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Alastair Reid

@ajreid.bsky.social

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Senior journalist, BBC News digital formats team, aka finding new ways to do the news. Prevs: Big Issue, PA Media, First Draft, Journalism.co.uk, AJ English.

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Alastair Reid

@ajreid.bsky.social

It's not very often we see the before and after of war in the media. It's always just grey rubble. But that doesn't give a full picture of what is happening.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Blue plastic chairs and tables are arranged under a red metal canopy, with many people sitting, talking and eating at the beach side cafe. The sea is visible behind

Broken, twisted metal is all that remains of the canopy. Where the tables and chairs once where is a crater of grey rubble. Some people stand looking at the scene. The blue sea is visible in the background.

July 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM

Alastair Reid

@ajreid.bsky.social

There's bad lyrics, and then there's Des'ree

June 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM

Alastair Reid

@ajreid.bsky.social

Google's AI overview is falsely claiming David Attenborough served in WW2

A screenshot of Google search results where Google's AI overview falsely claims David Attenborough served in the Navy in WW2. THe word FALSE is written next to the false claim in big red letters

A highlighted section from David Attenborough's wikipedia entry, stating he was called up to the Navy in 1947

May 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM

Alastair Reid

@ajreid.bsky.social

"A fist, an American flag, and fire... two hands-praying, a flexed bicep, and two American flags"

This is how Trump cabinet members allegedly responded to news of US bombs falling in Yemen in a private chat

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...