University work

This section of my portfolio is dedicated to my university work. I have included various essays from different modules throughout my time at university.

Shaping the future of journalism assignment

My final piece of work for my Young People and the Media module. I achieved a first in this assignment. This book chapter is going to be published by Palgrave and Macmillan as part of my lecturers new book.

A Critical Discourse Analysis of the discursive construction of the October 7th Palestine vs Israel conflict in Al Jazeera and The Jerusalem post.

My final year dissertation project that explores how Al Jazeera and The Jerusalem Post constructed binaries within their reporting following October 7th. I achieved a first.

14th March 2024

Why cult hit Stranger Things is a must watch: Netflix we owe you our lives!

For this assignment I was expected to take inspiration from other articles and produce my own guide encouraging people to watch Stranger Things. Furthermore, I had to take an approach that focused on its cultish aspects due to this being for my 'Issues in Cult TV' module

8th January 2024

To what extent are humanitarian interventions really ‘humanitarian’? assess by discussing a specific case of human intervention and its media coverage.

As part of my Human Rights module I explored whether humanitarian interventions are actually humanitarian or whether they use this stance to cover up extreme wrong doings. I use Libya 2011 as my case study. 2:1.

12th November 2023

Human Rights Campaign Report: MeToo Movement

This was a group assignment. Me and two course mates analysed the effectiveness of this campaign on social media. 68%

16th November 2023

How important is dramatic reconstruction to the success of Touching the Void essay

In my documentary module, I had to analyse a documentary in terms of its success in relation to a technique employed by the director. I chose to analyse the dramatic reconstruction in Touching the Void.

16th November 2023

Comparison of two articles about online trolling

This is a comparison essay between two articles about online trolling, I explore the methods used in both of the articles research and analysed the techniques employed in both articles.

16th November 2023

Should journalists remain objective during war

In this assignment I focused on the role of a journalist specifically in war and the difficulties of war reporting. I also explored journalistic integrity and the struggles of remaining objective in times of hardship.

16th November 2023

Research proposal

In my second year I had to create a research project to prepare myself for my dissertation in third year. I decided to investigate the portrayal of domestic abuse during the World Cup in 2020. Although I was not expected to conduct this research, it gave me experience of how to research for my dissertation.

16th November 2023

How might media be used to challenge traditional ideas about gender

In this essay I explored societies view on gender and how the media has perhaps changed this view over time. I also focused on each wave of feminism and how that may have impacted the publics view on gender. I achieved a 2:1 in this assignment

10th November 2023

Britney Spears commentary

In this essay I was instructed to create a padlet on the timeline of Britney Spears and analyse how Spears' star image has changed over the years. I then wrote a commentary on the main points that I had discussed in my padlet