Ian Burrell

Guardian editor has backed herself into a corner with Observer sell-off Journalists set to strike after feeling betrayed over deal to sell world's oldest Sunday newspaper

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Journalists set to strike after feeling betrayed over deal to sell world's oldest Sunday newspaper

Latest from Kings Place on the observer sale and Guardian/Observer strike on Wednesday

Any other fans of Spanish drama on Netflix? Watching so much of Jose Coronado lately. Entrevias, Chica de Nieve, Vivir Sin Permiso all recommended. You see a very different Spain to what most Brits are aware of.

Good visual on the assisted dying vote in UK parliament

I didn’t know Priestly had been so hateful about Irish immigrants

Ireland's liberal fantasy

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Well-written and thought-provoking piece by Tom McTague on Irish nationalism and Irish-British relations (for UnHerd)

Surprising. Trump poses with McD’s Happy Meals but his new health chief RFK Jr wants to crack down on US processed foods. How gaga is MAHA?
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from The Economist

Sweden issues pamphlet telling citizens what to do if Russia attacks Norway and Finland also launched a campaign to advise people what they should do in the event of an invasion.

Gosh. www.politico.eu/article/swed...

The AI Reporter That Took My Old Job Just Got Fired A local newspaper in Hawaii experimented with AI-generated presenters to engage and boost its readership. After two months, the bots have been shelved.

A funny but worrying account of AI reporters that got fired. Publishers are keen on them as they dont take a salary. Trouble is, they creep readers out. #media www.wired.com/story/the-ai...

Financial Times poaching Jay Rayner from The Observer is telling. The FT Weekend lifestyle content is squeezing the Sunday broadsheet market. This used to be The Observer’s turf but now it’s heading towards a strike over a sale to Tortoise Media that the staff don’t even want. #press #media

Looking forward to this at Goldsmith’s on Thursday. We will be discussing the story of the British tabloids and their ongoing influence on contemporary media and society. Hope to see some of you there! #media #journalism

Give thanks for reggae music’s unending power to uplift the spirits! 🙏 Tippy I Grade, dub master of the new school 😎

Perfect Sunday: Bottle of Dragon, Mortimer album playing, my friend John Masouri’s masterful new reggae tome, then fish, cornmeal, okra and sweet potato cooking on the stove 🙏😎