UEL Media and Journalism Society
The podcasts are created by the UEL Media & Journalism Society and its members
Margretha Kampulu, Enobong Eakin and Coppélia Piccolo.
EPISODE 3 - July 2021 - Getting to Know Dr. Tony D Sampson
In this episode, Enobong and Margretha are interviewing Dr. Tony D. Sampson, a Reader (Associate Professor) in Digital Media Cultures and Communications and Course Leader for the master’s programme in Media and Communication Industries at the University of East London (UEL).
Tony speaks about his experiences, interests, work, and books.
He published his latest book during the first lockdown; a review can be found here: https://politybooks.com/bookdetail/?isbn=9781509537402
His other publications can be found via this link: https://viralcontagion.blog/books/
He also runs conferences at UEL: https://viralcontagion.blog/affect-social-media4/
and https://viralcontagion.blog/asm4-5/
Tony can be reached on the following links:
Research blog: http://www.viralcontagion.wordpress.com
Twitter: @TonyDSpamson
EPISODE 2 - June 2021 - A Portrait of Lape Olarinoye, Freelance Journalist and Lecturer at UEL
In this episode, Enobong, Margretha, Jenna and Coppélia are interviewing Lape Olarinoye, a freelance journalist and a lecturer at the University of East London.
She talks about her experience as a journalist covering the African continent, her different experiences and the challenges she has to face. She shares with us her best advices to become a journalist, which will be very useful to many of you, no matter what profession you choose! She also talks about her recent job at UEL, and her desire to pass on her passion for her job to her students.
If you want to find Lape's reports, here are some links:
EPISODE 1 - May 2021 - Learning and Teaching in a Pandemic
In this episode, Margretha, Enobong, Ashlei and Coppélia are sharing their views about this exceptional year characterized by online-only courses. They are expressing their opinions on the difficulty of concentrating, making friends and the lack of motivation that students may experience. To discuss this significant topic, Andrew Branch, lecturer at UEL, has agreed to share his experience.