Alice Bennett Archives - Empoword Journalism https://www.empowordjournalism.com/tag/alice-bennett/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 18:17:12 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 What Does Fanfiction Tell Us About 2024? https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/features/what-does-fanfiction-tell-us-about-2024/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/features/what-does-fanfiction-tell-us-about-2024/#respond Tue, 15 Apr 2025 18:17:12 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=64450 According to Archive of Our Own (A03), in 2024, Harry Potter fanfiction remains most popular as well as m/m fics. What does this show about the current state online fan culture?

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/features/interview-with-gavin-brown-from-trade-sexual-health/feed/ 0 The Devastating Consequences of Barriers To Trans Healthcare https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/the-devastating-consequences-of-barriers-to-trans-healthcare/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/the-devastating-consequences-of-barriers-to-trans-healthcare/#respond Sun, 02 Jun 2024 22:13:05 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=58096 Barriers to trans healthcare, or gender-affirming care, are having a devastating effect on the mental health and well-being of many transgender people. What do they have to say about NHS waiting times, the Cass Report and a system rife with transphobia?

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/the-devastating-consequences-of-barriers-to-trans-healthcare/feed/ 0 Are Vegan Alternatives Really Sustainable? https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/are-vegan-alternatives-really-sustainable/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/are-vegan-alternatives-really-sustainable/#respond Wed, 20 Mar 2024 12:02:22 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=55525 Veganism’s popularity has soared in recent years as many of us have altered our lifestyles to be more ‘sustainable’. Yet, marketing tools like ‘Veganuary’ have made some people sceptical about claims that going plant-based will save the planet.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/are-vegan-alternatives-really-sustainable/feed/ 0 Nicki Vs Megan: Attack of the Barbz https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/nicki-vs-megan-attack-of-the-barbz/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/nicki-vs-megan-attack-of-the-barbz/#respond Thu, 14 Mar 2024 20:59:08 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=54752 The online war between Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion has escalated, with fans threatening and even doxxing TikTokers to defend their idol. Do these fans show how parasocial relationships with celebrities have gone too far, and are the celebrities themselves responsible?

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/nicki-vs-megan-attack-of-the-barbz/feed/ 0 Jodie Foster and “Annoying” Gen Z: The Generation Wars https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/jodie-foster-and-annoying-gen-z-the-generation-wars/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/jodie-foster-and-annoying-gen-z-the-generation-wars/#respond Mon, 05 Feb 2024 04:45:57 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=53004 Actress Jodie Foster’s criticisms of Gen Z have reignited the online war between the old and the young. Is there any truth behind the allegations that '90s and 2000s kids are whiny, lazy and annoying?

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/jodie-foster-and-annoying-gen-z-the-generation-wars/feed/ 0 The Glass Cliff: Women Are Set Up to Fail https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/features/the-glass-cliff-women-are-set-up-to-fail/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/features/the-glass-cliff-women-are-set-up-to-fail/#respond Mon, 29 Jan 2024 15:09:17 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=52554 As women told to be more assertive and break the glass ceiling in the workplace, many have achieved the ultimate aspiration of climbing the corporate ladder. Yet, the prevalence of the ‘glass cliff’ shows even the most successful women are set up to fail. 

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/features/the-glass-cliff-women-are-set-up-to-fail/feed/ 0 Cost of Living Crisis: The ‘New Normal’? https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/cost-of-living-crisis-the-new-normal/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/cost-of-living-crisis-the-new-normal/#respond Wed, 06 Dec 2023 17:17:16 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=51128 In 2021, the "cost of living crisis" began, and it seemed like we talked about nothing else. Many households still struggle to make ends meet. But the crisis doesn’t quite dominate headlines to the same degree. Has the rising cost of living become the new normal?

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/cost-of-living-crisis-the-new-normal/feed/ 0 Is TikTok’s ‘Girlification’ problematic? https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/is-tiktoks-girlification-problematic/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/is-tiktoks-girlification-problematic/#respond Thu, 23 Nov 2023 15:48:57 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=50100 Popular TikTok trends ‘girl math’, ‘girl dinner’ and ‘girlsplaining’ have taken over social media, but have not been immune to criticism. Is this ‘girlification’ a harmless internet joke, or does it perpetuate misogynistic stereotypes and infantalise women?

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/is-tiktoks-girlification-problematic/feed/ 0 The Limbo of an ADHD Diagnosis https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/adhd-imposter-syndrome-diagnosis/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/adhd-imposter-syndrome-diagnosis/#comments Thu, 19 Oct 2023 08:13:48 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=48945 More and more people are finding out they are neurodivergent. At the same time, many, like myself, are on waiting lists for a diagnosis, living in uncertainty without any support. 

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