Thea Antoniou

BA Journalism student at Kingston University

Featured Articles

Explore a featured selection of my writing work below.
Thea’s Substack •

Modern media ownership, and what it means for marginalised journalists

Following Elon Musk’s takeover of X, formerly known as Twitter, there was a 69% increase in accounts that posted misogynistic and abusive content, according to a recent BBC Panorama documentary. They reported that Musk has created a ‘permissive environment’ for the creation of these accounts with these views, which also included racism, homophobia and transphobia. Whilst trolling and harassing people on social media is not new, the cultural shift to the right over the last 10 years has created a...
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Covid, five years on

An independent survey has found that over 82% of people aged between 18-26 still feel the effects of the Covid-19 lockdowns, five years later.This time five years ago, the world went into lockdown to prevent the spread of the infectious respiratory disease Coronavirus. This meant that the British public would be housebound until the Coronavirus pandemic was under control, but being allowed to go on one walk a day and leave the house to buy essentials like food and medicine. Whilst this helped ke...
Crafted •

A.I on Tap

AI is slowly but surely becoming a staple in all industries now, and the beer industry is no exception. Major breweries and beer companies like Heineken and Beck’s have used AI to replace their research and development department as well as marketing and admin teams and brewing processes.  Swedish company Stravito created a generative AI platform in 2017 for food and beverage companies to gain access to consumer habits, and input research and data so that they can really understand the specifics...
Thea’s Substack •

Skinny is back: The Pilates Princess

Pilates princess and getting your ten-thousand steps a day, thinly veiled as healthy living, are bringing disordered eating and body image issues back into the mainstream as the media failed with its poor attempt to promote body positivity.Tumblr was a cesspool for pro-ana (pro-anorexic) groups; teenage girls congregating on the app to post thigh gap pictures, compare weights and BMI’s and give each other tips on losing weight. Whilst that was fairly contained and remained within those groups, t...
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‘Hormone Hesitancy’ - Young people are ditching their birth control

Experts have blamed Tik Tok for a trend dubbed ‘hormone hesitancy,’ after more and more women ditch their birth control, seeking natural contraceptive methods instead.Data published in BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health has displayed a change in contraceptive methods since 2020, switching from hormonal options like the implant, patch and pill, to fertility awareness and natural planning via period tracking apps such as Flo. As a result, a greater proportion of women have been seeking abortions d...
Seething Wells Spills •

Young People are Feeling Misrepresented by MP's ahead of UK's General Election

Young people are becoming increasingly concerned about the future of British politics, as students feel misrepresented by the major party leaders.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said in January that he will call for a general election in the second half of 2024, however after recent voting intention polls recorded by Statistica, the initially predicted Labour landslide victory seems to be slipping away as the figures have steadily dropped since October, suggesting that the Labour party’s stance