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There was a time when travelling from Ghala to Ruwi would take at least an hour. People would travel on the back of open pick-ups to reach their offices. Going to Madinat Sultan Qaboos was like going...

What is going on? Are people more relaxed with the increase in violence against journalism? Are people more relaxed with the decline of reportage on important issues to society? Are we being seriously...

here are times when it feels as if we still need to teach how to lit a fire using stones while most people are already using laser. All because a little girl, named Mona, who is turning three years’...

What an amazing time we are experiencing with social media. Anyone can become a virtual celebrity or make bucks by just posting a video, text or a photo of a product or even expressing an opinion....

Public opinion in the 18th Century France takes me on a journey of reflections in search of parallels in the 21st century. In her book, Arlette Farge reminds me that words have meaning, particularly...

There is no ‘news’ on the fact that the temperature is getting higher; that climate change is affecting economies, health, communities, and a myriad of other factors. Droughts will intensify, heat...

A media student and I were talking about artificial intelligence, on thinking out of the box, and talking computers. He was showing me one of his bot projects. A bot is a software application...

Sonia Ambrosio - soniambrosio@gmail.com - Spam phone calls are a nuisance. It is time-consuming, it is annoying and it is a massive threat to privacy. Besides, it can be dangerous. Why do we...

Cameras are rolling in several parts of Oman: from Mutrah, Barka, to Sur, Musandam and Jebel Akhdar. Oman is officially positioning itself as a top filming destination — not just for Hollywood but...

Just received a gift: a small piece of paper that can be used for digital money transactions. On the back of the paper — which looks like a torn-off part of a page of a newspaper — are...

Sonia Ambrosio - soniambrosio@gmail.com - When 2017 started, it was like a new notebook. Empty. The pages were to be filled with whatever we had in mind. One could write stories, poems, and draw...

Sonia Ambrosio - soniambrosio@gmail.com - Hard to know what is real or fake these days. Not long ago, the real fake was limited to unauthorised copies of brand merchandise such as handbags, clothes...

Sonia Ambrosio - soniambrosio@gmail.com - It is time to face that information technology and social media are affecting ethics and etiquette. Social and moral behaviour are in turmoil. Though ethics...

Sonia Ambrosio - soniambrosio@gmail.com - Young journalists and digital publishing are the future. They are here to stay, and there is no escape or turn around. New communication practices are...

SONIA AMBROSIO - soniambrosio@gmail.com - I have looked on the Internet on how to treat ingrown nails. As I was searching for it, I got distracted with an advert on how to use vitamin C to reduce...

As most political anniversaries, every achievement — small or big — is a step forward. This is a time when patriotic reporting strength the sense of nation cohesion and identity. As part of the...

Sonia Ambrosio - soniambrosio@gmail.com - Have you been feeling a decreased level of patience? Low attention span? Road rage? These are some of the most common effects of social media addiction. Ok,...

Sonia Ambrosio - soniambrosio@gmail.com - I am a strong advocate of education. It is not just about learning how to write and read, but to develop knowledge and skills in order to have a...

Sonia Ambrosio - soniambrosio@gmail.com - The spread of fake news brings an extra concern to the already loaded press freedom dialogue. Even though it is not a new phenomenon, it is now spreading...

Sonia Ambrosio - soniambrosio@gmail.com - To set the standards for journalism practice in a changing media environment is not an easy task. More than to discuss attitudes within the profession on...