The Norwegian Nobel Committee has announced the winners of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize: Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov. Both journalists have “safeguarded the freedom of expression” and represent “all journalists who stand up to this ideal”. The chair of the Nobel Committee, Berit Reiss-Andersen, recognised “their courageous fight for freedom of expression in the…
Global
‘Western media should employ African reporters who understand their issues, and understand their countries’: Multi-Award Winning Journalist Gloria Aradi speaks on the state of international news coverage
Gloria Aradi is an internationally acclaimed Kenyan journalist. In 2020, she became a finalist in the prestigious Fetisov Journalism Awards in the category: “Contribution to Civil Rights”. She also won a MERCK Recognition Award in 2019 for her work in journalism. The problems surrounding Western media coverage of international issues are widely known. When the…
Main Stories, News
Reporters Without Borders sexism in journalism report highlights dangers towards women in the industry
Non-profit organisation Reporters Without Borders (RSF) have marked International Women’s Day by releasing a report entitled ‘Sexism’s toll on journalism’. The report addresses the risk of sexist and sexual violence towards women, including verbal and physical threats. Each from a different country, 112 journalists who write on gender issues both internal and external to the…
Features
Leading U.K. journalists Lucy Knight and Helen Meriel Thomas discuss LGBTQ+ visibility in the British media
As a part of LGBTQ+ history month, Concrete hosted a panel discussion titled ‘LGBTQ+ voices in Journalism’, featuring prominent U.K. based journalists Lucy Knight and Helen Meriel Thomas. Lucy Knight is a national award-winning journalist, who currently works as the Assistant Books Editor at The Sunday Times. In addition to her journalistic work, she has…
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Interview
“I can’t get back to see [my family]… if I return I will be executed”: an interview with Iranian journalist Babak Taghvaee
It has been nine years since Iranian military aviation journalist Babak Taghvaee was arrested in his home country, accused of being a spy for a range of intelligence services. Forced to flee his native Iran and leave behind his beloved family, Babak has since lived a life many of us could not imagine. Babak’s career…
Main Stories, News
Former UEA student named new editor of Evening Standard
Emily Sheffield, a former student at the University of East Anglia, is set to become the Evening Standard’s Editor on July 1st, replacing the former Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne. Sheffield was named as The Guardian’s student journalist of the year as she launched a magazine at UEA entitled ‘Bucket of Tongues’. In an…
TV, Venue
Succession: ‘A master class in dialogue and shifting tonality”
Succession, on Amazon Prime, could probably be sold on the opening score alone. It is also from Jesse Armstrong, a creator of Peep Show and The Thick of It, and the humour is recognisable, though the shift in scale and ambition can hardly be exaggerated. Succession feels Shakespearian, set against the tumult and corruption of…
Deputy Editors' Column
Strikes and student journalism
It’s the last issue of the decade and we’re going out with a bang! It’s crazy to think that we are now half way through our term as editors, to be quite honest I’m a little disappointed that it is going by so quickly. Concrete has become the most amazing element of my university experience….
Editor's column
A community standing together
This issue is the last of the decade. So I thought we could look back at the first of the decade, Issue 237. It’s 12th January 2010. Labour are in power, and Concrete leads on the government’s budget deficit, which students worry could lead to an increase in fees. In 2010 the fees were £3,225…
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