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Jem Collins @jemcollins.co.uk · 28/04/2025

I say this, like a Bluesky novice! I *think* I’ve open mine up now

Jem Collins @jemcollins.co.uk · 28/04/2025

Yes, that’s the one! I’m hoping to do interviews this week so I can write over the weekend, but very happy to flex around you :) I’ll drop you a DM now - tysm!

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Jem Collins @jemcollins.co.uk · 28/04/2025

@joannafairtrade.bsky.social Hey Joanna! I’m writing a quick piece for Positive News this week ahead of Fairtrade Day - is there any chance you might be available for a super quick interview? Many thanks!

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Jem Collins @jemcollins.co.uk · 14/01/2025

Are you a journalist able to speak on best writing practices/tips when it comes to active/passive voice? Urgently needing a final few lines on this for a piece this week for @journoresources.org.uk

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Jem Collins @jemcollins.co.uk · 04/01/2025

Can confirm the snow is here, London pals ❄️ ⛄️

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Jem Collins @jemcollins.co.uk · 02/01/2025

I'm in the market for a new spellchecker extension — does anyone have any reccs? Basically, I'm looking for is Grammarly without the AI suggestions/here's how to sound more confident/thoughtful/suck the personality out of your writing/fall out of a tree. #Editing #Journalism

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Jem Collins @jemcollins.co.uk · 29/12/2024

Well, this has got to be in my highlights of 2024 and, yes, I went to check I hadn't made this up after seeing it in print. Thankfully, I was still correct in my height thoughts.

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Jem Collins @jemcollins.co.uk · 27/12/2024

Instagram needs to stop its night owl shade immediately

It’s 12.11 AM consider scheduling your message to send it later.

It’s 10.11 PM consider scheduling your message to send it later.

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Journo Resources @journoresources.org.uk · 14/12/2024

🎄Good morning! We need just four more orders today and we’ll hit 100 orders — which is 25% of our target. Can you help? www.journoresources.org.uk/journo-resou...

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Pre-Order Your Copy Of Our Magazine And Support Journo Resources

There are two ways to buy!

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Jem Collins @jemcollins.co.uk · 12/12/2024

I still cannot get over this story — that the mother was vindictive and callous enough to do this. This guy is literally a kid. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Marcus Fakana: Let me come home, teen sentenced in Dubai pleads

Marcus Fakana was sentenced to one year in prison over a sexual relationship with a British girl.

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Jamie Wareham @jamiewareham.co.uk · 10/12/2024

This story is indicative of a wider cultural issue in the gay media, and for LGBTQIA+ journalists in the mainstream. Any media title not looking inwards today, is failing both its readers and staff. Journalists deserve safe and supportive work environments. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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PinkNews bosses accused of sexual misconduct

Ex-staff members say they saw one of the couple who runs the site kissing and touching a drunk colleague.

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Zoë Crowther @zoecrowther.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

I just pre-ordered my copy @journoresources.org.uk was invaluable for me and many others starting our careers in journalism – do help them out if you can!

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Jem Collins @jemcollins.co.uk · 06/12/2024

Hello! We haven’t sold a copy for two days now, so any pre-orders this weekend would be hugely appreciated ❤️

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

6 hours under martial law: a drunk scene report from Seoul www.theverge.com/24312920/mar...

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6 hours under martial law in Seoul

On the ground from the protests outside the National Assembly building

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Jem Collins @jemcollins.co.uk · 29/11/2024

I’m aware that it’s a Friday night, is Thanksgiving, and everything else but we need just five more orders to hit 5% which would be an incredible end to a long week! Also, it’s my birthday tomorrow!

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 27/11/2024

This firsthand account of what it’s like to be homeless in America – by a former Boston Globe art critic – is as good as everyone says it is. www.esquire.com/news-politic...

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My Life As a Homeless Man in America

An extraordinary firsthand account.

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Jem Collins @jemcollins.co.uk · 27/11/2024

Hello! Do I have any mutual friends who are currently in the US but would be back soon? I have a US Amazon Gift Card I’m trying to spend for Black Friday.

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Jem Collins @jemcollins.co.uk · 26/11/2024

Friends who care about the work we do at @journoresources.bsky.social — can you buy a copy of our magazine? November and December are a super tough time to pay the bills as job adverts and sponsorships dry up, so this year we’re aiming to sell 400 copies 🥹 www.journoresources.org.uk/journo-resou...

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Jem Collins @jemcollins.co.uk · 26/11/2024

And, on the off chance you want to buy several copies for staff or students please get in touch for bulk deals ❤️

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Jem Collins @jemcollins.co.uk · 26/11/2024

We’ve never sold 400 copies before so this is a bit of a reach for us but would make a huge difference to the programmes we can run. We ship worldwide and all purchases and shares make a difference!

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Jem Collins @jemcollins.co.uk · 26/11/2024

It also includes a directory of resources and innovative worksheets to help you reflect and plan for the year ahead. Plus, it’s my birthday soon! So you can use JEMBIRTHDAY10 until Sunday for 10% off 🥳

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Jem Collins @jemcollins.co.uk · 26/11/2024

As well as helping us, it also is a genuinely great magazine or gift! @kaylwattson.bsky.social and I have been editing some incredible features on journalists from prisons, the accessibility of OSINT, and much more. I guarantee you’ll be inspired! www.journoresources.org.uk/journo-resou...

journoresources.org.uk

Pre-Order Your Copy Of Our Magazine And Support Journo Resources

There are two ways to buy!

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Jem Collins @jemcollins.co.uk · 23/11/2024

For the record, nothing seems to have broken yet, apart from being able to view quote tweets, but I’m trying to wean myself off the hellsite anyway.

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Jem Collins @jemcollins.co.uk · 23/11/2024

So, I have moved the social media deckchairs around on my Home Screen but this feels a good time to mention that I have refused to update my Twitter app since July 2023 and I still live in the past with the bird.

An app Home Screen showing Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, Instagram, Analytics, Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat

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Jem Collins @jemcollins.co.uk · 21/11/2024

Really? This sexist nonsense is what you choose to say to one of the leading voices in social media journalism?

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Adam Tinworth @adders.blog · 20/11/2024

Awesome (and important) piece from Anil Dash: Don’t call it a Substack "Links are powerful — that’s why Instagram and Twitter and Threads punish and limit them, and why Substack tries to take credit for them. And that’s why “wherever you ... adders.blog/2024/11/20/awesome-and-…

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Jem Collins @jemcollins.co.uk · 26/12/2023

Merry Christmas from an interaction that still lives rent free in my head.

Tweet one reads: Chris de Burgh just came onto my playlist and I’d totally forgotten he was a person

Tweet two (from Chris de burgh) And yes… he still is… happy Christmas…

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Jem Collins @jemcollins.co.uk · 06/12/2023

Idk about y’all, but December really feels like one dropped plate away from complete and utter burn out.

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Jem Collins @jemcollins.co.uk · 22/09/2023

Anyone else not realise cereal was only for term time?

A sign hanging in a supermarket reads ‘back to school’ with pictures of various Kellogg’s cereal

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Jem Collins @jemcollins.co.uk · 10/09/2023

Please, who buys the wetsuits at motorway service stations?

A rack of red and black wetsuits inside a service station shop. A sign reads £12

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Jem Collins @jemcollins.co.uk · 08/09/2023

My partner has been away for two (2) nights and I’ve fully reverted to my early 20s work until 3am while drinking wine self and truly I should not be trusted. All I’ve cooked is supermarket filled pasta.

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Jem Collins @jemcollins.co.uk · 07/09/2023

So far this morning, my cat has pooed outside the litter box and thrown up a hairball and I have zero shame in announcing I’m ordering a Pret delivery.

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