Anu Anand
@anuanandhall.bsky.social
Global journalist, local citizen.
Check out this tram map from the Bristol & Bath Area Tram Association. Can you imagine how connected & accessible our city would be (AND climate-friendly!) Missed last week’s Bee? Just found us? We’re like a Sunday paper - quiet, no ads - pay what you want to - if you want to. ☺️❤️
June 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Check out this tram map from the Bristol & Bath Area Tram Association. Can you imagine how connected & accessible our city would be (AND climate-friendly!) Missed last week’s Bee? Just found us? We’re like a Sunday paper - quiet, no ads - pay what you want to - if you want to. ☺️❤️
A far too belated post on a beautiful and timeless book about Kashmir, India and the hearts and minds of young people by my colleague, the BBCs Divya Arya.
May 4, 2025 at 8:28 AM
A far too belated post on a beautiful and timeless book about Kashmir, India and the hearts and minds of young people by my colleague, the BBCs Divya Arya.
I don’t subscribe to culture wars. This article is a really humane and nuanced telling of how culture war behaviour on both sides impacts people. A beautifully reported piece:
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/m...
How the War Over Trans Athletes Tore a Volleyball Team Apart (Gift Article)
Blaire Fleming was a little-known college player. Then she suddenly became a symbol of injustice — to both sides of the controversy.
www.nytimes.com
April 20, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I don’t subscribe to culture wars. This article is a really humane and nuanced telling of how culture war behaviour on both sides impacts people. A beautifully reported piece:
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/m...
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As atrocities and the aid blockade continue in #Gaza, hundreds of thousands of people are being repeatedly displaced.
Shelters are overcrowded. People are left with nothing.
"A message to the whole world," pleads one Palestinian woman: "Open the crossings for us."
Watch. 🔽
Shelters are overcrowded. People are left with nothing.
"A message to the whole world," pleads one Palestinian woman: "Open the crossings for us."
Watch. 🔽
April 17, 2025 at 10:12 AM
As atrocities and the aid blockade continue in #Gaza, hundreds of thousands of people are being repeatedly displaced.
Shelters are overcrowded. People are left with nothing.
"A message to the whole world," pleads one Palestinian woman: "Open the crossings for us."
Watch. 🔽
Shelters are overcrowded. People are left with nothing.
"A message to the whole world," pleads one Palestinian woman: "Open the crossings for us."
Watch. 🔽
Inspired by the local media models highlighted here, including in my old haunt of East London and my adopted home in the SW. #uk #local #news
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www.inpublishing.co.uk/articles/bre...
Breathing new life into local media
There is a new generation of entrepreneurs launching local media businesses, bringing with them new ideas on business models and funding. Phil Clark looks at some of the stand-out examples.
www.inpublishing.co.uk
April 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Inspired by the local media models highlighted here, including in my old haunt of East London and my adopted home in the SW. #uk #local #news
www.inpublishing.co.uk/articles/bre...
www.inpublishing.co.uk/articles/bre...
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Major stories this week:
🗳️ Fallout from the arrest of the WECA mayor
⏰ Deadline to register to vote for May 1 election today.
💦 A new water lab is a national first
💀 the Bath Death Walk
📱 and why the Roman Baths went viral!
🐝 Please share our weekly news round-up with anyone who’d be interested!
🗳️ Fallout from the arrest of the WECA mayor
⏰ Deadline to register to vote for May 1 election today.
💦 A new water lab is a national first
💀 the Bath Death Walk
📱 and why the Roman Baths went viral!
🐝 Please share our weekly news round-up with anyone who’d be interested!
April 11, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Major stories this week:
🗳️ Fallout from the arrest of the WECA mayor
⏰ Deadline to register to vote for May 1 election today.
💦 A new water lab is a national first
💀 the Bath Death Walk
📱 and why the Roman Baths went viral!
🐝 Please share our weekly news round-up with anyone who’d be interested!
🗳️ Fallout from the arrest of the WECA mayor
⏰ Deadline to register to vote for May 1 election today.
💦 A new water lab is a national first
💀 the Bath Death Walk
📱 and why the Roman Baths went viral!
🐝 Please share our weekly news round-up with anyone who’d be interested!
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Six out of every seven children in the UK's most deprived areas living in poverty.
Result of political choices - low wages, austerity, unchecked profiteering, benefit cuts, inequitable distribution of wealth.
Future blighted.
Govts listen to donors/rich, ignore the rest.
Result of political choices - low wages, austerity, unchecked profiteering, benefit cuts, inequitable distribution of wealth.
Future blighted.
Govts listen to donors/rich, ignore the rest.
Six out of seven UK kids live in poverty - map shows how your area fares
A record-high 4.5million children across the country were found to have been living in poverty in the year ending March 2024 - 121,000 more children than the year prior
www.mirror.co.uk
April 11, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Six out of every seven children in the UK's most deprived areas living in poverty.
Result of political choices - low wages, austerity, unchecked profiteering, benefit cuts, inequitable distribution of wealth.
Future blighted.
Govts listen to donors/rich, ignore the rest.
Result of political choices - low wages, austerity, unchecked profiteering, benefit cuts, inequitable distribution of wealth.
Future blighted.
Govts listen to donors/rich, ignore the rest.
Wow, there is a lot going on in Bath! Our weekly round up of curated local news lands tomorrow by 7a.m. - no ads, PR, opinions or pop-ups - subscribe here:
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April 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Wow, there is a lot going on in Bath! Our weekly round up of curated local news lands tomorrow by 7a.m. - no ads, PR, opinions or pop-ups - subscribe here:
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Loved participating in the "News Meeting" podcast by @tortoisemedia.bsky.social here in Bath: like being back in a London newsroom, under an editor's skeptical eye - minus the terrible coffee or long hours. Also loved the incredible female energy of the staff. Listen here: lnk.to/OKj0op
How did Trump’s top officials accidentally invite a journalist into their group chat?
Will there be any repercussions after top US security officials accidentally added the editor of the Atlantic to a Signal group used to plan airstrikes in Yemen? New government, new Spring Statement, ...
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March 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Loved participating in the "News Meeting" podcast by @tortoisemedia.bsky.social here in Bath: like being back in a London newsroom, under an editor's skeptical eye - minus the terrible coffee or long hours. Also loved the incredible female energy of the staff. Listen here: lnk.to/OKj0op
We're at 70 subscribers! Why are we doing this? Because we care about journalism, we want to be informed local citizens and right now, big tech is breaking everything: have you seen the AI copy and pop up ads? You have to start somewhere right? So we're starting by pulling together the best info. 🐝
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ID: Graphic shows comedian John Cleese with the date and 3 headlines.
ID: Graphic shows comedian John Cleese with the date and 3 headlines.
March 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
We're at 70 subscribers! Why are we doing this? Because we care about journalism, we want to be informed local citizens and right now, big tech is breaking everything: have you seen the AI copy and pop up ads? You have to start somewhere right? So we're starting by pulling together the best info. 🐝
We’re up to 50+ subscribers in three weeks! This is the only publication pulling together all the best journalism about Bath into one email. Please subscribe if you want to be better informed about our beautiful and complex city.
This week's buzz includes news on housing, health, local elections, things to do, a photo gallery of the Bath Half... possibly the world's tiniest sinkhole (!) and community notes.
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March 23, 2025 at 8:15 AM
We’re up to 50+ subscribers in three weeks! This is the only publication pulling together all the best journalism about Bath into one email. Please subscribe if you want to be better informed about our beautiful and complex city.
Looking forward to being a part of this!
Want to understand how stories make the news? Come along this Wednesday to a recording of @tortoisemedia.bsky.social News Meeting podcast - recording right here in Bath! 👇🏽
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The News Meeting Podcast - Live in Bath — Bath Arts Collective
In every newsroom around the world there’s a daily editorial conference to decide the news agenda and this is your chance to join in.
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March 23, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Looking forward to being a part of this!
As law abiding US citizen and former Green Card holder (from the age of 1), I find this chilling and despicable.
"Her mother said Schmidt told her immigration agents pressured him to give up his green card. She said he was placed on a mat, with little food or water, suffered sleep deprivation, and was denied access to his medication"
A green card holder at Boston airport
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A green card holder at Boston airport
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Green card holder from New Hampshire 'interrogated' at Logan Airport, detained
Fabian Schmidt’s family said they are unsure of why he is being held. They said he has a recently renewed green card, and no active issues in court.
www.nhpr.org
March 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
As law abiding US citizen and former Green Card holder (from the age of 1), I find this chilling and despicable.
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Edition 2 and we've got a paying subscriber (thanks Jen!) Here's all you need to know about the Bath Half and much more. 🐝🏃♂️🎈
March 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Edition 2 and we've got a paying subscriber (thanks Jen!) Here's all you need to know about the Bath Half and much more. 🐝🏃♂️🎈
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🐝 We started a thing! Get all your local news from Bath delivered to your inbox, ad-free, every week. It's curated by two local journalists who value being informed. The world's issues are our issues - so let's support good local journalism and build a community! Join the hive - subscribe! 🍯
March 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
🐝 We started a thing! Get all your local news from Bath delivered to your inbox, ad-free, every week. It's curated by two local journalists who value being informed. The world's issues are our issues - so let's support good local journalism and build a community! Join the hive - subscribe! 🍯
So proud of our #bathhalf team of parents! We’ve collectively surpassed our fundraising goal. It’s my first half 🏃🏾♀️ - can’t wait to cross that finish line - even at a crawl! 😅
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Team fundraising for St. Andrew's Church School Bath
Help James Kenward raise money to support St. Andrew's Church School Bath
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March 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
So proud of our #bathhalf team of parents! We’ve collectively surpassed our fundraising goal. It’s my first half 🏃🏾♀️ - can’t wait to cross that finish line - even at a crawl! 😅
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Pollution resulting from America’s ravenous digital demands falls disproportionately on the shoulders of Black households, @adamlmahoney.bsky.social reports.
Here's the story via @capitalb.bsky.social
Here's the story via @capitalb.bsky.social
How the data center boom could harm Black communities
Pollution resulting from America’s ravenous digital demands falls disproportionately on the shoulders of Black households.
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February 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Pollution resulting from America’s ravenous digital demands falls disproportionately on the shoulders of Black households, @adamlmahoney.bsky.social reports.
Here's the story via @capitalb.bsky.social
Here's the story via @capitalb.bsky.social
That’s a chutia thing to do… 😂
President Trump is planning to sign an executive order designating English as the official language of the U.S., a White House aide said on Friday.
Trump to Sign Order Designating English as Official Language of the U.S.
The order is expected to be largely symbolic but would be a victory for America’s English-only movement, which has long had ties to efforts to reduce immigration and restrict bilingual education.
www.nytimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
That’s a chutia thing to do… 😂
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"He has become a true voice of Ukrainian people"
Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Merezhko says his country is "proud" of President Zelensky after his meeting with Donald Trump today, insisting: "public opinion is on our side in the United States".
#Newsnight
Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Merezhko says his country is "proud" of President Zelensky after his meeting with Donald Trump today, insisting: "public opinion is on our side in the United States".
#Newsnight
February 28, 2025 at 11:53 PM
"He has become a true voice of Ukrainian people"
Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Merezhko says his country is "proud" of President Zelensky after his meeting with Donald Trump today, insisting: "public opinion is on our side in the United States".
#Newsnight
Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Merezhko says his country is "proud" of President Zelensky after his meeting with Donald Trump today, insisting: "public opinion is on our side in the United States".
#Newsnight
While the US President and VP take a collective moral dump in their golden toilet, The Atlantic nails what just happened to the wartime President of #Ukraine:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
It Was an Ambush
Today marked one of the grimmest days in the history of American diplomacy.
www.theatlantic.com
March 1, 2025 at 12:02 AM
While the US President and VP take a collective moral dump in their golden toilet, The Atlantic nails what just happened to the wartime President of #Ukraine:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Hundreds of @thetimes.com radio listeners across the UK have donated to continue our support to a young female #Afghan #journalist who risked her life to amplify the voices of #women. Thank you again to the wonderful @figlover.bsky.social for featuring Nabila's story. Donate here: gofund.me/ba8335a0
Donate to Afghan Journalist Refugees, organised by Anu Anand Hall
January 2025
Hello - Happy New Year! Many of you have been on this journey with us from … Anu Anand Hall needs your support for Afghan Journalist Refugees
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February 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Hundreds of @thetimes.com radio listeners across the UK have donated to continue our support to a young female #Afghan #journalist who risked her life to amplify the voices of #women. Thank you again to the wonderful @figlover.bsky.social for featuring Nabila's story. Donate here: gofund.me/ba8335a0
Nabila is only 26, but has already faced threats that no one should have to for reporting on #women in #Afghanistan.
Thanks to @TimesRadio - we've raised £460 to help support her while we work on a route to permanent safety. Our goal is £7,000.
gofund.me/0b729d50
Thanks to @TimesRadio - we've raised £460 to help support her while we work on a route to permanent safety. Our goal is £7,000.
gofund.me/0b729d50
Donate to Afghan Journalist Refugees, organised by Anu Anand Hall
January 2025
Hello - Happy New Year! Many of you have been on this journey with us from … Anu Anand Hall needs your support for Afghan Journalist Refugees
gofund.me
February 8, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Nabila is only 26, but has already faced threats that no one should have to for reporting on #women in #Afghanistan.
Thanks to @TimesRadio - we've raised £460 to help support her while we work on a route to permanent safety. Our goal is £7,000.
gofund.me/0b729d50
Thanks to @TimesRadio - we've raised £460 to help support her while we work on a route to permanent safety. Our goal is £7,000.
gofund.me/0b729d50
Who will continue to speak up for #Afghan #women? Not the cricketing world it seems. Thanks to @figlover.bsky.social
for taking an interest and for featuring the story of brave, young Nabila on her Times Radio podcast, Off Air. ❤️
Listen here:
www.thetimes.com/podcasts/off...
for taking an interest and for featuring the story of brave, young Nabila on her Times Radio podcast, Off Air. ❤️
Listen here:
www.thetimes.com/podcasts/off...
Off Air with Jane & Fi
Fresh from their new Times Radio show Jane Garvey and Fi Glover keep the mics on, grab a cuppa and say what they really think – unencumbered and off air. If you want to contact the show to ask a quest...
www.thetimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Who will continue to speak up for #Afghan #women? Not the cricketing world it seems. Thanks to @figlover.bsky.social
for taking an interest and for featuring the story of brave, young Nabila on her Times Radio podcast, Off Air. ❤️
Listen here:
www.thetimes.com/podcasts/off...
for taking an interest and for featuring the story of brave, young Nabila on her Times Radio podcast, Off Air. ❤️
Listen here:
www.thetimes.com/podcasts/off...