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Barbara Speed

@barbaraspeed.bsky.social

Deputy head of opinion @theGuardian.com

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Coming soon … fame for film’s unsung superheroes: the trailer-makers! Highly skilled specialist editors produce two-minute promos that can make or break a blockbuster. We step inside their hidden world

“They give me hope there’s something coming in the future.”

Great piece by @barbaraspeed.bsky.social about the fine art of editing movie trailers.

24.04.2025 21:14 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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A Place of Our Own by June Thomas: author interview A Place of Our Own:  Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Culture by June Thomas published 2024   ‘Not as niche as it sounds’ is a strange ve...

‘Not as niche as it sounds’ - A Place of Our Own by June Thomas looks at 6 spaces where lesbians met over the years, and is heart-warming, life-affirming, sometimes heart-breaking - with universal human relevance. Bars, bookstores, softball, communes... clothesinbooks.blogspot.com/2025/02/a-pl...

13.02.2025 14:03 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
The Guardian and Observer charity telethon 2024: speak to our journalists and donate | The Guardian | The Guardian Marina Hyde, John Crace and Simon Hattenstone are among those ready to take your calls to raise money for War Child, Médecins Sans Frontières and Parallel Histories

here at the @theguardian.com telethon til 6- give us a call!

amp.theguardian.com/society/2024...

14.12.2024 17:33 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Not for Sale: Save The Observer Journalists at the Guardian & Observer are taking strike action in opposition to the hurried sale of the title.

I will be joining my colleagues at the Guardian and Observer who are on strike for 48 hours over the sale of the Observer For more information please @GoNUJ93 and @NUJofficial or visit nuj.org.uk/savetheobserver

04.12.2024 08:50 — 👍 23    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0
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With thanks to our colleagues in The Guardian’s US and Australia offices for their messages of support, as we start our first 48-hour strike to #savetheobserver

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04.12.2024 00:39 — 👍 215    🔁 89    💬 2    📌 11

📢The Guardian is now officially on Bluesky

@theguardian.com

17.11.2024 14:46 — 👍 7680    🔁 831    💬 189    📌 48
A glass trophy with purple letters - MFA (media freedom awards) is held up by Barbara’s hand. Through the glass, you can see the Thames and St. Pauls. The night sky is visible above with the lights of the city reflecting on the river.

A glass trophy with purple letters - MFA (media freedom awards) is held up by Barbara’s hand. Through the glass, you can see the Thames and St. Pauls. The night sky is visible above with the lights of the city reflecting on the river.

It’s real! Commentator of the Year Broadsheet. Thanks to my editor, Barbara, for this very arty photo.

13.11.2024 08:55 — 👍 233    🔁 14    💬 13    📌 0
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Why the Guardian is no longer posting on X We will stop posting from our official editorial accounts on the platform, but X users can still share our articles

Parish notice
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...

13.11.2024 11:31 — 👍 728    🔁 154    💬 27    📌 13