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@mitalilive.bsky.social @robynvinter.bsky.social @glendacooper.bsky.social @neilthurman.bsky.social and Kira Richards discussed our recent #UKJournalists report @cityjournalism.bsky.social Here's a summary of the panel by @marinaadami.bsky.social reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/how-cha...

Tonight we'll present our new report on UK journalists in the 2020s at this event at @cityjournalism.bsky.social. Speakers include @robynvinter.bsky.social @mitalilive.bsky.social @glendacooper.bsky.social @neilthurman.bsky.social and Kira Richards Register to join in person now buff.ly/9cAqOU9

On Monday we'll present our new report on UK journalists in the 2020s at this event at @cityjournalism.bsky.social. Speakers include @robynvinter.bsky.social @mitalilive.bsky.social @glendacooper.bsky.social @neilthurman.bsky.social and Kira Richards Register to join in person now buff.ly/cMA9XSB

Such lovely poignant writing www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Liverpool fans affected by the chaos surrounding the 2022 Champions League final in Paris have the right to have their personal injury claims heard in the UK, a judge has ruled after an attempt by Uefa to block it. By @robynvinter.bsky.social for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Love this story from colleagues @joshhalliday.bsky.social and @robynvinter.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

The wind is fair stepping up now in Glasgow, but for the dog out earlier this morning it was merely an opportunity for more sticks

1. Perhaps Prevent failed to pick up on the danger signs from Axel Rudakubana partly because, in common with other anti-terrorist and anti-extremist bodies, it was politically captured and deployed against peaceful protesters and peaceful Muslims. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I don't know what makes it apparently biologically impossible for men to work out silently in the gym. Yet another thing women can do absolutely consistently but many men don't seem to be able to manage at all

I do feel sorry for some of these guys (but some of them are objectively hilarious). I just can't help thinking lots of problems can be avoided if you don't date materialistic people and/or don't try to show off your wealth www.thetimes.com/life-style/s...

Morning from the Yorkshire Dales! We have now entered day three snowed in at the Tan Hill Inn, Britain's highest pub

And I'm still here!

‘A cultural shift’: drinkers hit Hull’s Low Ale Trail for alcohol-free options. - @robynvinter.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

On ‘Mad Friday’, many festive revellers are choosing low- or no-alcohol drinks @robynvinter.bsky.social

In case anyone missed it yesterday, this feature about the owner of Sam Smiths pubs is so interesting www.theguardian.com/news/2024/de...

I’m on the phones for the last hour with @shattenstone.bsky.social @harryfoxdavies.bsky.social @peterwalker99.bsky.social @robynvinter.bsky.social and others … Give us a call / give us your money 0203 353 4368 www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

Such a weird experience today, genuinely a rare classist situation that I virtually never experience. Got introduced to a drunk very posh guy whose birthday it was and he said "help yourself to food but please don't steal anything". And he said the second bit twice

Israeli tanks crossing into the Syrian buffer zone today in the Golan Heights. No sign this incursion is slowing down

If anyone hasn't seen it, I always thought this was completely fascinating by Forensic Architecture, from detainees' memories of being tortured at Sednaya prison under the Assad regime. I saw it at the Louisiana art museum in Copenhagen a couple of years ago forensic-architecture.org/investigatio...

Quite mad how hard it is to buy an apple in a British airport. Just an apple, that's all I want

So much to admire in the life of Barbara Taylor Bradford. Born in Armley, first female editor of the Yorkshire Evening Post, in her 40s when her first novel was published, sold more than 91 million books in total www.theguardian.com/books/2024/n...

I feared this might be duck-related hate but it sounds like it's just students being students www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

5. Bluesky's team consists of about 20 full-time employees. That's a million users here per employee now 🤯 Also, we're hiring! bsky.social/about/join

Despite a massive head start, BlueSky has now overtaken Threads in the US 👇

Does anyone else get a massive ick when news/documentary presenters say "I did an investigation..." or "I uncovered..." because it's so transparent that it wasn't their work? So often it's a researcher or a junior journalist who did the hard stuff, often using print reporters' investigations

Quite a nice feature: you get a notification if someone joins bluesky via a starter pack you made

All social media should have a "half-mute" function for people who you do actually really like and want to keep in touch with but who are just very online, bless them

I'm in a library where the ambient temperature is just a couple of degrees lower than comfortable but they also require you to lock your coat in a locker outside. I thought about smuggling in a cup of tea but I can say with 100% certainty that I'd end up probably quite severely scalded

I've started a north of England journalists starter pack. Please do flag others for inclusion! go.bsky.app/EyHBenr

A print for that special family member who's into pre-Christian supermarket sex Link to shop in bio

One thing I remember from the early days of twitter was that the 3,000-7,000 follower mark was the sweet point. Less and you feel a bit lonely, more and you can't keep track or reply to people properly

I don't know what you guys think but I definitely feel like this app already has the critical mass necessary to sustain itself. Mission accomplished imo!

"Whereas once parents lived vicariously through their children’s successes, now it seems their kids live vicariously through their parents’ struggles." www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Meeting friends in Soho, looking forward to approximately one hour of socialising before everywhere closes

bird sounds

If anyone has any Tromsø recommendations, I've got a little solo trip coming up and would be very grateful for tips!

I really don’t understand this whole ‘stay on Twitter and fight’ thing. You’re jousting with bots and reply guys and wading through ads it’s not Waterloo.

I feel like there will be movie studios buying the rights to this article www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/n...

Still not sure how to find the weird people from twitter, you know the ones where no list could possibly contain them

Such beautiful, honest writing. I'd be surprised if there was any woman who didn't relate to at least a part of this

I remember telling colleagues I wasn't going to try another platform after Threads and Mastodon, that I was completely done. All it took was a tiny dose of fomo www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

It's been so long since I used twitter (because of the obvious, plus the constant far right abuse and harassment) that I've actually forgotten what I used to post about

What are you going to sue me, over my bloops? Celeb breaks silence in emotional bloops. The bloop that's taking the internet by storm! ... see, it works in every situation

For those folks who have joined recently, a few tips that may make your experience here more enjoyable.

Debleet this at once