As many of you already know, last week, Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol following the victory of Joe Biden in December last year. The rumour of the attack first came to light on the 21st of December when Arieh Kovler, a political consultant who studies Trump message boards tweeted…

In support of my recent blog venture, I have delved into the world of multimodal storytelling to research new topics, engage with followers and keep up with the world of Journalism. Let me show you how I did it. Multimodal Storytelling First of all, what is multimodal storytelling? According to the Victoria…

The whole objective for journalists is to keep us updated on the latest affairs. However, when covering stories which concern the law, is there a appropriate stage when the media can get involved? I completely believe in exposing those that have been proven guilty of using their position of power…

With celebrity auto-biography sales down by 34 million pounds since 2008, is microblogging has anything to do with this? When I was a pre-teen, I remember counting down the days before I could get my hands on the latest JLS auto-biography. Although I listened to their music daily, I knew…

Though fake news is not a new problem facing 2020, it has most definitely been on the rise. With a global pandemic, an election and Brexit all in one year, there has been plenty opportunity for fake news to be spread. According to Gelfert (2018) ‘the narrow win of Donald…

In the year of 2020, how are we still allowing the media mock and ridicule women and disguise this as ‘celebrity journalism’? I can’t say that when searching for the latest headlines, The Daily Mail and The Sun are my most reliable sources. In fact, the only time I ever…

Hi, there! I’m glad you found your way to my blog. My name is Emma Sausman and I am currently studying my final year of BA (Hons) English at Bournemouth University. I think I can speak for all students when I say this year was a not exactly what I…