Criteria: My competition entry is produced for the Mind media awards. The criteria for this award is that the piece of work must have been produced between June 2018 and June 2019. The content should be relevant to mental health and challenge the perception of mental...
Week 1 - 28/01/2019 One of the main pieces of work for this module was to create a project that could be submitted as a competition entry. This week I did some research into some competitions that were available to enter. Some of the ones that...
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Written By Elle-Mae Smith On the 16th of November 2018, the Old Bailey were assessing the link of five men, to a murder case that took place in Essex, in November last year. The court saw evidence in the form of police interviews, linking 27-year-old Illford...
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(Caption: Men and metal health, Credit Victor) When you think of ‘being a man’, what words or phrases come to mind? Strong, brave, avoids dealing with emotions, masculine. What about sufferers of mental health problems? Mental health issues are becoming more apparent in todays society and there...
By Elle-Mae Smith (Caption: University library, credit: Gary Tamin) Over the years, the view that university is the best route for college leavers to take has been constantly questioned. Now, in 2018, UCAS has seen a huge decline in university applicants. It’s very well known that deciding...
During the second week back, we, the second-year students, were getting ready to produce our first live show of the semester. We started the day by going through everyone’s packages, recapping what stories people had reported on and making sure the VT’s were edited and...
Pic: Is alcohol more harmful than drug misuse? (credit: Samantha Cohen) Most people at some point in their lives, end up getting addicted to something, whether that’s playing video games, going shopping, or something that can be more life changing, like drugs or alcohol. Written by Elle-Mae Smith There...