Reposted by Chris WaitingAlasdair Smith @alasdairmsmith.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Perceptions have real effects www.kcl.ac.uk/policy-insti... 69852
Reposted by Chris WaitingPress Recognition Panel (PRP) @prpanel.bsky.social · 19/06/2025📢 We have completed our third Cyclical Review of @impressorg.bsky.social, confirming its commitment to high editorial standards, freedom of expression, and robust protections for the public. Read more about this important milestone in independent press self-regulation.pressrecognitionpanel.org.ukThird Cyclical Review Confirms Impress Continues to Meet Charter CriteriaThe Board of the Press Recognition Panel (PRP) has completed its third Cyclical Review of Impress, the UK’s only Approved Regulator. Impress is required to demonstrate every three years that it contin... 011
Reposted by Chris WaitingHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 07/06/2025We are pleased to be part of this joint National Academies letter in the Times today ahead of the Spending Review making the case for investment in R&D @royalsociety.org @britishacademy.bsky.social @raeng.org.uk @acmedsci.bsky.social 1318
Reposted by Chris WaitingPress Recognition Panel (PRP) @prpanel.bsky.social · 07/05/2025🚨 New Blog Alert! 🚨 We explore the stark contrast between the UK Government’s repeated commitments to independent press self-regulation and the reality, which leaves most of the press unaccountable and the public unprotected. #PressRegulation #LevesonInquirypressrecognitionpanel.org.ukKicking the Can on Press Accountability and Public ProtectionThe UK Government continues to repeat its commitment to an independent self-regulatory regime for the press that supports press freedom and ensures the public has access to trustworthy information fro... 002
Reposted by Chris WaitingJanine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 15/03/2025Good morning and welcome to your thread of FT Weekend highlights on this cold but mercifully bright weekend. First before you hear one more tech oligarch redefine free speech please read this fantastic essay on the history of an ideal on.ft.com/4hlBeFqon.ft.comThe real history of free speech — from supreme ideal to poisonous politics[FREE TO READ] The 300-year-old doctrine is being tested by the excesses of digital oligarchs, says historian Fara Dabhoiwala 710337
Reposted by Chris WaitingSocial Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 03/03/2025As funding for CBC & PBS is litigated for political points, it is essential to know that there is a world of difference between 'publicly funded media' and 'state media.' See: www.cbc.ca/news/politic... & www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...cbc.caHeritage minister pitches CBC/Radio-Canada overhaul and a major funding hike | CBC NewsHeritage Minister Pascale St-Onge announced Thursday a plan to overhaul CBC/Radio-Canada to shore up an institution she said is "at a critical crossroads" but one that is necessary as the country face... 2286
Reposted by Chris WaitingAltmetric @altmetric.com · 06/02/2025Here's Bluesky's growth over time since mostly October. We launched when there were 300k mentions (Dec 3rd.) Today's total is 1.22 million mentions. Average of about 17k mentions every day. largest days were late January. The trend is heavily upwards across time. 313125
Reposted by Chris WaitingElizabeth Stokoe @lizstokoe.bsky.social · 05/02/2025#LSE #OpenResearch Working Group's 1st 2025 event "Publishing Beyond Academia" with panel @cwaiting.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com, @jonsutton.bsky.social @psychmag.bsky.social, @michaeltaster.bsky.social @lseimpactblog.bsky.social, & me (having published with all three) - 🎥 to follow #SciComm 12612
Reposted by Chris WaitingHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Can’t be repeated often enough ‘The UK’s creative industries are vital to the economy. Valued at £124bn, they are worth more than the life sciences, aerospace and automotive industries combined. Arts and culture alone contribute an impressive £34.6bn.’ on.ft.com/42hzVmLon.ft.comThe UK should take a leaf from France’s book to boost arts fundingTax breaks for corporate sponsors can benefit the creative sector at a time of dwindling public funds 281410413
Reposted by Chris WaitingAlice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Where do you find your news? Social media serves us up an increasingly skewed perspective on the world. Some of our traditional media is extremely politically biased. I like @theconversation.com - written by expert academics; curated but not politically steered by editors: theconversation.com/uktheconversation.comThe Conversation UK is your most reliable trusted news. Written by academics.Curated by professional editors, The Conversation offers informed commentary and debate on the issues affecting our world. Plus a Plain English guide to the latest developments and discoveries from th... 123892176
Reposted by Chris WaitingDamian Radcliffe @damianradcliffe.bsky.social · 17/01/2025The folks at @journalismnews.bsky.social have kindly produced an AI-assisted TLDR sharing my approach to generative AI use in the classroom. See how I am encouraging my @uosojc.bsky.social students to critically harness these technologies.👇 www.journalism.co.uk/news/generat...journalism.co.ukGenerative AI guidelines for the classroom: A balanced approachJournalism students need to critically embrace the creative new technology, rather than being discouraged from using it altogether. But the right guardrails need to be put in place, too 001
Reposted by Chris WaitingElizabeth Stokoe @lizstokoe.bsky.social · 09/01/2025#SciComm event! Come to #LSE to hear & ask questions of *amazing* Editors: @jonsutton.bsky.social @psychmag.bsky.social; @cwaiting.bsky.social The Conversation UK, & @michaeltaster.bsky.social @lseimpactblog.bsky.social 📅 12-1, 4.2.25, & lunch: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/publishing... #AcademicSky 0149
Reposted by Chris WaitingMichele Grant @michelegrant.bsky.social · 11/01/2025A very important message to progressive governments: "It is easy to imagine a situation in Britain where a far-right government defunds the BBC, where the vast majority of institutional journalism is supported by overseas and right-leaning billionaires, and where the channels for independent 1/3 66938
Reposted by Chris WaitingOwen Winter @owenwntr.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Over the past 80 years, academic writing has become substantially harder to read 📉🧪 www.economist.com/science-and-... I analysed 350k PhD thesis abstracts and found that they've become more complex in every discipline, especially the humanities and social sciences 5133288
Reposted by Chris WaitingReuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 27/11/2024On Thursday we'll publish a report on attitudes towards platforms, authored by @waqasejaz.bsky.social @richardfletcher.bsky.social @rasmuskleis.bsky.social @shannimcg.bsky.social sky.social and funded by @knightfdn.bsky.social Join our newsletter now politics.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=... 14114
Reposted by Chris WaitingAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 27/11/2024People are often surprised when I tell them this: both Twitter and Facebook/insta/threads are now specifically engineered to downgrade, hide, suppress real journalism. If this platform is different, that's a huge change 456372007640
Reposted by Chris WaitingThe Conversation @theconversation.com · 18/11/2024Here's a starter pack of those (and one random editor): go.bsky.app/Jf3ZMWy 3198
Reposted by Chris WaitingPress Recognition Panel (PRP) @prpanel.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Should freedom of speech be a human right reserved only for large news publishers with deep pockets? In our latest blog, we challenge this notion. Let us know what you think.pressrecognitionpanel.org.ukWhat about freedom of speech? - Press Recognition PanelWhen Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 was quietly put in the bin ahead of the 2024 UK general election, one of the most forceful arguments made in support of repeal was that it undermined n... 002
Reposted by Chris WaitingSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Paddington in Peru has been discussed & dissected with @theconversation.bsky.social here in Whitechapel 2142
Reposted by Chris WaitingSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 16/11/2024A lot of us have grown up with Paddington, across different generations. In thinking about Paddington as a story about migration & refugees, the question is whether & why we would value fables + positive stories: this idealised narrative in a children's story about Britain as a welcoming society 521655
Reposted by Chris WaitingQuiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · 10/10/2024“What is the [class] status, for example, of people who work in the gig economy? They're earning some of the lowest wages. But they are ostensibly self-employed, seen as their own masters. When, in fact, the algorithm is their boss.” Cracking chat on class with @uk.theconversation.com's Laura Hood. 2318
Reposted by Chris WaitingMatt Walsh @mattwalshjourno.bsky.social · 07/10/2024This is an interesting new report from Demos on restoring trust in politics. Among its recommendations, it revisits the Cairncross review's recommendation that a Public Interest News Institute be established to build an ecosystem of public interest providers (1/3).buff.lyTrustwatch 2024: A playbook to rebuild trust in politicsDemos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events. 111
Reposted by Chris WaitingHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 02/10/2024‘Evidence banks’ can drive better decisions in public life - Anjana Ahuja on the value of evidence synthesis on.ft.com/486JLJnon.ft.com‘Evidence banks’ can drive better decisions in public lifeFrom climate change to crime, repositories of good quality information are essential 111
Reposted by Chris WaitingLaura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 01/10/2024As an editor, I help people say what they mean--and not say what they don’t mean. Here are some common not-quite-right words or expressions that I often see. This is not to embarrass anybody--I've made many of these mistakes myself. Please share your favorite fixes at the end of the thread. (1/n) 781360407
Chris Waiting @cwaiting.bsky.social · 26/09/2024Today, the Press Recognition Panel launched a public call for information to gather views on #PressRegulation in the UK. Have your say here: pressrecognitionpanel.org.uk/wp-content/u... 000
Reposted by Chris WaitingAlly Tibbitt @allytibbitt.me · 13/08/2024So, as there's been quite an exodus from the other place lately I set-up the theconversationuk.bsky.social this afternoon. Give it a follow if you think #weneedexpertstheconversationuk.bsky.socialThe Conversation UK (@theconversationuk.bsky.social)Independent news website. Only publishes articles written by academics and researchers. No paywall, no ads. #weneedexperts Sign-up for our newsletters here: https://theconversation.com/uk/newsletters... 165
Chris Waiting @cwaiting.bsky.social · 13/08/2024Need some more experts? The Conversation's unique brand of accessible, research-centred journalism can now be found on @bsky.app bsky.app/profile/thec...bsky.app 190
Reposted by Chris WaitingMichele Grant @michelegrant.bsky.social · 09/08/2024People interested in the news industry should follow @sambrook.bsky.social @janemartinson.bsky.social @benfenton.bsky.social @billt.bsky.social @emilybell.bsky.social 4107
Reposted by Chris WaitingHelen Barnard @helenbarnard.bsky.social · 09/01/2024Important research: how did the Horizon scandal persist so long? Why didn’t more victims speak out? How could such a monumental miscarriage of justice be allowed to stand? Researchers identify 4 barriers that prevented sub-postmasters defending themselves. theconversation.com/mr-bates-vs-... 083
Reposted by Chris WaitingThe British Broadcasting Challenge @psbfuture.bsky.social · 23/10/2023Our new report out today on why the BBC is more important now than ever before, despite a 10 year campaign of national self harm by the UK Government.theguardian.comThe furore over the BBC’s Israel-Gaza coverage shows how strong and independent it needs to be | P...We can make the corporation fit to fight digital disinformation, says Pat Younge, chair of the British Broadcasting Challenge 011
