In the wake of the 2018 local election results, the general consensus amongst the mainstream press as that no-one had really won the local elections. The BBC reported Labour being pleased despite not making major gains, declaring that there was “no clear winner”, there has been a lot of discussion on Twitter and in the…
During the lead-up to the 2017 General Election, the Conservatives mentioned proposals to heavily censor the internet in order to curb terrorism. They had already been vocal about their desires to prevent encryption on services like WhatsApp in an attempt to stop terrorists sending untraceable messages and in the wake of the Manchester Arena bombing,…
Sam Ancliff from Activate Britain was our guest on today’s show, he has been at the centre of a huge storm of controversy and hacking over the past week since the launch of Activate. He came on the show to talk about that controversy, why he wanted to be a part of Activate, why he…
Stephanie Farnsworth of Stand Up Magazine has joined us on today’s show to talk about independent and mainstream media, the click model of journalism, her experience running Stand Up magazine, and how she see’s the future of news media in the UK. You can now find us on iTunes so you can give us a rating and…
“Does the mainstream media still serve any useful purpose?” – This was the question posed by an audience member during Question Time this week, so we decided to take a look at the influence that mainstream media brands still have on the political debate in the UK and whether they still have a role to…
The fire at Grenfell tower in Kensington has been at the centre of media coverage over the past few days. The deaths have sparked angry protests, calls for resignation, the start of a formal government inquiry, and some serious scrutiny of the politicians who could have arguably prevented this tragedy. There have been calls of…
