Mia Wallis

MA Journalism Student

United Kingdom

News Journalist due to complete MA in Journalism at the University of Sheffield, an NCTJ accredited course. I like to write about politics and current affairs as well as music and lifestyle. Enthusiastic about community-led and human-interest stories which engage readers.

Portfolio
Forge Press
03/09/2023
Talented Genes or Nepo Babies? - Forge Press

"I will be the first to tell you that I literally deserve nothing". All the talk around 'Nepo Babies' is the latest example of TikTok's habit of giving existing social concepts new names. Nepotism is hardly a novel concept and works in settings as common as your part-time job, not just in the entertainment [...]

YorkshireLive
03/01/2023
Anger on Sheffield estate where 'bins are not emptied for weeks'

A Sheffield resident has issued eight complaints over Twitter to a recycling giant, raising concerns over the lack of accessibility for disabled tenants on an estate in the city. Twitter user, @Kernow25, said in a recent tweet: "Tired of having to draw Veolia's attention to lack of consideration re how bins are replaced after emptying."

Shorthandstories
ChatGPT and academia: technology gone too far, or a useful tool?

"ChatGPT highlights what we have been failing to do; adapt and change." The Elon Musk-funded chatbot is dominating headlines worldwide. Amongst the hysteria, some fear this chatbot developed by OpenAI could threaten the integrity of academia; posing risks of plagiarism and eliminating the search for knowledge.

Sheffield Wire
11/27/2022
Coffee shop offering free cuppas during day of action - Sheffield Wire

A coffee shop on Division Street has announced a day of charity action, encouraging people to exchange unused or unopened hygiene products for a free coffee. The scheme, taking place on December 6, is part of a three-year-partnership between 200 Degrees and the charity Switch-Up.