King's Business Review

03/03/2024

Look at this week’s roundup! Examining everything from Donald Trump to Graham Norton, the recession, and the relationship between STEM employment and the new immigration laws.

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28/02/2024

Discover the Art of Strategic Storytelling 📈✨. We invite you to join ‘Strategic Storytelling: The Business Narrative,’ an immersive workshop designed to bridge the gap of strategy consultancy and business journalism. Hosted by members of King’s Strategy and KBR, this event promises to focus on the of storytelling in the formulation and communication of business strategies.

This workshop is ideal for those seeking to enhance their strategic thinking with the power of narrative, offering a hands-on experience with real business scenarios. Participants will learn to craft and communicate strategies effectively, transforming abstract numbers into stories !!

📅 March 8th Friday 6pm
📍 [ Location is yet to be confirmed, watch this space for updates ]
🔗 Register now! Spots are limited.

22/02/2024

Take a look at this week’s round up, looking at everything from the Wellingborough and Kingswood by-elections to further information on the Alaska Virus.

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17/02/2024

Step into the world of journalism with our Journalism Excellence Program at KBR 🎓

Unleash your potential in editing and article writing with real-world insights and guidance from industry experts. 📝💼 Dive into our interactive workshops, enhance your skills, and make your mark on the media landscape. Find the signup form in our bio! DM for any queries !!

12/02/2024

Ever wondered about the implications of AI for Authoritarian Regimes? Check out our new article on the KBR website!

KBR | Stay Present, Stay Informed

09/02/2024

Take a look at this week’s news round up!

KBR | Stay Present, Stay Informed

03/02/2024

Exploring the dynamics of employee wellness, ‘Beyond Buzzwords: A Closer Look At Workplace Wellbeing’ offers a thoughtful examination of the application of psychology in our professional lives.

Join us in redefining what it means to nurture a culture of care in the workplace. Discover more in our latest piece. Link on story.

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21/12/2023

Have you ever wondered how to best interview someone? Here are KBR’s top tips for conducting an impressive interview!

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19/12/2023

30/11/2023

Big thanks to everyone who attended our event! It was wonderful to see so many of you and we enjoyed organizing it. Stay tuned for more chances to learn deep editing skills applicable to all types of writing. A special shoutout to the for collaborating with us!

28/11/2023

From now on, ‘KBR News Briefings’ will be available every week to capture interesting topics from all of our fields. Let’s have a look at this week’s topics!

KBR | Stay present, stay informed.

21/11/2023

Turn your bright ideas into polished projects at the Pitch & Polish Workshop 🌟! Join us at Bush House on Nov 27th for an evening of collaborative brainstorming and peer editing. Whether you’re crafting your first pitch or refining your editing skills, there’s a spot for you. Tap into the power of teamwork in our hands-on sessions designed to bring your concepts to life. Ready to get started? Sign up is easy - just use the link in our bio or scan the QR code.

Limited seats available, so sign up as soon as you can!!

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19/11/2023

How to select the Perfect Exhibition Photos for Articles

With these steps, you’re ready to select the best photos for your article. Remember, the images you choose are your readers’ window into the exhibition experience.

16/11/2023

Have you heard about the french dispatch in Niger? Visit our website to read our latest article and find out more!

15/11/2023

Have you heard about CMA clearing Broadcom’s $61 Billion purchase of VMWare?

Read all about the latest news in finance and economics on our website!

09/11/2023

This is your chance to get published with the journalism project of the largest student organisation in the UK - King’s Business Club!

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29/10/2023

Have you read our latest article on “The Burqa Ban: A Look at Contemporary Feminist Scholarship”?

Check out our website!

20/03/2023

Check out our latest article:

Is Inflation Always a Monetary Phenomenon?
By Nicholas Rich

Learn more by clicking on the link in bio!

KBR | 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱.

15/03/2023

Check out our latest article:

Keep Your Friends Close: The Wagner Group’s Vicious Role in Ukraine.
By Gabriel Blondeau

“The Wagner group has evolved from a shadowy mercenary organisation operating in secrecy to openly recruiting in prisons and targeting mass audiences through a calculated propaganda effort. This begs the following question; what is the Wagner group and why has it been growing in significance?”

Learn more by clicking on the link in bio!

KBR | 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱.

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20/02/2023

Check out our latest article 'Controversy or Fame? The Impact of Social Media on Consumer Reception' by Daniel Williams!

Link in bio!

KBR | 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱.

                               
                 

19/02/2023

Check out our latest article ‘Charity Begins at Home’ by James Leaver!

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KBR | 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱.

10/02/2023

KBR EXCLUSIVE:

An insight into what goes behind the closed doors of the KCLCA.

This article looks at the recent motion “This House would restore the British Empire,” and how it sparked a dispute between the various conservative societies of London universities and the KCLLA against the KCLCA. KBR uses first handed primary comments from anonymous sources on this issue.

Click the link in the bio to read more.

09/02/2023

Read our newest article to learn more about the future of India’s semiconductors!

Link in bio!

KBR | 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱.

01/12/2022

The tale told of Monopoly’s origin is that of an unemployed man Charles Darrow that came up with Monopoly in the 1930s, which he subsequently sold, making him a millionaire. His game is said to have not only brought him out of poverty but also saved the Parker Brothers, a popular board game maker, from the precipice of ruin.  

The issue with this narrative is that it's only partially true. The dice for monopoly rolled decades before, at the hands of Elizabeth Magie, who until recently was pushed aside by history. Magie was a visionary talent as she wrote poetry, short stories and even performed comedy. She created her Landlord game to express her distaste towards monopolies and as a protest against big monopolists of the time- Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller.

Magie even filed a legal claim for her Landlord's game back in 1903, which was over three decades before the Parker Brothers even began manufacturing what became Monopoly. Maggie is reported to have made simply $500 when others profited millions from her idea. While exploited, Maggie did not go silently, she spoke out in interviews with The Washington Post and The Evening Star where she expressed her anger regarding her idea being appropriated, even going as far as to hold up her original board in front of cameras to prove her invention.

Magie was also an outspoken feminist with a sense of humour. In order to illustrate the ridiculousness of marriage being the only option for women, Magie took out an advertisement in a newspaper where she offered herself as a “young woman American slave” to the highest bidder. Magie noted to reporters later that the stunt was supposed to make a statement about the dismal condition of women, which it did. 

KBR | 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱.

17/11/2022

Lee Miller was a creative force, a multi-faceted portrait of talent. She occupied many roles throughout her life, including a model, a muse, a fashion photographer, and a war correspondent, transitioning between different phases of her life with grit and grace.

She went from posing for Vogue, to training under Man Ray as his studio assistant. She played a contributory role in inventing Man Ray’s iconic “solarization '' photogenic technique, where black and white tones are reversed, during a surrealist apprenticeship. According to Miller, she accidentally stumbled across the method in the dark room, when she turned on the lights while developing a photograph. Miller was even involved with a circle of influential modernists that included Pablo Picasso, Jean Cocteau, and Salvador Dalí. Through Miller’s influence, Vogue, which at the time had a reputation for featuring only glossy pages of women’s fashion, began printing telling images concerning the war. The American edition of Vogue from June 1945 printed Miller’s death camp photos, along with the direct message: “Believe It.”

One might find it ironic that one of the most memorable photographs from that time involving Miller, is not one captured by her but one where she is the subject. The picture was taken by David E. Scherman on April 30, 1945, hours after the liberation of Dachau; in the picture, Miller can be seen taking a bath in Hi**er’s bathtub. Scherman feels that the image illustrated and represented “the last of the Hi**er myth.”

Miller photographed many key events in history such as the Liberation of Paris, the battle of Saint-Malo, the liberation of both the Dachau and Buchenwald concentration camps and much more. She continually captivated both sides of the camera.

To see visuals of the war shot by Miller, the book ‘Lee Miller at War: A Woman's War’ would be a great place to start. 

KBR | 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱.

03/11/2022

Hedy Lamarr often termed “The Most Beautiful Woman in Film” was one of the most popular actresses of her time, appearing on screen in many popular films, including the Oscar-nominated films ‘Algiers’ and highest grossing movie of 1949- ‘Samson and Delilah’. You’re probably wondering why we’re discussing a woman of such stardom, and that is because popularity and recognition aren’t necessarily one and the same.

While Hedy Lamarr was adored by the moviegoers, she was not applauded or even identified for her contributions towards science and technology; She along with George Anthiel developed a novel method of “frequency hopping,” that allowed for radio transmissions to be made through signal jumps between different channels under a disguised prearranged pattern. This technology was so invaluable that the United States of America used it against the N***s in World War 2, and it is the precursor to wireless technologies that we interact with on a daily basis- WiFi and Bluetooth. However, even after the U.S. military had publicly acknowledged Lamarr’s frequency-hopping patent and her conspicuous contributions to technology, she nor her estate have been compensated monetarily in any capacity for the multi-billion dollar industry that she laid the foundation for.

Hedy Lamarr was presented as a femme fatale heroine, and with the narrative surrounding women (especially in Hollywood) at that period, people weren’t encouraged to believe much more. It has taken decades for the reality of her genius to come to light.

To learn more about Hedy Lamarr you can watch the documentary- Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

KBR | 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱.

31/10/2022

In a tight race for the presidency, Lula da Silva emerges victorious.

KBR | 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱.

27/10/2022

The society recently held their traditional annual Political Debate between the Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrats societies of King’s College London (  and ). Click on the link in our bio to find out more about the thrilling talks in our article!

Picture credit: kclpolitics society

KBR | 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱.

24/10/2022

As Downing Street 10 prepares to welcome its new resident, let us look back at what its previous occupant did in her 44 days in office. If nothing else, Liz Truss will go down in history as Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister, as she remained in office for a remarkable 6 weeks. During her service she trashed the UK’s economic standing, the pound collapsed to its lowest-ever levels and continues to fall further down, the reputation of the UK on the international scene is severely damaged and the political stability of the island is seriously shaken.  
 
Overall, her leadership was fragile from the start. Great Britain has already been facing a tough economic and political situation, and naturally, the death of the Queen brought a period of national mourning. However, the last straw that inevitably brought her down was the mini-budget’s introduction; it undermined her authority and harmed the Tories’ demands for economic competence. Economists were sceptical of the idea that a £ 45bn tax cut for the rich could ever stimulate economic growth let alone repay for itself.  
 
The pound completely crashed over the weekend and the budget itself fell apart. This in turn pressured the Bank of England to take urgent measures and start buying government bonds in a desperate attempt to save the currency.  
 
Truss proudly proclaimed that she is “a fighter not a quitter,” and then resigned from her post as PM shortly after.  
  
According to recent developments, Rishi Sunak is set to be the new prime minister of the UK. Mordaunt dropping out solidified his victory in the leadership race. This comes only seven weeks after Liz Truss defeated him in the previous Tory competition.  

KBR | 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱.

20/10/2022

Downing Street on the search for a new resident!

KBR | 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱.