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Pictures of Poverty

When I first learnt of the concept of ‘the sight of suffering’, the first thing that came to mind was the glorification of poverty seen on social media, people who go on a holiday to a country that sits well below the poverty line, stay in resorts and visit a school or village for oneContinueContinue reading “Pictures of Poverty”

PART 3 – ME :)

Ok, so with everything else in mind, how do these particular influencers actually influence me personally? Now we are really diving into the autoethnographical part of my research !! (…is that a word?) I’m going to break this up into three sections, and then the three sections in to seperate three sections, bare with me!ContinueContinue reading “PART 3 – ME :)”

PART 2 – SO HOW DO THEY MAKE A LIVING?

44% of Women Using Social Media Buy Products Because of a Trusted Blogger (Vivipins, 2020) I believe that social media influencers who work hard to gain a connection to their followers will ultimately benefit the most from brand promotions. Sarah’s Day, Georgie Stevenson and Sophie Jayne Miller are all influencers who value relatability and gainingContinueContinue reading “PART 2 – SO HOW DO THEY MAKE A LIVING?”

THE HEALTH AND FITNESS INFLUENCER – A SERIES

Hellooo this is my BCM241 digital artefact!! It is going to be a series of blog posts detailing my experiences with health and fitness influencers that I follow, and going in-depth about the way they use their influence, and specifically how they have made an impact on the way I live my own life sinceContinueContinue reading “THE HEALTH AND FITNESS INFLUENCER – A SERIES”

MY PITCH!

https://youtu.be/wIzRxHrDvZo My media niche is health and fitness influencer culture, and specifically how they use and create brands to grow their personal image. As mentioned in my pitch, I will be using myself as the main case study, through paying attention to the way i interact with each of my three chosen influencers, and howContinueContinue reading “MY PITCH!”

Planning my approach

Ever since I first downloaded Instagram in 2013, I have found it fascinating to watch other people’s lives. I loved watching Youtube videos, seeing what people did in a day, where they lived, who they hung out with, what they ate. I have spent most of my teenage years following influencers, and over the pastContinueContinue reading “Planning my approach”

My Field site

After spending a couple of weeks paying close attention to the content that I engage with and that others engage with, I have decided to slightly change my media niche to healthy lifestyle posting instead of just food, as I found that more often than not, the influencers I follow that post food content thatContinueContinue reading “My Field site”

What I Eat in a Day – My media niche

Hey! I’m Elly and for BCM241 this semester I have decided that my media niche will be surrounding food blogging and posting on Instagram. I really enjoy food content and food photography, and work 2 jobs in the hospitality industry so am surrounded with good looking food every day. I have found that most ofContinueContinue reading “What I Eat in a Day – My media niche”

BCM212 REFLECTION

Throughout the process of conducting my research, I enjoyed conducting primary research and found that it was interesting to learn the habits of my BCM212 peers, and how they differ from me. There is something fascinating about hearing what people eat for breakfast! I conducted a survey, and though I only recieved 24 responses, IContinueContinue reading “BCM212 REFLECTION”

BCM212 – RESEARCH PROPOSAL

In BCM212 this semester, we are investigating the student experience at university. For my research project I have decided that I want to research the habits of university students when it comes to health and fitness, and whether this relates to their academic performance. This idea sparked from personal experience, as I noticed that whenContinueContinue reading “BCM212 – RESEARCH PROPOSAL”