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Emeritus Prof, Co-Chair @TBIJ, previously Director BBC News. Also photography and LFC
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Investigative Simulations Lab
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🚨 The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (
@tbij.bsky.social
) and Investigative Simulations Lab are running a two-day simulation game on crime, corruption and corporate enablers from 26-27 May in London. Test your investigative skills! For more information, contact:
[email protected]
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Robert Shrimsley
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A small point from the Mandelson/Robbins saga. Refom and many Tories argue for a civil service than can be more easily bent to the will and whims of their elected political masters. This is precisely what happened here.
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Alan Jagolinzer
6 days ago
Lots of discussion today about the White House Correspondents Dinner reminds me of this webinar on Journalism & Democratic Backsliding with
@jayrosen.bsky.social
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@panievsky.bsky.social
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youtu.be/MrAnVd35bcE?...
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Journalism & Democratic Backsliding: thoughts on responsible journalism
YouTube video by Cambridge Disinformation Summit
https://youtu.be/MrAnVd35bcE?si=rz1YOmOEfRWpbqte
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Alan Jagolinzer
7 days ago
The Honourable Malcolm Turnbull, 29th Prime Minister of Australia, on the risks to democracy of concentrated media ownership. Cambridge Disinformation Summit.
youtu.be/BtXUcFBaErc
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Malcolm Turnbull, 29th PM of Australia, on risks to democracy from concentrated media ownership
YouTube video by Cambridge Disinformation Summit
https://youtu.be/BtXUcFBaErc
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David Clark
10 days ago
I now see what happened with the Mandelson vetting. Ollie Robbins treated it as a normal ambassadorial appointment, where he had sole discretion on vetting. In fact, he should have treated it as the equivalent of a Ministerial appointment, where the PM would expect to be told of any issues. 1/
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How the Internet Broke Everyone’s Bullshit Detectors
From AI-generated images to restricted satellite data, the systems used to verify what’s real online are struggling to keep up.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-the-internet-broke-everyones-bullshit-detectors/
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Bellingcat
14 days ago
How was an AI-generated rapper used in a far-right political campaign? We're discussing the rise of AI-generated content in politics with
@tbij.bsky.social
's
@efwebb.bsky.social
this Thursday at 5pm CEST/11am EDT and how you can investigate it. Join us live:
discord.gg/qS6TJjr6?eve...
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Great story from
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@manchestermill.bsky.social
Ai hallucinations come in various forms …
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
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MSAI: We can't find Chris Kenna’s ‘sovereign AI’ data centres
Chris Kenna’s Media Stream AI has failed to pay its engineers and its crown jewel is an empty building
https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026-04-11/he-says-hes-built-sovereign-ai-data-centres-across-the-uk-we-cant-find-them
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Pre-inoculation - advance warning of false flag stunts and disinformation campaigns - seems to have been effective in Hungarian elections
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Peter Geoghegan
15 days ago
Mathias Corvinus Collegium -which Orban used to fund Christian Right across Europe - has endowment worth *1% of Hungary’s GDP* This money has gone to Matt Goodwin, Frank Furedi, a Roger Scruton foundation run by Michael Gove + James Orr Magyar needs 2/3rd of seats to unpick this. Be huge if he can
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Combating disinformation must not be confused with censorship
Exercising free speech in a free market requires independent assessments of online content
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Social media is populist and polarising; AI may be the opposite
Large language models elevate expert consensus and moderate views, in sharp contrast to social platforms
https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/ed1df261-e065-42f8-8b9e-287b99f1aff5
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Stephan Lewandowsky
18 days ago
🧵 New report just dropped 🚨 "Fractured Reality: How Democracy Can Win the Global Struggle Over the Information Space" — from the EU Joint Research Centre, led by Mario Scharfbillig and I. A landmark read for anyone working on disinformation, platforms & democracy. 👇 1/10
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Kriszta Satori
18 days ago
Don't miss this week's
#TheGlobalJigsaw
looking at the battle for
#Hungary
:
#Fidesz
Viktor
#Orban
faces a showdown as Peter
#Magyar
of
#Tisza
takes him on; polls placing him ahead of the incumbent. Yet victory may still prove elusive on this titled field
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
#Fidesz
#Tisza
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BBC World Service - The Global Jigsaw, The battle for Hungary
Viktor Orban faces a high-stakes showdown
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct9b02
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Britain is in the grip of the fed-up-niks
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Frey (Gender? I hardly know she/her!)
24 days ago
This quote from Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell has been in my head the last few days
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Excellent from Martin Wolf
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What to do when the ‘public good’ of information goes bad
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What to do when the ‘public good’ of information goes bad
The creation and dissemination of reliable news is at an economic disadvantage
https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/335be5c2-bca5-4b73-98d2-da51e24d8a08
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Alan Jagolinzer
29 days ago
Also this webinar with
@jayrosen.bsky.social
,
@sambrook.bsky.social
, and
@panievsky.bsky.social
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youtu.be/MrAnVd35bcE?...
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Hetan Shah
about 1 month ago
Some potential good news! AI chatbots may help correct some of the polarising tendency of social media - latest from
@jburnmurdoch.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/3880...
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Social media is populist and polarising; AI may be the opposite
Large language models elevate expert consensus and moderate views, in sharp contrast to social platforms
https://www.ft.com/content/3880176e-d3ac-4311-9052-fdfeaed56a0e?shareType=nongift
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Peter Geoghegan
about 1 month ago
“A broadcaster has become the media arm of a political party, and nobody is doing anything about it.” Really good to speak to
@arusbridger.bsky.social
about GB News, Reform and regulatory failure on Democracy for Sale today
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/gb-news-is...
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"GB News is essentially Reform TV"
Alan Rusbridger on how GB News became Nigel Farage's broadcast arm – and who is paying for it.
https://democracyforsale.substack.com/p/gb-news-is-essentially-reform-tv
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Why we trust real polls over prediction markets
Elliott and David prefer data about humans over betting markets and AI polls
https://open.substack.com/pub/gelliottmorris/p/why-we-trust-real-polls-over-prediction?r=2lcdp&utm_medium=ios
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Sarah O'Connor
about 1 month ago
In spite of all the talk of Claude Code and Codex meaning the end of humans writing code, software job adverts are actually going up, according to
@jburnmurdoch.ft.com
's crunching of millions of job ads for this week's The AI Shift
www.ft.com/content/7325...
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Peter Geoghegan
about 1 month ago
🔴 Reform donors cashing in on Iran war Analysis by Democracy for Sale shows that major Reform donors are benefitting from the so-called “war premium” driving up energy prices.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/farages-fo...
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Farage's fossil fuel donors profit from Iran war
Democracy for Sale analysis finds 'war premium' driving up energy costs is also boosting the portfolios of some of Reform's biggest backers
https://democracyforsale.substack.com/p/farages-fossil-fuel-donors-profit-iran-war
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People seem too busy judging others to actually do anything themselves …
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Interventions to Psychological Manipulation, featuring Diane Benscoter
YouTube video by Cambridge Disinformation Summit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-j3NDQ6wW0
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Useful analysis
open.substack.com/pub/nadave/p...
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The War of Hormuz?
Exclusive: Israeli official says Washington has warned Jerusalem to prepare for a longer campaign as the U.S. moves to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
https://open.substack.com/pub/nadave/p/the-war-of-hormuz?r=2lcdp&utm_medium=ios
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TikTok and Meta risked safety to win algorithm arms race, whistleblowers say
Companies allowed more harmful content on user’s feeds, knowing their algorithms ran on outrage, BBC hears.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqj9kgxqjwjo
about 1 month ago
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St Pancras Eurostar holding pen, sorry “lounge”, is the seventh circle of hell. So totally inadequate
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Ted McCormick
about 1 month ago
"I got my PhD by writing prompts instead of doing research, I'm winning" got some bad news, there still no jobs and now you also know nothing
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Tim Onion
about 1 month ago
HOLY SHIT. A dark money group, hidden behind a bunch of shell companies, is paying influencers thousands of dollars PER POST to attack
@katmabu.bsky.social
on social media a month before her election. Thank you to the people who declined the money and went forward with this. So who's behind this?
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Dark money group offers influencers $1,500 for posts attacking Chicago Democratic primary candidate
Progressive House candidate Kat Abughazaleh told MS NOW the secretive campaign is “filled with false and defamatory claims.”
https://www.ms.now/news/kat-abughazaleh-dark-money-influencers
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Alan Jagolinzer
about 1 month ago
The Cambridge Disinformation Summit will feature The Honourable Malcolm Turnbull, 29th Prime Minister of Australia, on "Concentrated media and platform ownership and the implications for democracy and accountability." He will be hosted by former head of BBC Global News,
@sambrook.bsky.social
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Janne M. Korhonen
about 2 months ago
A study of social media content 18-24-year olds see in
#Finland
,
#France
and
#Romania
shows that algorithms overwhelmingly feed them right-wing political content - whether or not the users are interested. Three country average for right wing content was 58% - in Finland, 67%!
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The relentless cycle of violent news is leading to trauma for journalists, even those not in war zones
Younger journalists are often most affected in the ‘digital frontline’.
https://theconversation.com/the-relentless-cycle-of-violent-news-is-leading-to-trauma-for-journalists-even-those-not-in-war-zones-276806
about 2 months ago
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Six Days of War, 10 Rationales
The administration has laid out a buffet of reasons for Operation Epic Fury—take your pick.
https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/03/iran-war-rationales-trump/686255/?gift=ydndzcuRnttuRKCXTKq9I-dbqS7DRUx7jbQBW08lgQ4
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Peter Geoghegan
about 2 months ago
I’m not a political strategist but what is rhe logic of Labour not owning the falling migration numbers and saying ‘we’re controlling our borders’ rather than ever time repeating far right talking points Seems a very odd approach….
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Refused asylum seeker families will be offered up to £40,000 to leave Britain under pilot scheme, says Shabana Mahmood – UK politics live
The home secretary said that Britain will trial a scheme to encourage a small number of asylum seekers whose claims are rejected to exit the country
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/mar/05/cabinet-ministers-blocked-starmer-from-letting-us-use-british-bases-for-military-operation-against-iran-on-friday-uk-politics-live?page=with%3Ablock-69a971128f08b6123206a4b6#block-69a971128f08b6123206a4b6
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dag
about 2 months ago
Those paid a fortune to assess global risks say ‘not these global risks’.
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How to Think About Trump’s War With Iran
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/o...
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Opinion | How to Think About Trump’s War With Iran
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/opinion/trump-iran-war-future.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
about 2 months ago
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Paul Conroy RIP
An interview I did with Paul Conroy, who sadly died at the weekend, on his career and how to work safely in conflict zones.
https://richardsambrook.substack.com/p/paul-conroy-rip
about 2 months ago
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So sorry to hear my friend Paul Conroy has died. Great photojournalist -obviously in Ukraine, Syria and recently Cuba. Lovely man who lived life to the full, brave and principled. We worked closely on the board of The Frontline Club for many years.
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/paul-conro...
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Paul Conroy’s Last Photo Essay: Cuba’s Moment of Reckoning
Veteran war photographer and correspondent Paul Conroy died of natural causes a day after returning from Cuba with this report of another city under siege. He never stopped bearing witness
https://www.bylinesupplement.com/p/paul-conroys-last-photo-essay-cubas?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
about 2 months ago
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Manosphere podcasters have second thoughts
What have they wrought?
https://www.publicnotice.co/p/rogan-trump-schulz-theo-von?utm_campaign=post
about 2 months ago
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James Austin
2 months ago
Okay, this is quite outstanding from Bedford Council.
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Anne Applebaum
2 months ago
A retired British primary school administrator with a British passport and a valid visa was shackled, chained and detained for six weeks by ICE
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks
Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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My news feed is all “speculation,opinion,speculation, speculation,opinion..” when what I want is “evidence,data,evidence,data, evidence…”
about 2 months ago
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How war stopped working
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How war stopped working
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How war stopped working
Ukraine, Iraq, Afghanistan — the story of the century so far is the ineffectiveness of force
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Political journalism needs fewer "takes" and more analytical legwork
Why I think what you’re getting with this newsletter is different, and why it matters right now
https://open.substack.com/pub/gelliottmorris/p/political-journalism-needs-fewer?r=2lcdp&utm_medium=ios
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Emily Bell
2 months ago
Former UK PM Gordon Brown is providing - voluntarily and not for the first time - information to the police about abuses of power relating to the Epstein files. As PM Brown was briefed against by people such as Alistair Campbell and Peter Mandelson as being ‘psychologically flawed’ ….1/
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"Any social media company that wishes to change the hearts and minds of Europe’s political class when it comes to social media bans, the starting point must be an introspective one" Owen Ben...
"Any social media company that wishes to change the hearts and minds of Europe’s political class when it comes to social media bans, the starting point must be an introspective one" Owen Bennett write...
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rasmus-kleis-nielsen-5b97663_snap-ceo-evan-spiegel-has-penned-a-financial-activity-7429910777685434368-qnfB?utm_medium=ios_app&rcm=ACoAAAA6DBIBX6XELdr8DP7OF5Pl6kfWawDr7wY&utm_source=social_share_send&utm_campaign=copy_link
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