A collection of news-focused and reflective journalism put together voluntarily by Journalism and Media students covering a range of personal and social topics, in an attempt to create a response to this historic moment in Britain’s history.
Fashion North‘s Barbora Bednarova reveals her two-day, 1,400-mile journey through six countries to get home to Slovakia from the University of Sunderland We all heard about Coronavirus before it hit us. I remember I was reading an article about the Chinese government wanting to build a hospital in seven days. […]
Schools, along with other means of childcare such as Childminders and Nurseries have been closed now for two weeks due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Many parents have needed to take on home teaching for their children and full-time care through the day, unless they are key workers. Alix Clark works […]
#The CoronaDiaries A University of Sunderland media graduate sends us his thoughts on the situation at home in Romania, on life under lockdown and his reflections on humanity. By Tudor Tamas THE unnatural silence of crisp spring mornings, usually dominated by the sound of loud, heavy traffic on the […]
#The CoronaDiaries TO SUM up their second weekend in isolation, students contributing to The CoronaDiaries project share a snapshot and some words about life in lockdown. Remember, even though we’re separated for now, we’re all in this together… QUARANTINE PHOTOGRAPHY Ryan Lim “I USUALLY do my photography digitally, […]
#The CoronaDiaries WITH an ever-rising death toll and a struggling health service, have you ever wondered what it would be like to work for the NHS during a global pandemic? The latest figures released by Public Health England on Friday (April 3) show that cases in the North […]
#The CoronaDiaries IF someone had said on New Year’s Eve that 2020 would entail a global pandemic, I wouldn’t have believed them. Yet here we are, in the midst of isolating at home and social distancing, the world as we know it has changed in lots of ways. […]
#The CoronaDiaries WITH the country in lockdown, being stuck in the house all the time can become quite boring – but being bored can actually affect your mental health. Therefore it’s incredibly important to keep your mind occupied. Studies show that boredom can lead to depression, increased weight […]
#The CoronaDiaries Student photo-journalist Ryan Lim was threatened with arrest while covering the coronavirus lockdown in Sunderland. Image: Ryan Lim NORTHUMBRIA Police have apologised to an SR-News student photo-journalist after an officer threatened him with arrest for covering the coronavirus lockdown in Sunderland. The apology comes in the week […]
REGIONAL charity St Oswald’s Hospice has been forced to launch its first-ever urgent appeal in the wake of the Coronavirus lockdown. The hospice closed all 25 of its retail shops on March 23 and will not take any donations of items during the lockdown. It has also had to cancel […]
#The CoronaDiaries THE Covid-19 pandemic lockdown and the measures enforced by the government have a big impact on students’ lives and mental health, according to them. Two students of the University of Sunderland agreed to share some travelling experience they had during the Coronavirus outbreak. They talked about […]