Luela Hassan - Portfolio

A 23-year-old journalist living in London with a passion for the arts and politics. Finding out important news before everyone else is something many people desire - I just plan on making mine a living.


As a black, Muslim woman, it may seem as though the odds are stacked against me but I can assure you, they are not. Growing up, the media was not a friend and often, it made me feel scared to be myself. So, tired of being a consumer, I turned to producing and thus my journalistic eye was born. 


As a journalist, I aim to cover all genres. From the ins and outs of the celebrity world to the heated debates in parliament - I want to cover them all and therefore I aim to get some experience. 


Feel free to scroll though my page, maybe you'll find something you like.

Chaos in Kingston’s Clayhill halls | River Online

Kingston University students living in Clayhill have resorted to wearing up to three pairs of socks in a bid to stay warm because of heating failures, among other problems at the halls of residence. Many have complained that hot water and heating are turned off for several hours at a time. The heating is only on during the day and there is no hot water in the mornings, according to residents. First year civil engineering student Phoebe Adfield said: “It’s freezing all the time and when you tak
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Social Media & Politics: Why is the outcome so different?

When it comes to politics; social media like Twitter, is always flooding with the latest opinions, breaking news and funny memes in relation to it. Many young, tech-savvy people, use it to air their honest and at times quite blunt opinion on how well they think their respective governments are running or lack thereof but recently there has been a thought in my brain that just refuses to budge. Why is it that the popular views expressed online refuse to correlate with the outcome? Now, for me to

Defying traditions with every degree | River Online

Breaking the news that I wanted to study journalism at University was far from easy. Growing up, law, medicine and accounting spun in a limited wheel of future prospects that my father found financially stable and a way for his children to become successful. I settled for law which I adored until I reached about 17. Unbeknown to him, it was my father who stirred my love for journalism by consistently supplying me with daily newspapers and magazines for as long as I could remember. Subconsciousl

The legacy of Kingston’s Ex-Vice Chancellor Julius Weinberg | River Online

It was ultimately the numbers that led to Julius Weinberg’s downfall. The University’s catastrophic position in national league tables, the falling numbers of students being recruited and weak National Student Survey scores all point in one direction. It meant that when his decision to ‘step down’ as Vice-Chancellor was announced on September 26, the very first day of teaching in the new academic year, came as little surprise to those in the know. Only the timing raised an eyebrow. It was all
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Being ‘woke’

Okay, now if you’re not familiar with the term ‘woke’, I’m sure you’re familiar with the concept without realising it. Let me tell you my thoughts and opinions on this, stressing the fact that these are opinions and are not being imposed upon anyone. Being ‘woke’ is more than just being politically aware, it’s about deciphering between what is real and what has been constructed by the media to appear as the truth. Throughout my life I’ve always been intrigued about world issues and why things
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Why journalism is so much more than i thought.

Have you ever thought you knew everything there was to know about something and then realise you were completely wrong? Well that’s me right now. Growing up I was always into reading; whether it was newspapers, magazines or even online, I had a necessity to know everything that was going on all around the world. Now, because of that I assumed that I knew all there was to know about journalism until reality hit me in the face. I knew barely anything and that of which