Georgina Anderton

 My interest in the media started at an early age in my last year in primary school. All my classmates wanted to be teachers, scientists or pop stars and I wanted to be a photographer. I don't exactly know why but at the time this seemed the appropriate thing to do  (my favourite possession was a Polaroid camera that I got for my 10th birthday and I still have now!).

The polaroid I hope I still own in 50 years!

Years later my photography dream had disappeared and I wanted to be a radio DJ. I visited a local radio station and introduced a song, when I was 13 and I thought I had found what I wanted to do.  The ambition to go on the radio had stayed with me until my last year in high school and then I started to wonder, that with all the new technologies that were being produced and all the new ways to interact with the media, would radio still be as vital in a society full of the 'facebook generation' who can find and listen to what they want with a click of a button?


Even though my dream of being on the radio faded, my love of entertaining picked up as I started to do stand up comedy. I got into the finals of the 'North West Young Comedian of the Year' being the only girl out of 350 to make the top 10. I wrote all my own material and realised that I loved getting on stage and making people laugh. I performed at the Royal Court Theatre in Liverpool along with the Rawhide comedy club and other small venues.  Stand up comedy will always be apart of me and I continue to write material down in the hope that it will come in useful in years time.

One performance at the Rawhide Comedy Club.

When I arrived at college I chose Media A-Level to study. I loved it. I got to think about  all aspects of the media and I was able to carry on my interest in journalism by producing some articles within my coursework. My first year went great having scored 100% in my exam and my second year followed with more success as I left with an A in Media and a place at Liverpool John Moores University to study Media Professional Studies.


While in my first year of uni, I created short profile films about local charities and local issues while also concentrating on a business and academic side to the media. From designing business plans and researching theorists who have brought different perspectives to arguments, to researching what is needed to piece a 10 minute children's programme together I have benefited from this broad degree.


Now, I am in my 2nd year at university. I am still very much interested in photography and I admire street photography, especially the work of Vivian Maier, but I know this is not where my career  lies. This year I am looking forward to getting in the TV studio in semester 2 as I am hoping that is where I thrive. For the mean time, I am on the hunt for work experience and am currently volunteering at NeetTv which is amazing and I have just got a volunteer spot at WA12 newton radio.

A Vivian Maier Photo (My favourite as it is mysterious and you dont know where the glamorous lady is going or why and it make you ask so many questions. It is also a beautiful shot!)

So that is a bit about myself but throughout this blog I will be providing my research to my Applied Media Research module at university that I hope you find interesting and insightful.