Today in 2020, social media usage is widespread. 88% of 18 to 29 year olds have at least one active social media account, and public figures such as the president of the United States use Twitter to publicly project their…
It is obvious to anyone who watches the news or spends even an iota of time surfing the ‘twittersphere’ that there are people who tout controversial opinions. The spectrum is vast; from “anti-vaxxers” to “flatearthers”, racists to homophobes, the internet…
Extinction Rebellion’s (XR) latest escapade in blocking Rupert Murdoch owned print sites, responsible for the distribution of major newspapers including The Sun, The Telegraph, The Daily Mail, and The London Evening Standard, is yet another example that illustrates how counterproductive…
It almost seems trendy to dislike the BBC nowadays. At times, I feel as though I am the only one left in the country who still loves it and believes that society in the UK would be worse off without…
Like many recent university graduates, I am coming to terms with the loss of time that I will be incurring upon starting a new job. The almost-unparalleled freedom that comes with having 12 weekly contact hours is phenomenal. This meant…
On Saturday, the chairman of The Spectator Andrew Neil announced that the magazine is hiring as subscriber numbers had increased to over 85,000 monthly paying readers. In the wake of media organisations like the Guardian and BBC announcing that they…
Darnella Frazier captured the footage of George Floyd’s tragic death and shared it on Facebook in May this year. Since then, it’s gone ‘viral’ – receiving over one billion views across different platforms and sparking social reform. Facebook’s ability to…
David Starkey is one of the most prominent historians and academics in Britain today. Specialising in Tudor history, he has published many books and hosted multiple television programmes for the BBC and Channel 4 since 1977. Recently, he has caused…
We’re looking for two new editors to join the Backbench editorial team. Backbench is the leading current affairs blog for young writers in the UK, and the Backbench editorial team is a proven training ground for talented future journalists. The site…
It would seem logical to assume that a nation’s financial markets would reflect the economic well-being of a country, and that a nation’s media would reflect the news and concerns of society at large. Unfortunately, I would suggest that this…