You can still smell & see this smoke in Cardiff. Climate change is here. No more data centres! acorntheunion.org.uk/cardiff-figh... “Smoke from a mountain wildfire equal to the size of about 300 football pitches has been smelt 30 miles away.” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Blaenavon mountain wildfire smelt 30 miles away in Cardiff

One woman said she is concerned for her family's health because of the volume of smoke in the air.

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“if modern life was set up in a way that was accessible for disabled people, then we would not be excluded or restricted” | Peter Sagar

We need to reform social care properly

“if modern life was set up in a way that was accessible for disabled people, then we would not be excluded or restricted”

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Punk-rap duo Bob Vylan are suing the BBC for defamation after it described their Glastonbury chants last year as "anti-Semitic sentiments" that were "utterly unacceptable". The duo said the BBC put "labels upon us that did not, do not and never will fit" www.phoenix-law.org/bob-vylan-su...

Bob Vylan v BBC | Phoenix Law Defamation Solicitors

Phoenix Law's defamation solicitors act for Bob Vylan in new High Court proceedings against the BBC. Trusted defamation solicitors Dublin and Belfast businesses and individuals turn to.

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Nothing quite as ominous as events saying 'if you require step-free access please contact us in advance'. Why is step-free access a special menu item that the chef needs a heads up for so they can pop to the shops first?

Genuine question: what exactly are we all doing.

Anna Li reflects on the dis_place exhibition, I need to be more than a lesson you learned, which proposes a model of ‘intrusive inclusion’. disabilityarts.online/magazine/opi...

Inspirational success stories are great but is ADHD really a superpower for elite athletes? | Emma John

Inspirational success stories are great but is ADHD really a superpower for elite athletes? | Emma John

Researchers say mainstream framing of the condition as a characteristic for success can be invalidating for those who are struggling

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Good news? NHS dissatisfaction has fallen sharply. But have things really improved, or is it the media narrative that has changed?

NHS dissatisfaction is falling – is this really a turning point?

Measures of satisfaction with the NHS suggest encouraging improvement. The mood is shifting. But what exactly are they measuring.

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New Pew Research Center survey reports 36% of US adults turn to their "preferred news organisation" for breaking news info, 28% use search engines and 19% use social media www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Where do Americans look first for breaking news information? | Pew Research Center

When a breaking news event happens, 36% of U.S. adults say they typically turn first to their preferred news organization to get more information.

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The appointment of Matt Brittin as the new Director-General of the BBC comes at a pivotal moment for the broadcaster’s future. 🔗 tinyurl.com/2n94stbu 🧵👇 #BBC #journalism #mediastudies

Matt Brittin: BBC’s new director general appointed at an existential moment for the broadcaster

The BBC’s royal charter is renewed once a decade to make sure the broadcaster keeps up to date with political and technological changes.

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anyway if you want to read a whole book and not just a skeet about why culture producers +even professional culture consumers are caught in a hamster wheel of literalism, intolerance for representation, inability to read metaphors,+ the demand for direct messages: www.versobooks.com/products/303...

Immediacy, or The Style of Too Late Capitalism

Contemporary cultural style boosts transparency and instantaneity. These are values absorbed from our current economic conditions of "disintermediation": cutting out the middleman. Like Uber, but for ...

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Anna Kornbluh@annakornbluh.bsky.social · 5mo ago

fascism is the aestheticization of politics; one response is the politicization of art - AND YET, art is not a political pamphlet or policy platform, a feature film definitionally cannot have coherent politics, certainly not a politics of immediatist presentation of the right values, hope this helps

March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month 💚 I had the opportunity to talk on The Palsy Podcast about making a documentary, doing a PhD while swimming competitively, and getting my writing published. You can listen at this link or on your preferred platform podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

I have a new article out in @uk.theconversation.com outlining my thoughts on the Bafta racial slur controversy and how the BBC failed in its editorial responsibility causing substantial and avoidable harm to the black and disabled communities. theconversation.com/baftas-racia...

Baftas racial slur controversy: what should the BBC have done?

In live broadcasting, when things go wrong, they can often be blamed on live conditions. Once a programme has been edited, this no longer applies.

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This shows that the BBC is clearly at fault for irresponsible editing and microphone placement. However, I still feel like this is a missed opportunity for a proper apology on Davidson’s part - the involuntary nature doesn’t erase the very real impact of the slur for those on the receiving end

Julia Métraux@juliametraux.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I do think this is worth a read, and I also think BAFTAs could have sent a notice to attendees in advance, being a lot more specific about what they may hear than giving an announcement before the show that they may hear interruptions and strong language. variety.com/2026/film/aw...

“There is a deep irony that the platforms we seek escapism in are increasingly the most glaring demonstrations of the very darkness we wish to avoid.” I wrote about social media’s descent into Nazis and A.I porn and why we don’t log off (but Keir Starmer should). www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Given the toxicity of social media, a moral question now faces all of us: is it still ethical to use it? | Frances Ryan

With so many platforms rife with racism, misogyny and far-right rhetoric, there must be a point where decent people walk away, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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Beyond/Tu Hwnt is one year old today ❤️ Forever grateful to @lucentdreaming.bsky.social for giving Welsh disabled, Deaf and neurodivergent writers a space to be heard and seen

Sofia Brizio@sofiabrizio.bsky.social · 2y ago

Happy publication day to this stunning anthology of Welsh Deaf and Disabled Writers, featuring my very first short story 🥹📚💙. Still can’t believe it’s real!

Nine regional newspaper publishers in the US are the latest to sue OpenAI and Microsoft alleging their AI models have "copied hundreds of thousands of articles and other materials" from their websites pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/ne...

Who's suing AI and who's signing: Nine more US regional newspapers sue OpenAI

News AI deals revealed: Which publishers are suing and which are signing deal with the tech giants over generative AI.

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Word of the Year season continues and Oxford University Press has now crowned rage bait as its 2025 winner. It’s a choice that perfectly captures the emotional temperature of our online world. 🔗 tinyurl.com/yhfuph5n 🧵👇 #linguistics #language #wordoftheyear #wordoftheyear2025 #woty2025

Rage bait named word of the year 2025 by Oxford University Press

The phrase - meaning to get angry scrolling through social media - beats aura farming and biohack to the title.

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ANNOUNCING: PUBLISHER NOT FOUND - our final book and the 404 Ink Bursary, coming 2026. We will be launching the bursary with an initial £3,000 pledged from us towards small press projects. We are also publishing PUBLISHER NOT FOUND, a behind the scenes look at 404. www.404ink.com/blog/publish...

404 Ink co-founders launch new book and industry fundraiser for small presses — 404 Ink

404 Ink to publish one final book as part of small press fundraiser, launching in 2026.

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UK Labour Force Survey data suggests sharp fall in younger journalists in past two years pressgazette.co.uk/diversity/jo...

#OTD 41 years ago, Eleanor Bumpurs, a Black woman with mental health challenges, was killed by the NYPD. Her death still drives calls for police accountability. Historian Ashley Farmer, Bumpurs’ former neighbor, explores why people continue to #SayHerName. buff.ly/j8S3oQP

More than 40 years after police killed Eleanor Bumpurs in her Bronx apartment, people still #sayhername

The 1984 murder of a Black grandmother in her Bronx apartment sparked an ongoing movement against police brutality and neglect of the mentally ill.

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Had a wonderful time presenting my research at the 2025 BCU PGR symposium earlier this week ✨ thanks to everyone who organised and to all the inspiring fellow PGRs I had the pleasure to meet

I don’t update this profile much, but I thought a recap of the past couple weeks was in order. 1)Power of The Current won an honourable mention at the Breaking TV Film Festival. We are over the moon for our first award 💙 (continued below)

I'm thrilled to share my first publication with @theconversation.com, co-authored with my colleagues Dr @mattwalshjourno.bsky.social & Dr @maxwellmodell.bsky.social, with behind-the-scenes support from Prof. @stephencushion.bsky.social. 🔗 tinyurl.com/526vx978 TLDR 👇 #impartiality #journalism

Bob Vylan Glastonbury complaints upheld: here’s what viewers complain to Ofcom and the BBC about most

The vast majority of audience complaints are not upheld by the BBC or by Ofcom.

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New research from Cardiff University, published today in The Conversation and on the project's blog, analyses all complaints filed with the BBC and Ofcom during the first half of the year. open.substack.com/pub/mattwals...

Impartiality and broadcasters: what do the public complain about?

New research from Cardiff University's project examining impartiality

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Tomorrow at 5.30pm, join the NUJ Ethics council chair and speakers for our webinar on reporting on transgender people within journalism. Spaces are free and the event will explore how journalists can ensure their reporting is accurate, fair and ethical. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1693187151...

NUJ Ethics webinar: reporting on transgender people within journalism

Join the Ethics council and speakers online on 24th September from 5.30-6.30pm

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Amy Kenny’s 'My Body Is Not a Prayer Request' — part memoir and part disability justice hermeneutic — is a challenge the church desperately needs, writes Elisa Rowe. sojo.net/magazine/may...

Taking up a Theology of a Disabled God

Amy Kenny’s My Body Is Not a Prayer Request — part memoir and part disability justice hermeneutic — is a challenge the church desperately needs.

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Maybe they could all retrain as ballet dancers

Richard Marston@rgpm.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Computer science graduates struggle to secure their first jobs - BBC News

Reach hiring journalists in Australia to cover UK overnight hours for first time pressgazette.co.uk/news/reach-h...

Reach hiring journalists in Australia to cover UK overnight hours

Expansion follows success from having journalists in UK writing for US brands.

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“We’re putting plasters over inaccessible properties by providing adaptations, which is welcomed, however the design of the properties themselves need to be accessible from the start.” We spoke to ITV Wales about the urgent need for more accessible homes across Wales. www.itv.com/watch/news/f...