Australia’s 2020 ski season does a 180: Thredbo’s lift ticket scramble

Travellers and locals are furious after Thredbo ski resort increased winter prices and cancelled season passes, forcing snow-lovers to join an online queue of thousands to secure lift tickets. In order to comply with strict COVID-19 social distancing laws, skiers and snowboarders will only be able to access ski resorts in New South Wales and…

Website freezes: Thredbo’s opening day sale attracts thousands

Snow enthusiasts were quick to jump online when Australia's "premier" ski resort, Thredbo, released lift tickets on Thursday, 11 June. With doubts this year's ski season would go ahead, due to the uncertainty around the coronavirus pandemic, Thredbo was the first Australian ski resort to release lift tickets. Customers were able to purchase lift tickets…

Crowdsourcing journalism: Lost Mothers – an investigation to uncover thousands of stories on maternal care

Crowdsourcing journalism: Lost Mothers - an investigation to uncover thousands of stories on maternal care Lauren Bloomstein, a neonatal intensive care nurse, was responsible for taking care of other people’s babies for years. In 2011, at the age of 33, she was finally expecting her own. Her husband recalled, "[it was] the happiest and most…

Crowdsourcing and Journalism – The Wave of Participatory Culture

Crowdsourcing and Journalism - The Wave of Participatory Culture  Significance & Overview Due to advances in digital technologies and the proliferation of participatory culture, the efficient use of 'crowdsourcing' has emerged within a range of contexts, particularly within the field of journalism. According to the Tow Center for Digital Journalism, journalism crowdsourcing refers to the…

Content Analysis Report on ‘Spend With Them’

Content Analysis Report on the @spendwiththem Instagram Account and #spendwiththem Hashtag Introduction New South Wales South Coast locals, Turia Pitt and Grace McBride, combined influence and marketing content expertise to create their Instagram account, @spendwiththem. In January 2020, the pair launched an incredible new initiative established in the form of an Instagram and hashtag, to…