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Elke Weissmann
@tellyelk.bsky.social
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Reader in TV, who watches TV and sometimes makes some with her students at Edge Hill University. Interested in the role of media in communicating climate change. Also interested in questions of inequality and television. Also posts pretty pictures. .. more

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Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 1d
Important read: press freedom under attack. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com

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Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 5d
And you are right.

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Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 10d
So so true. It also affects pedestrians. Crossing over a green light now involves checking that all cars have actually stopped so many of them run red lights. @liamthorp.bsky.social

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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 10d
Powerful words from @alexnurse.bsky.social - who simply doesn’t want to be killed while commuting to and from work
'I don't want to be an obituary in the ECHO, we need change'
Dad-of-two writes powerful letter after facing near-death experiences on the roads of Liverpool
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk

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Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 10d
Aww, thank you, Ken!

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Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 11d
What does the attack on the BBC at a time of crisis in HE tell us? cstonline.net/a-major-cris...
A Major Crisis in the BBC at a Time of a Crisis in Higher Education by Elke Weissmann
If you live, like me, in The Guardian bubble, you will be heartened by the outspoken defence of the BBC in the last two days (The Guardian, 2025). But this defence clearly doesn’t come from all sides.
cstonline.net

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Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 12d
Job going at my university in my lovely department (lovely because of amazing colleagues who are truly supportive of each other). Lecturer in Film, media and broadcast production. jobs.edgehill.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
Job Vacancy at Edge Hill University: Lecturer in Film, Media and Broadcast Production
We’re here to create and harness knowledge, to deliver opportunity for everyone.About the RoleAs Lecturer in Film, Media and Broadcast Production this is an exciting opportunity to join the department...
jobs.edgehill.ac.uk

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Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 13d
Why do I recognise these voices??? Hope the turtle doves won out. 😊

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Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 14d
Please support the BBC. I know it's not perfect, but to paraphrase Raymond Williams, it's the best of imperfect models. 38d.gs/bbc_o_eaio
Sign the petition: save our BBC: don't let the likes of Trump and his UK cronies meddle with our public broadcaster
🚨Our BBC is under attack 🚨 We can't let those that want to see it torn up & replaced by the likes of GBNews or Fox win. Sign the open letter now to demand the new BBC boss is someone that will protect...
38d.gs

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Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 16d
Absolutely. @teamlabouruk.bsky.social it would be good to emphasize the role of the BBC in public life and our commitment to freedom of the press.
iandunt.bsky.social Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 16d
What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.

This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.

iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 16d
What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.

This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.

iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...

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Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 17d
P.S. this is an awesome programme that is super timely and asks really important questions. Please watch www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002hytj

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Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 17d
Watching @davidolusoga.bsky.social 's #Empire on #BBC which is great as always. Love the interviews with descendants discussing the impacts of the events on generations of their ancestors. But mostly jealous because he got to travel to all these interesting places.

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Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 18d
That is the best write up of the film I have ever read.

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Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 23d
Sunday sunset.

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Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · 27d
From @privateeyenews.bsky.social

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Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · Oct 27
I brushed my hair this morning and then I decided to cycle 3 miles against the wind. So glad it was largely downhill. Otherwise I would probably have collapsed... #StormBenjamin

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Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · Oct 20
It's CFP time for the Critical Studies in Television conference 2026. All papers on TV welcome , but conference theme is 'Crisis'. sites.edgehill.ac.uk/tvresearchgr...
Critical Studies in Television Conference 2026 - Television Studies Research Group
Slow Online Conference6-17 July 2026 We invite papers on all aspects connected to television, but this year we want to pay particular attention to the feeling of crisis that envelops us and television...
sites.edgehill.ac.uk

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Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · Oct 18
Wow. Tolles Bild!

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Oct 17
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Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · Oct 8
My students made this film about a local #cricket club. If you need something to make you believe in the #goodness of people again, this is it. Feel free to support the club as well. youtu.be/sczf9HCeYE0?...
Edge Hill's Student Film Project keeps Wavertree CC in the game
YouTube video by Edge Hill University Research & Knowledge Exchange
youtu.be

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Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · Oct 6
I think it must be Wednesday. I looked at my calendar yesterday, it said Sunday, but I was in the middle of some CPD course. So it can't have been.

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Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · Sep 30
Yes please. More of this, please, @teamlabouruk.bsky.social. I may not be a doctor, but I teach students at a university. And I try my best for them. We all contribute. That includes the lovely people in the corner shops who help their communities with a vital local shop and many more.
bestforbritain.org Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · Sep 30
This the kind of message politicians need to send:

When asked about Reform UK's plans to scrap indefinite leave to remain, Wes Streeting answered: "Nigel Farage says go home, I say you're home."

Reposted by Elke Weissmann

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · Sep 30
This the kind of message politicians need to send:

When asked about Reform UK's plans to scrap indefinite leave to remain, Wes Streeting answered: "Nigel Farage says go home, I say you're home."

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Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · Sep 28
I went to Portland in 2002. It was the US city where I felt safest. It seemed like a relaxed, open kind of place. When I asked someone for directions, they didn't gasp or were surprised, but rather smiled and showed me the way. It must have changed a lot, then, as Trump clearly never lies....

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Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · Sep 22
Dear Reform, you are not very clever, are you? You don't know what migrants contribute to this country, do you? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform plans to scrap indefinite leave to remain for migrants
The party says scrapping the scheme and restricting migrant access to benefits will save hundreds of billions of pounds.
www.bbc.co.uk

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Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · Sep 18
So free speech is for saying horrible things about people we don't know and bringing real fear to their lives, but is not about behaviour we can observe directly by powerful people who don't like what we are saying?

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Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · Sep 17
Good luck to you all, then. Maybe they won't last long.

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Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · Sep 17
Do any Americans on here like the orange person back who is DEFINITELY NOT in the Epstein files? I don't feel comfortable having him here. Also, I really don't understand how people can believe that he isn't guilty of all kinds of horrible sex crimes. He has admitted to it... 🤷

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Elke Weissmann @tellyelk.bsky.social · Sep 14
I wonder how proud George Osborne is about his legacy. Austerity bred discontent and a sense of disenfranchisement. And this is exploited by rich folk such as Lennon Yaxley, i.e. Tommy Robinson and Nigel Garage to do this. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Police hurt during Tommy Robinson's Unite the Kingdom rally in London
Some 25 arrests are made after
www.bbc.co.uk