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Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall @rashmee.bsky.social · 2d

Join us this evening at @mediacomgold.bsky.social @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social for a fascinating discussion and film-screening on how to find the tools to do the essential work of #journalism. Details 👇🏽 complete with empanadas! There’s a livestream too on this link: www.youtube.com/live/IHf4Iue...

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Andy Freeman @goldsmif.bsky.social · Aug 29

"We already know what ultra-processed foods can do to the body and this is ultra-processed information. We're going to get an avalanche of ultra-processed minds," - Dr Susan Shelmerdine, Great Ormond Street Hospital. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Microsoft boss troubled by rise in reports of 'AI psychosis'

Mustafa Suleyman said there was still

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Andy Freeman @goldsmif.bsky.social · Jul 8

Organic farms don't use biosolids www.soilassociation.org/farmers-grow...

Biosolids - a solution or a problem?

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Andy Freeman @goldsmif.bsky.social · Jul 4

amen to that en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Con...

The Condition of the Working Class in England - Wikipedia

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Andy Freeman @goldsmif.bsky.social · Jul 4

guardianbookshop.com/52-times-bri... even better

52 Times Britain was a Bellend

A better place to buy your books. Support independent journalism with everything you buy. Free UK P&P on online orders over £25

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · Jul 4

A new mural has been unveiled in the French city of Roubaix to mark #July4th.

(🎨 Judith de Leeuw)

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Andy Freeman @goldsmif.bsky.social · Jul 4

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJXB... Also the cover for TACK>>HEAD's 1989 classic "Friendly as a Hand Grenade", heres my pick for the flyby video

Tackhead - Airborn Ranger

YouTube video by SuggestedListenings

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Andy Freeman @goldsmif.bsky.social · Jul 4

"If the CMA does not take action on this one we might as well rename Britain the United Fiefdom of Alphabet and Meta and be done with it." #AITheft #AI

pressgazette.co.uk/news/urgent-...

Urgent bid lodged with UK regulator to stop Google AI Overviews 'stealing journalism'

A legal complaint has been submitted to the UK's Competition and Markets Authority over the impact of Google AI Overviews on news publishers.

pressgazette.co.uk

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Sarah Cammarata @sjcamm.bsky.social · Jun 25

Thrilled to be back for the 2nd year to speak at the #CIJSummer Investigative Journalism Conference!

Join me tomorrow AM for my session - I’ll share insights from my Wired investigation www.wired.com/story/inside...
I’ll demonstrate how to investigate using TikTok, Telegram & Facebook @tcij.org

https://wired.com/story/inside-t…

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Miranda McLachlan @mirandamjourno.bsky.social · Jun 26

Great to hear Goldsmiths MSc Digital Journalism alum @guypporter.bsky.social speak about OSINT at #CIJSummer

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Andy Freeman @goldsmif.bsky.social · Jun 27

UK readers least likely to want AI generated news or AI personalised news feeds. 🤔 #resistAI #cijsummer

www.niemanlab.org/2025/06/ai-p...

AI-personalized news takes new forms (but do readers want them?)

Many outlets have been personalizing news recommendations for years, but generative AI introduces the possibility to personalize news formats.

www.niemanlab.org

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David Meyer @superglaze.bsky.social · Jun 25

This image, from this @garymarcus.bsky.social post (he asked AI to label the parts of a bicycle), is making me cry garymarcus.substack.com/p/image-gene...

A very badly labelled diagram of a bicycle

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Matilda Davies @matildakdavies.bsky.social · Nov 16

I've created a starter pack of brilliant data journalists worth a follow

I'll add to it when I see / think of more, but feel free to suggest additions!

go.bsky.app/KTYrwk3

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Guy Porter @guypporter.bsky.social · May 28

Kicking off 🦵⚽ my bluesky account with a #starterpack for speakers at #cijsummer investigative journalism 🔎 📰 📊 conference (26-27 June 2025 Goldsmiths, University of London) #journalism #datajournalism #investigativejournalism #investigations #osint #ecosint go.bsky.app/3EY9DDt

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Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn.org · Jun 25

🎟️ Heading to #CIJSummer 2025 (@tcij.org)?

Say hi to GIJN’s Emily O’Sullivan! She’ll be there answering Qs about GIJN tools, guides, and investigative resources.

🔍 Don’t miss a chance to connect: https://twp.ai/9PTfC3

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Polina Bachlakova @pbachlakova.bsky.social · Jun 25

Just landed in lush London because tomorrow, I’ll be speaking at @tcij.org ‘s Summer Conference! Looking forward to unfolding how my colleague and I investigated the shady business of stolen OnlyFans content. If you’ll be at the conference, come say hi!

Link to the panel:
tcij.org/summer-confe...

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Dan McQuillan @danmcquillan.bsky.social · Jun 23

I've posted my seminar on 'The role of the university is to resist AI', which takes as its text Ivan Illich's 'Tools for Conviviality'. danmcquillan.org/cpct_seminar...

A historical photo of Ivan Illich being interviewed by a camera crew. Speech bubbles have been added to the image. The speech bubble from the interviewer says "The role of the university is...?" and the speech bubble from Illich says "...to resist AI".

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Media, Communications & Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths @mediacomgold.bsky.social · Jun 20

What a wonderful degree show opening yesterday...!

It's on all weekend and open to all, so come and see the fantastic student work in film, documentary, sreen fiction, audio, animation, journalism, promotional media, scriptwriting, creative writing, photography...

www.goldsmithsmediashow.com

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Andy Freeman @goldsmif.bsky.social · Jun 18

Looking forward to attending #CIJSummer here @mediacomgold.bsky.social next week!
If you’re attending and interested in our MSc in Digital Journalism that includes modules in data, coding, OSInt and critical AI please talk to me or @mirandamjourno.bsky.social for more information 🔎🔎🔎🔎

The Centre for Investigative Journalism @tcij.org · Jun 10

Only a handful of places left!

#CIJSummer Investigative Journalism Conference
26-27 June 2025
@goldsmithsuol.bsky.social

With @cathynewman.bsky.social, @riannacroxford.bsky.social and Dónal MacIntyre.

Book now: tcij.org/summer-confe...

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Dan McQuillan @danmcquillan.bsky.social · Jun 5

Call for Papers - The Politics of AI: Governance, Resistance, Alternatives www.criticalinfralab.net/preview/?id=...
We invite proposals for our symposium that offer critical perspectives on AI & environment, AI & society, and the political economy of AI. Please share widely!

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Andy Freeman @goldsmif.bsky.social · May 31

www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc... @mediacomgold.bsky.social MA in digital journalism alumni @davidblood.bsky.social worked on this great visual journalism piece for the BBC. Come and study with us to learn how to produce work like this.

Swiss glacier collapse: How the village of Blatten was wiped off the map - BBC News

Nine million cubic metres of rock and ice came crashing down on Blatten after a landslide.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Andy Freeman @goldsmif.bsky.social · May 31

www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus... first union negotiated contract in the video gaming industry comes with guarantees on future AI use

ZeniMax QA union reaches a tentative contract agreement with Microsoft including 'substantial across-the-board wage increases,' worker protections, and more

Two months after voting to authorize a strike, the finish line is in sight.

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Andy Freeman @goldsmif.bsky.social · May 29

www.theguardian.com/technology/2... fresh new hell or vaporware based exit strategy?

iPhone design guru and OpenAI chief promise an AI device revolution

Sam Altman and Jony Ive say mystery product created by their partnership will be the coolest thing ever

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall @rashmee.bsky.social · May 23

Take a good look at how #Africa is reported in the West and now read what @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social @mediacomgold.bsky.social academic Omega Douglas has written in her brand new book #thisweekthosebooks

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Dr Rashmee Roshan Lall @rashmee.bsky.social · May 25

At @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social @mediacomgold.bsky.social , we take #journalism and #media #communications studies in new directions. A module explored our conviction that #women’s stories and the #horror genre are complementary and intrinsic thegoldstandard1.substack.com/p/magazine-w...

We created a magazine about women and the horror genre

For their final project, a group of 3rd year students on the journalism pathway of the BA Media & Communications degree thought up a whole new brand

thegoldstandard1.substack.com

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