John Kerrison
@johnkerrison.me
Former Journalist. Now posting about public affairs, marketing and emerging channels. Advocate for a healthy, independent media.
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"We grow on the edge of our window of tolerance."
๐ Sydney Australia
jkerrison on Twitter.
"We grow on the edge of our window of tolerance."
๐ Sydney Australia
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MEDIASAFE_02 is now live on Journalism Now.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐: ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ is the second in our four-part series of bitesize digital security courses.โฏ
Learn how to keep your communications and sources secure.
New course released weekly: bit.ly/49YIhSz
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐: ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ is the second in our four-part series of bitesize digital security courses.โฏ
Learn how to keep your communications and sources secure.
New course released weekly: bit.ly/49YIhSz
February 4, 2026 at 11:21 AM
MEDIASAFE_02 is now live on Journalism Now.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐: ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ is the second in our four-part series of bitesize digital security courses.โฏ
Learn how to keep your communications and sources secure.
New course released weekly: bit.ly/49YIhSz
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐: ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ is the second in our four-part series of bitesize digital security courses.โฏ
Learn how to keep your communications and sources secure.
New course released weekly: bit.ly/49YIhSz
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New: Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray and HR Chief Wayne Connell tell employees to stay home for a zoom webinar ahead of โsignificant actions across the company.โ Widely expected layoffs are scheduled to begin today.
February 4, 2026 at 11:13 AM
New: Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray and HR Chief Wayne Connell tell employees to stay home for a zoom webinar ahead of โsignificant actions across the company.โ Widely expected layoffs are scheduled to begin today.
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"These practices must end now."
Aliya Rahman, a U.S. citizen who was dragged from a car by ICE agents in Minnesota, speaks out at a congressional hearing on DHS immigration enforcement tactics.
Aliya Rahman, a U.S. citizen who was dragged from a car by ICE agents in Minnesota, speaks out at a congressional hearing on DHS immigration enforcement tactics.
February 3, 2026 at 9:47 PM
"These practices must end now."
Aliya Rahman, a U.S. citizen who was dragged from a car by ICE agents in Minnesota, speaks out at a congressional hearing on DHS immigration enforcement tactics.
Aliya Rahman, a U.S. citizen who was dragged from a car by ICE agents in Minnesota, speaks out at a congressional hearing on DHS immigration enforcement tactics.
Oh hahahha. I posted the same thing. ๐คฃ๐ฑ
February 4, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Oh hahahha. I posted the same thing. ๐คฃ๐ฑ
A nursery called Maslow's Hierarchy of seeds
A diner called Maslow's Hierarchy of Feeds
A guitar shop called Maslowโs Hierarchy of Leads
February 4, 2026 at 10:21 AM
A nursery called Maslow's Hierarchy of seeds
If you enjoy the Discover Feed, do check out this For You feed by @spacecowboy17.bsky.social
It's smart. It finds really cool relevant stuff here.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
It's smart. It finds really cool relevant stuff here.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
February 4, 2026 at 10:02 AM
If you enjoy the Discover Feed, do check out this For You feed by @spacecowboy17.bsky.social
It's smart. It finds really cool relevant stuff here.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
It's smart. It finds really cool relevant stuff here.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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A heavily redacted cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
![Single frame. Title: โ[redacted]โ A line of early teen? girls looking at the viewer. Behind them, silhouettes of four generic men, some with hand on shoulders of the girls, which have been through six iterations of redaction to satisfy the newspaperโs lawyers that none are identifiable.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:udzkh2jubo3w6ei42ftanhhj/bafkreic3fp5yp3asvebljrnnzovrw5a5nljp57bgxoyzh6z33m3qczpn4u@jpeg)
February 3, 2026 at 8:45 PM
A heavily redacted cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
That might be an old logo?
February 3, 2026 at 11:23 AM
That might be an old logo?
@masnick.com did you just give-away a rebrand coming up based on that screenshot?
February 3, 2026 at 11:13 AM
@masnick.com did you just give-away a rebrand coming up based on that screenshot?
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The prosecutor's cybercrime unit is conducting the searches with the support of Europol and the French police's own cybercrime department.
Paris prosecutors search French offices of Elon Musk's X
The prosecutor's cybercrime unit is conducting the searches with the support of Europol and the French police's own cybercrime department.
l.euronews.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:48 AM
The prosecutor's cybercrime unit is conducting the searches with the support of Europol and the French police's own cybercrime department.
"but @bsky.app is just another Twitter..."
Maybe, but your account here is part of an important experiment in creating an open social media ecosystem.
I recommend this piece by @masnick.com who makes the case for @atproto.com
#socialmedia #atproto
www.techdirt.com/2026/01/27/a...
Maybe, but your account here is part of an important experiment in creating an open social media ecosystem.
I recommend this piece by @masnick.com who makes the case for @atproto.com
#socialmedia #atproto
www.techdirt.com/2026/01/27/a...
ATproto: The Enshittification Killswitch That Enables Resonant Computing
Disclosure: Iโm on the board of Bluesky, which was inspired by my โProtocols, Not Platformsโ paper. But this post isnโt about Bluesky the app. Itโs about the underlyinโฆ
www.techdirt.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:32 AM
"but @bsky.app is just another Twitter..."
Maybe, but your account here is part of an important experiment in creating an open social media ecosystem.
I recommend this piece by @masnick.com who makes the case for @atproto.com
#socialmedia #atproto
www.techdirt.com/2026/01/27/a...
Maybe, but your account here is part of an important experiment in creating an open social media ecosystem.
I recommend this piece by @masnick.com who makes the case for @atproto.com
#socialmedia #atproto
www.techdirt.com/2026/01/27/a...
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MELBOURNE! Tickets are $25 for 25 hours!
February 3, 2026 at 2:05 AM
MELBOURNE! Tickets are $25 for 25 hours!
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Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has CANCELLED the Mardi Gras Party. The Parade is unaffected. www.mardigras.org.au/event/party/
(There are many other Mardi Gras dramas going on right now, but this one is significant.)
(There are many other Mardi Gras dramas going on right now, but this one is significant.)
Party - Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
For over four decades, the Mardi Gras Party has been the night that brings us together after the iconic parade, a celebration of freedom, connection and pure release. In 2026, it returns unapologetica...
www.mardigras.org.au
February 3, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has CANCELLED the Mardi Gras Party. The Parade is unaffected. www.mardigras.org.au/event/party/
(There are many other Mardi Gras dramas going on right now, but this one is significant.)
(There are many other Mardi Gras dramas going on right now, but this one is significant.)
Thank you. A new (and independent) Goodreads? Go well.
February 2, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Thank you. A new (and independent) Goodreads? Go well.
Good morning. Now that's a sunrise ๐
!
February 2, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Good morning. Now that's a sunrise ๐
!
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This looks cool; great to give people more expressive spaces to publish and foster communitiesโฆ
HOWEVER: Substack is not and never will be "your corner of the internet" โ it's a walled garden: no API, opaque algo, a platform you don't own
In the Atmosphere we build on open data + open networks โจ
HOWEVER: Substack is not and never will be "your corner of the internet" โ it's a walled garden: no API, opaque algo, a platform you don't own
In the Atmosphere we build on open data + open networks โจ
Substack is your corner of the internet
Introducing a new way to build custom spaces and deepen relationships with your subscribers
on.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:24 PM
This looks cool; great to give people more expressive spaces to publish and foster communitiesโฆ
HOWEVER: Substack is not and never will be "your corner of the internet" โ it's a walled garden: no API, opaque algo, a platform you don't own
In the Atmosphere we build on open data + open networks โจ
HOWEVER: Substack is not and never will be "your corner of the internet" โ it's a walled garden: no API, opaque algo, a platform you don't own
In the Atmosphere we build on open data + open networks โจ
Everyone is sharing this story and now I know why. What a brave and determined little hero. ๐๐ป
#Perth #WesternAustralia #rescue
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
#Perth #WesternAustralia #rescue
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Teenager makes 'superhuman' swim to save family swept out to sea
A 13-year-old boy has been hailed a hero after swimming four hours through rough seas to get help for his mother and two siblings, who were swept out to sea on an inflatable paddleboard in WA's South ...
www.abc.net.au
February 2, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Everyone is sharing this story and now I know why. What a brave and determined little hero. ๐๐ป
#Perth #WesternAustralia #rescue
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
#Perth #WesternAustralia #rescue
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Good to see @antonygreenelec.bsky.social here.
One Nation finished as one of the top three candidates versus Labor and the Coalition in 25 seats last May. These seats with One Nation in the 3CP would be amongst the legitimate first targets for the party on current polling. antonygreen.com.au/one-nations-...
February 2, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Good to see @antonygreenelec.bsky.social here.
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James is the most instinctive and natural of broadcasters: a skill that presents as casual ease, but is in fact a rare and honed genius. A craft. And he listened โฆ thatโs the trick.
I loved every second of the many hours we nattered together on air. Heโs the best.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
I loved every second of the many hours we nattered together on air. Heโs the best.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Cancer forces ABC radio presenter James Valentine to retire from the airwaves
The veteran broadcaster, known for his humorous talkback segments, has omentum cancer and had surgery for oesophageal cancer in 2024.
www.abc.net.au
February 2, 2026 at 6:06 AM
James is the most instinctive and natural of broadcasters: a skill that presents as casual ease, but is in fact a rare and honed genius. A craft. And he listened โฆ thatโs the trick.
I loved every second of the many hours we nattered together on air. Heโs the best.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
I loved every second of the many hours we nattered together on air. Heโs the best.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
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We are officially closed for Early Bird tickets for #ATmosphereConf!
Standard tickets are only $50USD more.
We appreciate everyone that made early decisions. We have over 160 of you joining us so far!
More speaker announcements & remote tickets this coming week.
Standard tickets are only $50USD more.
We appreciate everyone that made early decisions. We have over 160 of you joining us so far!
More speaker announcements & remote tickets this coming week.
February 2, 2026 at 7:50 AM
We are officially closed for Early Bird tickets for #ATmosphereConf!
Standard tickets are only $50USD more.
We appreciate everyone that made early decisions. We have over 160 of you joining us so far!
More speaker announcements & remote tickets this coming week.
Standard tickets are only $50USD more.
We appreciate everyone that made early decisions. We have over 160 of you joining us so far!
More speaker announcements & remote tickets this coming week.
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He was brief. He was clear. He wonโt be back.
Now some callers to the station are weeping as they say how much they will miss him.
I will too. One of our radio greats. He made us all laugh every day. What a gift.
But he needs to get well now. ๐ค
www.smh.com.au/business/com...
Now some callers to the station are weeping as they say how much they will miss him.
I will too. One of our radio greats. He made us all laugh every day. What a gift.
But he needs to get well now. ๐ค
www.smh.com.au/business/com...
ABC host James Valentine retires amid cancer battle
The broadcaster, musician and author has been on air for decades but said it was time for someone else to take over his โmarvellousโ afternoon shift.
www.smh.com.au
February 2, 2026 at 3:54 AM
He was brief. He was clear. He wonโt be back.
Now some callers to the station are weeping as they say how much they will miss him.
I will too. One of our radio greats. He made us all laugh every day. What a gift.
But he needs to get well now. ๐ค
www.smh.com.au/business/com...
Now some callers to the station are weeping as they say how much they will miss him.
I will too. One of our radio greats. He made us all laugh every day. What a gift.
But he needs to get well now. ๐ค
www.smh.com.au/business/com...