Reposted by Sofia BrizioFrances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I’m on Opinion newsletter duty this morning and I wanted to start with a few words on The Telegraph’s toxic “How having a disability became cool” article. 410332
Reposted by Sofia BrizioNaomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 12/09/2026"People are really mad and however mad you are, it’s not enough. Because there is something so profound about no longer believing in the future, about seeing no value in our shared home, in the natural world. They’re traitors to creation.” www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...theguardian.comNaomi Klein: ‘Extreme wealth has a deranging effect. It turns you into a supremacist’She’s tackled neoliberalism and the digital world, now the writer and activist is taking on tech billionaires. She explains how the super-rich are capitalising on climate and financial chaos in pursui... 6639061329
Reposted by Sofia BrizioJulia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 06/09/2026When I was 18, I developed vasculitis. I was hospitalized for a week, and then was told by a doctor I had anxiety. A year + later I had a life threatening flare (when diagnosed), and as a result I'm on the day-to-day more sick as a result of my chronic illness being disregarded a decade later. 513923
Reposted by Sofia BrizioAndy Williams @llantwit.bsky.social · 22/07/2026You can still smell & see this smoke in Cardiff. Climate change is here. No more data centres! acorntheunion.org.uk/cardiff-figh... “Smoke from a mountain wildfire equal to the size of about 300 football pitches has been smelt 30 miles away.” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukBlaenavon mountain wildfire smelt 30 miles away in CardiffOne woman said she is concerned for her family's health because of the volume of smoke in the air. 041
Reposted by Sofia BrizioNorth East Bylines @northeastbylines.co.uk · 07/07/2026“if modern life was set up in a way that was accessible for disabled people, then we would not be excluded or restricted” | Peter Sagarnortheastbylines.co.ukWe need to reform social care properly“if modern life was set up in a way that was accessible for disabled people, then we would not be excluded or restricted” 0288
Reposted by Sofia BrizioPress Gazette @pressgazette.co.uk · 06/07/2026Punk-rap duo Bob Vylan are suing the BBC for defamation after it described their Glastonbury chants last year as "anti-Semitic sentiments" that were "utterly unacceptable". The duo said the BBC put "labels upon us that did not, do not and never will fit" www.phoenix-law.org/bob-vylan-su...phoenix-law.orgBob Vylan v BBC | Phoenix Law Defamation SolicitorsPhoenix Law's defamation solicitors act for Bob Vylan in new High Court proceedings against the BBC. Trusted defamation solicitors Dublin and Belfast businesses and individuals turn to. 064
Reposted by Sofia BrizioFlora Renz @florarenz.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Nothing quite as ominous as events saying 'if you require step-free access please contact us in advance'. Why is step-free access a special menu item that the chef needs a heads up for so they can pop to the shops first? 49114
Reposted by Sofia BrizioSam Byers @sambyers.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Genuine question: what exactly are we all doing. 721135208
Reposted by Sofia BrizioDisability Arts Online @disabilityarts.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Anna Li reflects on the dis_place exhibition, I need to be more than a lesson you learned, which proposes a model of ‘intrusive inclusion’. disabilityarts.online/magazine/opi... 001
Reposted by Sofia BrizioThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 17/04/2026Inspirational success stories are great but is ADHD really a superpower for elite athletes? | Emma Johntheguardian.comInspirational success stories are great but is ADHD really a superpower for elite athletes? | Emma JohnResearchers say mainstream framing of the condition as a characteristic for success can be invalidating for those who are struggling 2204
Reposted by Sofia BrizioEast Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 02/04/2026Good news? NHS dissatisfaction has fallen sharply. But have things really improved, or is it the media narrative that has changed?eastangliabylines.co.ukNHS dissatisfaction is falling – is this really a turning point?Measures of satisfaction with the NHS suggest encouraging improvement. The mood is shifting. But what exactly are they measuring. 53410
Reposted by Sofia BrizioPress Gazette @pressgazette.co.uk · 26/03/2026New Pew Research Center survey reports 36% of US adults turn to their "preferred news organisation" for breaking news info, 28% use search engines and 19% use social media www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...pewresearch.orgWhere do Americans look first for breaking news information? | Pew Research CenterWhen a breaking news event happens, 36% of U.S. adults say they typically turn first to their preferred news organization to get more information. 244
Reposted by Sofia BrizioDr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 26/03/2026The appointment of Matt Brittin as the new Director-General of the BBC comes at a pivotal moment for the broadcaster’s future. 🔗 tinyurl.com/2n94stbu 🧵👇 #BBC #journalism #mediastudiestinyurl.comMatt Brittin: BBC’s new director general appointed at an existential moment for the broadcasterThe BBC’s royal charter is renewed once a decade to make sure the broadcaster keeps up to date with political and technological changes. 111
Reposted by Sofia BrizioAnna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 16/03/2026anyway if you want to read a whole book and not just a skeet about why culture producers +even professional culture consumers are caught in a hamster wheel of literalism, intolerance for representation, inability to read metaphors,+ the demand for direct messages: www.versobooks.com/products/303...versobooks.comImmediacy, or The Style of Too Late CapitalismContemporary cultural style boosts transparency and instantaneity. These are values absorbed from our current economic conditions of "disintermediation": cutting out the middleman. Like Uber, but for ... 25019
Sofia Brizio @sofiabrizio.bsky.social · 05/03/2026March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month 💚 I had the opportunity to talk on The Palsy Podcast about making a documentary, doing a PhD while swimming competitively, and getting my writing published. You can listen at this link or on your preferred platform podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... 020
Reposted by Sofia BrizioMaxwell Modell @maxwellmodell.bsky.social · 25/02/2026I have a new article out in @uk.theconversation.com outlining my thoughts on the Bafta racial slur controversy and how the BBC failed in its editorial responsibility causing substantial and avoidable harm to the black and disabled communities. theconversation.com/baftas-racia...theconversation.comBaftas racial slur controversy: what should the BBC have done?In live broadcasting, when things go wrong, they can often be blamed on live conditions. Once a programme has been edited, this no longer applies. 011
Sofia Brizio @sofiabrizio.bsky.social · 25/02/2026This shows that the BBC is clearly at fault for irresponsible editing and microphone placement. However, I still feel like this is a missed opportunity for a proper apology on Davidson’s part - the involuntary nature doesn’t erase the very real impact of the slur for those on the receiving end 000
Reposted by Sofia BrizioFrances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 14/02/2026“There is a deep irony that the platforms we seek escapism in are increasingly the most glaring demonstrations of the very darkness we wish to avoid.” I wrote about social media’s descent into Nazis and A.I porn and why we don’t log off (but Keir Starmer should). www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comGiven the toxicity of social media, a moral question now faces all of us: is it still ethical to use it? | Frances RyanWith so many platforms rife with racism, misogyny and far-right rhetoric, there must be a point where decent people walk away, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan 1274
Sofia Brizio @sofiabrizio.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Beyond/Tu Hwnt is one year old today ❤️ Forever grateful to @lucentdreaming.bsky.social for giving Welsh disabled, Deaf and neurodivergent writers a space to be heard and seen 022
Reposted by Sofia BrizioPress Gazette @pressgazette.co.uk · 01/12/2025Nine regional newspaper publishers in the US are the latest to sue OpenAI and Microsoft alleging their AI models have "copied hundreds of thousands of articles and other materials" from their websites pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/ne...pressgazette.co.ukWho's suing AI and who's signing: Nine more US regional newspapers sue OpenAINews AI deals revealed: Which publishers are suing and which are signing deal with the tech giants over generative AI. 046
Reposted by Sofia BrizioDr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Word of the Year season continues and Oxford University Press has now crowned rage bait as its 2025 winner. It’s a choice that perfectly captures the emotional temperature of our online world. 🔗 tinyurl.com/yhfuph5n 🧵👇 #linguistics #language #wordoftheyear #wordoftheyear2025 #woty2025tinyurl.comRage bait named word of the year 2025 by Oxford University PressThe phrase - meaning to get angry scrolling through social media - beats aura farming and biohack to the title. 131
Reposted by Sofia Brizio404 Ink @404ink.bsky.social · 20/11/2025ANNOUNCING: PUBLISHER NOT FOUND - our final book and the 404 Ink Bursary, coming 2026. We will be launching the bursary with an initial £3,000 pledged from us towards small press projects. We are also publishing PUBLISHER NOT FOUND, a behind the scenes look at 404. www.404ink.com/blog/publish...404ink.com404 Ink co-founders launch new book and industry fundraiser for small presses — 404 Ink404 Ink to publish one final book as part of small press fundraiser, launching in 2026. 13523
Reposted by Sofia BrizioPress Gazette @pressgazette.co.uk · 05/11/2025UK Labour Force Survey data suggests sharp fall in younger journalists in past two years pressgazette.co.uk/diversity/jo... 114
Reposted by Sofia BrizioThe Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 29/10/2025#OTD 41 years ago, Eleanor Bumpurs, a Black woman with mental health challenges, was killed by the NYPD. Her death still drives calls for police accountability. Historian Ashley Farmer, Bumpurs’ former neighbor, explores why people continue to #SayHerName. buff.ly/j8S3oQPbuff.lyMore than 40 years after police killed Eleanor Bumpurs in her Bronx apartment, people still #sayhernameThe 1984 murder of a Black grandmother in her Bronx apartment sparked an ongoing movement against police brutality and neglect of the mentally ill. 11211
Sofia Brizio @sofiabrizio.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Had a wonderful time presenting my research at the 2025 BCU PGR symposium earlier this week ✨ thanks to everyone who organised and to all the inspiring fellow PGRs I had the pleasure to meet 000
Sofia Brizio @sofiabrizio.bsky.social · 08/10/2025I don’t update this profile much, but I thought a recap of the past couple weeks was in order. 1)Power of The Current won an honourable mention at the Breaking TV Film Festival. We are over the moon for our first award 💙 (continued below) 100
Reposted by Sofia BrizioDr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 08/10/2025I'm thrilled to share my first publication with @theconversation.com, co-authored with my colleagues Dr @mattwalshjourno.bsky.social & Dr @maxwellmodell.bsky.social, with behind-the-scenes support from Prof. @stephencushion.bsky.social. 🔗 tinyurl.com/526vx978 TLDR 👇 #impartiality #journalismtinyurl.comBob Vylan Glastonbury complaints upheld: here’s what viewers complain to Ofcom and the BBC about mostThe vast majority of audience complaints are not upheld by the BBC or by Ofcom. 122
Reposted by Sofia BrizioMatt Walsh @mattwalshjourno.bsky.social · 08/10/2025New research from Cardiff University, published today in The Conversation and on the project's blog, analyses all complaints filed with the BBC and Ofcom during the first half of the year. open.substack.com/pub/mattwals...open.substack.comImpartiality and broadcasters: what do the public complain about?New research from Cardiff University's project examining impartiality 131
Reposted by Sofia BrizioThe National Union of Journalists @nujofficial.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Tomorrow at 5.30pm, join the NUJ Ethics council chair and speakers for our webinar on reporting on transgender people within journalism. Spaces are free and the event will explore how journalists can ensure their reporting is accurate, fair and ethical. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1693187151...eventbrite.co.ukNUJ Ethics webinar: reporting on transgender people within journalismJoin the Ethics council and speakers online on 24th September from 5.30-6.30pm 062
Reposted by Sofia BrizioSojourners @sojo.net · 27/08/2025Amy Kenny’s 'My Body Is Not a Prayer Request' — part memoir and part disability justice hermeneutic — is a challenge the church desperately needs, writes Elisa Rowe. sojo.net/magazine/may...sojo.netTaking up a Theology of a Disabled GodAmy Kenny’s My Body Is Not a Prayer Request — part memoir and part disability justice hermeneutic — is a challenge the church desperately needs. 073
Reposted by Sofia BrizioAndy Lewis @andylewis.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Maybe they could all retrain as ballet dancers 1241394
Reposted by Sofia BrizioPress Gazette @pressgazette.co.uk · 13/08/2025Reach hiring journalists in Australia to cover UK overnight hours for first time pressgazette.co.uk/news/reach-h...pressgazette.co.ukReach hiring journalists in Australia to cover UK overnight hoursExpansion follows success from having journalists in UK writing for US brands. 121
Reposted by Sofia BrizioDisability Wales @disabilitywales.bsky.social · 12/08/2025“We’re putting plasters over inaccessible properties by providing adaptations, which is welcomed, however the design of the properties themselves need to be accessible from the start.” We spoke to ITV Wales about the urgent need for more accessible homes across Wales. www.itv.com/watch/news/f...itv.com 021
Sofia Brizio @sofiabrizio.bsky.social · 12/08/2025Footpath closed and no way to go around the obstacle safely in a wheelchair. Almost got run over 3 times. What the hell @cardiffcouncil.bsky.social 010
Reposted by Sofia BrizioSage @sagepub.com · 06/08/2025Watch R Sánchez-Rivera discuss “Slippery Eugenics,” their new book for the Social Science for Social Justice series. In this interview, Sánchez-Rivera explores the lasting impacts of eugenic ideas. Learn more: www.socialsciencespace.com/2025/08/r-sa... 002
Sofia Brizio @sofiabrizio.bsky.social · 31/07/2025No posts about disability pride month from me, because I feel no pride, just anger. Probably my own fault for choosing to do a content analysis of the Daily Mail and reading these headlines all month 🫠👇🏻 250
Sofia Brizio @sofiabrizio.bsky.social · 23/07/2025How did I not know Routledge has an entire series about Autocritical Disability Studies? Sharing the link in case anyone is interested and, like me, didn't know this existed www.routledge.com/Autocritical...routledge.comAutocritical Disability Studies - Book Series - Routledge & CRC PressRoutledge & CRC Press Series: This new book series represents both a contribution to, and a departure from, the academic field of critical disability studies. According to some concerns abou 142
Reposted by Sofia BrizioMedia, Culture & Society Journal @mcsjournal.bsky.social · 23/07/2025How do anonymous platforms like Queering the Map & PostSecret create intimate publics? Olivia Sutherland & @megansharp.bsky.social show how anonymity and ephemeral connections reveal new forms of digital intimacy. #OnlineFirst journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....journals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 021
Reposted by Sofia BrizioThe Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 23/07/2025Cutting funding to PBS and NPR threatens a key pillar of American #democracy. Despite political claims of bias, research shows public media is among the most trusted and balanced sources of news. theconversation.com/pbs-and-npr-... #SavePublicMedia #PBS #NPRtheconversation.comPBS and NPR are generally unbiased, independent of government propaganda and provide key benefits to US democracyStudies link public broadcasting to higher voter turnout, better factual knowledge and lower susceptibility to extremist rhetoric. Those contributions to democracy may be diminished by Congress’ cuts. 16829
Reposted by Sofia BrizioJulia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 10/07/2025Disabled people are 11 times more likely to die during labor/in the postpartum period than non-disabled people. Better education and smashing ableism is how we get out of this horrible stat. For the past year, I’ve been looking into the topic of disability and pregnancy for @motherjones.com 🧵motherjones.comPregnancy is a minefield when you're disabledFew OB-GYNs get disability training—and their disabled patients are far likelier to die. 5692305
Reposted by Sofia BrizioFrances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 27/06/2025For the evening podcast crowd, I’m on Today In Focus chatting about a chaotic week of disability benefits (with lots more about other things that don’t make you want to scream). Listen here: www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...theguardian.com“It’ll push disabled people into poverty”: Labour’s controversial welfare bill – podcastGuardian columnist Frances Ryan on the reality of being disabled in the UK and the impact of the government’s proposed cuts 04211
Reposted by Sofia BrizioKit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 27/06/2025This is where I am. New book in the making. Thousand words a day if I can. They don’t have to be good words. 22932216
Reposted by Sofia BrizioM a r c u s 🏳️🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 12/05/2025How nice to be told by Keir Starmer that my mother who delivered babies, as a midwife, worked nights and damaged her back lifting patients as a nurse, was a pillar of her community as a health visitor has caused “incalculable damage” to the UK ! 792632663
Reposted by Sofia BrizioFrances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Lurching to the right on immigration will never get Reform supporters to vote Labour again but it will push progressive voters towards the Greens and Lib Dems. As well as being morally grotesque, truly baffling Starmer’s team don’t get the electoral maths of today’s speech. 518632
Sofia Brizio @sofiabrizio.bsky.social · 12/05/2025If we don't laugh we'll cry... As an immigrant, I'm feeling defeated today, and also somewhat unsafe. 010
Reposted by Sofia BrizioFaculty of Humanities @uomhums.bsky.social · 08/05/2025New report reveals increasing inequality in arts and culture. 🎭 Research found growing inequalities in arts and cultural participation, especially across class, ethnicity, and regions. The report makes clear the scale of the challenge facing policymakers. ⤵️ www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/n...manchester.ac.ukNew report reveals increasing inequality in arts and cultureNew research, co-authored by the University of Manchester’s Professor David O’Brien, reveals growing inequalities in arts and cultural participation, especially across class, ethnicity, and regions. F... 2107
Reposted by Sofia BrizioSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 06/05/2025A question that I haven't heard a good answer to: if cutting migration by a third in a year hasn't changed the narrative on it at all - what would make you think cutting it by another third (or half] would? 1141581470
Reposted by Sofia BrizioLee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 20/04/2025Unexpected full page in today's Observer on yesterday's protests and it doesn't interview a single GC for 'balance' 233203610