Fergus Bell

Founder & CEO @fathmco | Executive Director @SyliCIC | @ONA board member | @JSchofieldTrust Senior Fellow || Innovation through collaboration

[Wits Centre for Journalism @Journ_SA]

The WCJ is delighted to have been selected as the Africa regional hub of the climateXchange programme, with the goal of making the complexities of climate change accessible and relatable at a local level. @climatexc

Read more here: https://t.co/uONcyBkb6I

[Fergus Bell @fergb]

Only a week to go until the best in journalism descend upon Philly for #ONA23! As always I'd love to connect at the conference:
⭐️ Direct Publishing/RCS for News
⭐️Fathm's Newsroom AI Strategy Labs
⭐️ Climate Journalism & @climatexc
⭐️ Anything else!
https://t.co/ul3YujzIPU

[Fergus Bell @fergb]

@hannah_gelbart @bbcworldservice Congratulations Hannah!

[Fergus Bell @fergb]

Welcome!

[Syli @sylicic]

Welcome to the team Shereen, @MrSimonIngram, @AlisOkonji, and Grace! Barely a week in and already making great progress towards achieving Syli's mission and purpose. Find out more: https://t.co/L7hRsqe0Be

[World Editors Forum @WorldEditors]

Newsroom leaders getting practical on how to get ready for future disasters. Part of a programme of preparedness we have been running with the @ISC in Taiwan - led by @fergb #SendaiFramework

[Tom Trewinnard @Tom_El_Rumi]

#NewsXchange panel on climate. @wblau: to cover the climate crisis journalism needs to look farther into the future than it ever has before

[Fergus Bell @fergb]

If you are a UK or European uni with a journalism programme and are up for collaborating on exciting work then PLEASE get in touch! We have so many potential projects that are waiting for students to get stuck in where they will learn journalism skills that are newsroom-ready.

[Fergus Bell @fergb]

At #cjs2023 I am inspired by the number of university-led student reporting programmes here in the US. These collaborations are just awesome and I would love to see this start to become possible in the UK and Europe.

[Fergus Bell @fergb]

We often approach academic institutions, sometimes with funding in place for projects but it is so hard to get anything happening for any number of reasons. Timelines are always an issue but a general infrastructure for partnerships is equally challenging. #cjs2023

[Fergus Bell @fergb]

🌱 I'm also at #cjs2023 to talk to newsrooms who might be interested in becoming @climatexc collaborators. You can see what we are doing here: https://t.co/eYnHb4cAoa

[Fergus Bell @fergb]

If you are at #cjs2023 I would love to talk to you about @fathmco and our work supporting news orgs with impact measurement and also the Journalism Design Sprints developed out of many collaborative projects including @electionland, @PopupNews & @VerificadoMX

[Fathm @fathmco]

Thank you to the 20+ European newsrooms who joined our first ever Climate Reporting Bootcamp, supported by @GoogleNewsInit 🌍

Our Climate Reporting Playbook will share insights and best practice from Bonn and beyond – subscribe to learn when it comes out: https://t.co/X0D71MGVzH

[Fergus Bell @fergb]

@SteveHReports @LBCNews Congratulations Steve, this is such great news!

[Fergus Bell @fergb]

Why is there nothing about the impact of private jet use on the climate?
I don't often call out our own but The Guardian's climate pledge reads: "We will continue our longstanding record of powerful environmental reporting, known around the world for its quality & independence."

[The Guardian @guardian]

James Cleverly’s use of private jet described as ‘ludicrous extravagance’ https://t.co/QStpMYchZW

[Fergus Bell @fergb]

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[Fathm @fathmco]

Goodbye Perugia! Huge thanks to @journalismfest for an amazing week, and to all the speakers and participants who made #IJF23 such an energizing and enriching event

[Tom Trewinnard @Tom_El_Rumi]

Really interesting case in point relevant to the “Why are we covering climate as a niche?” discussion at #IJF23. @DailyMirror story on Marcus Rashford hiring a private jet to fly to NYC for the weekend - no mention of environmental cost. (1/)

[Fathm @fathmco]

Today, Fathm is proud to announce the inaugural European Climate Reporting Bootcamp, part of @GoogleNewsInit's Collaboration for Climate Reporting programme 🌍 #climatejournalism #ijf23

https://t.co/Ue38utNwWL

[Fathm @fathmco]

Team Fathm is en route to Perugia for #IJF23! Say hello to @abigailedge @GaryRog @Tom_El_Rumi & @fergb if you see us around and about. *So* many great sessions on important topics this year! Here are the panels we're speaking on 👇

[Fergus Bell @fergb]

We'll be announcing more in the coming weeks so check here for the full list of roles and to find out more about what it is like to work for @sylicic here: https://t.co/PRtf28Dakt (7/7)

[Fergus Bell @fergb]

🚨WE'RE HIRING!🚨
With the launch of @sylicic and @climatexc we are hiring several exciting new roles. All roles have salaries attached in the job description. Here’s the list and links for the #journalismjobs as a 🧵: (1/7)

[Fergus Bell @fergb]

📊 Finance Manager (Syli) - Responsible for Syli’s financial activities and reporting to the Executive Directors. This person will also contribute to strategic planning and organisational management. UK-based. Part-time, hybrid role. https://t.co/wxoFLWoihG (6/7)