and Reality
Over the past decade there has been a phenomenal growth in mobile phone and internet usage in Africa which has attracted substantial media and academic interest. Over the past decade there has been a phenomenal growth in mobile phone and internet usage in Africa which has attract ... Show More
1h 13m
Recommended Episodes
Feb 2024
The Moral Economy of Infrastructures in Everest Tourism
As social media posts from the slopes of Mount Everest become almost commonplace Dr Jolynna Sinanan (University of Manchester) focuses on digital media use amongst guides and porters and the impact of digital infrastructures in the area. 
45m 58s
Sep 2024
FreshEd #367 – Digital Infrastructures of Education (Ben Williamson)
We are starting a FreshEd community and want you to join for as little as $10/month. If you want to join our growing community, please head over to FreshEdpodcast.com/support -- Today we explore the digital transformation of and in education. My guest is Ben Williamson who argues ... Show More
32m 1s
Jul 2024
Digital News Report 2024. Episode 6: How audiences think about trust in news
What drives trust in news and how do different audiences think about this. In this final episode of our Digital News Report 2024 series, we look at a complex and often controversial subject which is trust in news. We look at what trust in news means, how this varies by different ... Show More
24m 13s
Jun 2024
Are people lining up to die on Mount Everest?
<p>Another climbing season for those attempting to summit Mount Everest has come to a close.  </p> <p>This year, the Nepalese government offered fewer climbing permits in an effort to reduce congestion on the mountain and improve safety, after a record-breaking 18 climbers lost t ... Show More
11m 48s
Aug 10
Social Media for Teachers: The Late Show with Tom Rogers
<p>In this lively Teachers Talk Radio show, Tom Rogers is joined by teacher and writer Adam Boxer to explore the changing role of social media in the teaching profession. From the glory days of "EduTwitter" and infamous online debates to the decline in teacher engagement on X, th ... Show More
1h 24m
Dec 2024
Innovative Audience Engagement Strategies for European Media - Journalism Innovation Podcast ep #7
In the age of media distrust and fickle subscriber habits, we discuss how European news outlets are navigating audience engagement. In this episode, we sat down with Emma Lofgren, Editor of The Local Sweden and Madeleine White, Vice President of Marketing at Poool and Co-founder ... Show More
51m 16s
Oct 2018
The state of the global digital economy
The first episode of The EIU Digital Economy podcast looks at the current state of the global digital economy. Host Pete Swabey speaks to Michael Kent, CEO of cross-border payments provider Azimo, about the challenges of managing a truly global digital start-up. Then guests Annab ... Show More
30m 36s
Oct 10
Navigating Meme Culture: From Brain Rot to Digital Monoculture | Dr. Idil Galip
<p>"Brain rot" as "trashy media for the algorithmic age", the political implications of memes, the differences in global meme cultures, and the impact of AI on the content we receive and share. Dr. Idil Galip is a lecturer in New Media and Digital Culture at the University of Ams ... Show More
56m 27s
Mar 2022
S4E2 Global Trends in Digital Health
In this episode we explore digital health and med tech; learning from the pandemic response; and the future digital health strategy for Wales. Our guest is Ifan Evans, Executive Director of Strategy at Digital Health and Care Wales and previously Director of Digital Technology an ... Show More
29m 10s
May 2019
Episode 1: introducing digital - visual - cultural
Welcome to this series of podcasts designed to give you an insight into the University of Oxford’s digital - visual - cultural series of events. In this introductory podcast Gillian Rose, Professor of Human Geography at the School of Geography and the Environment at the Universit ... Show More
5m 41s
Listen to millions of songs and podcasts on Anghami