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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 20d

Windsor Castle Tuesday night. Four of us arrested for 'malicious communications'. Now released.
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Hey Donald, welcome to Windsor Castle

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Natalie Martin @drnataliemartin.bsky.social · 20d

“raises eyebrows and pretends to look surprised”😳

Natalie Martin @drnataliemartin.bsky.social · Sep 1

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The deadly toll on journalists in the Gaza war

With foreign media barred, Palestinians have reported alone, facing the ‘most deliberate effort to kill and silence’ them ever

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Centre for Media, Politics and Communication Research @cmpcr.bsky.social · Aug 29

We need solutions - as local democracy is at stake. We have suggestions but really want to know what you think if you work in or around local media. If you are in Nottingham city centre next Thursday 5.30-7pm - DM us and we'll send you the details. DM too if you'd like a copy of the report. (ends)

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Centre for Media, Politics and Communication Research @cmpcr.bsky.social · Aug 29

The problem is a triple whammy of declining business model, increased information flow into newsrooms and via social media and a political class that does not tolerate scrutiny and without action this could lead to unchecked power and an information vacuum filled by unverified information....m/f

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Centre for Media, Politics and Communication Research @cmpcr.bsky.social · Aug 29

Are you concerned about the future of local news and democracy? Are the shenanigans at Notts - and other - County Councils ringing alarm bells VERY loudly? At CMPCR we've been doing research in this area and have findings to report - spoiler: the situation is not all bad - but it is not good....m/f

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Eurozine @eurozine.bsky.social · Aug 13

Borrowing from Erdoğan’s playbook: Assaults on academic freedoms in the US mirror those happening in Turkey for the past decade, writes @kayagenc.bsky.social via @indexoncensorship.org www.eurozine.com/borrowing-fr...

Borrowing from Erdoğan’s playbook

Assaults on academic freedoms in the US mirror those happening in Turkey for the past decade. Erdoğan’s silence about clampdowns on pro-Palestinian speech at US universities, even when Turkish student...

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Centre for Media, Politics and Communication Research @cmpcr.bsky.social · Aug 11

We have just completed research on local news - and what journalists think of how it's going....We'll be discussing the results and ways forward in Nottingham on September 4th. Come join us if you work in/with local news. Dm us or email [email protected] for a link to register. ends

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Natalie Martin @drnataliemartin.bsky.social · Aug 11

Labelling journalists as terrorists to justify their persecution, and murder, is an old trick and the grift of very illiberal governments. It “justifies” the action, besmirches reputations and deters others from continuing the vital work. RIP Anas al-Sharif 🙏

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Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza

Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · Jul 27

"What does the PKK disarming mean for Turkey and the Kurds?" by @galipdalay.bsky.social. [3/5]

Explainer | What does the PKK disarming mean for Turkey and the Kurds?

YouTube video by Chatham House

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Centre for Media, Politics and Communication Research @cmpcr.bsky.social · Jul 21

We'll be discussing the results - and possible solutions in Nottingham on September 4th. If you work in, or with, local news and want to come along DM CMPCR or @drnataliemartin.bsky.social - and we'll send you a link. Come and have your say. This is too important to do nothing! ends

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Centre for Media, Politics and Communication Research @cmpcr.bsky.social · Jul 21

Our research on local news is finished. In a nutshell - the good news is that local journalists have a vocation and love their job. But the bad news? They don't have enough time to do it as well as they would like. This has consequences for local democracy..........m/f

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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · Jul 7

We’re back with a new series of open source challenges! Bellingcat researcher @oldpete45.bsky.social created five exercises that allow you to uncover some dark secrets buried in time. Welcome to a world of forgotten files, and (confusing) historic maps! ➡️ challenge.bellingcat.com

Illustration by Ann Kiernan for Bellingcat

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Natalie Martin @drnataliemartin.bsky.social · Jul 5

‘They’re skin and bones’: doctors in Gaza warn babies at risk of death from lack of formula www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

‘They’re skin and bones’: doctors in Gaza warn babies at risk of death from lack of formula

Doctors say Israel is blocking deliveries of formula urgently needed as mothers are either dead or too malnourished to feed their babies

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Nick Ashdown @nickashdown.bsky.social · Jul 4

To put it very bluntly, İmamoğlu is in prison for being more popular than Erdoğan. Even if he were a member of the AKP, I doubt they'd let such an offense stand.

Clément Plaisant @cplaisant.bsky.social · Jul 4

An indictment has been prepared against the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoğlu, for ‘false diploma’, with a prison sentence of up to 8 years and 9 months.

It should be remembered that this case is founded on a questionable legal basis, which in particular violates the principle of legal certainty.

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Natalie Martin @drnataliemartin.bsky.social · Jul 4

Delighted to do this with @thebiaankara.bsky.social.

The Turkish experience is a harbinger for elsewhere - including the UK…..
@nottspolitics.bsky.social

British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · Jul 4

🎧 The latest episode of Heritage Türkiye is out!
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🎙️ Journalism, Academia and the ‘Securitisation of News’ with @drnataliemartin.bsky.social
Links via biaa.ac.uk/publication/...
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#türkiyerelations #Politicaliscourse #misinformation #disinformation #malinformation

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Natalie Martin @drnataliemartin.bsky.social · Jul 4

Delighted to do this with @thebiaankara.bsky.social.

The Turkish experience is a harbinger for elsewhere - including the UK…..
@nottspolitics.bsky.social

British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · Jul 4

🎧 The latest episode of Heritage Türkiye is out!
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🎙️ Journalism, Academia and the ‘Securitisation of News’ with @drnataliemartin.bsky.social
Links via biaa.ac.uk/publication/...
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#türkiyerelations #Politicaliscourse #misinformation #disinformation #malinformation

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British Institute at Ankara @thebiaankara.bsky.social · Jul 4

🎧 The latest episode of Heritage Türkiye is out!
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🎙️ Journalism, Academia and the ‘Securitisation of News’ with @drnataliemartin.bsky.social
Links via biaa.ac.uk/publication/...
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#türkiyerelations #Politicaliscourse #misinformation #disinformation #malinformation

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PEN International @peninternational.bsky.social · Jul 2

#Türkiye: journalist Hamza Kaan stands trial tomorrow at the 14th High Criminal Court of Istanbul. We urge his immediate and unconditional release. All charges against him must be dropped.

www.pen-international.org/news/turkiye...

Türkiye: Release and drop charges against journalists Hamza Kaan and Mehmet Üçar — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide

RAPID ACTION NETWORK - RAN 01/2025 21 May 2025 : Journalists Hamza Kaan and Mehmet Üçar have been detained since 26 November 2024 on fabricated terror-related grounds for their writings. They wil...

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Josh Halliday @joshhalliday.bsky.social · Jun 30

💊The NHS is battling "medieval" levels of untreated illness in some of Britain's poorest communities – at a cost to the health service of about £50bn a year, or the same as the defence budget.

My big read from Barrow, Blackpool, Burnley and Blackburn:

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · Jun 25

What we're doing in the uni sector is shutting off routes for kids with Bs and Cs to do key (and prestigious) subjects, and closing down the ability of young people to go to the local uni just when it becomes ruinous expensive to go way. Will have incalculable consequences for social mobility.