Frankie Goodway

misty morning in Epping Forest

A heron flying over a gap in the treetops, Epping Forest

V-2 rocket crater, Epping Forest

There's always a moment in late January when the volume, variety & intensity of birdsong seems to have chipped up, and this year it seems to be today. Wren, goldfinch, redwing, song thrush, robin, all the tits, blackcap, nuthatch & more (the heron was flying over, silently & the V-2 crater is full)

NYT Games was rightfully a success case study on the NPA newsroom product course I completed last year, but today is another day where I must wonder if they've fully considered a British version where we could use our beloved 'U's in spelling bee properly

part of this is like, conservatives projecting; part of this is conservatives unable to imagine politics without money; and part of this is dudes who are so out of touch with feminized labor that they think children's birthday parties exist as a spontaneous act of parthogenesis

Why would anyone trust a news organization that treats obvious truths as debatable? | Press Watch The ICE agent who killed Renee Nicole Good was the aggressor, not the victim. That’s not a hard one.

News organizations can gain or lose trust by either acknowledging what people have seen with their own eyes — or calling it a jump ball. From 2 weeks ago: presswatchers.org/2026/01/why-...

Genuinely think this coverage is worthy of formal complaint – and if the BBC doesn’t take it seriously, it should be escalated to Ofcom.

The appearance of caving to the Trump White House, when the BBC is being sued, could be disastrous for public trust.

They did this with the last summary execution too - inviting government propagandists on for interviews and then concluding that because the government say one thing and independent analysts say another, we can never truly say what happened.

It’s an insane thing to witness.

PSA for anyone who needs it.
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The New World asked me to speak to some British trans women about what life has been like for them over the past few years - here's what they had to say, in their own words: www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...

'Listen to women' NHS nurses say, after tribunal rules sharing changing room with trans woman 'violated dignity' However, the tribunal dismissed several other claims, finding that the trans woman had not harassed or victimised the nurses.

I find this sickening, tbh. The claim that simply being in the presence of a trans woman creates a “a hostile, humiliating and degrading environment” for cis women could not be more transphobic* if it tried.

*Literally: showing discrimination against, aversion to, or fear of, transgender people

This is so astoundingly misjudged it actually fixed the tension in my jaw for a moment

spending my day interviewing trans people for a piece (hopefully coming out next week!) and what a stupid, stupid, mean, absurd state of affairs

I understand the pressures on the BBC, but Radio 4's coverage of the Minneapolis shooting is an example of "bad balance".

It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".

The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.

This is how to kill trust in journalism. Everyone can see the video footage, there is no need for 'both sides' to the story - certainly not in the opening paragraph (maybe it's OK to note the political disagreement right at the end).

We need more headlines like this - accurate and plain-spoken:

In the span of a hour, they stealth edited the article from trans woman to "biological male who identifies as a woman." The BBC isn't fit for purpose.

I'm starting a chandelier scheme. It's like a pyramid scheme but inverted - you all give me money, I never pay any of you back, I buy this chandelier. All good?

the way I immediately knew there'd be c,o and n in the mix

Cheers, Kate. Will pass this on.

The museum’s floor has a gradual slope. Our displays reference life and death. There are mannequins.

A simple, haunting poetry in this information from a medical musuem website.

Our Bureau Local editor, Gareth, connects this year’s protests against asylum seekers to those he saw in his hometown 20 years ago

Back then a mysterious figure dubbed as ‘Banner-Man’ would pull down racist banners in the night ...

Want a great way to replace "narcissist" in your vocabulary?

Egotist. Egocentric, selfish, self-absorbed, etc.

Can someone with a personality disorder BE problematic? Sure, but they'd be a problem without a diagnosis too, and innocent folk who share a diag don't deserve to be thrown under the bus.

Al Jazeera Media Network condemns the targeted assassination of its correspondents Anas Al Sharif and Mohammeel Qraiqea, along with photographers Ibrahim Al Thaher, and Mohamed Nofal, by Israeli forces.

#JournalismIsNotACrime

Just today I asked a male (!!!!!!) shop assistant in Boots about maternity pads. This level of proposed segregation by sex is truly Victorian in its morality and moral panic.

Freelance journalists given rare chance to 'right wrongs' of unfair payment practices Govt consultation provides opportunity for freelance journalists to improve their pay terms. The NUJ's Tim Dawson explains.

Freelance journalists must be paid promptly and fairly for their work.

The UK government's consultation on poor payment practices offers an opportunity to right the wrongs of our industry.

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I think it’s worth noting this piece generated the most unsubscribes I’ve seen in a while, and the newsletter version had the lowest open rate in many months. These horrors persist in part because too many people go to great pains to avoid them.

UK admits foreign aid cuts could see deaths rise – with Africa hit hardest The government’s own impact assessment warns that cuts to projects will likely increase death and disease

We've known for months that the UK is going to dramatically cut aid spending. Now we know a bit more about where some of the cuts will fall - at least for next year. And they are falling, as feared, heavily on women and girls www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

“My parents very clearly do not love me”: Children of Bayswater Speak Out We speak to several children of Bayswater Support Group members. Their experiences highlight the harm groups like Bayswater do to young trans people, and the gateway they provide to broader far-right ...

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@sasha98.bsky.social and Valeria Rocca spoke to several children of Bayswater members who highlighted the harm the group do to young trans people and the gateway into broader far-right politics that they provide.

Content warning: discusses conversion abuse

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Roman Abramovich may owe UK £1bn in unpaid tax Leaked documents suggest oligarch's billions were managed from UK, undermining offshore tax avoidance plan

NEW: Phenomenal story and huge achievement from @simonlock.bsky.social in partnership with the BBC and the brilliant Rob Davies at the Guardian

Simon spent the past year living in these documents. This is a tremendous investigation well worth reading

www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

Roman Abramovich evaded millions in VAT with fake yacht hire scheme Billionaire’s agents designed elaborate scheme to fool authorities – then wrote it all out in emails

NEW: our latest investigation on how Abramovich evaded millions of euros on his fleet of superyachts.

His associates arranged for commercial exemptions on huge VAT bills by falsely claiming the boats were hired out to customers.

www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...