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    Louis Theroux’s Manosphere Project: Exposed or Platformed? 

    Nancy Green As a passive observer of morally ambiguous spheres, it is easy to take Louis Theroux’s work lightly. That is, until his awkward composure leaves space for people to speak for themselves, often to their own detriment. It’s all part of his technique.  His latest documentary, Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere, epitomises his method but also leaves the viewer in question where his other work typically does not. Does Theroux’s ethnographic...
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    Insights from the Frontlines: Matt Frei’s Journalistic Odyssey and Guidance for Aspiring Reporters

    Alfie Johnson The origins of this interview with Channel 4’s Presenter and European Editor, Matt Frei, begins in a rather unconventional manner. As I was doing some Christmas shopping with my family in London, the familiar figure of Matt Frei caught my eye and I sensed an opportunity. As...
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    The Metamorphosis of Journalism: Surviving the Digital Age

    Emma Burnett In the digitised age, information lies at our fingertips. Through modern technological developments, the journalism industry has experienced a profound evolution; we can discover any thing, at any time, in any place. Yet, despite the benefit of information immediacy the digitised age has brought,  it has also...
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    The Impending Age Of AI

    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...
  • Black History Month Spotlight: Ida B. Wells

    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...
  • Black History Month Spotlight: Clive Myrie

    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...
  • Matt Chorley Interview: ‘Who Is In Charge Here?’

    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...