Michaël Jarjour
@jarjour.bsky.social
Founder, CEO @trustfnd.com • past: Twitter, FT, SRF, NZZ • he/him • 🏳️🌈🇨🇭🇪🇺🇱🇧 • London
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Americans have little confidence in many societal institutions, including Congress, big business, TV news, and the criminal justice system.
(Economist/@today.yougov.com)
More, via Opinion Today:
opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251126-offer
(Economist/@today.yougov.com)
More, via Opinion Today:
opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251126-offer
November 27, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Americans have little confidence in many societal institutions, including Congress, big business, TV news, and the criminal justice system.
(Economist/@today.yougov.com)
More, via Opinion Today:
opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251126-offer
(Economist/@today.yougov.com)
More, via Opinion Today:
opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251126-offer
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The reason why so many journalists leave for jobs in PR, comms and marketing is because they often pay better, have better hours, and there are fewer cycles of layoffs. Every year, it gets harder for people from diverse backgrounds to stay in journalism, especially after more rounds of layoffs.
November 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The reason why so many journalists leave for jobs in PR, comms and marketing is because they often pay better, have better hours, and there are fewer cycles of layoffs. Every year, it gets harder for people from diverse backgrounds to stay in journalism, especially after more rounds of layoffs.
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It may be hard to believe, but Twitter was once a useful public space instead of a weird monetization scheme for racist ragebait chatbots.
November 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
It may be hard to believe, but Twitter was once a useful public space instead of a weird monetization scheme for racist ragebait chatbots.
These laws are such a tell for what it’s really about: making life for trans people hard, not protecting the health of children.
Every country that does this only bans it for trans people. It's still approved for cis children www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
New Zealand halts new puberty blockers for young transgender people
New Zealand said on Wednesday it was banning new prescriptions of puberty blocking drugs for young transgender people, in a move that critics warned could worsen the mental health of those affected.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
These laws are such a tell for what it’s really about: making life for trans people hard, not protecting the health of children.
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An important reminder that when you see the term "anti-woke" it is often a euphemism for "contains material from Stormfront"
Cornell researchers: xAI's Grokipedia cites neo-Nazi website Stormfront 42 times, Infowars 34 times, and white nationalist website VDare 107 times (David Ingram/NBC News)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
November 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
An important reminder that when you see the term "anti-woke" it is often a euphemism for "contains material from Stormfront"
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This is one of the clearest examples of a disordered counterpublic capturing an institution I've seen. It's nice to have your work proven on a regular basis, but also very bad.
demos.co.uk/research/ver...
demos.co.uk/research/ver...
November 20, 2025 at 7:03 AM
This is one of the clearest examples of a disordered counterpublic capturing an institution I've seen. It's nice to have your work proven on a regular basis, but also very bad.
demos.co.uk/research/ver...
demos.co.uk/research/ver...
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You could not make this up. Now, because UK transphobes are so obsessed with toilets - any woman or girl that bigots think do not look like women or girls, can be banned from using toilets! The bizarre ‘guidance’ was based on transphobia but will now impact all women & how feminine they look*
"Trans people could be banned from single-sex spaces based on how they look. The Times has seen the equalities watchdog’s final guidance, which Whitehall figures fear Bridget Phillipson is delaying to avoid a political backlash" [Times]
www.thetimes.com/article/82ee...
www.thetimes.com/article/82ee...
Trans people could be banned from single-sex spaces based on how they look
The Times has seen the equalities watchdog’s final guidance, which Whitehall figures fear Bridget Phillipson is delaying to avoid a political backlash
www.thetimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
You could not make this up. Now, because UK transphobes are so obsessed with toilets - any woman or girl that bigots think do not look like women or girls, can be banned from using toilets! The bizarre ‘guidance’ was based on transphobia but will now impact all women & how feminine they look*
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Please listen to this podcast in which I am wildly disrespectful about many people, because if the figures drop they’ll never let me do it again. Thank you
🎧: Who would take on the difficult role of leading the BBC right now? @arusbridger.bsky.social and @janinegibson.ft.com discuss.
What’s next for the BBC? A new director-general
Trump has launched an attack on the BBC. Who would take on the difficult role of leading the public broadcaster?
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Please listen to this podcast in which I am wildly disrespectful about many people, because if the figures drop they’ll never let me do it again. Thank you
Design review time. What do you think of these design details?
Just about to ship this for @trustfnd.com beta users
Just about to ship this for @trustfnd.com beta users
November 19, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Design review time. What do you think of these design details?
Just about to ship this for @trustfnd.com beta users
Just about to ship this for @trustfnd.com beta users
"Google's pivot to AI search has cut our ad revenue by 70 percent," says @stereogum.com founder.
Here's the full story: www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
Here's the full story: www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
November 19, 2025 at 8:17 AM
"Google's pivot to AI search has cut our ad revenue by 70 percent," says @stereogum.com founder.
Here's the full story: www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
Here's the full story: www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Leveling up the repulsiveness. Shameful and untrue.
November 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Leveling up the repulsiveness. Shameful and untrue.
Cloudflare doing everyone a kindness by turning off X
November 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Cloudflare doing everyone a kindness by turning off X
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Absolutely no way to read this and not conclude that the Department of Justice has been deeply corrupted. And this is from a time when career lawyers were in place, pushing back against illegality. With firings and resignations, the politicization will just get worse.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Absolutely no way to read this and not conclude that the Department of Justice has been deeply corrupted. And this is from a time when career lawyers were in place, pushing back against illegality. With firings and resignations, the politicization will just get worse.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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November 17, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The news media industry is full of amazing thinkers. The NPMC will make them amazing builders, too.
Go, apply!
The clock’s ticking! ⏰
It’s the final days to apply for the News Product Management Certification (#NPMC) — the only program designed specifically for product professionals working in the news industry.
It’s the final days to apply for the News Product Management Certification (#NPMC) — the only program designed specifically for product professionals working in the news industry.
November 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Go, apply!
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NEW: The biggest union in the BBC, Bectu, has written to culture secretary Lisa Nandy and BBC chair Samir Shah, demanding the removal of Robbie Gibb from the BBC Board.
They say Gibb, a political appointee, is a “direct block to the BBC maintaining its chartered objective of independence”.
They say Gibb, a political appointee, is a “direct block to the BBC maintaining its chartered objective of independence”.
November 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM
NEW: The biggest union in the BBC, Bectu, has written to culture secretary Lisa Nandy and BBC chair Samir Shah, demanding the removal of Robbie Gibb from the BBC Board.
They say Gibb, a political appointee, is a “direct block to the BBC maintaining its chartered objective of independence”.
They say Gibb, a political appointee, is a “direct block to the BBC maintaining its chartered objective of independence”.
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Auf jeden Fall etwas ganz besonderes, wenn man in seinem Lieblingspodcast zu Gast sein darf. Mit @emcke.bsky.social habe ich über die radikale Rechte in Europa gesprochen. Darüber wie Sozialdemokraten und Konservative zu ihrem Aufstieg beigetragen haben.
open.spotify.com/episode/2MLZ...
open.spotify.com/episode/2MLZ...
November 14, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Auf jeden Fall etwas ganz besonderes, wenn man in seinem Lieblingspodcast zu Gast sein darf. Mit @emcke.bsky.social habe ich über die radikale Rechte in Europa gesprochen. Darüber wie Sozialdemokraten und Konservative zu ihrem Aufstieg beigetragen haben.
open.spotify.com/episode/2MLZ...
open.spotify.com/episode/2MLZ...
Sehr spannendes Gespräch, vor allem auch für Journalist:innen.
Großartige, klare Fragen und Antworten zum Umgang mit der Gefahr von Rechtsradikalen und Narrativen, die sie normalisieren.
Großartige, klare Fragen und Antworten zum Umgang mit der Gefahr von Rechtsradikalen und Narrativen, die sie normalisieren.
Auf jeden Fall etwas ganz besonderes, wenn man in seinem Lieblingspodcast zu Gast sein darf. Mit @emcke.bsky.social habe ich über die radikale Rechte in Europa gesprochen. Darüber wie Sozialdemokraten und Konservative zu ihrem Aufstieg beigetragen haben.
open.spotify.com/episode/2MLZ...
open.spotify.com/episode/2MLZ...
November 14, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Sehr spannendes Gespräch, vor allem auch für Journalist:innen.
Großartige, klare Fragen und Antworten zum Umgang mit der Gefahr von Rechtsradikalen und Narrativen, die sie normalisieren.
Großartige, klare Fragen und Antworten zum Umgang mit der Gefahr von Rechtsradikalen und Narrativen, die sie normalisieren.
Lina Khan is so impressive. And the Zohran media strategy is, too.
LINA KHAN Talks FTC, Monopolies, Biden
YouTube video by The Adam Friedland Show
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Lina Khan is so impressive. And the Zohran media strategy is, too.
Growing your email list is one of the most challenging things for any creator.
With @trustfnd.com you don't have to do it alone. Create a newsletter bundle with other creators to cross-promote each other anywhere you post.
With @trustfnd.com you don't have to do it alone. Create a newsletter bundle with other creators to cross-promote each other anywhere you post.
November 12, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Growing your email list is one of the most challenging things for any creator.
With @trustfnd.com you don't have to do it alone. Create a newsletter bundle with other creators to cross-promote each other anywhere you post.
With @trustfnd.com you don't have to do it alone. Create a newsletter bundle with other creators to cross-promote each other anywhere you post.
International right wing conspiracy
BBC board member with Tory links ‘led charge’ in systemic bias claims, say insiders
Sources say Robbie Gibb amplified criticisms of Trump, Gaza and trans rights coverage, and had ‘a lot of oxygen in the room’
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
International right wing conspiracy
The @financialtimes.com is killing it on TikTok
November 11, 2025 at 10:55 AM
The @financialtimes.com is killing it on TikTok
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1️⃣ The BBC is by far the most widely used source of news in the UK both online and offline, and it is more widely used as a source of news than many public service media around Europe. It is also the most popular source of news among both Conservative and Labour voters
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
1️⃣ The BBC is by far the most widely used source of news in the UK both online and offline, and it is more widely used as a source of news than many public service media around Europe. It is also the most popular source of news among both Conservative and Labour voters
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Slight curiosity on how much of this was not just powered by the media attacking itself, but also Twitter's right-wing reply-guy echo chamber becoming a source of "the public opinion". You can see it on every "BREAKING" post that remains there from the news personalities unable to leave.
November 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Slight curiosity on how much of this was not just powered by the media attacking itself, but also Twitter's right-wing reply-guy echo chamber becoming a source of "the public opinion". You can see it on every "BREAKING" post that remains there from the news personalities unable to leave.