Kieran Bartlett's Blog

The African Cup Of Nations has come under lots of scrutiny over the past few years for many reasons. They are usually justified as to the footballing culture it's seen as a laughing stock. If you are unaware of what AFCON actually is, this is a breif rundown (of this year's tournaments setup). It's a football knockout based competition where African teams take each other on in groups of four. This year there were 24 teams who took part. AFCON made the decision after 2010 to hold the competition every odd year to not clash with the world cup. The top two in the group progress straight to the knockouts, third place takes on other third place teams to see who gets into the knockouts and then last place gets eliminated. Then like any tournament the teams who earned their place go through the round of 16, followed by the quarter finals, then the semi finals and finally the finals.  There has been more eyes than ever on AFCON as more teams get introduced the more players are take...

Sexism is a prejudice or discrimination, in this case, directed towards women. It has been linked to gender roles and stereotypes and includes the belief that one gender is superior to the other. sexism usually refers to people who see a gender having a certain role in society. It is undeniable that women face sexism in journalism all over the world. In 40 countries its identified "dangerous or "very dangerous" for woman journalists to go to that country on the basis they will encounter some sort of sexism. It is not just outside discrimination they are facing, many women experience more sexism online rather than on the field. 73% of women said sexism occurs in places such as social media or emails. Whats worse is that 58% of women feel personally attacked in the workplace. A place where people are meant to feel safe. The sexism has basically become a part of the job and something women have to put up with from their male counterparts. There has been hard evidence of fem...

My name is Kieran Bartlett and I am a NESCOL student currently studying Media and Communications in my second year. I have lived in Stonehaven my whole life but am now thinking of moving to Aberdeen once i get into Robert Gordons University. I have always liked the though of having a career in journalism or media of some type. In school I chose subjects such as Photography, Business and English which would feed into the course I do now. I will be creating seven blog posts which cover the following; - 6 Songs Of Me - Sensationalist media - Sexism In Journalism - A Contraversial Issue - A review of some sort - Two Free Choices

Little Simz has come a long way from being an opener act for Schoolboy Q on his tour many years ago. She has slowly worked her way up the ladder from her first release in 2010 to her most recent tour for her critically acclaimed album No Thank You. The album in question received a nomination for the British Album Of The Year, a Libera Award for best hip-hop album, a Mercury Prize  and finally a Best Album at the MOBO Awards. This tour took place in a sold out O2 Arena in Glasgow on the 7th November 2023. The opening acts were perfectly chosen giving the crowd a little teaser for what the vibe of the concert would turn out to be. The first act was Hak Baker who gave a interesting performance with his unique rapping/singing style. Best known for his songs that appear on FIFA the crowd was intrigued and exited for more. The second act was Osiris the God, Little Simz's producer who she kindly gave the stage to promote some of his music. The songs he played weren't the best but that...

This year is set to be a big year in the music industry, especially for the rap genre. Many big names, new and old have been either confirmed to be releasing music or rumoured to release music. Fans have been eager to get the year underway after somewhat of a lackluster year for the community. Albums such as Utopia by Travis Scott, For All The Dogs by Drake,  A Gift And A Curse by Gunna and A Great Chaos by Ken Carson to name a few were the standout hits of this year with other albums not hitting the mark or going unrecognised by the mainstream media. Some may say 2023 was a experimental year for artists trying to expand the range of music they put out however for most it was a forgetful year with artists not capturing the fans attention as much as they have in the past. This will be a list of the biggest confirmed and speculated album releases coming this year that have fans eagerly waiting for some of their favourite artists to save the genre. Before I get into the list there are...

  Luis Rubiales Womens Spain Team Scandal Luis Rubiales is currently in court after he "sexually assaulted" Spanish player Jenni Hermoso at the world cup trophy lift after Spain won it back in the 20th August of this year. Luis was caught on camera passionately kissing the Spanish player on the lips as he was proud for his country finally winning the world cup. He says it was a consensual kiss but Jenni disagrees with him and has took legal action. Luis has now resigned from the role of Chief in Spain's football. He is now on his way to the Madrid court as of today (15th September).  The very controversial moment happened at Spain's trophy lift when Luis decided to wrap his hands around Jenni's head a kiss her on the lips. As seen in the video the kiss lasted a short time and both smiled afterwards and carried on with the ceremony. Even in the changing rooms and bus back all the Spain teammates were laughing as they shared memes with Jenni who also found it funny,...