A ‘public sphere’ refers to the place where individuals go to find things such as news and political debates, in order to determine what issues will be faced, or impact the individual the most. The public sphere also narrows in on where these issues are talked about (Rauchfleisch, 2017). As the popularity of social media … Continue reading Like, Comment, Share →

Twitter. Love it or hate it, you can’t deny that it has a big presence in the media industry. I, personally, have had my (personal) Twitter account since 2011, and within this eight year period, I have learnt to love the website for it’s easily accessible news, as well as it’s plethora of memes (although … Continue reading The Blue Bird →

In August 2012, a Canadian owned company, Quebec Automobile Insurance Society, launched a campaign, which consisted of three images (including the one featured above) called Buckle Up. Stay Alive. All three images depicted a similar monochromatic graphic; a simple coloured tee shirt embroidered with one clearly visible year alongside an automobile seatbelt, which bisected the … Continue reading Simply Complicated →

Hello? Is this thing on? It took me a while to figure out how to start my first blog post, especially considering I’m talking about audiences to an audience… Every single person, including you and I, are apart of some kind of audience – whether it is knowingly or not. I like to think of … Continue reading Audience-ception →