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Sameer Padania

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public interest x journalism x information ecosystems x tech/AI accountability vs information inequality linkedin.com/in/sameerpadania #COYS #FRSA

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Music Venue Trust @musicvenuetrust.bsky.social · 15h
Grassroots music venues are where the shows happen - but making those shows happen takes a whole ecosystem.
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Arena for Journalism in Europe @journalismarena.eu · 16h
📣 Our latest Arena Paper is out, on the decline of labour journalism: 'The invisibles': Why we need to talk about work. While it is possible to trace good, regular, in-depth reporting about labour, these stories are now rare; labour desks are, in effect, extinct.  🧵 👇 [1/3]
A stack of papers with a coffee stain, with the title 'The invisibles': Why we need to talk about work. Overlaid is the Arena and Arena Papers logos, as well as a subtitle: Mapping the structural forces of labour journalism's decline - and what we can do about it.
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 16h
Sometimes arguments over the 'value of #journalism' can feel a little 'how many angels can dance on the head of a pin'. But the brute effort expended on attacking journalists & stopping them reporting shows the value of silence to authoritarians: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... #brazil
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‘We’re afraid of dying’: Brazilian news site will not cover upcoming elections after threats
Co-founder of independent website Tapajós de Fato said decision was made to protect journalists and their families
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
cc #journalism
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Email from the British Museum, starting with the greeting "Dear Example Primary Salutation".
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#COYS #THFC
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Duncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
For all that it's been barely reported in the UK press, it's still hard to understate the importance of the stance @labourunionsuk.bsky.social has taken on trans and non-binary rights this week. Every single trade union affiliated to the party of government has stood up and said we will not comply.
Joint statement from National TULO

Solidarity with the trans and non-binary community

Labour's 11 affiliated trade unions stand in total solidarity with the trans and non-binary community.

Trans rights are human rights, and trans rights are workers' rights.

We in the trade union movement will do all we can to stand up for our trans members and all our trans siblings, to protect them from persecution, harassment and attack.

The government must act now to protect all trans people, to make sure their rights are protected, expanded and upheld in our workplaces and communities.

Labour Unions
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atlasnewspaper.bsky.social @atlasnewspaper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's World News Day. Here's what The Atlas is doing to support independent journalism. With the money donated to The Atlas we've subscribed and donated to @himalsouthasian.bsky.social, The Republic, HumAngle, and Egab — newsrooms doing work we trust, in places the international press often skips.
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Fascinating conversation between @sarahoconnorft.ft.com and David Runciman on @ppfideas.bsky.social: pca.st/episode/8a0a...
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Where Are We Going? The Future Of Work
David talks to author and journalist Sarah O’Connor, who writes about the changing character of work for the Financial Times, to explore what is happening to the world of jobs and employment in the…
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Of course you can be English if you’re not white. So why can’t the right leave the question alone? | Jason Okundaye
Even Jacob Rees-Mogg pushes back on defining Englishness in exclusively ethnic terms. But the endurance of this discourse is still deeply troubling, says assistant Opinion editor Jason Okundaye
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“Shah says part of ube’s rise in popularity could be attributed to social media & the yam’s striking colour. Jennifer Creevy, content director at WGSN Food & Drink, says that, “coupled with its visual appeal”, demand is “coming on the back of the matcha effect”. www.theguardian.com/food/2026/se...
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Purple reins: Philippine export ban casts shadow over UK’s love of ube
As Britain goes mad for yam, shortage of planting material and concerns over control of crop prompts sales halt
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A People’s Panel in Eastbourne: weareeastbourne.org.uk/eastbourne-l...
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Eastbourne launches People’s Panel - We are Eastbourne
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
on NTS now, the peerless Pam for the next two hours: www.nts.live
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The list that launched a thousand Claude Code sessions, I imagine, as would-be crispfluencers try to find an angle: www.theguardian.com/food/2026/se...
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‘They smell of urinal cakes!’: 100 unusual crisp flavours, ranked – from truly awful to totally scoffable
Move over ready salted, salt and vinegar and cheese and onion. Gourmet crisps are everywhere, but which are actually worth trying?
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Who is left in public life with the moral authority to take frontline presenters to task for losing their heads and, I don’t know, demagnetising their editorial and ethical compasses like this? It’s genuinely mind-boggling edgelordery.
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Gutted that I couldn’t go to this #RoomfulOfTeeth concert (out sick…) Am obsessed with Caroline Shaw’s Partita for 8 Voices… www.theguardian.com/music/2026/s...
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Roomful of Teeth/Kahane review – twisty and tuneful songs with a darkly comic edge
Gabriel Kahane’s whimsical song cycle about grief, divorce and death brings irresistible melodies and moments of comic brilliance to the virtuoso US vocal ensemble
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audere est facere @tottenham.eurosky.social · 19/09/2026
For all those on the way to the #THFC game, here’s something you should listen to and share from one of our own - @mariannaspringbbc.bsky.social - #COYS www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Top Comment - Why deepfake wizards went underground - BBC Sounds
'Nudified' images are rife on unregulated sites
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"I would suggest you read my book", my response to Tim Stanley on the Moral Maze on BBC Radio 4 last night when he suggested that I was only interested in who was funding Reform - Reform didn't exist when I started doing this work! C 10 mins in here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Moral Maze - 16/09/2026 - BBC Sounds
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
@govindajeggy.bsky.social my wife just went full Rammers by describing something as "not a shoe in the park".
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
France24's @leelajacinto.bsky.social covers the controversy over right-wing Indian group BAPS, the construction of a Hindu temple in Paris, and a related workers' strike closing the Eiffel Tower: www.france24.com/en/france/20...
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Eiffel Tower row over Hindu sect BAPS unites French politicians – but divides Indian diaspora
France got a crash course on the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), a Hindu sect at the heart of an Eiffel Tower strike this week. But for Indians in France who have been try...
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
These are a step or two on from flotation tanks… www.tokyoweekender.com/health-and-b...
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Sauna Mother: Inside Roppongi's Womb-Themed Private Sauna
Sauna Mother, opening in Roppongi this October, guides visitors through a red-lit womb sauna, simulating the experience of a newborn.
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Alan Renwick @alanrenwick.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Some new thoughts from me on the Constitution Unit's blog. What's the Burnham government up to? And what new projects can you look out for from the Constitution Unit in the coming months? (Answer to both: lots and lots!)
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/music/video/...
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Ed Sheeran support acts quit after Macklemore ‘Free Palestine’ row - The Latest
All four supporting acts for the upcoming dates of Ed Sheeran’s tour have withdrawn in solidarity with fellow opener Macklemore. The American rapper was removed from Sheeran’s tour after comments made...
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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I’m saddened to hear of Bonnie Greer’s death, she was a passionate advocate of the arts, culture, education, and decency in society, and she will be missed www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Bonnie Greer: British-American author and critic dies at 77
Her husband says the playwright and cultural and political commentator died after a brief illness.
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Resisted reading any reviews of The Odyssey until I had seen it, which I now have. And this is the only review you need: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man
The representation of Odysseus as a reluctant warlord makes a nonsense of The Odyssey’s imagined world. We are not...
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A conversation with #PeterGreenaway from 4 years ago: soundcloud.com/user-7651113... #film #cinema
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A Conversation with Peter Greenaway
Peter Greenaway hat einige der meistdiskutierten Filme der letzten Jahrzehnte geschaffen. Seine kühl-ironische und gleichzeitig oft ungeschönte Darstellung von Nacktheit, Sexualität, Gewalt und Tod in
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 13/09/2026
Democracy campaigners said the public is “entitled to know” about any overseas donors, while an MSP claimed legal loopholes could allow for “dark and opaque” money to flow to campaign groups and skew the political debate
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Revealed: 'dark' money pressure group helped man Scots anti-asylum protests
This US-style right-wing political pressure group keeps its funders a secret. Its members have helped man Scotland’s anti-migrant and asylum demonstrations.
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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 11/09/2026
Ifeoma just gets shit done and you find out about it because of the impact. No fanfare. ✴️ Like the extensive tech worker handbook she created: techworkerhandbook.org ✴️ Like passing the Silenced no more act!
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The Tech Worker Handbook
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Far-right agitators are celebrating an allegedly 'wilful' fire in Glasgow after false claims said the building was to house migrants. One shared an image of campfire food cooking on the blaze, while another group said they 'feel like dancing' 👇 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Nick Robinson on Today is literally talking about ‘legitimate concerns’ after second night of organised men dressed in black - sorry ‘protesters’ - mobilising en masse in another littoral town. This is how street fascism is normalised
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Great edition of the @privateeyenews.bsky.social podcast on #books about #journalism: pca.st/episode/05db...
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The Hacks Book Club
As the summer draws to a close, Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy discuss the best books about journalism and writing ever, er, written, covering everything from Vesuvius to Rwanda to Elton John.Further…
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
send help
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
@ppfideas.bsky.social starts with #THFC fanatic A J Ayer: #COYS pca.st/episode/4eb0...
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The Lives of the Philosophers: A. J. Ayer
Today we begin a new series exploring twentieth-century philosophy through the lives of the people behind the ideas. First up David talks to philosopher Nikhil Krishnan about A. J. Ayer, the man who…
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
“I was amazed to hear just how much editing and consideration the late Rod Liddle’s weekly columns underwent at The Spectator. Given what they actually did publish of his, god only knows what the unfiltered Liddle would have on his record today if editors were not watching his back.”
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I am literally flying to Sao Paulo tomorrow, and hoping to see the Corinthians game on Sunday - but Memphis will be gone…!
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Styli Charalambous of @dailymaverick.co.za on the holistic, multi-faceted approach it will take to transform & revitalise #journalism in #SouthAfrica, & in other parts of #Africa. (It's kind of Styli to mention the #NewDealforJournalism too): reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/market-...
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The market is failing public interest journalism. This policy framework can help save it
“If the problem is market failure, then only policy can restore what the market cannot provide,” argues Styli Charalambous, CEO of the Daily Maverick
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
First @rightscon.org in Zambia, and now the World Social Forum in Benin…
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
”In July, a Miami-based judge ruled that the president would have to start handing over detailed financial records to the BBC by 6 August. The records would reveal details into the hundreds of businesses owned by the US president’s family trust.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump team pushes to block court order giving BBC access to financial records
President has sued the broadcaster for $10bn, claiming a documentary on 2021 Capitol attack led to financial harm
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
One of my favourite short-lived Tumblrs from back in the day - #BSL Gifs - just popped up in my search bar memory...: www.tumblr.com/bslgifs
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BSL Gifs (@bslgifs) on Tumblr
Follow @bslgifs and get more of the good stuff by joining Tumblr today. Dive in!
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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I just can’t believe we’re seeing this sort of stuff from a sitting MP Just want to say to British Somalis that you are loved and I’m so, sorry this is happening.
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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Well, the final whistle on Chelsea FC's financial cheating under Abramovich seems to have blown. The Guardian and our reporting partners practically put it on a plate for the FA and Premier League. They blazed it over the bar. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Chelsea fined £10m and given suspended transfer ban by FA over agent breaches
The club escaped a suspended six-point deduction for the infringements after appealing against the original punishment.
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Techmeme @techmeme.com · 30/07/2026
LinkedIn introduces a "seems like AI slop" button to allow users to report posts they think are AI-generated (Joseph Cox/404 Media) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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Audio Flux @audioflux.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Hey audioers... Circuit 08: Confection is ON! ✨ Send us your 3-minute local audio stories featuring something sweet and "sonic fluctuation" by 8/31. All the details here: www.audioflux.org/circuit08 Thanks to our fab partners Ragged Coast Chocolates, @transom.bsky.social and @mainepublic.org 🙌
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Audio Flux Circuit 08: Confection — AUDIO FLUX
Audio Flux is back with Circuit 08! This time around we invite bite-sized audio stories about where we live. And dessert.
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Cuti does a Djed to Trump… #THFC #COYS
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Three #THFC defenders on now… #ESPARG #COYS
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Watkins proving about as robust as a stalk of spelt there. #FRAENG
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Worth reminding oneself of how things have shifted in UK newspapers in the last few years, and how this has drawn on and fuelled the irrational rage machine: www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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The Dacre dynasty: how Britain’s rightwing press was radicalised
The long read: Paul Dacre broke new ground in selling readers an angry rightwing perspective. Today, most of Fleet Street is run by his disciples
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I think I have to admit defeat. After several years of trying, it is clear that I am somehow utterly inept at fellowship applications of any kind, never making it even to the interview stage. This year alone I am, as I believe they say, 0 for 3. 🫠 Onwards! 🤷🏾‍♂️
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
“Yogurt”? You’re losing your heads, people...
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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
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