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I have wanted to work in media for as long as I can remember but was focused on landing a paid job and progressing quickly. I would often look at job boards and sign up for websites alerting you to new jobs but found I was always under qualified as I had no media experience....
Six months ago I was an amateur in the media field. For so long I had knocked on the door of the media industry and was continually rejected. My heart grew sour; the ability to march on despite the continual knock backs began to bruise me. I did not know if I had much fight...
Sadiq Khan’s long-awaited knife crime report was released yesterday. I am glad that the Mayor’s office and wider government are acknowledging the knife crime epidemic London is going through but the real question is; will it actually work to decrease the amount of those carrying knives and knife offences? Three of the pledges included in...
I have wanted to work in media for as long as I can remember but was focused on landing a paid job and progressing quickly. I would often look at job boards and sign up for websites alerting you to new jobs but found I was always under qualified as I had no media experience....
Six months ago I was an amateur in the media field. For so long I had knocked on the door of the media industry and was continually rejected. My heart grew sour; the ability to march on despite the continual knock backs began to bruise me. I did not know if I had much fight...
Sadiq Khan’s long-awaited knife crime report was released yesterday. I am glad that the Mayor’s office and wider government are acknowledging the knife crime epidemic London is going through but the real question is; will it actually work to decrease the amount of those carrying knives and knife offences? Three of the pledges included in...
Last night Camden Council asked residents from Taplow tower block, just one of the five towers that make up Chalcots Estate, to evacuate following advice from fire services. In my previous blog post Cladding, Camden and Questions I wrote about what was discussed at the residents meeting on Thursday night. Camden Council tried to make...
Knife crime has rapidly become an epidemic and this has propelled Sadiq Khan, our London Mayor, to seek change in our capital and the manner in which authorities and communities respond to knife crime. In his June 2017 ‘The London Knife Crime Strategy,’ Khan looks at solutions to knife crime. With data from the Metropolitan...
On Wednesday the 21st of June, Camden Council removed a panel from the Burnham tower, just one of five on Fellows Road, Swiss Cottage. This action comes a week after the tragedy at Grenfell Tower of which the 24-story tower block caught fire leaving – at time of writing, 58 dead. Camden Council told residents...
My heart wrenches for the terrible injustice served to Otto Warmbier. As many know, Otto Warmbier, after going on a trip to North Korea, was accused of trying to take a poster back to his home in Ohio, USA. In a press conference in North Korea he can be seen crying and praying for his family...
The 21st June 2017 marked the hottest day that June has ever seen since 1976, with scorching temperatures of 34 degrees London definitely had a heat wave. A trending topic on twitter however is of course #WorstThingAboutSummerIs because British people HAVE to find something to complain about don’t they. I had a look through...
Writing – I did try and avoid it as writing has never really been my ‘thing’ but here I am writing yet another blog… YAY. I have learnt to summarise key events and write succinctly for readers to understand. How to be professional – This refers to punctuality, attire and conduct! People are watching you...
We spoke to 6 young Londoners aged 19-25 about their views on religion and it’s relevance in our society today. With a mixture of responses, overall it is fair to say that God is not dead in the city! One young person spoke on her religious experiences during school. After attending a Catholic...
