As the sun sets on another year, Journalista takes a step back and looks at the stories that have well and truly pitched their tents and occupied the headlines in 2011.
In a year of revolution, comings, goings and the inevitable controversies, it will be interesting to see which of the stories that dominated the media agenda will go on to define 2011 in years to come and which ones fall by the wayside.
Libya again led the news agenda last week as the search for Colonel Gaddafi goes on and the fallout continues from the overthrow of a regime that ruled the country for more than four decades.
Sport also featured prominently last week with news on the final days of the British football transfer window coming second while Mo Farah’s historic gold medal at the World Athletics Championships placed in the top five.
The Eurozone crisis dominated the news agenda last week along with A-Level results and continued coverage of the UK riots.
Big Brother’s move to Channel 5 has failed to slow coverage of the reality show, with stories of Jedward entering the house receiving almost as much coverage as the ongoing conflict in Syria.
