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Tony Harcup

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Tony Harcup writes about journalism - mostly in books and articles, sometimes here and at @rememberlop.bsky.social https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/journalism/people/academic/tony-harcup

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Tony Harcup @writerlytone.bsky.social · Nov 22

I've got my idea booklet and glitter pen, so I'm pretty much good to go.

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Remember LOP @rememberlop.bsky.social · 2d

'These children are being poisoned' - they used to put lead in petrol, you know? Leeds Other Paper was on the case for years...

LOP 206A (22 Jan 1982) headline: Brain rot city! Plus pic of protest with banner: These children are being poisoned.

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Paintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social · 2d

'Prospect of Whitby' (wood engraving) by John Bryce
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David Robson @davidotley.bsky.social · 3d

If “All the President’s Men“ were made today, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward would be sacked by the Washington Post to stop them investigating crimes committed by the President of the United States.

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Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 3d

It's a dream I always have.

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 3d

Street Talk, Hull, 1951, photo by Bert Hardy.

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 3d

"Bright stalls, bursting with colour and carnival light, defy the smoggy shadows of Sheffield. Laughter and music cut through the gloom, a vibrant, temporary spark in the town's dark expanse."

Sheffield Fair: John Simmons (1871–1944)
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Sheffield Fair: John Simmons (1871–1944)
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Tony Harcup @writerlytone.bsky.social · 4d

Still the only acceptable use of the phrase to 'reach out'.

WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 4d

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Tony Harcup @writerlytone.bsky.social · 4d

Still the only acceptable use of the phrase to 'reach out'.

WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 4d

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 5d

Jarrow ladies fire brigade, 1916 (Tyne & Wear Archives & Museum).

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Christine Buckley @mschrisbuckley.bsky.social · 5d

Sad that Dame Jilly Cooper has died. She was - among her many achievements - a great @nujofficial.bsky.social member

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Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · Sep 10

Look after each other.

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The People's Papers @peoplespapers.bsky.social · 8d

Did you miss our online webinar earlier this week? You can now watch the recording of the event via @wcmlibrary.bsky.social's Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2UT...

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Tony Harcup @writerlytone.bsky.social · 8d

Sad to hear this - loved her 'The House by the Thames'.

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The People's Papers @peoplespapers.bsky.social · 10d

Calling all London-based 1970s activist/community newspaper enthusiasts! We'll be at Mayday Rooms on Oct 15th for an archival workshop on the topic and joined by some great folks sharing their own experiences and insights from that time.

RSVP here: maydayrooms.org/event/archiv...

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Tony Harcup @writerlytone.bsky.social · 9d

#NationalPoetryDay #BrianPatten
When the schools inspector turned up to find my old schoolteacher Chris Searle teaching the Mersey poets...

Extract from Chris Searle's book 'Issac And I: a life in poetry', published by @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social

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Tony Harcup @writerlytone.bsky.social · 9d

#NationalPoetryDay #BrianPatten
When the schools inspector turned up to find my old schoolteacher Chris Searle teaching the Mersey poets...

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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 10d

Here I am in 2020 in the flimsiest, most pitful PPE - like so many other NHS staff, some of whom died from the Covid they caught in their hospitals.

Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’.

What, Michelle? 🧵

Rachel wearing very flimsy looking apron, mask and visor in NHS setting

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 10d

Scarborough c.1913 (Hulton Archive).

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Remember LOP @rememberlop.bsky.social · 10d

When Leeds Other Paper switched from fortnightly to weekly, the back page comic strip alternated between John Quail's traditional Big Doylem and the new Our Lily by Terry Wragg. Here is her first one from Oct 1980, introducing Our Lily.

Our Lily comic strip drawn by Terry Wragg, from LOP 141 (10 Oct 1980)

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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 11d

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Feminist City @feministcity.bsky.social · 11d

Today's the day! Join us on Zoom at 3pm: peoplespapers.eventbrite.co.uk
@cperguom.bsky.social @wcmlibrary.bsky.social @rememberlop.bsky.social @writerlytone.bsky.social

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Tony Harcup @writerlytone.bsky.social · 14d

Some sound advice here ⬇️

Instagram post from peoplespapers - Learn more vis Tony's books! With cover of pamphlet: A Northern Star

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