Facebook has barred Australians from finding or sharing news on its platform, in response to an Australian government proposal to require social media networks to pay journalism organizations for their content. The move is already reducing online readership of Australian news sites.
Similar to what happened when Facebook suspended Donald...
The events of the past year have had a devastating impact on the hospitality sector in the UK. At the forefront of lockdown’s sacrifices for many is the closure of an institution that is a cornerstone of british culture – the pub.
An estimated 2500 pubs closed during 2020, accelerating...
It’s been a long old journey for former Uber drivers James Farrar and Yasseen Aslam. But after a five year legal battle, the pair arrived at their chosen destination – a court ruling that drivers for the taxi app firm should be treated as workers rather than independent contractors.
It...
What do the internet memes Doge and Cheems, the Hollywood film franchise The Hunger Games, and a sachet of instant tea have in common? They are all part of a rich lexicon of protest now being deployed by young activists contesting Myanmar’s military coup.
The country has been in turmoil...
The UK, along with large parts of northern Europe, is in the grip of an unusually cold period of weather thanks to a flow of cold easterly winds from Siberia. On the morning of February 11, the village of Braemar in the Scottish Highlands recorded -23.0°C, the UK’s coldest...
Brighton and Hove Green Party Chair calls for misogyny to be made a hate crime in support of domestic abuse victims ahead of Valentine’s Day
For some, Valentine’s Day symbolises love, romance, and affection. For domestic abuse victims, it represents additional pressure, helplessness, and trauma. Brighton and Hove Green Party...
This week Brighton Journal spoke to local figurative artist, Catriona Millar. Catriona's work focuses on the interactions between people and pattern. Working with oil paint and a palette knife, she aspires to "catch that moment" when the lighting or mood "can change how we see a person so dramatically."...
With the lack of current support on the horizon, nightclubs and entertainment venues face the prospect of bankruptcy and closure as their finances grow ever shorter.
Clubs such as The Arch, among others, have spoken out as they face almost 11 months of closure without the possibility of business.
Even performers...
As a culture, we’ve come to value growth and productivity, making paid work not only a necessity, but a central concern in peoples’ lives. Yet this attitude towards work is harming us more than it’s helping, with research showing that workaholism (also known as work addiction) is a growing...
There’s a new nature conservation strategy in town – and it means business. During the 1970s, 80s and 90s the main tactic to protect wildlife was to highlight the plight of charismatic “flagship” species (remember the WWF Save the Panda campaign?). Since the millennium, however, a new strategy backed...
