So proud of a very longstanding and close friend for going public with this - it takes real courage @peterjukes.bsky.social Peter E is a real mensch!

AI images of starving children, refugees, victims of armed conflict, etc. are being sold on stock image websites. My op-ed for the Independent sets out my fears NGO communications about people and issues around the world. www.independent.co.uk/voices/ai-im...

In other news, Kemi Badenoch's party has taken at least £7 million in donations from funders and directors of climate change denial lobby groups bylinetimes.com/2025/03/18/k...

Want to shift from storytelling about towards storytelling with? @IngridguyonFoto and @zungumza.bsky.social share insights gained from 20 years facilitating participatory video, photography and arts with communities around the world. www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/10...

In Shimoni, Kenya, a new fishing port is slated to open in June. While the government promises local people opportunities for jobs and businesses once operations start, some residents foresee more harm than good from the port.

🚨This is 💯 worth your time “I have watched with dismay and increasing horror as my nephew, an educated man who is well aware of his heritage, has become the architect of immigration policies that repudiate the very foundation of our family’s life in this country” www.politico.com/magazine/sto...

𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐠𝐞𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 Superlative Al Jazeera report (22 Sep 2024) on Sudanese migrants' journey to UK, why they have to flee Sudan, the dangers, costs, how long the journey lasts, how they earn the money to pay smugglers www.aljazeera.com/features/lon...

📺 Channel 4's Unreported World returns this evening at 19:30. In tonight's episode, @krishgm.bsky.social reports from Sudan, where about 30 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. We're pleased that this neglected crisis is being covered by the programme #IBTRecommends

Excellent to see the BBC on the front foot, calling for a return to government funding of the World Service. The need for @bbcworldservice.bsky.social has never been stronger and the argument for stable (and increased) funding never clearer. Government must act. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/m...

Last week, we co-hosted an event with ODI Global on media representation of refugees. Thanks to everyone who participated in the panel and in the Q&A. It was a constructive conservation. @yaldahakim.bsky.social @dianewriter.bsky.social, Andrew Connelly, Emma Young, Nazek Ramadan, Vivienne Francis

The most unpatriotic members of any society are the far right. They will always align with foreign interests against the interests of their own nations. They will always undermine national institutions and national values in pursuit of their own interests. When they pose as patriots, they lie.

We had a fantastic morning co-hosting this panel discussion with @odi.global on media representations of migration and refugee stories. Many thanks to our panel and for everybody who attended.

Our Advocacy Director @zungumza.bsky.social spoke on BBC Wales earlier today, sharing his views on Channel 4's controversial programme Go Back to Where You Came From. You can listen to the recording below. The conversation starts 46 minutes in 🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Truly abysmal goings-on at the Mirror, as reported in Private Eye. Literally holding my head in my hands reading this.

I was interviewed by French radio today for a news item about ‘Go Back To Where You Came From’, following my op-ed for the Guardian. Did my best to make the case (again) for controversial approaches to awareness-raising around challenging issues. #GoBack @theguardian.com @channel4.bsky.social

Channel 4's Go Back to Where You Came From is shocking. I’m glad it was made | Gareth Benest

My piece for the Guardian on Channel 4’s reality TV experiment ‘Go Back To Where You Came From’… www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

From missing goats to health tips: how a female-run radio station is giving rural India a voice

So, I can return to @bsky.app after a long while doing something else…and the timeline is exactly where I left off?! It doesn’t randomly jump around whilst I’m reading a post either…true genius. 🙏

We met Minister for Media Stephanie Peacock yesterday to push for transparency around how PSBs use algorithms to deliver their obligations online. Far greater openness and accountability is needed if we are to restore trust in our system of Public Service Media and avoid media silos.

1. The difference so far (and for god's sake let's keep it that way) between X and Bluesky is not between right and left but between abuse and respect. A good society is built on mutual respect. But what does this mean? A short thread.🧵

I think all of us should spend five minutes doing this each day: 👉 Search Bluesky for “first post” 👉 Filter by “latest” 👉 Like and welcome at least 10 new people It makes a big difference and it could just make you a new friend! #FirstPostChallenge

Shots fired.

All we needed was a viable and functioning alternative, with a dash of momentum.

The BBC is a national treasure and vital to the wellbeing of our democracy. You only need to look across the pond to understand how lucky we are. We need to support and protect it at all costs.

This seems nicer.