Submissions | Politics

06 Jan The Secret Politics Of The YouTube World

Posted at 22:17h in Investigative Journalism by Parker

YouTube stars are watched by millions on a daily basis, they’re often mobbed on the street, get flown around the world, boast extremely profitable careers, and leave the most famous of brands drooling at their heels. They’re the modern celebrity. The newcomers to the scene....

05 May Life of Gangs

Posted at 10:53h in Level 5 by cooke

Gang culture has long been blamed for rising crime rates in London, and young adults are often attributed responsibility in forming and operating gangs who are involved with criminal behaviour such as theft, drug-trafficking and fatal injury, writes the Unity Since the 2011 London riots, gang...

30 Apr Can a digital democracy save the democratic decline?

Posted at 22:17h in Level 6 by dobinson

Electronic voting to be introduced in the UK by 2020, as voters’ numbers diminishes....

27 Apr How Poland Has Changed Over The Last 25 Years?

Posted at 10:31h in Digital Journalism 1, Level 4 by Borawska

Communism in Poland collapsed in 1989. Since then a lot has changed in terms of population, natural growth or unemployment rate. Is that the reason why emigration is that big and it is constantly growing? Have a look at the datas which present changes from...

03 Mar Giving Young Adults a voice:The Resurgence of Youth Council’s

Posted at 11:04h in Interactive Journalism, Level 6 by dobinson

The resurgence of Youth Councils has contributed to the political process engaging and encouraging young adults to get involved with politics, following the 81% turnout of 16-17 year olds in the Scottish referendum, writes Chloe Dobinson Youth Councils are a forum which gives younger people a...

03 Mar The Efficiency of CCTV

Posted at 09:30h in Interactive Journalism, Level 6 by BoodhooK

In our modern society, the improvement of high technology led to the development of new means of surveillance in order to assure maximum security. The UK having the largest amount of CCTV in Europe, how operative those cameras have remained in solving crimes, asks...

03 Mar The Politics of Politics: Social Media and the Younger Generation

Posted at 09:05h in Interactive Journalism, Level 6 by SiddiquiT

Why it's important parties engage with Social Media In the run up to the general election on the 7th of May, MP’s, political parties, and the faces behind them, can be seen trying their hardest to engage with people via social media. Why is this of vital...

04 Nov Edited: The invasion of gambling adverts

Posted at 12:54h in Level 6, Uncategorized by

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height="32px"][vc_column_text] The amount of gambling adverts in the media has increased at a staggering rate, however does this necessarily mean the amount of gambling is on the increase? [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="32px"][vc_text_separator title="by Mark Flexman" title_align="separator_align_left" border="yes" background_color="#7f7f7f" border_color="#8224e3"][vc_empty_space height="32px"][vc_single_image image="18139" border_color="grey" img_link_target="_self" img_size="650x450"][vc_column_text](credit: Peter Wallis) [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="32px"][vc_column_text]In 2005,...

28 Oct The Invasion of Gambling Adverts

Posted at 10:32h in Interactive Journalism, Level 6 by FlexmanM

The Invasion of Gambling Adverts By Mark Flexman The amount of gambling adverts on television, radio, online and in print has increased at a staggering rate, however does this necessarily mean that the amount of gambling is on the increase and if so, if people are gambling...

31 Mar Do The Youth Care about Politics?

Posted at 13:27h in Journalism Foundations, Level 4 by barnes

[caption id="attachment_2091" align="alignnone" width="250"] Russel Brand from his Newsnight Interview[/caption] With Russel Brand recently declaring that the politically disenfranchised youth should simply choose not to vote and consistently low youth turnout in all recent elections, Gavin Stacey asks: Do Politics matter to the younger generations? On the...

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