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I, like many people my age (67%), have now been using Instagram for the majority of the last decade. It was one of the first programs to introduce me to social media, defined by Manning (2014) as “new forms of media that involve interactive participation”.But in using it to present my sense of self, IContinue reading “My Relationship with Instagram”

The recent protests in South Africa have put all aspects of citizen journalism under the microscope, as the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma in July 2021 led to widespread protests and looting in the Republic.Citizen journalism is defined by Oxford as “the collection, dissemination and analysis of news and information by the general public,Continue reading “Modern Citizen Journalism in Times of Unrest”

Of all my pop culture interests one stands out far above the rest, one that ended nearly four years before I was born, the American sitcom Seinfeld. The show features more prominently in my Instagram and Facebook feeds than any celebrities, influencers or the like, I simply have my friends, my family, my sport, andContinue reading “Loving 90s Popular Culture in 2021 (not that there’s anything wrong with that)”