For many (myself included) #deletefacebook is paradoxically both a movement we will support but also know full well that we won’t be participating in. The #deletefacebook movement is an alarming reminder of modern dependence on […]
Facebook: an Addiction to be Regulated?
The average UK smoker spends 25 minutes smoking cigarettes a day, and depends on cigarettes to occupy their mind or lift their mood. More worryingly, most UK smokers smoke their first cigarette just 30 minutes […]
Leeds University Union Women’s Hockey Club Lambasted for “chav-themed social”
Leeds University Union Women’s Hockey Club have come under fire after allegedly hosting what the University of Leeds have called an “ill-judged” social, referring to its supposed “chav” theme. In the club’s Facebook group, members […]
The Emoji React, The Post-Modern and Journalism
You are engaging in conversation against a backdrop of a constantly shifting societal landscape. Epithetical headlines zoom before your eyes; you grimace, smile, weep, frown in frustration or laugh at the day’s cherry-picked events. You […]
Social Media – The New Spin Doctor?
As the impact of social media grows stronger by the minute, political campaigns are being manipulated by internet influence. The Gryphon explores the impact of fake news on the public. Rising internet and social media usage has […]
Record. Share. Repeat.
When I first watched the viral clip of a man verbally abusing a woman on the London Tube, I was surprised and amused to say the least. This is not because I particularly enjoy violent […]
Is #Hashtag a movement or not?
As social media becomes more and more politicised, Somya Mehta looks at Facebook and Twitter as platforms for change. Is this straying away from a tradition of activism? Or is it a new and innovative […]
Feature – Swipers on the Dance Floor
Prelinks is a new app for socialising on nights out. Since its launch in Leeds last Monday it has been downloaded over 1000 times in under a week. We caught up with Oli Whitfield, Prelinks’ […]
The Dangers of Parents and Social Media
Text from ‘Mother’: “Why won’t you accept me on Facebook? *sad, crying face*.” Here we go, after about a year of protest she just wouldn’t let it go. Next I’m hit with a long list […]
Chained to the desk: a world addicted to Facebook
Joshua Taylor, Digital Associate Editor at The Gryphon, discusses why he believes Facebook is destroying our lives, and ultimately, is turning the global population into social media addicts. I first met Facebook in the September […]
Caught on camera: McBusted
Boyband McBusted surprised fans with a group selfie at The Light last night. Guitarists and vocalists Matt Willis and Tom Fletcher posted the snap with the caption ‘Surprised a cinema in Leeds’. The bandmates are […]
Features | Facebook – Yay or Nay?
Whether you love or loathe it, you probably have Facebook. Though connecting millions of people and a tool for activism, it’s often a platform for vanity and hate. Does it make our lives better or […]