Barbara Speed
barbaraspeed.bsky.social
Barbara Speed
@barbaraspeed.bsky.social
Deputy head of opinion @theGuardian.com
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“They give me hope there’s something coming in the future.”

Great piece by @barbaraspeed.bsky.social about the fine art of editing movie trailers.
Coming soon … fame for film’s unsung superheroes: the trailer-makers!
Highly skilled specialist editors produce two-minute promos that can make or break a blockbuster. We step inside their hidden world
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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‘Not as niche as it sounds’ - A Place of Our Own by June Thomas looks at 6 spaces where lesbians met over the years, and is heart-warming, life-affirming, sometimes heart-breaking - with universal human relevance. Bars, bookstores, softball, communes... clothesinbooks.blogspot.com/2025/02/a-pl...
A Place of Our Own by June Thomas: author interview
A Place of Our Own:  Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Culture by June Thomas published 2024   ‘Not as niche as it sounds’ is a strange ve...
clothesinbooks.blogspot.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I will be joining my colleagues at the Guardian and Observer who are on strike for 48 hours over the sale of the Observer For more information please @GoNUJ93 and @NUJofficial or visit nuj.org.uk/savetheobserver
Not for Sale: Save The Observer
Journalists at the Guardian & Observer are taking strike action in opposition to the hurried sale of the title.
nuj.org.uk
December 4, 2024 at 8:50 AM
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With thanks to our colleagues in The Guardian’s US and Australia offices for their messages of support, as we start our first 48-hour strike to #savetheobserver

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December 4, 2024 at 12:39 AM
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📢The Guardian is now officially on Bluesky

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November 17, 2024 at 2:46 PM
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It’s real! Commentator of the Year Broadsheet. Thanks to my editor, Barbara, for this very arty photo.
November 13, 2024 at 8:55 AM