Élyssa Marcoux-Bissoondath

Wading at the intersection of Ancient Studies(ULaval) all sorts of writing (UBC) video editing(CBC) UK politics(🤷🏾‍♀️) physics (by association) Québec&Toronto

[Élyssa Marcoux-Bissoondath @bissmarx]

Honestly, although I’m enjoying C4, BBC has mostly been on mute and I’ve been increasingly watching LBC. I normally despair of watching radio but this is exactly my speed! Wonderful combination of people.

[Lewis Goodall @lewis_goodall]

Not happy with what’s on your tellies?

Put this on instead

[Lewis Goodall @lewis_goodall]

I’m hearing from some very worried Labour people in some northern seats who cannot believe the Reform votes coming in. Some worried about not just second place finishes but unexpected Labour losses.

[Élyssa Marcoux-Bissoondath @bissmarx]

I think Channel 4’s coverage is great (employing @FryRsquared like this is pure genius, as is she, and love the @maitlis @krishgm team up) and I’ve been obsessed with British politics for well over a decade but I just don’t get Gogglebox.

[Nick Robinson @bbcnickrobinson]

I’m delighted to report that news of the death of the long serious political interview
was premature. My @BBCPanorama Election Leaders interviews all aired in prime time on @BBCOne with sizeable audiences - one and a half to over two million. You can watch any or all of them on @bbciplayer - search for Election 2024.
Having researched, produced, edited & now carried out interviews with politicians ever since I became a journalist in the 1986 I hope they - along with interviews by @BethRigby & others - make the case for longer, reflective interviews outside election campaigns.
We chose to cover a wide range of questions - both personal and policy - in every interview so that voters who don’t watch or listen regularly to politics had an overview of each leader’s record, values and policies. That inevitably meant just a few minutes for very meaty topics which left some frustrated. Also, because I don’t believe that interviews should be televised press releases, there were plenty of challenges (a better word than interruptions in my view) in order to try to get answers to questions and not just speeches.
When the campaign is over my brilliant team led by @HarrietJOliver and I can review and learn from the experience.
Do please feed in any thoughts you have

[Élyssa Marcoux-Bissoondath @bissmarx]

@lewis_goodall Yes but some answers are so revealing on a deeper level. Like the question about why they, as men, should be trusted to look after the best interest of women. “Look at the talented women on my team.” vs “Trust me because I have daughters.” I feel like those kinds of answers last

[Élyssa Marcoux-Bissoondath @bissmarx]

@maitlis @lewis_goodall I think @jonsopel has questions to answer about his cameo as a toy company exec in The Santa Clause 🤔 Much love from a near 200%er grateful for your excellent company as she slowly loses her mind to baby’s sleep aversion. Reese cups on me! @TheNewsAgents

[Élyssa Marcoux-Bissoondath @bissmarx]

@katherineschof8 Thanks for tweeting this! I didn’t know who he was and now I have two reasons to follow him, significantly improving my feeds.

[Élyssa Marcoux-Bissoondath @bissmarx]

@blgtylr I only “know” you from tweets (it’s the heady mix of When Harry Met Sally and Zola tweets that initially got me hooked) but I feel like you might be happy in Montréal. It seems to tick a lot of boxes.

[Élyssa Marcoux-Bissoondath @bissmarx]

@TheNewsAgents @GlobalPlayer I’m getting that message for the very first episode too, on Apple Podcasts.

[Élyssa Marcoux-Bissoondath @bissmarx]

!!!!!!! Perfection

[David Baddiel @Baddiel]

Before this website goes down...Happy Christmas. https://t.co/tdTxIMriNj

[Élyssa Marcoux-Bissoondath @bissmarx]

Well this feels particularly appropriate today.

[Legonium @tutubuslatinus]

Saw this on Facebook. Genius.

[Élyssa Marcoux-Bissoondath @bissmarx]

@WorkClassicists Hi! I have an undergrad in Classics (and a diploma in “ancient oriental languages”) and work in news - I am a video production editor for the CBC (like the BBC but Canadian). Definitely got there diagonally.

[Élyssa Marcoux-Bissoondath @bissmarx]

Absolutely this, although I would suggest this goes beyond the ‘west’ and is a pretty universal attitude.

[Tirad Badawi @TiradRaifBadawi]

After 10 years my father is free!

[Élyssa Marcoux-Bissoondath @bissmarx]

😍

[Vagina Museum @vagina_museum]

YOUR WORK IN THE VAGINA MUSEUM! We are looking for a specific object donation from a maker which would form a part of our permanent collection and be part of our permanent display. We want an anatomically correct vulva cushion used for teaching anatomy.

[Élyssa Marcoux-Bissoondath @bissmarx]

@CitoyenK Oh non! Vraiment désolée! Honnêtement je ne pensais pas que ça serait mon genre de chose mais j’ai commencé par curiosité « professionnelle » et j’ai vraiment embarqué. Peut-être faut-il avoir passé pas mal de temps dans la mytho grecque pour apprécier à quel point c’est mordant!

[Élyssa Marcoux-Bissoondath @bissmarx]

@CitoyenK @AmandaLeduc Max!!! 💙 Ça vaut la peine pour une expérience où on se perd entièrement dans le monde et l’art qui le définit. Tes filles aimeraient peut-être aussi, une bonne pratique de lecture en anglais (mais sujets matures quand même, je ne sais plus elles ont quel âge 😬)

[Élyssa Marcoux-Bissoondath @bissmarx]

@AmandaLeduc Different kind of thing (and graphic serial now also published in book form), but have you heard of Lore Olympus?

[Rosemary Barton @RosieBarton]

Evan is a smart journalist deeply committed to reporting the truth.
Journalists are not the story but this is not ok.

[Élyssa Marcoux-Bissoondath @bissmarx]

@quinlan_carrie I adore how thorough she is 💙 It also feels like a brutal note for John or Ed: ‘This is how a properly ripped-up paper crown sounds.’