Love, actually: dating in 2020
I can’t lie, when I heard the news that we’d probably all be holed up in our rooms for the next few months, without...
Say So, TikTok, and the ‘Viral Sleeper Hit’
William McCathie examines TikTok's hit-making capabilities
A Note on Self-Forgiveness
TW: disordered eating, suicide
In quarantine, where rooms are small and walls are thin, it’s very easy to become aware of the expanse of...
For whom the Tik Toks speak
TikTok is a language entirely based on embracing ridicule
Blind Spots and Vigilantism: Learning from the ghosts of recent pandemics past
‘I refute the claim that news cannot be made directly relevant, engaging, and motivating wherever it happens.’ Francesca Butt warns us against the blind spots in our media coverage and tells us what we can learn from online outrage.
Antisocial Media
Between digging the bunker in the back garden and foraging for loo roll, I’ve mostly been scrolling through Oxlove recently, becoming increasingly invested in...
COVID-19 Is Changing the Way We Socialise
'I can hardly offer them a virtual cup of tea when the conversation runs dry.' As our online interactions proliferate, Janae Byrne discusses the pitfalls of communicating via social media.
Interview with the previous leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Ruth Davidson
“I've previously joked it’s much harder to come out as a Tory at the BBC, than it is to come out as gay,” Ruth...
Magazines: a media migration
In a world where relaxation takes the form of 6 second Vines and temporary Snap stories, and where we are used to having our entire culture and news filtered through to us in carefully curated 280-word tweets, how can traditional print press compete?
Byron, Elvis and Kim: Celebrity Now
With social media platforms, we are now closer than ever before to celebrities and influencers. But has this changed the way we perceive them? George Rushton explores the celebrity/fan relationships across the ages.
The new body movement
Why the rise of the body neutrality movement is cause for celebration.
Oxfess – the good, the bad and the ugly
Niuniu Zhao investigates what Oxfess can tell us about Oxford's student culture
The life-saving power of a hashtag
Male suicide prevention campaign #ItsOkayNotToBeOkay should not just be dismissed as virtue signalling
Small town communities step into a modern world
A local tragedy reveals social media's role in the persisting power of small town communities