Understanding the role multimodality plays in contemporary journalism and discussing my own reflections on its importance — It’s probably best I first visit what multimodality actually is, and my favourite definition was said by Tuomo Hippala, when discussing multimodality in long-form journalism: “… combines written language, photography, short videos, maps and other graphical elements, and joins them together into a seamless narrative using subtle transitions”

What actually is microblogging? How can you harness it to help your online presence grow? Whether you are looking to promote a blog like I have been doing, or just wish to nurture a digital presence through social media, here are the top five things I have learned from my own microblogging experience that could help you connect you to your audience. — If you’ve read my other blog posts, you’ll have gathered I am not one for short-and-sweet feature writing…I love diving in deep, rummaging around in a topic and unpacking it from all angles. And it seems that, in terms of Internet reach, that’s possibly the most successful approach! Statistics gathered…

Exploring the laws of Defamation, Breach of Confidence and Privacy to better-understand how and why journalists must avoid seeing the inside of court. — As far as I can see (hello, amateur offering her opinion *geeky wave*) there are two key reasons journalists must learn about the law, firstly (and obviously) because of the legal rules which determine what can and cannot be reported on, said or used (i.e …

With more importance that ever placed on mainstream media to communicate important updates to the public, a question of the country’s trust in News media has been raised. But what is causing this doubt in News’ credibility? — Why is Trust in Journalism important? In an age where we’re bombarded with news updates from all angles and in all forms — living through the dominance of social media and digital media platforms — trust in REAL journalism (as opposed to amateur journalism or fake news) is now more important than ever in order to…

Why does negativity dominates news media? Questioning the approach of bad news equalling good news and whether the balance should be readjusted in a time dominated by negativity. — As reflected in several interpretations of News Values (e.g. Galtung and Ruge’s collated values in 1965 and Harcup and O’Neil’s re-imagined list from 2001) bad news is undoubtably good news in the eyes of journalists. Harcup and O’Neil describe bad news as being ‘stories with negative overtones such as conflict…

What fuels Social Media’s strong hold on society? What are the money-driven motivations behind the scenes? — It’s no secret that Social Media is threaded through the back-bone of millennials’ section of society, however what I have become more aware of in recent weeks is the tactics used by Social Media platforms to ensure just that: for their creations to become the centre of all Millennial lives.