[MEDIA] Talking #ScrollFreeSeptember (@R_S_P_H) with @BBCBreakfast #BBCBreakfast

NOTE: There are two clips within this post, one from 7.20am, one from 9.40am. In May 2017, the Royal Society for Public Health produced a report #StateofMind looking at the correlation (though not necessarily causation) between young people’s social media use and mental health/wellbeing. The key findings were: 91% of 16-24 year olds use the internet for […]

[PRESS] Comment: Youth, social media and the election #GE2017

For the 2015 election Dr Bex Lewis, Senior Lecturer in Digital Marketing, examined the role played by social media in the election and considered its influence on younger voters, specifically those within the 18-24 bracket. With the General Election of 2017 tomorrow, she returns to the topic and considers whether much has changed. Read full […]

[MEDIA] Discussing Gloucester Cathedral and Facebook

It definitely does seem to be the story of the day - I spoke earlier in the day for 4-5 minutes via Skype - always interesting to see what gets picked up and how it’s interpreted (see on iPlayer) - I’m at the last 20-30 seconds of this clip: