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Online video news highlights 2021
If you’re interested in making compelling video news stories for the web or social media, here are some great ideas.
Working outside the news box
How one adventurous Curtin grad is using her J skills to build a career in a new media frontier.
The too social networks
Artists and fans are more connected online than ever before, but this might actually be impacting music.
Having a mare
A day at the horses might still provide plenty of material for selfies, but young people are increasingly turning away from the sport.
Psycho sim
The fascinating psychology behind ordinary people torturing and killing their characters on popular video game The Sims.
The cuddly cult of djungelskog
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed a lot of behaviours. One of the more unusual is the trend of adults reverting to a love of cuddly toys.
Dating’s a drag
They’re glamorous and fabulous and all over the TV. But what is it like to date a drag queen?
Cougar cubs
We’ve all heard of cougars as older women, but what would you say to one of your young friends if she’s dating a guy even younger than her?
Hot and bothered
As temperatures begin to climb for another hot summer, climate anxiety and helplessness is getting worse in young people.
The daily grind(r)
Just because someone is on gay dating app Grindr, doesn’t mean they want unsolicited explicit pics.
The political sisterhood
Will She Runs, a local impartial organisation helping women enter politics, create a more diverse political future?
These boots were made for walkin’
Walking football is a gentler version of the sport that allows seniors to keep on enjoying the health and social benefits of playing on a team.
Tiktok tarot
Entering the world of “WitchTok”: the occult, sorcery, live tarot readings and celebrity psychic predictions.
Spotify unwrapped
It’s become a seasonal fixture on social media, but is Spotify’s ‘Wrapped’ actually changing people’s listening behaviour for the worse?
Caffeine hit
Global coffee prices have skyrocketed due to weather conditions and shipping increases. Who is going to absorb the cost?
Feeling the highs and lows
Experts say low self-esteem can lead to anxiety and depression in young people.