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...
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’.
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 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-...
“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)
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...
#AI tools for educators -
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
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.
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.
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.
