investigative journalism Tag

03 Dec Sacrifice in the City

  The death of 21-year-old Bank of America Merrill Lynch intern Moritz Erhardt sent shockwaves through the city, highlighting a dark culture of sacrifice and exploitation, writes Millie Cooke   [caption id="attachment_4119" align="alignnone" width="566"] Moritz Erhardt, 21, interned at Bank of America Merrill Lynch before his death in August...

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03 Dec Sustainable fashion a trend to stay?

Sustainable fashion has been a vast growing trend in the fashion industry and is becoming a well-established practice amongst major fashion designers and retail chains alike, writes Sabrina Shafi  An Autumn/Winter clothing display at an H&M store. Photograph: Sabrina Shafi Sustainable fashion, ten years ago for instance,...

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09 Dec Shame Instead of Support: The voice of Teenage Mothers

A SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Teenage pregnancy in the UK is the highest in Western Europe, which makes the trend no longer taboo but the representations of young mothers in the media are still shameful.    [caption id="attachment_1235" align="alignnone" width="460"] Photograph: Giles Moberly /PYMCA/Rex Feature[/caption] “Live in a council house?-...

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09 Dec Webcam Sex: A Product of Desperation

The sex industry has boomed since the beginning of the recession, but is the current unemployment situation making women feel sex work is a last resort, Victoria Allaway asks [caption id="attachment_1180" align="aligncenter" width="528"] Photo property of www.gsmtweet.com[/caption] More and more young women are turning to sex work...

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