Really enjoyed being "in conversation with Caroline Wyatt" about my book at the Frontline Club on Monday. "BBC Women Reporting the World". The books sold out and it was standing room only at the back. A very enjoyable conversation thereafter with the knowledgeable audience. Here are a few pics

If you’re looking for something intriguing to do on Monday 22nd at 7pm - buy a ticket to the Frontline Club in Paddington, central London. Caroline Wyatt and I will be discussing my book which examines the BBC’s hiring of women over the years and profiles 10 international journalists

I wouldn't have my book (BBC Women Reporting the World -- Sep 2025) without having had access to the Written Archives at Caversham @greavesian.bsky.social www.foyles.co.uk/book/bbc-wom...

Calling historians and researchers. The BBC Written Archives Centre has changed its access rules without consultation. This means an end to proper independent research into the BBC's rich history. 178 have already signed the open letter. Please join the campaign here: tinyurl.com/bbcwaccampaign

If you pre-order my book from ⁦‪@Waterstones‬⁩ with code SUMMER25 then you get 25% off! The book is about ⁦‪@BBCNews‬⁩ women foreign correspondents (offer available until end July) ⁦‪@DCU‬⁩

As Trump succeeds in stopping federal funds for @PBS and @NPR , will this bring about local TV closures, and bigger news deserts? Why does this matter? My article in today’s @ConversationUK @DCU theconversation.com/trumps-budge...

GOOD NEWS: Scientists may have found the bacteria that trigger multiple sclerosis. Clostridium perfringens toxin may open the blood-brain barrier, leading to nerve damage. Other gut bacteria are involved too. This breakthrough could pave the way for new prevention and treatments for MS.

Unexpected find of the day - Jürgen Habermas is still alive and is 96

<<I have had more wives than Henry VIII. It’s news to me too>> ⁦@fotoole.bsky.social explores the ‘factoids’ of his astonishing AI private life www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

My bookmarks come courtesy of a drawing daughter who sketches wherever she lands

Trump’s attack on the BBC is part of an endless campaign to undermine public trust in information. Piece by Prof Colleen Murrell @ivorytowerjourno.bsky.social, Full Professor in Journalism at DCU, for @uk.theconversation.com. Read more here: launch.dcu.ie/4mPDgkO

Gisèle Pelicot wins 40,000 Euros from Paris-Match for publishing pictures of her private life. The money will go to charities supporting women victims of violence www.huffingtonpost.fr/justice/arti...

My piece on Trump vs the BBC has just been published in The Conversation UK. I know he has some other row going on, but we should all care about his designs on trusted media. theconversation.com/trumps-attac...

How Trump bullies, intimidates and extorts the media. According to David Frum, he does it by "squeezing the corporate parents" of news media. A podcast with Frum and former Washington Post editor Marty Baron. www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...

Devastating piece on the hunger of babies in Gaza from freelance crews and @fergalkeane47 on @BBCNews

Wise Words…

Launch of film ‘Why Wouldn’t You?’ by @DCU academics Maria Loftus and Fiona Murphy. This documentary film interviews refugees and activists and explores issues of racism vs empathy about refugees. Film introduced by Agnes Maillot from @DcuSalis and @dairekeogh.bsky.social

Ireland is running out of priests. There is an obvious solution says @fotoole.bsky.social Time to question “the unique sanctity of the celibate male”. (But I don’t see this pope doing that) www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

The one consistent organising principle of this Trump presidency is its relentless support for fossil fuels. For journalists, this means that without proper energy literacy they can no longer cover politics. Reading general news coverage that is energy-illiterate has become almost useless.

A challenging podcast on how AI means cheating at uni is rife. Is “use it responsibly” any kind of solution? Ironically the @nytimes appears to be using an AI-voice delivery system? Or is it the person it claims? www.nytimes.com/audio/app/20...

Thanks to those who attended our research centre’s three books launched and about to be launched! @DCU @DCU_SoC Books by Dervila Cooke, Leeann Lane and me

Laura Tingle to take up job as ⁦‪@abcnews‬⁩ Global Affairs Correspondent. <<ABC News Australia currently has correspondents in 11 overseas locations and another seven local reporters based around our region under the Pacific Local Journalism Network.>> www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

Blimey. Hope the Line of Control lives up to its name.

Multiple loud explosions were heard in several places in Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir as India said it had attacked 'terrorist infrastructure' in nine sites and Pakistan vowed to respond to the attacks reut.rs/4k0dkRm

How to make children’s news programmes on a budget explained today at #mojofest25 @tg4.bsky.social @news.rte.ie

All set for #mojofest25 Great line up of speakers

Prof @kevinrafter.bsky.social gets a whole page in the @ST__Ireland for his soon to be launched book on EJ Dillon @DCU

UK Supreme Court rules legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex under the Equality Act - follow reaction live

Bewley’s became the birthplace of the Irish women’s movement - or so it says here. Certainly a good place to plot! V nice display, #Dublin

Trump on Sunday called for “maximum fines and punishment” against CBS and its corporate parent, Paramount, over Sunday night’s “60 Minutes” broadcast. “CBS is out of control, at levels never seen before, and they should pay a big price for this,” he wrote.

Good Night, and Good Luck: why AP’s battle for press freedom echoes the theme of George Clooney’s new play. Piece by Prof Colleen Murrell @ivorytowerjourno.bsky.social, Full Professor in Journalism at DCU, for @uk.theconversation.com. Read more here: launch.dcu.ie/3XV7dFu

Good news - excited to be accepted to give an academic paper at the 'Future of Journalism' conference in Cardiff in September. It's always been my favourite conference! #FOJ2025

The case against OpenAI by The New York Times and other publishers will go ahead to trial after a judge rejected the tech company's request to throw out the lawsuit, although it was narrowed slightly

Tonight I’m at a lovely book launch dor @DCU ‘s Dr Dervila Cooke at the Irish Writers Centre. Congrats!

It was calling out for Marina Hyde: "You realise that a certain type of guy deploys the same three emojis for taking out a Houthi target as they would if Bryson DeChambeau nailed a slightly tricky putt on the 14th at the West Palm Beach Pro-Am." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

What the? Pizzas are being delivered to US judges’ households as a way to show them that ‘they’ know where they live? In analysis by Sarah Smith on the BBC’s podcast #Americast about Trump’s upcoming constitutional fight with the courts and congress

OMG for real?

Trump is surveying Australian academics about gender diversity and China – what does this mean for unis and their research? theconversation.com/trump-is-sur...

"The look of the Irish: a ‘green wave’ takes over pop culture and fashion. From the buzz around the ‘Craic Pack’ to Irish style influence, interest in the country’s culture is busting cliches." Via @guardian www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025...

👇👇👇 U.S. stock market loses $5 trillion in value in three weeks www.cnbc.com/2025/03/14/u...

Trump administration accused of ‘blatant foreign interference’ in Australian universities. Researchers in joint projects with US funders told to respond within 48 hours to more than 30 questions, including on DEI, gender and climate. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

What does Meta's undersea cable plan mean for geopolitics? www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-03...

#BREAKING Ukraine has shown readiness for ceasefire, Russia must now respond: Zelensky

Roger Mosey in the @telegraphnews.bsky.social <<I ran BBC TV news for 5 years. Here’s what’s going wrong and how it can be saved.>> www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03...

And then your rocket explodes

Meta allegedly keeps 'block' lists of ex-employees and even help from a VP can't get you off them. It uses recruiters to "screen" applicants and then they're marked "ineligible for rehire" & ghosted... www.businessinsider.com/meta-secret-...

How Jeff Bezos brought the Washington Post’s global reputation into question. Piece by Prof Colleen Murrell @ivorytowerjourno.bsky.social, Full Professor in Journalism at DCU, for @uk.theconversation.com. Read more here: launch.dcu.ie/3F2vumh

My article on Trump versus @apnews.com has just been published by @theconversation.com <<White House spat with AP over ‘Gulf of America’ ignites fears for press freedom in second Trump era>> theconversation.com/white-house-...

A fabulous longread in the @guardian on Helen Garner “I wanted to dong Martin Amis with a bat” www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...