This will be the last post that I submit for my Online Journalism assignment, but hopefully not the last post on this blog. Blogging has definitely been a learning curve for me, and the most important thing I have learned is to keep doing it; after not posting during the Easter break I found it extremely difficult [...]
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Just when I thought I’d got the hang of online journalism and all its tricks and foibles, another new challenge is presented: online video content. In class, we have been presented with the task of embedding video content into our stories. I must admit I’m finding it difficult to find stories that are best suited [...]
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Ever since I started my personal Plastic Bag Challenge, I find myself using more plastic bags than I would if I hadn’t made a concsious effort not to, so I bought a cotton bag from Oxfam that not only carries my goods in an environmentally friendly way, but also tells people off for using plastic bags.
On [...]
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On Monday I attempted to create a short podcast with a few other girls in my class, Stephanie, Laura and Natalie. I say ‘attempted’ because my contribution to the five minute discussion was pathetic to say the least. I’d actually forgotten that we were going to be practising podcasting (is that a verb? It is [...]
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It’s been a busy week for environmental news, and it’s also been a learning curve for me in terms of honing my ‘nose for news’. When the earthquake happened in the early hours of Wednesday morning, my only thought was ‘ugh stop shaking my bed’, before I rolled over and went back to sleep. It [...]
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My class’ environmental news website is now public, where I the other members of my class post environmental news stories from all over the world. Please visit
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With global warming and the threat it poses to the planet being extremely topical at the moment,
more and more people are keen to embrace a more environmentally friendly way of living.
The idea of sustainable living is increasing in popularity, and the government is set to announce the locations of the first 10 ecotowns, although these are causing [...]
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Hi, I’m Alice, and my blog is about environmental news in the UK community.
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