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Ralph Cunningham - journalist/writer/editor @ralph-ire.bsky.social · Sep 3

You aren't allowed walk down the street and shout at someone to injure someone else. Why would you be allowed do it on social media?

Ralph Cunningham - journalist/writer/editor @ralph-ire.bsky.social · Jul 26

I must listen back. Also a freelance writer and stammerer.

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Ralph Cunningham - journalist/writer/editor @ralph-ire.bsky.social · Jul 12

That runner's-up speech took an amazing amount of courage. What a heroine! #AmandaAnisimova @wimbledonltc.bsky.social

Ralph Cunningham - journalist/writer/editor @ralph-ire.bsky.social · Jun 28

An omen for the new season for @manutdfc.bsky.social fans everywhere. Let's hope so.

Ralph Cunningham - journalist/writer/editor @ralph-ire.bsky.social · Jun 19

#NiallFerguson also said on #AmolRajan new podcast was that "Gaza is an impossible mess created by Hamas" as if Israel has had nothing to do with it. You know, it is possible, simultaneously, to abhor everything about Hamas and be horrified at what is happening in Gaza.

Ralph Cunningham - journalist/writer/editor @ralph-ire.bsky.social · Jun 19

The UK needs a Javier Milei and Thatcherism on steroids, says Niall Ferguson, who doesn't live here. Easy for advice like that from outside the country. Eliminating Argentina's fiscal deficit and slashing inflation has also come with austerity and protests #BBCRadio4 #AmolRajan

Ralph Cunningham - journalist/writer/editor @ralph-ire.bsky.social · Jun 18

He isn't in favour of a wealth tax, but more taxation of wealth.

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Emma Wilkinson @emmajourno.bsky.social · Jun 9

@lilycanter.bsky.social and I have had a spate of researchers reaching out to us really interested in the Ultra Women book. Excellent signs that the tide can be turned on understanding more about female endurance athletes

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Emma Wilkinson @emmajourno.bsky.social · Jun 10

Great to see Ultra Women in this pile @lilycanter.bsky.social

Matt Williams @mattmwilliams.bsky.social · Jun 8

The good weather’s back and with it the latest batch for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2025.
Some big names in writing here, others just taking their first steps.
Can’t wait to dig in.

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Ralph Cunningham - journalist/writer/editor @ralph-ire.bsky.social · Jun 10

Congratulations to you both. That's just brilliant. Good luck!

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Ralph Cunningham - journalist/writer/editor @ralph-ire.bsky.social · Jun 7

Are the HR problems of the Reform Party really the no. 1 story on BBC News at 10?

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Ralph Cunningham - journalist/writer/editor @ralph-ire.bsky.social · Jun 5

He talks about 'they', 'they', 'they' destroying Ukraine's heritage without saying who 'they' is. Ukraine, as sure as hell, isn't destroying its own country. But he can't bring himself to blame Russia or Putin. He's so hellbent on economic deals with Russia.

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Ralph Cunningham - journalist/writer/editor @ralph-ire.bsky.social · Jun 5

www.youtube.com/live/BmD3sN-... He's just compared the Russia-Ukaine war to two children fighting in the playground and he talks about Ukraine as if it bears as much responsibility for the war as Russia. It makes me so angry.

President Trump Participates in a Bilateral Meeting with the Chancellor of Germany

YouTube video by The White House

www.youtube.com

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Ralph Cunningham - journalist/writer/editor @ralph-ire.bsky.social · Jun 4

For all freelance journalists resident in the UK...

Freelancing for Journalists @freelancingfor.bsky.social · Jun 4

Exciting news for all UK freelance journalists! The Freelance Journalism Awards are back! Full details 👇
open.substack.com/pub/freelanc...

Freelance Journalism Awards 2025!

Now open for entries so what are you waiting for

open.substack.com

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Ralph Cunningham - journalist/writer/editor @ralph-ire.bsky.social · Jun 4

Q&A: Tamara Bralo on fighting to protect Radio Free Asia's journalists! 🦋 www.cjr.org/the_media_to... Good luck to everyone at Radio Free Asia

Q&A: Tamara Bralo on Fighting to Protect Radio Free Asia’s Journalists

“It’s difficult to remain calm when you’re dealing with this much trauma.”

www.cjr.org

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Ralph Cunningham - journalist/writer/editor @ralph-ire.bsky.social · May 13

You could question why #bbcwato felt it should interview Sebastian Gorka just now, who has form for breathtaking rudeness and lies, but applause for @sarahmontague.bsky.social for continuing in the face of someone as offensive as that. Does balance extend to interviewing a liar?

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · Apr 27

This is the week Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal is out - I know it is the best book I’ve written and the most useful - not much media stuff so, as usual, I will relentlessly tour bookshops and libraries cos I think it is worth your time Robinince.com

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This book is a funny, honest and vulnerable mixture of interviews, research and anecdotes about the neurodivergent experience. It details Robin Ince's ADHD diagnosis in his fifties, and expands its scope to include snippets of how those with ASD, dyspraxia, dyslexia and OCD relate to the world and those around them.
It champions the need for widespread education about how neurodiverse minds work, highlighting the ways society, workplaces, families and culture can otherwise harm those whose minds work differently.
Robin Ince explains how freeing it can be to understand ourselves and others better. As
someone in the process of a similar diagnosis, I can relate to how empowering it is to hear it's not just you, and you're not going mad.
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I love the things Chris Packham said about Normally Weird & Weirdly Normal so much - "King Leoplolds head and a packet of scampi fries - this book made me so happy...If you just can't think, you're on the brink, you can't blink or you might sink - read this"
Bookshop & library tour - Robinince.com

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Ralph Cunningham - journalist/writer/editor @ralph-ire.bsky.social · May 13

Chris Packham let Henry and Jo tell their story which is all you can ask for from a documentary. Superb.

Bat Krown 🦇 @katbrownwrites.com · May 11

Good and useful telly alert! On Monday at 9pm, Chris Packham presents Inside Our ADHD Minds on BBC Two. I've just read a review of it (a rave) and am so looking forward to seeing it. And, frankly, what a bloody relief to have it discussed seriously rather than as a gag. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Two - Inside Our Minds, Inside Our ADHD Minds

Chris helps a tour guide connect with his parents and a project manager process her grief.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Emma Wilkinson @emmajourno.bsky.social · May 13

Loving all the queries to @lilycanter.bsky.social and I on where to get the Ultra Women book that's not Amazon! The answer is you can find it in local bookshops (or if not they will order it in for you), Waterstones has it or Bookshop.org, Hive has already sold out but will be ordering more 💪

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Emma Wilkinson @emmajourno.bsky.social · May 7

So how do you write a book when there are two of you (and you have full time jobs). This week’s @freelancingfor.bsky.social newsletter reveals how @lilycanter.bsky.social and I did it! freelancingforjournalists.substack.com/p/how-we-co-...

How we co-wrote a book

Juggling regular work with a large project

freelancingforjournalists.substack.com

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Frederik Obermaier @frederikobermaier.com · May 6

And again... #CreditSuisse: Credit Suisse to pay $511 million for helping U.S. taxpayers hide over $4 billion overseas www.cnbc.com/2025/05/05/d...

Credit Suisse to pay $511 million for helping U.S. taxpayers hide over $4 billion overseas

"Credit Suisse AG committed new crimes and breached its May 2014 plea agreement," the DOJ said in announcing the penalty with the UBS subsidiary.

www.cnbc.com

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Ralph Cunningham - journalist/writer/editor @ralph-ire.bsky.social · May 6

I remember when FATCA came in, the banks were up in arms about the extra-territoriality of it. At the time the US Treasury said they wouldn't have had to do it if the banks weren't helping Americans hide their money and, of course, the banks said: "We don't do that..."

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Ralph Cunningham - journalist/writer/editor @ralph-ire.bsky.social · May 6

Congratulations and good luck!

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Ralph Cunningham - journalist/writer/editor @ralph-ire.bsky.social · May 6

I've booked tickets for What Economists Really Do: The Political and Economic Risks of AI at Online on Monday 12th May 2025 www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/MMHFFI...

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Ralph Cunningham - journalist/writer/editor @ralph-ire.bsky.social · May 5

Well done. Looking forward to it.

Freelancing for Journalists @freelancingfor.bsky.social · May 5

Just a heads up that there is a special bonus episode of the podcast out on Wednesday. @emmajourno.bsky.social @lilycanter.bsky.social will be discussing the work that went into their latest book ULTRA WOMEN and how they juggled book writing alongside their normal freelance workload.

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