As the last ever episode of the IT Crowd aired last week, writer, director and all round comedy legend Graham Linehan speaks to Jennie Pritchard about Twitter wars, TV criticism, and why he just doesn’t […]
Spotted
If you’re as hooked to social media as I am, you may have seen the rapid emergence of Twitter accounts and Facebook pages with which students can submit anonymous comments about attractive people they’ve seen […]
Student finds valentine after twitter plea
A student has received an offer to be on Big Brother after starting a Twitter campaign for a Valentine’s date. Third-year English student Adam Wood was catapulted to fame after starting the Twitter campaign #findmeavalentine. […]
Tweeters Beware
It‘s widely accepted that a journalist must accept moral responsibility for what they write. Granted, the repercussions of publishing a slating review of a, for example, new brand of mascara are not as great as, […]
Big Debate: Hashtag Democracy
With Nick Griffin and Neo-Nazi group Better Hannover being recent examples of controversy on the Twittersphere, Big Debate asks, should Tweets be censored? “NO” John Briggs The world is full of people with abhorrent views. Nick […]
Big Brother Uni tracks your tweets
The University has admitted to keeping a record of “all internet traffic at the University”. Three students had their access to the Portal blocked last term after posting negative tweets about the University, despite deleting […]