journalism

With the development of Artificial Intelligence systems and their ever-expanding capabilities, we have found ourselves living in an exciting, yet potentially dangerous, new age. Impact's Evie Crossland explores the background behind AI, how its designers intend for it to grow, and what is needed to ensure that this is...

Ida B. Wells was an American investigative journalist and activist whose legacy is rooted in her work as a leader in the Civil Rights movement. She spent the late 19th century and early 20th century resisting racism, sexism and violence, using her role as a journalist to raise awareness...

Hannah Walton-Hughes Clive Myrie is known today as one of the most experienced foreign correspondents at the BBC. Clive was born in Bolton Lancashire, but went on to study law at the University of Sussex, before being awarded a place on the highly prestigious BBC journalism trainee scheme in...

On Saturday 19th February, Matt Chorley will be at Nottingham's Lakeside Arts as part of his political stand-up show 'Who's In Charge here?'. Impact's Head of News, Lauren McGaun, speaks to Matt about the intentions behind his tour, why he thinks political humour is so popular, and how turbulent...

Interview by Abbie Turner. Article sponsored by Thred I sat down with Charlie Coombs and Gemma Robinson, Editor-in-Chief and Community Development Manager respectively at Thred Media to discuss the organisation, what they hope to achieve and how you can get involved. For those who aren’t familiar with Thred; they’re...

This weekend, Impact Magazine hosted their annual media conference and whilst things looked a little different to normal, it was still a huge success. Over the course of the two days, there were a number of webinars offering top tips and insight into the diverse range of media platforms....

Imagine waking up one day and deciding to make the life-changing decision to move to another country to escape conflict or poverty for the sake of your family’s survival. Having to get into an overcrowded boat with people in the same desperate situation as you to make the journey,...