Write, upload, retweet. My personal experience and analysis of microblogging and what I have learnt as a microblogger. Fiander describes microblogging as: “the general term for the concept of posting very short status updates as popularised by services like Tumblr and Twitter. Twitter was originally conceived of by its creators…

Feel like veganism is becoming more and more apparent? That’s because it is. I wanted to discover the logic behind ‘food trends’ and how social media and journalism creates food movements online. Veganism has become increasingly popular online. There is significantly more vegan coverage within the news, alongside more prominence…

Could the use of social media become the new future of journalism or is it just another sign of the times? In order to keep up-to-date within the world of journalism, I challenged myself to experiment within multimodal storytelling. Alongside my blogging journey, I wanted to research why Instagram was…

The rise of fitness influencers has consumed social media, but do these influencers communicate the information we receive accurately? The #Fitspo is often seen on Instagram posts advocating exercise, healthy living and clean eating. It has become popular among celebrities, athletes, lifestyle gurus and people who are marketing their particular…

The good, the bad and the legally wrong. What precautions do journalists need to consider when reporting? Whether a writer for The Guardian, a well-loved blog, or a reporter at a local news station, all journalists face and are governed by the same laws and ethics. The act of “doing…

After a year of uncertainty, we were all hoping that by Christmas things would return a little more ‘normal’. However for students travelling back from their university towns, the festivities were put on pause as COVID created the nightmare before Christmas. After the government announced the travel window for students…

First time conducting a news story? Amidst a pandemic? Let me be your agony aunt. The coronavirus has undoubtedly transformed life from what we once knew it as. We’ve been advised to stay at home, keep our distance from loved ones and the future feels very uncertain. …