That way we can make sure that we are at the right place at the right time, instead of leaving it to chance.

My best advice: A well captioned photo or video is much more likely to go viral than text alone, and always bring spare batteries!

East London Lines is an independent news site covering the area between Dalston and Croydon. It is run by the journalism students of Goldsmiths, University of London.

On Saturday, the ELL team covered the TUC ‘March for the Alternative’ protests. Germaine, one of the team of six, tweets here.