What’s working in local news in #Manchester? What’s not? What needs to change and who should support it?
We’re excited to be hosted at Co-operatives UK with @opendatamcr and @sdp to hear what community members, leaders, and organisers think about the city’s news ecosystem.
After 200+ days of hungerstrike, British writer & Human Rights champion Alaa Abdel Fattah is about to die in #Egypt in the middle of #Cop27 for the "crime" of sharing a Facebook post. @RishiSunak@JamesCleverly@POTUS you have the power to stop this: intervene NOW to #SaveAlaa
We're looking for a talented and motivated Programmes Director to help us achieve these ambitious plans & run the day-to-day activities of our start-up non-profit organisation from Germany. Help us spread the word & learn how to apply at https://t.co/aQc6Ebq5zZ
This week's top #MediaDev news: "There’s still a gap between how much funders say they value public interest media, and what they are actually able to commit to support it." @sdp@philea_eu https://t.co/b1kPYPvyhf 1/6
Signal is currently blocked in #Iran. Help folks there connect to @SignalApp by running a proxy server. It's easy to set up, instructions are provided and you will make a difference in helping others communicate safely, steps to start here -> https://t.co/sCzbl2GY00 #community
Chair @HuwMerriman wrote to @Eurostar earlier this month about the future of international services from Ashford and Ebbsfleet.🚄
We have published a response from Chief Exec Jacques Damas about pressures faced by Eurostar.
Read both letters here: https://t.co/XM6JimrRS2
🇺🇦 We are still accepting applications from #Ukraine for the Journalists-in-Residence #Kosovo Programme. Our JiRs are provided with budget for relocation and a monthly stipend. They have access to an office space, health insurance and language courses.
https://t.co/wZAtUstewD
Since we announced our ‘Rail to refuge’ initiative with @womensaid on 9 April, 53 people have used our offer of free train travel to help them flee from domestic abuse to a refuge. Please share this tweet to make sure it’s seen by those who may need it.
We're delighted to be supporting photographer Jenny Smith's Front Door Photo project which is raising money for @RefugeCharity & features 100s of portraits of north Londoners standing at their doors during lockdown 📷
Now on display in the Palace's pub👉 https://t.co/T87r9WH7lj
Calling independent media in: Afghanistan; Brazil; Colombia; Georgia; Ghana; Kenya; Lebanon; Malaysia; Mexico; Nepal; Niger; Philippines; Senegal; Sierra-Leone, South Africa; Tunisia & Ukraine, you have just a few days left to apply for core funding! https://t.co/6QHrITUCKw
“We have really good data for things like birds or butterflies, because people are interested in those, they’re pretty. But there’s so many species where, if people aren’t interested, they won’t go out and record it. We just have huge holes in the data”
This piece has it all
🇷🇺🇧🇾 The #MFRR partners today call on the EU Member States to support media freedom in crisis by extending emergency shelter and visa waivers to Russian journalists fleeing the country, as well as Belarusian journalists seeking refuge from repression 👇
https://t.co/sKX4r6Xt9S