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lovemoney.com video news reports

Here’s a selection of the weekly lovemoney.com video news reports (all shot and edited by Tom Ruddock).

Prior to producing these news reports I made weekly videos for lovemoney.com consisting of vox pops, pieces to camera and graphics looking at financial myths, mistakes, rip-offs and events. Scroll to the bottom of this page for a selection of these videos or head to the lovemoney.com YouTube channel for an archive (there are around 20 of them in total).

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Protect your phone from this growing threat

Robert Powell reports on the growing threat of ‘phone snatching’ and finds out what you can do to protect your handset…

Three years of low interest rates: winners and losers

As the 0.5% bank rate reaches its third birthday, Robert Powell reports on the winners and losers from low interest rates…

The big brands that bankrupt us

Big brands have taken over the everyday lives of many. But what compels some of us to loyally spend our cash on the products of such a relatively small group of companies? Robert Powell investigates…

Cost of motoring soars to £130 a week

Robert Powell finds out what is driving up the cost of owning and running a car…

The housing market’s biggest problem

Robert Powell looks at the key factors that are holding back a housing market recovery…

Government failing to protect us from scams

Consumer protection is failing to keep up with wide scale online scams, as Robert Powell reports…

VAT hits the poor hardest

In light of new research showing that the poorest spend more of their income on VAT than the richest, Robert Powell reports on escalating borrowing levels and what you can do to deal with debt…

Other video

Here’s an archive of other video content produced outside of work and during my MA at University of Westminster.

Guardian’s Nick Davies speaking in February 2010 about phone hacking, ethics and student journalism.

Journalism MA University Reports

Would a student journalist put aside their ethics in the search for a good story?

“Crimes that went to the heart of the British establishment “ That’s how the one MP described the recent scandal involving phone hacking by News of the World reporters.

However with tight deadlines and low budgets the temptation for the modern journalist to resort to corrupt practices is stronger than ever.

Robert Powell finds out how far student journalists are prepared to bend the rules in search of a good story.

Paul Foot Awards footage.  Reproduced by kind permission of Private Eye magazine – private-eye.co.uk

What do the political parties have to offer students?

Report producer: Robert Powell

It’s an exciting time in politics – the general election is coming up and whatever its outcome, politics in Britain will change.

But as we found out last week, young voters still don’t seem to be interested.

With youth unemployment and tuition fees causing real problems for students, Stefanie Linhardt finds out what the parties have to offer.

How well do University of Westminster students know their politicians?

Can students tell David Cameron from Colin Firth?

Can they tell their David Willets’ from their Ed Balls?

lovemoney.com vox pop video

Here’s an archive of the videos I produced before I started making news reports for lovemoney.com. They include no interviews and instead consist of vox pops, pieces to camera and graphics. I made around 20-30 of these videos and you can head to the lovemoney.com YouTube channel for a full archive.

The royal waste of money

Is the Royal Wedding a Royal waste of money? Robert Powell hits the streets to get your take…

The stingy guide to Valentine’s Day

Is Valentine’s Day one big rip-off? Robert Powell finds out…

Dont’ fall for these home insurance myths

Robert Powell hits the streets to bust these home insurance myths…