An article explaining arsenal's lack of activity this summer

This is a good, balanced article on the goings on at arsenal and explains why they haven't cashed in on some new signings to replace the gaping holes left by the departures of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri.
Written by Amy Lawrence of the Guardian.  

London Riots - Why and How?

For 5 days, London was chaotic. It was described as 'a war zone'; youths were branded 'yobs' and the police, to be perfectly frank, could not handle it. But why did this happen? Was it ALL really "opportunistic criminality" as claimed by the government? Surely the thousands, or possibly millions, that took to the streets were not all willing to risk prison for a new television? In my opinion, it was something bigger.

Technology

Jobs within the media are on the decline, according to a lecturer form City University there are just 70,000 print journalists in England and 10,000 broadcasters. To put that into perspective, just think that the population of London is around 8 million, and the population of Hackney, East London is around 250,000. All the journalists in England would take up less than a third of Hackney's population and just 1% of England itself. Why is this?

Is technology to blame for unemployment?

The reliance on technology could be one answer, surely. On a visit to the BBC World News centre recently, I realised the importance of computers in the day-to-day work of employees. The teamwork was there for all to see whilst compiling a news programme, but with just the click of a button an animation would be created, a banner would be seen or an auto-cue altered. An example of technology taking jobs in the BBC is that there are no longer any cameramen in the studios as the directors of each show can now control them from the gallery, remotely controlling the cameras. As I was shown around the studios by Mike Embley, newsreader for the World News, much talk was of the 15,000 cuts that the BBC will make, and a lot of the people I spoke to joked about why anyone would want to be a journalist at this moment. This made me think that surely without their computer resources, the BBC would be unable to cut 15,000 jobs. 

It may sound laughable, but it will not be long before people will rely on technology for a lot more than just news programmes and playing music. This video, quite scarily, puts our use of technology into perspective:

Introduction

sub·sti·tute

/ˈsəbstiˌt(y)o͞ot/

A person or thing acting or serving in place of another. 

Fed up of the same angle on news stories?

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My name is Raif Howley and I am writing this blog to put a spin on day-to-day news stories, whether they be local, national or global. From the global mobile hacking scandal to local music and film reviews, I'm the man to come to.

I may only be 17, but, from the age of 15, when I realised I wanted to become a reporter, I've understood that to get into the field you need to possess something different, something unique. This is why I have produced The Substitute; so that people can see the world from someone who has no editor to hold them back, and no reason to hold back his true opinions.

Having been trained by the Leyton Orient press team as part of the "supporter to reporter" project, I have interviewed professional footballers and managers and learnt a great deal of reporting techniques. These include how to blog, how to interview, how to use a video camera amongst other things.