Becky Lipscombe

Now: Podcasts for Before: BBC producer based Beijing, Nairobi, Joburg. Blood Lands: Binaural Congo doc:

[Becky Lipscombe @Beckstatic]

Blood Lands. A true story from South Africa. Download from BBC Sounds: https://t.co/RtaCwroshe. @AndrewWJHarding

[Becky Lipscombe @Beckstatic]

Luka's diary is well worth a read on the battle for democracy in Georgia (the country not the state) The frustrations, the exhaustion, the rollercoaster of emotions as protesters try to stop Georgia edging ever closer to Putin. https://t.co/dn0IptrgQC

[Isobel Cockerell @isocockerell]

I was lucky enough to meet the legend that is Judy Estrin @jlabsllc in Palo Alto this summer. She was a pioneer in the development of the Internet at its earliest stages. Do read her fascinating essay on how unregulated AI is poisoning our world https://t.co/AiJow0y4au

[Becky Lipscombe @Beckstatic]

Fed up with our crappy information ecosystem? Judy Estrin worked in tech since the early days of Silicon Valley and she has an idea: Stop drinking from the toilet.
https://t.co/IP2JbvaSsu

[Becky Lipscombe @Beckstatic]

What you need to know ahead of one of the most consequential elections this year, from @NadiaWBeard (Georgia... the country not the state, though both are likely to be nail-biters!)

[Nadia Beard @NadiaWBeard]

There's been a sinister atmosphere in Tbilisi this summer following the passage of the foreign agent law this spring and the brutal crackdown on those who opposed it.

For @NewYorker this week, I wrote about the knife edge Georgia finds itself on --

https://t.co/ekd2BtHStV

[Hans Gutbrod @HansGutbrod]

@antelava @mariaressa "In the short term to counter, we need education, in long term we need legislation" says @mariaressa -- re tech platforms and how they undermine democracy by fragmenting shared reality. #ZEG2024

[Isobel Cockerell @isocockerell]

My newest story is up!! It's a crazy one about reindeer, Meta, dimming the sun, space, the Earth's core, green colonialism and man-made earthquakes. Would love it if you had a read. https://t.co/emRwejZLwU

[Becky Lipscombe @Beckstatic]

"What he saw next was dozens of Ethiopians being “slaughtered like sheep,” he said. Then Wabe took a closer look at their faces and gasped. “They were people I grew up with.”

Excellent @E_Hellerstein on the content moderators fighting back.
https://t.co/eP3I0Wn7Rv @codastory

[Becky Lipscombe @Beckstatic]

@Rushdibbc Thinking of you Rushdi. Terrible times. Thank you for all your work.

[Becky Lipscombe @Beckstatic]

Another fascinating story from @isocockerell. The reality behind the Tiktok videos, the town emptied of young men:
'It’s like the boys have gone extinct,” she added. At her local park, which used to be a hangout spot for teenagers, she only sees old people now.'

[Coda Story @CodaStory]

A town in northern Albania has lost half of its residents since the fall of communism. On TikTok, smugglers advertise cheap passage, and open a window into what life might be like in Britain. @isocockerell reports, in partnership with @1843mag. https://t.co/gZVdC9OEbT

[Coda Story @CodaStory]

A town in northern Albania has lost half of its residents since the fall of communism. On TikTok, smugglers advertise cheap passage, and open a window into what life might be like in Britain. @isocockerell reports, in partnership with @1843mag. https://t.co/gZVdC9OEbT

[andrew harding @AndrewWJHarding]

Coming next month from @bonnierbooks_uk - the true story of a small Ukrainian farming town that tried to halt Russia's invasion. With thanks to @lindseyhilsum Fiona Hill @AKurkov and more. #Ukraine Available now for pre-ordering.

[Isobel Cockerell @isocockerell]

The route Uyghurs take to flee China is known as "the pirate road" - a crazy journey through the jungles of Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and finally into Malaysia, where they can fly to Turkey.
Here's one man's astonishing story of his journey to freedom: https://t.co/tJH4pB5EmT

[Becky Lipscombe @Beckstatic]

It's three years today since Tar was 'disappeared.' A lot's happened in Thailand since then, not least last month's astonishing election result. But still no resolution for Tar's family or friends.

[Coda Story @CodaStory]

Imagine a place where what you write on Facebook brings military officers to your door. There are a few countries that might spring to mind. Is Thailand on your list? Episode 4 of Undercurrents tells you why it should be.

https://t.co/SG75sxFEB3

[African Arguments @africaarguments]

On the day #Namibia's #LGBTQ community has won a huge victory at the Supreme Court, check out our photo essay of radical joy at #dragnightNamibia https://t.co/P42gTasxP0

[Becky Lipscombe @Beckstatic]

Stunning outcome in Thailand's election. Youth-led pro-democracy 'Move Forward' takes massive lead over military backed coalition. It didn't come out of nowhere. Gratitude once more to those who told us their stories👇 @CodaStory @audible_com

[Coda Story @CodaStory]

Imagine a place where what you write on Facebook brings military officers to your door. There are a few countries that might spring to mind. Is Thailand on your list? Episode 4 of Undercurrents tells you why it should be.

https://t.co/SG75sxFEB3

[Becky Lipscombe @Beckstatic]

This is fantastic @isocockerell !

(And I will of course use the opportunity to cheekily repost this... https://t.co/wnGF1Q4DJm @audible_com @CodaStory )

[Isobel Cockerell @isocockerell]

Amazed and honored to be on this list - and in the BEST company! Thank you for the recognition @TheOrwellPrize and to my incredible colleagues @CodaStory and @audibleuk. Threading the stories below!

[Anna Fifield @annafifield]

Podcast recommendation: I loved loved loved (was also alarmed and terrified by) this podcast looking at tyrants' weaponization of tech, from @CodaStory and @audible_com, hosted by my brilliant friend @antelava

https://t.co/Q69mje83J9

[Becky Lipscombe @Beckstatic]

What does the Chinese Communist Party have in common with parents groups and r-wing pols in Missouri? Two great @CodaStory pieces this week about books and the people trying to ban them. https://t.co/0AvaUmLLSt by @E_Hellerstein and https://t.co/g7ZJSpo7aE by @FrankieVetch

[Isobel Cockerell @isocockerell]

Our podcast UNDERCURRENTS, about tech and tyrants, with @codastory and @audibleuk, has been longlisted for the @onewm awards. We're delighted! Give it a listen 🦾https://t.co/TDPCak2tce

[Becky Lipscombe @Beckstatic]

And for what AI could add to the mix, check out @isocockerell 's conversation with @_PMolnar https://t.co/QogfM7ZNi6 4/4

[Becky Lipscombe @Beckstatic]

The amount of surveillance tech deployed across Europe to track migrants is immense. So can't that help with the 'small boats' issue that is currently occupying the UK govt? Well, it can and it can't. 1/4

[Becky Lipscombe @Beckstatic]

In Undercurrents: The border industrial complex @isocockerell meets Mahfouz, Ibrahim and Ali in Calais, plus truck driver Malcolm, the indefatigable Mama Charge, and Emma who's watching the watchers. @antelava @CodaStory https://t.co/co51NnHlRl 3/4