BBC has given rises to 700 female staff since start of pay scandal
In another article that may assist students who are covering The Media unit, this article highlights how the BBC has given pay rises to over 700 female employees.
'A climate change-scale problem': how the internet is destroying us
For those of you who not have already watched the recently released The Social Dilemma on Netflix, here is a summary of the documentary.
Don't blame us for UK's coronavirus spike, say young people
Following on from yesterday's post about age and the coronavirus, this article contains interviews with young people who feel that they are being unfairly stigmatised.
Why blaming young people for the Covid-19 spike could backfire
This podcast from The Guardian focuses on the recent rules that have been introduced by the UK government prohibiting gatherings of more than six people.
Cutting air pollution in Europe's cities would improve health of poor, says watchdog
The European Environment Agency has said that cutting air pollution and developing green spaces would help improve the health of some of the poorest people in society.
Coronavirus: 300,000 redundancies planned in June and July
A BBC Freedom of Information request has found that over 300,000 redundancies were made by companies in June and July this year.
A robot wrote this entire article. Are you scared yet, human?
Continuing with the theme of technology from the previous two blog posts, this article from The Guardian was entirely written by a robot.
The Social Dilemma
A new film on Netflix explores the power of social media.
Thinking Allowed: Surveillance
This episode of Thinking Allowed examines the area of surveillance.
Nicola Adams: Same-sex partner 'big step' for Strictly Come Dancing
The new series of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing will feature the first same-sex partner.
Labour calls for 2021 GCSE and A-level exams to be delayed
Many students will have already returned to school and this video explores the views of some students who are returning to school in Scotland, as well as highlighting concerns about exams at GCSE...
Young, British and Somali at Cambridge University
This short film from The Guardian follows a group of women as they prepare for studying at one of the elite universities in the UK: Cambridge University.
Lockdown may have lasting effects on friendships
Research conducted by the evolutionary psychologist Professor Dunbar at the University of Oxford has found that the strain on friendships during the lockdown could have some impacts on friendships.
A third of girls say they won’t post selfies without enhancement
According to the Girlguiding annual Girls' Attitude survey, half of girls said that they would not post selfies online without using a filter or app.
Jacob Blake: Police officer in Kenosha shooting named
Last week after days of unrest in Kenosha in Wisconsin, an unarmed man Jacob Blake was shot in the back seven times by a police officer.
(Un)Well
Netflix has released a documentary series focusing on alternative well-being treatments in (Un)Well.
How can post-Covid ghost cities be avoided?
This video from Channel 4 News explores how cities may change as a result of Covid-19.
Here is an interesting opinion piece about the impact of screen-based learning.
It is estimated that the use of selective abortions in India will result in 6.8 million fewer females births by 2030.
Levels of depression have doubled during coronavirus pandemic
It has been reported that the number of people experiencing depression has increased since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.