If you’re interested in the future of innovation, you likely don’t need to look further than Disney. Walt Disney Imagineering is the part of Disney that makes magic come to life; they’re responsible for conceiving, designing, and building the attractions at Disney theme parks. It is an “industry of industries” that combines a multitude of fields. How do they coordinate at such a scale? They use Building Information Modelling, which allows people of different fields to work simultaneously on a model instead of sequentially. Read full article here
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Improving media literacy could boost trust towards the news, IMPRESS report suggests
The UK media is regulated by the likes of IPSO and Ofcom. The report by press regulator IMPRESS highlights the link between low levels of media literacy and trust in the news. The study found that three quarters of those who did not know if journalists were regulated did not trust the news. It suggests that improving media literacy is one way to stem the erosion of trust, and shows that audiences have an appetite for information on news processes. Stakeholders need to collaborate in order to rebuild trust in the news, and independent media is well placed to do this. Read full article here
Merv
February 1, 2023
