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Reform: Stop hiding from press scrutiny! Nigel Farage says he welcomes freedom of speech, even if people find it offensive. Surely that should apply to freedom of the press too? So why have Reform's Nottinghamshire councillors - who control ...

Reform-led Nottinghamshire Council has blacklisted a local paper for asking questions about what Reform councillors were doing. Consider signing this petition to get them to reverse the decision: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...

Matthew Bourne (@sirmattbourne.bsky.social) Artistic Director of New Adventures - Choreographer, Knight, Dog Lover and Showman - current work - Swan Lake, Oliver!, Mary Poppins, Old Friends & The Midnight Bell

Happy 30th anniversary to Swan Lake - still soaring, still electrifying, still breaking hearts. An amazing performance tonight. Thank you
sirmattbourne.bsky.social and the New Adventures company. #SwanLake30​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

A great range of experience and expertise on the first panel for this afternoon’s online Assn of Journalism Education Winter Conference - our theme being ‘Making a change: The challenges and opportunities in transitioning from industry to academia - and back again’.

Register now for the AJE Winter Conference 2025 – ‘Making a change’ We are excited to announce some of the details for our AJE Winter Conference 2025. Event: Making a change: The challenges and opportunities in transitioning from industry to academia – and back aga…

One week to go until the AJE online Winter Conference on ‘Making a change: The challenges and opportunities in transitioning from industry to academia – and back again’ (Fri, Jan 17, 2pm-4.30pm). For full details of our speakers and schedule, and to register, visit: ajeuk.org/aje-winter-c...

Enjoying the discovery of the first signs of Spring with my amazing Mum. We’re lucky to have her still with us. Her generation continues to inspire with their resilience, their history, and the stoic approach they take to life and the challenges that come with age.

Normalize New Year's Eve parties that involve you and your guests sitting around a crackling fire in a seaside cottage and sharing passages from your favorite books whilst indulging in multiple cups of tea and various pastries.

Another reason to love #Beijing: you can wear face masks without being thought weird, people here wear their own if they have a sniffle to protect others, and this student even colour coordinated hers with her baseball cap!

Gorgeous afternoon light on the way back from our last class of the day. Communication University of China campus in beautiful #Beijing.

Navigator: A Chatbot That Helps Journalists Deal With Trolls Nov. 12, 2024

Navigator, a chatbot from TrollBusters, helps journalists deal with harassment from trolls. Read about the story behind the tool in my Journalist's Toolbox newsletter:

journaliststoolbox.substack.com/p/navigator-...

Matthew Bourne on Swan Lake 30 years on Sir Matthew Bourne talks about his passion for storytelling in dance, and his own personal journey with his radical gender-flipped Swan Lake.

“That’s what dance can do... It goes to a deeper place. It shouldn’t be put into words. It affects you in a visceral way.”
Sir Matthew Bourne talking to Deb Weiss about the enduring appeal of his Swan Lake, returning to the stage this winter: bachtrack.com/interview-si...

I see your #Beijing toilet philosophy and raise you (… the first of many from my collection of …) cute Beijing restaurant menu items.

Journalists talk a lot. We need to listen more. Here's how to start

link.medium.com/rUds4DEM0Nb

Up to 26 now!

There is the most wonderful display of film posters and artefacts displayed at the Communication University of China in Beijing. And of course I found a radio!

I'm very happy to say the Future of Journalism conference at Cardiff University is taking place again next September - the CfP is now out:🧵 (1/5)

Notes from Launching an AI Journalism College Course in 2024 Nov. 26, 2024

My Journalist's Toolbox newsletter this week is about launching an AI journalism course for college students. What I learned from my first semester -- and what's next ...

journaliststoolbox.substack.com/p/notes-from...

Journalist'sToolbox.AI: AI for Educators Look at journalism's future, not its past.

#AI tools for educators -

Action Intent Links | Bluesky Authors, websites, and apps can use action intent links to implement "Share on Bluesky" buttons, or similar in-app actions. Logged-in users will be directed to the corresponding action view in the Blu...

We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how:

docs.bsky.app/docs/advance...

#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics

Minnesota's EagleCam is back — with new birds A new bald eagle nest cam has begun livestreaming from Minnesota. Viewers can watch live as the wild raptor pair builds their nest and raise their young.

A new bald eagle nest cam has begun livestreaming from Minnesota. Viewers can watch live as the wild raptor pair builds their nest and raise their young.

The website tracks how fast Bluesky is growing in near real time Bluesky has added millions of new users since the election—and this site lets you watch each one as they sign up.

Interesting:
www.fastcompany.com/91230935/the...

Never fails.

Bust sculture created in clay featuring the head and shoulders, facing center right, of a female figure with short curled hair, eyes closed, a white paint effect covers the face and drips down over a blue shirt, the sculpture is on a white surface with a plain gray-white background

Fiona Gibson, contemporary sculptor based in Llandeilo, West Wales. Her work is based on local mythology

We’ve spent a wonderful Sunday afternoon browsing a Beijing shopping mall… the figurines can be surreal.

We have a responsibility to tell students the truth about careers & to point out some of the misinformation around. An English degree can lead to all kinds of things, not least careers in tech companies, health & other 'scientific' spheres, in much-needed roles other than technical & scientific.

I play the Tom and Jerry theme in the style of the Russian classics.

It’s been that kind of week.

How will China impact the future of climate change? You might be surprised As a new Trump administration signals a retreat on climate action, China is stepping up. China is the biggest producer of climate technologies like electric vehicles and solar panels.

As a new Trump administration signals a retreat on climate action, China is stepping up. China is the biggest producer of climate technologies like electric vehicles and solar panels.