Barbara Rowlands

Media consultant and educator. Former Assoc Prof in journalism, City, University of London.@WIJ_UK committee member. European & Rejoiner

[Dan Neidle @DanNeidle]

This video is brilliant.

Seems a total slam dunk that owners of private jets should pay fuel duties.

Doesn't it?

The answer is annoying.

[Zoe Gardner @ZoeJardiniere]

Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.

Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.

[Annette Dittert  @annettedittert]

Precisely what Starmer should say. 👇
It is not that difficult, really.

[Jim Pickard 🐋 @PickardJE]

Nigel Farage claimed last year to have “bought a house” in his constituency but the property is actually owned in the name of his partner, meaning he legally avoided higher-rate stamp duty on the purchase of an additional home – given he already owns other properties

[United Nations @UN]

Attacks on journalists are attacks on the fundamental right to freedom of expression.

At a time when reliable information is key, protecting press freedom is more important than ever.

Journalists — including those who risk their lives to expose hard truths — are #NotATarget.

[John Simpson @JohnSimpsonNews]

Deeply shocked by Israel’s deliberate killing of the Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif, his colleague Mohammed Qreiqeh and cameramen Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa. Israel has now killed at least 186 journalists in the war.

[Barbara Rowlands @b_rowlands]

Award-winning Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna was posthumously awarded the Freedom of Honour medal by President Zelensky yesterday. @WIJ_UKJ profiled her and her colleague @Anna_Babinets for its Journalists under Threat series. Incredible journalists, brave women.

[NUJ London Freelance @NUJ_LFB]

💬 IBP Summer Party and AI Panel Debate - 17 July

AI in journalism & comms: how far is too far? A lively discussion chaired by @andismit. Panel: @paulbradshaw @sophiasgaler @MrKennyCampbell @bysianharrison
Places are limited, register here: https://t.co/MRgOguqFEd

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

A crucial High Court case over PAs and patient safety begins today. 

With @TheBMA support, @AnaesUnited and the parents of Emily Chesterton are challenging the GMC over its failure to properly regulate PAs (physician associates)

https://t.co/E5IdyFL86b

[Paul Graham @paulg]

"They should be ashamed of their silence." This is not a bunch of student protestors. This is the editorial board of the Financial Times.

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

The death of Viktoriia Roshchyna, a 27-year-old Ukrainian investigative journalist, is as straightforward as it is horrific.

More in @astroehlein's Daily Brief:

[Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @MayorofLondon]

Happy Birthday Ally Pally.

150 years of history, music, and culture—Alexandra Palace has been a London icon since 1875. Its concerts, sporting events and exhibitions have made it one of the city’s cultural treasures.

[Barbara Rowlands @b_rowlands]

Horrendous. @WIJ_UK profiled Viktoriia for its Journalists under Threat page - brave women journalists exposing corruption across the world. https://t.co/V1nmDBJlK8

[Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov]

Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna was tortured to death in Russian captivity, The Guardian

Her body was returned without eyes, brain, or larynx. Burn marks on her feet. Stab wounds. Broken rib. Signs of strangulation. 1/

[Abby Martin @AbbyMartin]

Israel assassinated another three journalists today in Gaza for using a drone to film an aid mission. 9 people murdered total. Ceasefire means Israel still kills with impunity daily https://t.co/sGtcNlqMcT

[Alex Crawford @AlexCrawfordSky]

Outrageous pressure on @RTS_media to withdraw an award recognising the incredible work of our brave Palestinians colleagues whose material every single media outlet relies on and uses? 100’s have been killed say @pressfreedom @RSF_inter @NUJofficial @hrw 🧵

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

If you watch one thing today make it this remarkable speech by an independent French senator. It captures the moment @ClaudeMalhuret

[Suppressed News. @SuppressedNws]

Israel set Al-Nasr mosque in the West Bank on fire today, during Ramadan, without any justification or excuse, and it’s not even making headlines anywhere.

Imagine if this were a synagogue—you’d see it on every single news outlet.

[We Are Black Journos @weblackjournos]

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[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

The UK has fully privatised Energy, France fully nationalised.

[Caolan @CaolanReports]

I was in the second row of the Zelensky conference today & watched right wing American media ask him critical questions.

At the same time, Trump is banning critical media from his conferences. There’s more free press in Kyiv than DC. So the dictator line is insane. It’s projection.