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A scoop on a scoop getter… Tim Shipman off to the Spectator?

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Mainstream media should start to push back harder against the relentless attacks on it from its dissenters, says Joseph Kahn, executive editor of @nytimes.com, in a chat with @semaforben.bsky.social. Interesting response… but what could that look like?

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This is an all time great post about that day depicting a lost type of fun internet collectiveness that was three months off collapsing when it was written: www.buzzfeednews.com/article/char...

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Rarely has the wiring between power and the media been so exposed as by the second coming of Trump. Story by @richlusc.bsky.social

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Wow - latest regime change at the Washington Post... IN: Columns about "personal liberties" and "free markets" OUT: Current opinion editor, David Shipley News first from the brilliant @maxtani.bsky.social

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Big AI news - in a joint statement, the culture and tech select committees call on the government NOT to proceed with an AI exception to copyright law for ‘text and data mining’ without greater safeguards. Comments here from both committee chairs:

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Starmer’s announcement on defence spending gets a breaking news alert from the @nytimes.com. His trip to the US shaping up to be one of the biggest by a PM in years.

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A huge industry-wide campaign has appeared on the front pages today over the govt's plan to allow AI models to train on all material unless its creators pro-actively "opt out". This has been bubbling away for months - I first wrote about it in October. Big decision for govt:

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Delighted that from next week, I’ll be media editor for @theguardian.com. Huge questions wherever we look - changing consumption, online disruption, misinfo, the BBC’s future. And more than ever, so much power & politics at play. Can’t wait to start - get in touch, let’s talk! Contacts in bio.

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Movies you've watched more than six times, GIFs only.

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Stories filed for this week. So, that’s it from me after 16-odd years as a lobby journalist. Seven prime ministers, lots of crises, one “chaos with Ed Miliband” tweet and a serious amount of typing. Time for a quick rest and then something new. ⌛️

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Revealed: Google facilitated Russia and China’s censorship requests

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NEW: Starmer has met with President Trump’s Special Envoy to the United Kingdom, Mark Burnett. Read out:

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If you've had a phone stolen in London and have tracked its progress around the capital on FindMy or similar, I'd love to see your screengrabs of where it ended up. WhatsApp them to me by clicking this link: wa.me/447760993558

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NEW: Rule change on overseas students bringing dependents has had a big impact on numbers. In the year ending January 2025, there were 84% fewer applications than the year before. Student numbers also down 13%...

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What is happening

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Prediction - Celebrity Traitors is going to be 💥

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Would love to know where this "Starmer doesn't do his homework" vibe from Badenoch comes from. Lots of possible ways to get at the PM, but the idea he's slap dash with research is jus... weird? #PMQs

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Great story!! www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

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NEW: The BBC tested four of the big AI models on news & current affairs. More than half of the answers provided by ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini & Perplexity were judged to have “significant issues”. Good news: I'm safe for a bit. Bad news: What if the pressures on media biz cause some to rush ahead?

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Lads, that's Millwall. You've used a picture of Millwall. #pafc

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I wrote about football, family, memory and loss. About going to watch Everton with my dad, taking my son to Goodison for a final pilgrimage and why that place means so much to so many of us 💙>> www.theguardian.com/football/202...

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These scenes 🥹

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Well, that was a decent day. 💚

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NEW: This marmalade dropper is worth your time… 🤯 Gofer Mining's accounts looked unremarkable. But an investigation with @danneidle.bsky.social revealed an eccentric director, an invented country - & a very real attempt to seize a Ukrainian gold mine. Aided by lax Companies House checks. READ:

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Prediction - Liz Kendall could end up being the great reformer of this govt. But rewiring the benefits system so it really helps people back to work isn’t quick… or cheap. Battles ahead. Tonight’s Observer splash: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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NEW: This marmalade dropper is worth your time… 🤯 Gofer Mining's accounts looked unremarkable. But an investigation with @danneidle.bsky.social revealed an eccentric director, an invented country - & a very real attempt to seize a Ukrainian gold mine. Aided by lax Companies House checks. READ:

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Lots to like about Bluesky, but it’s also a reminder of early Twitter’s faults. Eg: Reporting on Reform UK’s progress and how Labour is thinking about it doesn’t mean a reporter “wants Reform to win”. Not everything is pushing a worldview - reporting is important in and of itself.

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New poll tonight puts Reform in the lead. This will be one of the big themes of the year:

submitted 24 days ago • 3 comments

NEW: With senior Labour figures worrying about Reform, a huge new MRP poll has them on course to win scores of seats from Labour. Current snapshot - Reform would win 76 seats, with 60 coming from Labour, right across England and Wales. 🧵

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Mad things that are treated as weirdly normal - the insane noise on the central line. It’s like commuting to work in the mine cart from Indiana Jones

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NEW: A "powder keg" moment is on the horizon for Starmer & green/nature groups. Something odd is going on: high levels of private collaboration - feisty public rhetoric from No10/11. Which approach will ultimately win out? Huge flashpoints imminent... READ: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A scoop on a scoop getter… Tim Shipman off to the Spectator?

Mainstream media should start to push back harder against the relentless attacks on it from its dissenters, says Joseph Kahn, executive editor of @nytimes.com, in a chat with @semaforben.bsky.social. Interesting response… but what could that look like?

This is an all time great post about that day depicting a lost type of fun internet collectiveness that was three months off collapsing when it was written: www.buzzfeednews.com/article/char...

Rarely has the wiring between power and the media been so exposed as by the second coming of Trump. Story by @richlusc.bsky.social

Wow - latest regime change at the Washington Post... IN: Columns about "personal liberties" and "free markets" OUT: Current opinion editor, David Shipley News first from the brilliant @maxtani.bsky.social

Big AI news - in a joint statement, the culture and tech select committees call on the government NOT to proceed with an AI exception to copyright law for ‘text and data mining’ without greater safeguards. Comments here from both committee chairs:

Starmer’s announcement on defence spending gets a breaking news alert from the @nytimes.com. His trip to the US shaping up to be one of the biggest by a PM in years.

A huge industry-wide campaign has appeared on the front pages today over the govt's plan to allow AI models to train on all material unless its creators pro-actively "opt out". This has been bubbling away for months - I first wrote about it in October. Big decision for govt:

Movies you've watched more than six times, GIFs only.

Stories filed for this week. So, that’s it from me after 16-odd years as a lobby journalist. Seven prime ministers, lots of crises, one “chaos with Ed Miliband” tweet and a serious amount of typing. Time for a quick rest and then something new. ⌛️

Revealed: Google facilitated Russia and China’s censorship requests

NEW: Starmer has met with President Trump’s Special Envoy to the United Kingdom, Mark Burnett. Read out:

If you've had a phone stolen in London and have tracked its progress around the capital on FindMy or similar, I'd love to see your screengrabs of where it ended up. WhatsApp them to me by clicking this link: wa.me/447760993558

NEW: Rule change on overseas students bringing dependents has had a big impact on numbers. In the year ending January 2025, there were 84% fewer applications than the year before. Student numbers also down 13%...

What is happening

Prediction - Celebrity Traitors is going to be 💥

Would love to know where this "Starmer doesn't do his homework" vibe from Badenoch comes from. Lots of possible ways to get at the PM, but the idea he's slap dash with research is jus... weird? #PMQs

Great story!! www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

NEW: The BBC tested four of the big AI models on news & current affairs. More than half of the answers provided by ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini & Perplexity were judged to have “significant issues”. Good news: I'm safe for a bit. Bad news: What if the pressures on media biz cause some to rush ahead?

Lads, that's Millwall. You've used a picture of Millwall. #pafc

I wrote about football, family, memory and loss. About going to watch Everton with my dad, taking my son to Goodison for a final pilgrimage and why that place means so much to so many of us 💙>> www.theguardian.com/football/202...

These scenes 🥹

Well, that was a decent day. 💚

NEW: This marmalade dropper is worth your time… 🤯 Gofer Mining's accounts looked unremarkable. But an investigation with @danneidle.bsky.social revealed an eccentric director, an invented country - & a very real attempt to seize a Ukrainian gold mine. Aided by lax Companies House checks. READ:

Prediction - Liz Kendall could end up being the great reformer of this govt. But rewiring the benefits system so it really helps people back to work isn’t quick… or cheap. Battles ahead. Tonight’s Observer splash: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

NEW: This marmalade dropper is worth your time… 🤯 Gofer Mining's accounts looked unremarkable. But an investigation with @danneidle.bsky.social revealed an eccentric director, an invented country - & a very real attempt to seize a Ukrainian gold mine. Aided by lax Companies House checks. READ:

Lots to like about Bluesky, but it’s also a reminder of early Twitter’s faults. Eg: Reporting on Reform UK’s progress and how Labour is thinking about it doesn’t mean a reporter “wants Reform to win”. Not everything is pushing a worldview - reporting is important in and of itself.

New poll tonight puts Reform in the lead. This will be one of the big themes of the year:

NEW: With senior Labour figures worrying about Reform, a huge new MRP poll has them on course to win scores of seats from Labour. Current snapshot - Reform would win 76 seats, with 60 coming from Labour, right across England and Wales. 🧵

Mad things that are treated as weirdly normal - the insane noise on the central line. It’s like commuting to work in the mine cart from Indiana Jones

NEW: A "powder keg" moment is on the horizon for Starmer & green/nature groups. Something odd is going on: high levels of private collaboration - feisty public rhetoric from No10/11. Which approach will ultimately win out? Huge flashpoints imminent... READ: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

NO SEER NEXT YEAR. The campaign starts now. #TheTraitors

So yeah, the seer thing sort of killed it. Still great telly tho.