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Review of New Book: Don’t Shoot The Journalists

James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 6d

'Shocking and moving accounts.' New on my website, my review of 'Don't Shoot the Journalists: Migrating to Stay Alive' Edited by Peter Laufer.

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This post is my review of Don’t Shoot the Journalists: Migrating to Stay Alive as published in the academic journal ‘Journalism’. You can see the online version of the article her…

The eye in the sky: what Denmark’s drone sightings tell us about power and fear down the years

James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 6d

A visit late yesterday afternoon to @foylesforbooks.bsky.social in London reminded me of the pleasure of browsing in a good bookshop--especially one that sells work from all over the world (and was kind enough to have my own last book on display). Online shopping just not the same.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 11d

We have to remember that aerial reconnaissance has been around for centuries – think of kites, hot air balloons and spy planes.

We have to remember that aerial reconnaissance has been around for centuries – think of kites, hot air balloons and spy planes.

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Ayala Panievsky @panievsky.bsky.social · 11d

Thanks to everyone who joined our sold-out book launch at The Frontline Club! Ex-BBC @jmacrodgers.bsky.social Ex-CNN @arwadamon.bsky.social & so many others who joined us to discuss the new censorship, rising authoritarianism & the horrors in Gaza. It was an intensive, inspiring urgent conversation

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 11d

If you wondered how many of the major newsrooms covering the Pentagon would give in to Pete Hegseth and sign a new agreement if they wanted to maintain access, it looks like the answer is... none. So far. Via @status.news

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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 11d

Fog everywhere. Fog up the river, where it flows among green aits and meadows

Sun appearing through fog on the River Thames

Unmasked: 13 Russian officers who led ‘war crime’ troops in Bucha

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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 12d

Incredibly important investigation in ⁦‪Sunday Times on the people behind one of the worst atrocities Russia has committed

Unmasked: 13 Russian officers who led ‘war crime’ troops in Bucha

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/russ...

It was the bloodiest civilian massacre of the Ukraine war. Pictured for the first time, these officers commanded soldiers accused of rape, torture and execution

www.thetimes.co.uk

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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 12d

The Thames from Chiswick Bridge, under a late September sky

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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 15d

It's really important keep up the pressure to allow international reporters into #Gaza.
Watch this to be reminded why.
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

BBC, AFP, AP and Reuters launch film calling for Gaza access

The film uses iconic news images to highlight the importance of independent journalism

www.bbc.co.uk

BBC, AFP, AP and Reuters launch film calling for Gaza access

James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 15d

It's really important keep up the pressure to allow international reporters into #Gaza.
Watch this to be reminded why.
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

The film uses iconic news images to highlight the importance of independent journalism

www.bbc.co.uk

Our Dear Friends in Moscow: A Story of Russia And A Warning to the West

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Jean-Marc Mojon @mojoinparis.bsky.social · 18d

BREAKING:
Egypt's Sisi pardons activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah: state-linked media
@AFP

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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 18d

Icymi, over the weekend I posted my review of Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan's engaging and thought-provoking book, 'Our Dear Friends in Moscow'.
It's a story of #journalism in #Russia that should also be read as a warning to the West.

James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 20d

New on my website, 'the story of a dying dream by those who witnessed its death.'
My review of 'Our Dear Friends in Moscow: The Inside Story of a Broken Generation' by @andreisoldatov.bsky.social and Irina Borogan. Highly recommended.
jamesrodgersauthor.com/our-dear-fri...

This post reviews Our Dear Friends in Moscow: The Inside Story of a Broken Generation by Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan (Public Affairs, 2025) RIGHT FROM THE DAWN OF THIS CENTURY, in the early d…

Our Dear Friends in Moscow: A Story of Russia And A Warning to the West

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Colleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 20d

If you are looking for a book on what it means to be a reporter in a difficult environment, this sounds like it should be the top of your list.

James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 20d

New on my website, 'the story of a dying dream by those who witnessed its death.'
My review of 'Our Dear Friends in Moscow: The Inside Story of a Broken Generation' by @andreisoldatov.bsky.social and Irina Borogan. Highly recommended.
jamesrodgersauthor.com/our-dear-fri...

This post reviews Our Dear Friends in Moscow: The Inside Story of a Broken Generation by Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan (Public Affairs, 2025) RIGHT FROM THE DAWN OF THIS CENTURY, in the early d…

Our Dear Friends in Moscow: A Story of Russia And A Warning to the West

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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 20d

New on my website, 'the story of a dying dream by those who witnessed its death.'
My review of 'Our Dear Friends in Moscow: The Inside Story of a Broken Generation' by @andreisoldatov.bsky.social and Irina Borogan. Highly recommended.
jamesrodgersauthor.com/our-dear-fri...

This post reviews Our Dear Friends in Moscow: The Inside Story of a Broken Generation by Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan (Public Affairs, 2025) RIGHT FROM THE DAWN OF THIS CENTURY, in the early d…

Pentagon Expands Its Restrictions on Reporter Access

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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 20d

See also 'special military operation'
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/b...

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Our Dear Friends in Moscow: A Story of Russia And A Warning to the West

James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 20d

New on my website, 'the story of a dying dream by those who witnessed its death.'
My review of 'Our Dear Friends in Moscow: The Inside Story of a Broken Generation' by @andreisoldatov.bsky.social and Irina Borogan. Highly recommended.
jamesrodgersauthor.com/our-dear-fri...

This post reviews Our Dear Friends in Moscow: The Inside Story of a Broken Generation by Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan (Public Affairs, 2025) RIGHT FROM THE DAWN OF THIS CENTURY, in the early d…

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · Aug 28

If you're starting a postgraduate course in History this autumn, please do consider joining the Royal Historical Society bit.ly/41mTuck

Postgraduate Membership brings access to research funding, events, publications and networks. You'll join an international community of more than 6500 historians.

Image of 'Trust me, I'm a Historian' badges and text: 'Postgraduate Membership of the Royal Historical Society. Applications invited for next closing dates of 13 October and 15 December 2025'.

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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 22d

Before the match, and on the way back after

Panel discussion: The New Censorship

James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 25d

This is absolutely superb--a hugely engaging read that also tells us much about our own times, and some of the last century's darkest days

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 25d

'Trying to reach Langsam started to feel like chasing a phantom through one of his own anachronistic hotels.'

How one man built an empire from beloved community assets — and a government struggling to cope with a surge in migration: www.ft.com/content/706898a7-5b93-40cb-9c16-a8f90f88c0a3

James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 25d

There are still a few tickets left for this important discussion tomorrow evening. If you are in London, please come to join us if you can
#Gaza #journalism

Ayala Panievsky @panievsky.bsky.social · Sep 10

If you're in London next week, please join us at The Frontline Club to discuss The New Censorship! We have stellar speakers on board - @jmacrodgers.bsky.social & @arwadamon.bsky.social - and more than enough explosive issues to cover! Tickets are selling fast, so get yours here 👉 shorturl.at/5Pbwc

When the War on the Media Meets War

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The Kramatorsk Diaries part 32

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Paul Conroy @reflextv.bsky.social · 28d

The Kramatorsk Diaries part 32 - return to Kramatorsk

paulconroy.substack.com/p/the-kramat...

Return To Kramatorsk...

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Maanvi Singh @maanvisingh.bsky.social · Sep 10

We analyzed leaked data for rare look at the winding journeys of more than 44,000 immigrants detained or deported by the Trump administration... and found that people are being moved around in unprecedented and irregular ways. w/ @wcraft.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Plane to purgatory: how Trump’s deportation program shuttles immigrants into lawless limbo

44,000 immigrants, 1,700 flights, 100 days: a Guardian investigation of leaked flight data and government detention data reveals the inhumane journey of immigrants shuttled around and outside the US

www.theguardian.com

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Ayala Panievsky @panievsky.bsky.social · Sep 10

If you're in London next week, please join us at The Frontline Club to discuss The New Censorship! We have stellar speakers on board - @jmacrodgers.bsky.social & @arwadamon.bsky.social - and more than enough explosive issues to cover! Tickets are selling fast, so get yours here 👉 shorturl.at/5Pbwc

Panel discussion: The New Censorship

When the War on the Media Meets War

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