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Shaz Wheeler @lartonmedia.bsky.social · 18d

Journalist friends, please respond to the UK government's consultation on late payments and poor practices. The NUJ has responses to help your submission. This is an important opportunity for every freelance journalist. #StopTheFreelanceRipOff: nuj.org.uk/resource/stop-the-freelance-rip-off.html

Stop the freelance rip-off

All freelances in the UK should respond to government's consultation on late payments and poor payment practices. It's time for urgent change.

nuj.org.uk

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Shaz Wheeler @lartonmedia.bsky.social · 24d

Thursday night and I’m settling down to watch Pro D2 rugby on YouTube. Tonight it’s Grenoble v Nevers. And it’s free to view! www.youtube.com/live/eWK4JyX...

Grenoble V Nevers

YouTube video by FR-UK Rugby

www.youtube.com

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Shaz Wheeler @lartonmedia.bsky.social · Sep 11

High spot of Thursday night - watching French Pro D2 rugby. Tonight it’s Agen v Grenoble. The enterprising lads at FR-UK Rugby have negotiated a deal to screen one match a week on YouTube. And it’s free!

Shaz Wheeler @lartonmedia.bsky.social · Apr 18

A new record has been set for deep cave dives in Ireland and the UK. Read the story on Darkness Below. darknessbelow.co.uk/jim-dives-to...

Jim dives to new depth record in Ireland – Darkness Below

darknessbelow.co.uk

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Shaz Wheeler @lartonmedia.bsky.social · Feb 17

I’d be interested in people’s views. If someone is constantly doing the hard sell in your LinkedIn direct messages, do you warn them or just ditch them?

Shaz Wheeler @lartonmedia.bsky.social · Feb 16

Great idea. I have a lot of happy memories of that building. www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2025/news/ar...

Marlborourgh Gazette & Herald office becomes art gallery - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage

Property had fallen into state of disrepair

www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk

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Shaz Wheeler @lartonmedia.bsky.social · Feb 14

Rugby multitasking - watching Harlequins v Bristol in the PWR on the laptop and Ospreys v Leinster on my phone.

Shaz Wheeler @lartonmedia.bsky.social · Feb 4

Nope. The biggest problem is deeply ignorant bigots like this,

Squidge Rugby @squidgerugby.bsky.social · Feb 4

The new Fiji Rugby board director in charge of women's rugby says that the "biggest problem" facing rugby in Fiji is lesbians existing, and previously wrote to the coach to drop all gay players.
fijisun.com.fj/2025/02/04/n...

New Board Director Does Not Condone Lesbianism

Allegations of lesbianism was blamed for a rift in the Fiji’s women’s sevens team during last year’s Paris Olympic Games, which resulted in their poor performance....

fijisun.com.fj

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NUJ London Freelance Branch 🗞️ @nujlfb.bsky.social · Jan 27

I made a starter pack for NUJ London Freelance branch members, committee, and union officials.

NUJ members on Bluesky - please join and share!
#StrongerTogether #JoinAUnion
go.bsky.app/JyaRxx

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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · Jan 23

My current take on AI is that you need a human between the AI and the consumer, otherwise it feels uncanny. Use AI to plan a presentation but not give it. Use it in business but don't give customers a chatbot. Use it to analyse information but not relay it. Don't shove it in people's faces.

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Shaz Wheeler @lartonmedia.bsky.social · Jan 14

Can anyone name an England match in living memory where Elliot Daly put in an influential performance? Nah, me neither. It’s a missed opportunity to try someone like Joe Carpenter.

Shaz Wheeler @lartonmedia.bsky.social · Jan 13

That’s me in the stationery shop!

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Shaz Wheeler @lartonmedia.bsky.social · Jan 10

Whoever this is commenting on Premier Sports on the Gloucester v Scarlets match should know that Gloucester captain is Lewis Ludlow and not Lewis Ludlum. Matt Banahan, the former Bath and Gloucester player, is co-commentator. Can he please wave a note under the bloke’s nose to put him right!

Shaz Wheeler @lartonmedia.bsky.social · Jan 9

Ugh, Columbia, even. Blame sausage fingers …

Shaz Wheeler @lartonmedia.bsky.social · Jan 9

I watched half the programme and then bailed out. I was underwhelmed. And I wanted to add my usual caveat: there are experts at unis apart from Oxford/Cambridge/Colombia …

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Shaz Wheeler @lartonmedia.bsky.social · Jan 8

I can hear an English scholar friend fulminating about the misuse of the Dark Ages term!

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Shaz Wheeler @lartonmedia.bsky.social · Jan 8

Just settling down to listen to this. I’m listening out for my former colleague, the very splendid @christopherpittard.bsky.social .

Christopher Pittard @christopherpittard.bsky.social · Jan 8

It's Wilkie Collins' 201st birthday today. Have a listen to @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social's Radio 4 documentary about him. Warning! Contains my own voice. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - The Wilkie Collins Guide to Modern Life

Matthew Sweet on the life and work of the sensationally modern figure - Wilkie Collins.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Shaz Wheeler @lartonmedia.bsky.social · Jan 7

Gizza!!!!!

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Shaz Wheeler @lartonmedia.bsky.social · Jan 1

Ha! Same here! Happy new year, Ian.

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Shaz Wheeler @lartonmedia.bsky.social · Dec 31

Not surprised if the Mercer story is true. Lousy news about Fasogbon, who looks the real deal.

Ben Coles @bencoles.bsky.social · Dec 30

After his season-ending knee injury, Zach Mercer may have played his last game for Gloucester. Understand a move to Toulon still very much on the cards.

Afo Fasogbon set to be out for three months with his ankle injury, so no Six Nations. www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/...

Zach Mercer unlikely to play for Gloucester again after Toulon move all but agreed

French club prepared to buy out the contract of No 8, who is sidelined for the rest of the season with a knee injury

www.telegraph.co.uk

Shaz Wheeler @lartonmedia.bsky.social · Dec 31

Absolutely lousy night’s sleep so I’m in Costa early doors with coffee and a cinnamon bun. I’ve got a book on user-generated content and journalism to review. Happy new year, Bluesky friends.

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Shaz Wheeler @lartonmedia.bsky.social · Dec 30

and quibbling over how long Sammy Arnold of Newcastle will be out. That’s really shoddy behaviour - it was a nailed-on red card and a reckless tackle. And Saracens wonder why people dislike them.

Shaz Wheeler @lartonmedia.bsky.social · Dec 30

So a month after the red card for dangerous play, we finally hear that Saracens’ Hugh Tizard has been banned for 12 games (cut to six because he’s apparently a nice boy and also finally said sorry). The delay appears to be down to Saracens calling in an independent surgeon …

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Shaz Wheeler @lartonmedia.bsky.social · Dec 21

Blimey, that was efficient. I applied for a new passport on Wednesday afternoon. It arrived this morning.

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