Jess Burt

Just got round to reading the Saturday read (I work weekends so in my defence Monday is my Saturday).

A great article dissecting Andy Burnham's past and potential for the future.

Protesters in Britain projected images of President Trump and Jeffrey Epstein onto Windsor Castle on Tuesday night before the president arrived for a state visit. More protests are planned for Wednesday.

Follow live updates on Trump's state visit: nyti.ms/3VTtyBH

"It’s tempting to view reintegration as a soft issue – secondary to military victories or international aid. But it is the hardest, most strategic battle of all. It asks a society not only to punish wrongs but to prevent their repetition."

Such an insightful article on DDR in Cameroon.

How ‘neural fingerprinting’ could analyse our minds New brain-scanning technology is both tantalising and disturbing

One of those scary "we're living in the future" kind of articles (with a comforting reminder at the start that our brains are the best and most efficient processing machines we have)
www.ft.com/content/151f...

‘We dressed an actress as Elsa from Frozen’: the inner workings of a transfer deal A group of leading experts anonymously give the lowdown on how players are bought and sold, including the transfer market’s peculiar quirks

The lengths clubs are willing to go to... (very interesting article though) www.theguardian.com/football/202...

🇧🇬 VIDEO: How Bulgarian prisoners make cheese to earn an early release

In southern Bulgaria's Rhodope Mountains, inmates from Smolyan prison produce various types of cheese and yoghurt. From tending to the animals to packaging the "Guerzovitsa" white cheese, they are involved in the entire process.

Really interesting article on RFK's plan to Make America Healthy Again (although MAHA just doesn't have a good ring to it)

‘If you hear your town is scum all the time that sinks in’: the young people in Blackpool refusing to be written off The seaside resort has become a byword for coastal deprivation but its youth say there’s a world of creativity bubbling under

‘If you hear your town is scum all the time that sinks in’: the young people in Blackpool refusing to be written off

Such an interesting article from AP on the misinformation and false narratives of "genocide" against white Afrikaners in South Africa.

‘There’s no excuse for ugly people’: controversial dentist Mike Mew on how ‘mewing’ can make you more attractive The orthodontist’s strange mouth exercises are beloved by incels seeking a manlier shape – and a fast-growing TikTok trend in classrooms around the world. So why has he been struck off the dentists’ r...

I spent a day with Dr Mike Mew, father of mewing, who told me precisely why my face was “suboptimal”, without me ever asking him to www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

One thing I’ve really noticed in finding new stories every week for my MA in International Journalism is just how much stories like these come up.

Climate change should be on the news agenda every day because we are all feeling the effects now.

3-year-late apology for blaming Liverpool fans for delays at Champions League final

Just throwing out a journalism recommendation for anyone interested in learning more about people's lived experiences of homelessness and vulnerable housing in the UK:
manchestermaze.uk

Using co-creational and interactive media where journalists collaborate with participants.

Liverpool are champions of England for the 20th time in their history. 🏆

I'm attending this event in May at the University of Westminster! Any journalism friends (especially MA International Journalism) should come and join!

“In a post-conflict place, the ranking of priorities is much more focused on political transitions. Civilians are forgotten, and people with disabilities are the most forgotten.”

⚠️ 🦏 Take a look at the global quest to save the northern white rhinos species.
With just two left on Earth, the clock is ticking before they become the latest in a long line of animals poached to extinction.
https://u.afp.com/SoFE

#journorequest looking to speak to anyone who can help explain the impact of U.S. tariffs internationally for a radio project I am working on about the soaring gold prices, anyone working in #business or #economics would be so helpful!

Been really getting into tracking storms after acting as a weather reporter two weeks in a row

From low-level drug dealer to human trafficker: are modern slavery laws catching the wrong people? The long read: When I heard that a boy from my primary school had been convicted of trafficking, I had to find out what had happened to make him fall so far

Been meaning to share this great article on the complexities of modern slavery law in the UK which I read for a module on representing identity and underrepresented communities last week.

This is the area I worked on a lot w/USAID funding in AFG & elsewhere. Ppl do not understand there is no Indy media w/o intl funding in many places & no that doesn’t mean left or right wing. USAID set up independent in AFG. Helped women journalists & women owned media. These things will be lost

Really interesting perspective on the potential impact of USAID cuts on journalism.

Would be great to hear from anyone who currently works in #USAID or has previous experience there #journorequest

#journorequest Looking for people to speak on USAID and President Trump's plans to dismantle the agency. If anyone is available to speak on this please message or comment.

A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people has been recognized as a legal person after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being.

Such an interesting story this week on Taranaki Maunga - the mountain in NZ that has just been granted personhood:

apnews.com/article/moun...

Cover of Thursday’s issue which I wrote the cover story for about Gisèle Pelicot as person of the year 2024

On Thursday the 2024 issue of @theneweuropean.bsky.social comes out and they have given me the platform to explain why Gisèle Pelicot is my hero and how she radically changed the conversation about shame and sexual assault
It is my proudest writing.
app.theneweuropean.co.uk/2024/10/26/v...

So inspiring hearing the protesters and demonstrators as they sing "women of all the world, we thank you"

Watching #BBCnews special, waiting for Gisèle Pelicot's statement. Such insightful and important comments from Jamie Klingler who has named Pelicot The New European's person of the year.