AI EDUCATION AND THE FUTURE OF EMPLOYMENT

Living in a future where the concept of a historical conventional job is on the brink of extinction may appear like a far fetched idea; however, we stand on the precipice of a future where artificial intelligence takes human jobs. You might think this is a dystopian tale, but several nations, including the United … Continue reading AI EDUCATION AND THE FUTURE OF EMPLOYMENT

PROPAGANDA INFLUENCES ALL OUR LIVES

Propaganda, according to the Cambridge Dictionary, is “information, ideas, opinions, or images, often only giving one part of an argument, that are broadcast, or in some other way spread with the intention of influencing people's opinions“.[1] It is a powerful and potentially dangerous word that infiltrates our lives daily from every angle, including word of … Continue reading PROPAGANDA INFLUENCES ALL OUR LIVES

ALARM BELLS SOUND WHEN YOUR MATURE MOTHER SAYS “SHE IS FINE”

In my experience, when Mother says "she is fine," it is time to start worrying. A combination of my Mother's abnormal lack of complaining and the visual confirmation via today's FaceTime to my 84-year-old Mother, who lives alone in Spain, sets off alarm bells. Mother is usually a robust enigma full of self-opinion and directive … Continue reading ALARM BELLS SOUND WHEN YOUR MATURE MOTHER SAYS “SHE IS FINE”

33 GAP YEARS … I AM BACK AT UNI

Getting into my car and approaching the University of Essex for my first day back at school was daunting. It was Tuesday, 25th October 2022 and at noon, I would attend my first lecture in Journalism. My offer to join the University had only arrived on 18th October. I arrived on week 4 of the … Continue reading 33 GAP YEARS … I AM BACK AT UNI

HOW DID WAPPING CHANGE BRITISH NEWSPAPERS IN THE 1980s?

"You fuckwit! You bastard! Get this fucking newspaper out!"[1]. In 1986 on the first night of printing at the Sunday Times in their new facilities in Wapping, these were Rupert Murdoch’s dynamic words to his editor. Murdoch’s words seemed outrageous but circumstantially apropos. Murdoch had a master plan to move his newspapers out of Fleet … Continue reading HOW DID WAPPING CHANGE BRITISH NEWSPAPERS IN THE 1980s?