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A year ago today, the new Bangladesh govt jailed ex-minister Asaduzzaman Noor. At 79 and frail, he remains behind bars without charge, evidence, or trial. This isn’t justice but vengeance. Bangladesh deserved a new start, not a weaponised judiciary. #DoBetterDhaka

Content-centric journalism:

The saddest thing about this exposé is that the whole truth would have made an even better book. She couldn't give herself the grace to be flawed and, in the process, we are robbed of a real redemption arc.

To all those people who have wished me a cool pillow over the years, I wanted to let you know: it isn't working.

His mother is a BAFTA-nominated filmmaker. His father is a university professor. Please tell me what exactly makes Zohran Mamdani part of the “underclass”? Was it the immigration? Or the melanin?

Sending all my love and gratitude to the legendary Brian Wilson who wrote music that never fails to awaken my inner child, including this often-overlooked gem that features celery as a percussion instrument. Safe home, Brian.

Thank you, President Mahama of Ghana, for this sterling rebuttal. “If you want to destroy a people,” Archbishop Desmond Tutu once said, “you destroy their memory, you destroy their history.”

Fixed it for you: Trump attacks South Africa's Ramaphosa over debunked targeting of white farmers.

"It's really important to prepare yourself for a marathon, because things may take much longer to calm down than you would originally anticipate" Our Russian fellow Maria Kiseleva speaks to @caithlinm.bsky.social on being a journalist in exile reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/our-pod...

Here, look: this is a beautiful thing.

Hoy es el Día de la Libertad de Prensa. Nunca antes hubo tantos periodistas forzados a informar desde el exilio. Aquí @caithlinm.bsky.social conversa sobre esto con dos de nuestras fellows: la siria Asmaa al-Omar y la rusa Maria Kiseleva reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/our-pod...

First day of school jitters here at RISJ as we await the new cohort of journalist fellows. For me, new fellows 101 to 105.

I'm so tired of watching the lights go out in so many important little cottages where people came together to confirm and contextualize information so their neighbours would be equipped with knowledge to make important decisions about their lives. No, the village noticeboard isn't a replacement.

🚨 EMERGENCY PRESS CONFERENCE Columbia/Barnard faculty, Jewish community leaders, immigrant advocates, and rabbis are demanding the immediate release of Mahmoud Khalil from ICE custody. We will not be silent or cower in the face of American Fascism. #FreeMahmoud

Right now there is clear, overwhelming opposition to Mahmoud Khalil’s abduction across the moderate, liberal, progressive & left spectrum. This kind of loud unity is what authoritarians are afraid of. To keep it up we need every institution & public leader to join the chorus.

"The early days of the second Trump term have been greeted by a different and more troubling trend in the American press – capitulation" Read Jelani Cobb's Reuters Memorial Lecture in full, with insights on local news, distrust and covering Trump

In about 14 hours, the window for applications to our Journalism Fellowship programme closes. 27% of all active applications have been filed, and 73% are still in progress. Based on what you know about journalists, what percentage of applications will make it across the finish line before midnight?

Amid all the fact-checking furore, Tom Edgington asks UK politicians: does the work of units like BBC Verify have any sort of behavioural impact? Their answers suggest that it does, and explains why repeat offenders require our closest scrutiny and best discernment.

If you're a foreign correspondent planning an assignment in Taiwan, this is a must-read. Quote: Taiwanese fixers [... highlighted] “numerous unfavourable experiences” with foreign journalists, including last-minute cancellations, requests for free services, and months-long delays in payment.

Warning: this project will make your blood boil. Quote: In one episode, Palestinians were portrayed as worse than Nazis for at least “[Germans] came with a culture based on which it was possible to redevelop, [and with Palestinians] this is not the case.”

Singapore is not an easy place to be a journalist. Here's one who is smart enough to ask good questions, and brave enough to ask tough ones. reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/what-gaza-te...

A call to South African journalists interested in networking with others who want to empower the public with reliable scientific information: reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/how-get-most...

hi! @teenvogue.bsky.social has been a reliable outlet for strong political journalism since at min 2016 — which was *9* years ago! you don't need to be surprised each time you're impressed by our work! (maybe other outlets would respect us more if you didn't!) signed, 1/2 of Teen Vogue Politics

Should journalists label everything produced with AI help? The short answer: no. The long answer - including the WHEN and the HOW - is here, courtesy of Austria's finest @kschell.bsky.social. The perfect project to open our 2024/2025 cohort's publishing season.

In the UK & Ireland, Amazon Prime subscribers got Alex Garland's Civil War added to the top carousel of free content this weekend. And that is all I have to say.

FYI only: the seagulls who walk on water have multiplied. And this one has a halo.

Seagulls walking on water in Oxford. Perhaps the Messiah has returned as four chip-stealing squawkers. Perhaps it is very, very cold. I suggest we wait 2 years for the meteorological and theological professors to publish their research.

Far from "censorship", in their 2024 EU DSA Systemic Risk Assessment and Mitigation Report, Meta proudly trumpets their work with independent fact-checkers, writing it "forms the basis to prevent the spread of large scale misinformation and disinformation" transparency.meta.com/sr/dsa-sra_r...

WaPo sent a notification that "12 cities will be pummeled by a deadly winter storm", then suggested I "tap to find out which cities". This, for me, is the day the music died.

Dear Doctor Who, that was an insane amount of emotional violence for Christmas Day.

This 1983 Italian film (Endgame) is set in 2025, when New York is run by irradiated telepathic mutants. Happy new year! www.youtube.com/watch?v=inYX...

On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me: 700 automated out-of-office replies to the monthly newsletter, and a partridge in a pear tree.

Eurovision Christmas Card Contest: which national mail service will deliver my postcards first? 100 points to host nation, UK, with a card to Nottingham, delivered in 9 days. This doesn't really count, because it only had to travel 100 miles, so 11.11 miles per day.

"Fair coverage will only happen if our teams themselves are diverse and inclusive enough to understand the inequality, injustice, and hate stories that genuinely affect people" A great piece by my @reutersinstitute.bsky.social colleague Tania Montalvo www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/how-...

And here it is! Can't wait to share these projects with you.

The aftermath of final showcase of fellows' projects at @reutersinstitute.bsky.social I am sitting in the quiet with @eduardosuarez.bsky.social while he deftly curates a thread of all that was said. All that's left for me to say: thank you, journalist fellows, for bringing everything to the table.

It's rare you get such a clear illustration of whose lives have value in America and whose don't

The last episode of Fellowship Takeaways was released today, featuring @albertocairo.com and Simon Rogers on data journalism at the Olympic Games. Binge-listen to all 10 episodes for a 60-minute summary of the seminars we put on for journalists in 2024. Just, you know, fast-forward my voice. 👍

Oh, Luigi. Marone!

Fiction: It's a 2023 book, but I only got round to Yellowface by R.F. Kuang this year and it made me feel ALL the feelings in a way literature hasn't for a long time. Non-fiction: A 2018 book, Strangers in Their Own Land by Arlie Russell Hochschild is probably required reading for surviving 2025.

A collection of journalists from Myanmar, Ukraine, India, Finland, Turkey, and beyond. English not guaranteed, but I'm sure translation tools are coming...

Do you hear the people sing? 😳😬

It's the last week of term, and Mr Reuter has come dressed for the occasion.

As "Brain rot" is in the news, it is useful to remind that the expression originates not as a danger or even a syndrome (sigh), but as a TikTok hashtag for silly, relaxing videos. psyche.co/ideas/why-te...

Nice summary of our latest article on the link between changing media use and trust in news across 46 countries. Article: doi.org/10.1093/joc/...

The Reuters Institute is looking for a new Director. Is it you? We've just opened applications for this role. Everything you need to know in this thread

Number 50 on @tomwhitwell.bsky.social's list of 52 things (don't just say 'hello' in Chat) made me exhale at an existential level. This behaviour has been making my left eye twitch since 2017. I thought I was alone and/or unreasonable.

Should I let it linger?

Thirty prints and not a single one on register, despite a convoluted system of tabs and tape. Meh. Linocut: the undefeated best treatment for perfectionism.