Robyn Vinter
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North of England correspondent at the Guardian. Mostly here to make bad jokes
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Reuters Institute
8 months ago
@mitalilive.bsky.social
@robynvinter.bsky.social
@glendacooper.bsky.social
@neilthurman.bsky.social
and Kira Richards discussed our recent
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Here's a summary of the panel by
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reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/how-cha...
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How to change UK journalism: what we learnt at the launch of our report on the profession today
A panel moderated by our Director, Mitali Mukherjee, discussed tech disruption, a lack of diversity and the uncertain future of young journalists.
https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/how-change-uk-journalism-what-we-learnt-launch-our-report-profession-today
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Robyn Vinter
Reuters Institute
8 months ago
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
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Robyn Vinter
Reuters Institute
8 months ago
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
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Such lovely poignant writing
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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My pet rat is dying. I canât stop thinking about all the things he taught me | Joseph Earp
Owning and caring for a creature takes us outside of ourselves â not just us insular weirdo artists, but all people
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/14/my-pet-rat-is-dying-i-cant-stop-thinking-about-all-the-things-he-taught-me?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
10 months ago
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10 months ago
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
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www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Liverpool fans to have 2022 Champions League final injury claims heard in UK
Judge rules in favour of football supporters after Uefaâs attempt to block court claims being held in Liverpool
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/mar/07/liverpool-fans-2022-champions-league-final-injury-claims-uk-real-madrid-paris?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Hannah Al-Othman
11 months ago
Love this story from colleagues
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www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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York Minster congregation outraged over âdeeply inappropriateâ concert
Gig at cathedral by metal band Plague of Angels would be âoutright insultâ to their faith, say parishioners
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jan/31/york-minster-protest-plague-of-angels-concert?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Libby Brooks
11 months ago
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
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George Monbiot
12 months ago
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. đ§ľ
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Who are the real extremists? The people challenging injustices or those trying to shut down our rights? | George Monbiot
Look at a new report proposing horrifying clampdowns on protest â and ask where the threat to our society truly lies, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/22/extremists-injustices-rights-protest-society
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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
12 months ago
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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
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Inside the dating lives of 12 single men: how bad is it on the apps?
Men from 27 to 70 give their very honest accounts of what itâs really like in the trenches of modern romance
https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/sex-relationships/article/men-dating-nc8j3j7h6
12 months ago
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Morning from the Yorkshire Dales! We have now entered day three snowed in at the Tan Hill Inn, Britain's highest pub
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And I'm still here!
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Brian Groom
about 1 year ago
âA cultural shiftâ: drinkers hit Hullâs Low Ale Trail for alcohol-free options. -
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www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
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âA cultural shiftâ: drinkers hit Hullâs Low Ale Trail for alcohol-free options
On âMad Fridayâ, many festive revellers are choosing low- or no-alcohol drinks on pub crawl touring Hullâs city centre
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/dec/20/cultural-shift-hull-low-ale-trail-alcohol
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Secret Drug Addict
about 1 year ago
On âMad Fridayâ, many festive revellers are choosing low- or no-alcohol drinks
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âA cultural shiftâ: drinkers hit Hullâs Low Ale Trail for alcohol-free options
On âMad Fridayâ, many festive revellers are choosing low- or no-alcohol drinks on pub crawl touring Hullâs city centre
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/dec/20/cultural-shift-hull-low-ale-trail-alcohol?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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In case anyone missed it yesterday, this feature about the owner of Sam Smiths pubs is so interesting
www.theguardian.com/news/2024/de...
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Humphreyâs world: how the Samuel Smith beer baron built Britainâs strangest pub chain
Since the 1970s, Humphrey Smith has acquired scores of pubs and historic properties around the UK. But time after time, he has left the buildings empty. Why has he allowed his empire to moulder?
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/dec/19/humphreys-world-how-the-samuel-smith-beer-baron-built-britains-strangest-pub-chain
about 1 year ago
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Maeve Shearlaw
about 1 year ago
Iâm 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...
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The Guardian and Observer charity telethon 2024: speak to our journalists and donate
Marina Hyde, John Crace and Simon Hattenstone are among those ready to take your calls to raise money for War Child, MÊdecins Sans Frontières and Parallel Histories
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/dec/14/the-guardian-and-observer-charity-telethon-2024-speak-to-our-journalists-and-donate
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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
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Peter Beaumont
about 1 year ago
Israeli tanks crossing into the Syrian buffer zone today in the Golan Heights. No sign this incursion is slowing down
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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
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Forensic Architecture
https://forensic-architecture.org/investigation/saydnaya
about 1 year ago
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Quite mad how hard it is to buy an apple in a British airport. Just an apple, that's all I want
about 1 year ago
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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...
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Novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford dies aged 91
Author described as âthe grande dame of blockbustersâ wrote 40 novels, selling more than 91m copies
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/nov/25/novelist-barbara-taylor-bradford-dies
about 1 year ago
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I feared this might be duck-related hate but it sounds like it's just students being students
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Statue of University of York celebrity duck Long Boi damaged - BBC News
Tribute to duck is vandalised just weeks after being unveiled by Radio 1 host Greg James.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvglz43vgq5o.amp
about 1 year ago
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Jay đŚ
about 1 year ago
5. Bluesky's team consists of about 20 full-time employees. That's a million users here per employee now 𤯠Also, we're hiring!
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John Burn-Murdoch
about 1 year ago
Despite a massive head start, BlueSky has now overtaken Threads in the US đ
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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
about 1 year ago
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Quite a nice feature: you get a notification if someone joins bluesky via a starter pack you made
about 1 year ago
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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
about 1 year ago
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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
about 1 year ago
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I've started a north of England journalists starter pack. Please do flag others for inclusion!
go.bsky.app/EyHBenr
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about 1 year ago
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Stephen Collins
about 1 year ago
A print for that special family member who's into pre-Christian supermarket sex Link to shop in bio
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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
about 1 year ago
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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!
about 1 year ago
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"Whereas once parents lived vicariously through their childrenâs successes, now it seems their kids live vicariously through their parentsâ struggles."
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Bank of Mum and Dad: why we all now live in an âinheritocracyâ
Family wealth dictates our life choices. So is the Bank of Mum and Dad now behind so many of societyâs growing inequalities?
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/nov/17/bank-of-mum-and-dad-why-we-all-now-live-in-an-inheritocracy?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
about 1 year ago
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Meeting friends in Soho, looking forward to approximately one hour of socialising before everywhere closes
about 1 year ago
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Tommy Siegel
about 1 year ago
bird sounds
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If anyone has any Tromsø recommendations, I've got a little solo trip coming up and would be very grateful for tips!
about 1 year ago
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Nesrine Malik
about 1 year ago
I really donât understand this whole âstay on Twitter and fightâ thing. Youâre jousting with bots and reply guys and wading through ads itâs not Waterloo.
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I feel like there will be movie studios buying the rights to this article
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Jake Paul beats Mike Tyson in manufactured mismatch as Father Time comes calling
Jake Paul won a unanimous decision by two scores of 79-73 and a 80-72 shutout as the former world champion was unable to land telling blows
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/nov/16/jake-paul-vs-mike-tyson-boxing-fight-arlington-texas-report-result?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
about 1 year ago
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Still not sure how to find the weird people from twitter, you know the ones where no list could possibly contain them
about 1 year ago
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Such beautiful, honest writing. I'd be surprised if there was any woman who didn't relate to at least a part of this
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about 1 year ago
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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
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What is Bluesky and why are so many people suddenly leaving X for the platform?
Users turn to the heavily moderated network after warnings about misinformation on Elon Muskâs X
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/16/what-is-bluesky-and-why-are-so-many-people-suddenly-leaving-x-for-the-platform-elon-musk?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
about 1 year ago
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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
about 1 year ago
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Sanya Burgess
about 1 year ago
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
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Will Jenningsđđłď¸
about 1 year ago
For those folks who have joined recently, a few tips that may make your experience here more enjoyable.
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Owen
about 1 year ago
Debleet this at once
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Gaby Hinsliff
about 1 year ago
I wrote about the Xodus, & how the siloing of social media doesn't have to mean retreat into an echo chamber: understanding other people's pov matters! so does engaging with uncomfortable ideas! but boy, The Death Threat Place was a bad place to do it
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The exodus from X to Bluesky has happened â the era of mass social media platforms is over | Gaby Hinsliff
Thereâs comfort in being surrounded by like-minded people, but challenge is important, and we may have to look for it elsewhere, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/15/x-bluesky-social-media-platforms
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I have a proposal that I think we should all get behind. Bluesky tweets should be called "bleets". Please rebleet to spread the word
about 1 year ago
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