@joannafairtrade.bsky.social Hey Joanna! I’m writing a quick piece for Positive News this week ahead of Fairtrade Day - is there any chance you might be available for a super quick interview? Many thanks!

Are you a journalist able to speak on best writing practices/tips when it comes to active/passive voice? Urgently needing a final few lines on this for a piece this week for @journoresources.org.uk

Can confirm the snow is here, London pals ❄️ ⛄️

I'm in the market for a new spellchecker extension — does anyone have any reccs? Basically, I'm looking for is Grammarly without the AI suggestions/here's how to sound more confident/thoughtful/suck the personality out of your writing/fall out of a tree. #Editing #Journalism

Well, this has got to be in my highlights of 2024 and, yes, I went to check I hadn't made this up after seeing it in print. Thankfully, I was still correct in my height thoughts.

Instagram needs to stop its night owl shade immediately

🎄Good morning! We need just four more orders today and we’ll hit 100 orders — which is 25% of our target. Can you help? www.journoresources.org.uk/journo-resou...

I still cannot get over this story — that the mother was vindictive and callous enough to do this. This guy is literally a kid. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This story is indicative of a wider cultural issue in the gay media, and for LGBTQIA+ journalists in the mainstream. Any media title not looking inwards today, is failing both its readers and staff. Journalists deserve safe and supportive work environments. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Well. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I just pre-ordered my copy @journoresources.org.uk was invaluable for me and many others starting our careers in journalism – do help them out if you can!

Hello! We haven’t sold a copy for two days now, so any pre-orders this weekend would be hugely appreciated ❤️

6 hours under martial law: a drunk scene report from Seoul www.theverge.com/24312920/mar...

I’m aware that it’s a Friday night, is Thanksgiving, and everything else but we need just five more orders to hit 5% which would be an incredible end to a long week! Also, it’s my birthday tomorrow!

This firsthand account of what it’s like to be homeless in America – by a former Boston Globe art critic – is as good as everyone says it is. www.esquire.com/news-politic...

Hello! Do I have any mutual friends who are currently in the US but would be back soon? I have a US Amazon Gift Card I’m trying to spend for Black Friday.

Friends who care about the work we do at @journoresources.bsky.social — can you buy a copy of our magazine? November and December are a super tough time to pay the bills as job adverts and sponsorships dry up, so this year we’re aiming to sell 400 copies 🥹 www.journoresources.org.uk/journo-resou...

Friends who care about the work we do at @journoresources.bsky.social — can you buy a copy of our magazine? November and December are a super tough time to pay the bills as job adverts and sponsorships dry up, so this year we’re aiming to sell 400 copies 🥹 www.journoresources.org.uk/journo-resou...

So, I have moved the social media deckchairs around on my Home Screen but this feels a good time to mention that I have refused to update my Twitter app since July 2023 and I still live in the past with the bird.

Awesome (and important) piece from Anil Dash: Don’t call it a Substack "Links are powerful — that’s why Instagram and Twitter and Threads punish and limit them, and why Substack tries to take credit for them. And that’s why “wherever you ... https://adders.blog/2024/11/20/awesome-and-important.html

Merry Christmas from an interaction that still lives rent free in my head.

Idk about y’all, but December really feels like one dropped plate away from complete and utter burn out.

Anyone else not realise cereal was only for term time?

Please, who buys the wetsuits at motorway service stations?

My partner has been away for two (2) nights and I’ve fully reverted to my early 20s work until 3am while drinking wine self and truly I should not be trusted. All I’ve cooked is supermarket filled pasta.

So far this morning, my cat has pooed outside the litter box and thrown up a hairball and I have zero shame in announcing I’m ordering a Pret delivery.