Olivia Rafferty
Starting my career: Day 8
Today is the start of my second week as a trainee news reporter. Here are some reflections.
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Olivia Rafferty
- Jul 26, 2021
- 2 min
Starting my career: Day 1
Today, I begin my first full-time job. Here are some reflections and some predictions.
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Olivia Rafferty
- Jul 19, 2021
- 2 min
Freedom day: Why has today been given that name?
Today, the UK lifts all of its restrictions, while the rest of the world looks on with confusion.
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Olivia Rafferty
- Jul 13, 2021
- 2 min
When did football stop being just football?
While football in Italy has always been about gathering around a table for food and family-time, it seems the game's image is slowly fading.
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Olivia Rafferty
- Jul 5, 2021
- 2 min
Why female runners owe it all to Kathrine Switzer
Despite backlash, millions of women across the world today owe their runner's high to Kathrine Switzer.
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Olivia Rafferty
- Jun 28, 2021
- 2 min
Why art is more powerful than words
Zehra Dogan is changing the face of modern artivism. Close behind is a generation of artists bringing new opportunities to the marginalised.
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Olivia Rafferty
- Jun 23, 2021
- 3 min
The end of HK's Apple: The end of democracy?
What is happening in Hong Kong? Does the end of a pro-democracy tabloid mean the end of Hong Kong democracy?
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Olivia Rafferty
- Jun 7, 2021
- 2 min
The bathroom queue dilemma
Men have had it better than women for centuries. Even when it comes down to basics such as using the loo. But times are changing.
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Olivia Rafferty
- May 24, 2021
- 2 min
Sexual abuse: do the new figures confirm women's darkest fears?
Despite being in 2021, sexual harassment is something that is still normalised in society. While sexual harassment occurs in plain...
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Olivia Rafferty
- May 17, 2021
- 2 min
Thanks to social media we're all humanitarian experts
All I've seen on Instagram this week is posts about the violence between Israel and Palestine. Just like BLM, Sarah Everard, and China's...
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Olivia Rafferty
- May 10, 2021
- 2 min
Covid-19 is killing India and I feel completely helpless
My best friend is Indian. We met at university and although things didn't go well from the first moment, we soon discovered our mutual...
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Olivia Rafferty
- May 30, 2020
- 3 min
Let's hear it for the girls!
This week, we begin in Sudan: where female genital mutilation (FGM) has officially been marked an act of crime.
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Olivia Rafferty
- May 22, 2020
- 3 min
Self-isolation week 10: beyond the horizon.
I can't say I saw a worldwide pandemic on the horizon, but then again nothing in life really is predictable.
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Olivia Rafferty
- May 15, 2020
- 3 min
Self-isolation week 9: fear of the unknown.
While I appreciate it's a sensitive topic, it's a crisis that's very current, so let's delve deeper this week.
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Olivia Rafferty
- May 8, 2020
- 4 min
Self-isolation week 8: you don't have to be a prisoner.
It's officially two months since the beginning of isolation. It's time we get more real.
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Olivia Rafferty
- May 2, 2020
- 2 min
Self-isolation week 7: the sun keeps on shining.
Yes, even when the whole world is under lockdown. Maybe not everywhere - but it definitely has been here in Milan. In fact, nature seems...
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Olivia Rafferty
- Apr 24, 2020
- 2 min
Self-isolation week 6: little liberties.
It's 25 degrees outside, the trees are in full bloom, the birds are chirping, and a strong scent of barbecue can be smelt.
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Olivia Rafferty
- Apr 17, 2020
- 2 min
Self-isolation week 5: plant-based super powers.
The photo featured in this week's post was taken in the summer of 2018, perhaps the best summer of my entire life.
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Olivia Rafferty
- Apr 10, 2020
- 4 min
Self-isolation week 4: the long return.
Hello there. I took the risk and it paid off.
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Olivia Rafferty
- Apr 3, 2020
- 2 min
Self-isolation week 3: a common enemy.
Hello again. I hope you're not all alone while you read this.
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