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At the touch of a button, just about anyone can access ‘real-time’ news from just about anywhere in the world.  Whatever medium you use to consume media, whether it’s TV, newspapers, radio or online, today’s big stories are often tomorrow’s forgotten headlines. The rise of social media means we’re all ‘journalists’ now, instantaneously ‘reporting’ on …

Timothy Leary and Joanna Harcourt-Smith

When you look back at the past, with hindsight, some things make little or no sense. That could be said about the American government’s relationship with Timothy Leary. Once described by President Nixon as “the most dangerous man in America”, the writer and psychologist spent the 1960s and 1970s professing the virtues of free love. …

Hitari

Love it or hate it, The Eurovision Song Contest is hugely popular across Europe and beyond. The yearly celebration of all things pop draws huge television audiences and captures the imaginations of millions. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), national winners are expected to be politically neutral. However, politics is never too far away, …

Graffiti on a wall

Back in 2003, the Corporation set out to examine the role of the modern corporation in contemporary society. The Canadian documentary won a raft of awards, received a string of rave reviews and was popular across the globe. Whilst the world was an unfair place at the beginning of the century, the polarisation between the …

Hannele Korhonen in the desert

Whilst we’re used to rain in Britain, to the degree that it feels strange when there’s not been at least a shower for a few days, in certain areas of the world water is a valuable commodity. There are frequent droughts in the Middle East and the climate means that freshwater is often in scarce …

Women’s rights differ around the world but as a rule the more religious the country the less protections and freedoms are afforded to females. In Egypt, gender roles largely correspond with traditional Islamic family structures. Which basically means that girls have to look forward to a life as a wife and mother, expected to stay …

A Bedouin in the Wadi Rum

The Earth is blessed with many raw materials which has allowed us to live our daily lives in an increasingly comfortable fashion. Whether that’s the bronze and iron which sparked human civilisations or the likes of oil and gas which have powered our industry. 71 percent of our planet is covered by water. However, this …

Environmental campaigners on the steps of parliament

When it comes to environmental issues, Scandinavia is often the most fertile breeding ground for new ideas and movements. This was personified by Greta Thundberg’s ‘school strike for climate’ campaign. Indeed, Denmark, Sweden and Norway have always been three of the more progressive countries when it comes to fighting climate change, but is it enough? …