Every week, The Big Smoke looks at industry news curated by MediaScope. This week: State of the Media Report 2017, “Can advertising support a free Internet?”, and “What are you going to do about it?”
I Saw the News Today: Em Watson Speaks, NK Websites Leaked, Spotify/Tinder Merger
Emma Watson spoke eloquently at the UN, North Korea became less mysterious, and your sexual prowling received a soundtrack. Huzzah.
The Blurst of Reddit: The Blurst of Inspiration
Seeking inspiration from Reddit is like bathing with a toaster, but we’re doing it anyway.
The Blurst of Reddit: The Blurst of Infomerical Acting, the Evil of Children, and the Polite Drunk
Again in purgatory we sit, trawling through the tasteless catacombs of Reddit, which this week features eyebrows on infants and the merit of straight talk.
The Blurst of Reddit: Pranks, Terrible Food, and the Lord’s Plan
Another Friday is upon us. Here’s some garbage from Reddit to speed the clock, featuring inedible processed food!
The Blurst of Reddit, Starring Bean-Claude Van Damme
Reddit addict Kate Turner plunged the depths of procrastination and yields her selection of the strangest things Reddit has to offer.
Long Reads: Beyond Gun Control, Walmart, and SWATting Internet Pests
Richard Jackson’s “Long Reads” examines the problems facing gun control in the U.S., Walmart’s crackdown on unions, and an “Obnoxious” internet pest.