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A Amal
Alamuddin’s and George Clooney’s wedding
as an event, or Amal Alamuddin as an individual.
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B British
Muslims: how are Britain’s Muslims represented in the media and how do they
feel about it, especially with IS claiming to represent their faith?
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C Calypso.
What the flip? You’ll be even more gobsmacked when you hear the UKIP Calypso. But
have a look at the debate and responses created by this appalling song. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/mike-reads-calypso-car-crash-for-ukip-campaign-9807020.html
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D Disability:
are some people with disabilities not worth the minimum wage? How are disabled
people represented in the media?
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E Ebola:
coverage of the spread of the disease around Africa, Europe and USA.
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F Ferguson
(or #Ferguson). The shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black man, by a white
police officer in the US state of Missouri sparked protests and violence. It
raises questions about racism, policing and social cohesion http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/michael-brown-shooting
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G Gamer
Gate: sexism and misogyny in the world of gaming. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/20/gamergate-internet-toughest-game-woman-enemies
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H Hong
Kong: representation of pro-democracy protests and the government’s response
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I Immigration:
a political hot potato but often used to whip up prejudice and resentment to
gain votes. How is it viewed by those who move to Britain, those already here
and why do people think there are far more immigrants than there really are?
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J Jennifer
Lawrence: how has JenLaw been represented around the great Fappening scandal?
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K Kobane:
the Syrian town defended by Kurds against IS. How has the battle been
represented? What about the Kurdish women soldiers at the forefront of the
fight against IS or the Turkish anarchists who have joined them?
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L Linda
Bellingham: coverage of the actor’s illness and death
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M Marriage:
gay marriage and equal marriage. An institution under threat or one being
redefined for a new century?
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N Nigel
Farage: how did a privately-educated, millionaire, ex-banker manage to cast
himself as an outsider voice to the Westminster establishment?
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Oscar Pistorius: coverage of the athlete’s
rise to fame and the trial for shooting his partner, Reeva Steenkamp.
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P Kevin Pietersen:
cricket scandals are over the newspapers again with Pietersen’s autobiography
bowling googlies at his former team-mates.
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Q Queer politics:
how are gay people responding to discrimination against them? The recent
kiss-in at a Sainsbury’s in Brighton and the homophobic abuse suffered by two
men on a bus in London highlight different social attitudes towards LGBT
people.
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R Reeva
Steenkamp: how has the woman killed by Oscar Pistorius been represented?
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S Sex
education: it’s being discussed again by MPs. When should young people get sex
education and will it save their lives, protect their health or turn them into
leering, sex-crazed perverts?
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T Trolls:
sad, lonely people in need of a hug (https://twitter.com/OwenJones84/status/523909281448755200),
or dangerous criminals in need of jail?
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U UKIP:
their political rise and the different perceptions of them. Unprincipled Knuckledragging
Incompetent Parasites or angry voice of the silent majority?
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V Videogamers:
representation of them as a social group
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W Weather
events: storms, hurricanes, climate change and natural disasters
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X Xenophobia:
with the rise of UKIP and online halfwits like Britain First, why is fear of
foreigners fast becoming such a political issue? Does it reflect genuine hatred
of different people around the world or a time of insecurity and confusion in
British identity?
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Y Malala Yusafzai:
Nobel Peace Prize winner, girls’ education campaigner and victim of a Taliban
shooting
Z Z-list
celebs: pick any recent vaguely famous non-entity from a reality show and see
what’s happened to them in the press since their moment of glory.
