Nathan Ritchie

I have some good news for election nerds - "The British General Election of 2024" will be out this autumn, and if you're quick you can grab a 25% pre-order discount from Waterstone's by ordering your copy by 31st July, just enter code SUMMER25 www.waterstones.com/book/the-bri...

BBC Verify largely factchecks international stories – what about UK politics? Domestic political stories were more likely to have context added, rather than claims challenged.

In a media landscape shaped by declining trust, factchecking services like BBC Verify play a critical role in impartial journalism. New analysis by @stephencushion.bsky.social & @nathanritchie.bsky.social raises important questions about how BBC Verify is being used.

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TLDR 👇

Verify Live is a smart move by the BBC to build transparency.
But early coverage leans international.
We see untapped potential in applying the same rigour to UK politics.

Check out our new piece in The Conversation - theconversation.com/bbc-verify-l...

BBC Verify largely factchecks international stories – what about UK politics? Domestic political stories were more likely to have context added, rather than claims challenged.

Domestic political stories were more likely to have context added, rather than claims challenged.

Job ad for the Departmental Lecturer in Sociology position, deadline: 30 May 2025

🚨 We're hiring!

Oxford Sociology is looking for a Departmental Lecturer to teach on our MSc - leading on the qualitative methods and political & civil conflict papers, as well as supervising dissertations.

Apply by 30 May ✍️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Potholes, Policing And Pubs: No10’s Reddit Push Ahead Of Local Elections Ahead of local and mayoral elections on 1 May, the Labour government has been experimenting with a new communications style on Reddit.

The Labour government has been experimenting with posting on Reddit

And so far its posts have focused on:
👮‍♀️ policing
🕳️ potholes
🍻 pubs
& migration

…issues that polling and research has found to be particularly important to those considering voting for Reform

🔎 @politicshome.bsky.social explores

Liz Truss to launch ‘uncensored’ social network to counter mainstream media Former PM says she wants to protect free speech after being ‘cut off at the knees’ by ‘the elite’ while at No 10

TrussSocial?

Liz Truss to launch ‘uncensored’ social network to counter mainstream media.

She says her experience in No10 persuaded her she needed to build a grassroots movement through media.

Will it do better than Menshn, or the Matt Hancock app?

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Government Joins Reddit In Bid To Step Up Its Online Communications Strategy The government has set up an account on Reddit as part of its effort to use more modern forms of media to get cut through.

With Reddit overtaking X as the UK's fifth most popular social platform, special advisers were told at a recent away day that government comms must adapt to keep up with changing news consumption habits

More in the original PolHome story here 👇

Minimum wage for a 9-5 full time job (40 hours a week) is, as of today, £25,396 a year for anyone over 21.

Which is why it's amazing to see journalism jobs requiring a degree, job experience, and driving licence advertised at a "competitive salary" of £22,380. tindlenews.co.uk/careers/jour...

How a false Net Zero claim became ‘news’: the right-wing disinformation loop This direct debunk and mini-lesson on how the right-wing media ecosystem can work may help you to spot and critique these types of ‘stories’ in the future

How a false Net Zero claim became ‘news’

…a tweet by Reform MP and GB News presenter Richard Tice caught my eye. He was claiming that Net Zero was the cause of the Heathrow shutdown, and that the issue was a “refusal to have diesel generators”.

Lecturer in Sociology:Oxford Road

JOB: Lecturer in Sociology @morgancentre.bsky.social

Looking for a new colleague with research expertise in personal life, relationships & everyday lives. Pls share! 🙏🏾 Closing date: 7 Apr
@britsoci.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social
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Global sea ice hit ‘all-time minimum’ in February, scientists say — The Guardian Scientists called the news ‘particularly worrying’ because ice reflects sunlight and cools the planet

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World’s largely unprotected peatlands are ticking ‘carbon bomb’, warns study Bogs and swamps are a colossal carbon store but their continued destruction would blow climate change targets

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Call for convenors for a relaunched BSA Historical and Comparative Sociology Study Group. The group will provide a forum for sociologists and other social scientists using history and historical methods in their research and teaching https://tinyurl.com/4ryp4dvu #Sociology

Call for convenors for a relaunched BSA Historical and Comparative Sociology Study Group. The group will provide a forum for sociologists and other social scientists using history and historical methods in their research and teaching tinyurl.com/4ryp4dvu #Sociology

Revealed: gambling firms secretly sharing users’ data with Facebook without permission Meta accounts of those affected flooded with ads for casinos and betting sites We didn’t click ‘consent’ on any gambling website. So how did Facebook know where we’d been? Gambling companies are covertly tracking visitors to their websites and sending…

Revealed: gambling firms secretly sharing users’ data with Facebook without permission

Great couple of days at the Mountbatten archives before the start of a busy semester.

UK in a Changing Europe: injecting social science into a polarised political debate Reflecting on seven years of UK in a Changing Europe, Anand Menon and Jill Rutter discuss how the project has brought social science insights into the mainstream of a polarised public debate. Highl…

Disappointing to hear that @ukandeu.bsky.social is coming to an end. @anandmenon.bsky.social & @jillongovt.bsky.social wrote a nice piece about their approach to impact a few years back, it will be a shame to lose it.

#SocialScience #PolSci #AcademicSky

CA Day 2024, Monday 16th December (hybrid) – DARG

CA DAY 2024 Call For Papers: (deadline 25th October) http://dlvr.it/TDHr2G - we welcome presentations on all aspects of interaction illuminated by Conversation Analysis. We look forward to seeing you in Loughborough on the 16th December!