David Walsh
@davidmwalsh.bsky.social
Managing Editor of Euronews Next, a future-focused tech and innovation news site, and Euronews Health from @euronews.com | Occasional travel writer ✈️ | Mancunian in exile 🏴
I don’t often go back to things I’ve written - and it’s been a while since I’ve reread this @scotsman.com column from my days as a cub reporter. 8 years to the day since the Manchester Arena attack, and I still feel this ode sums up how I feel about my home city www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
David Walsh: A love letter to Manchester
The humanity shown in adversity by his fellow Mancunians shows the way forward for a world confronted with terror, writes David Walsh
www.scotsman.com
May 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I don’t often go back to things I’ve written - and it’s been a while since I’ve reread this @scotsman.com column from my days as a cub reporter. 8 years to the day since the Manchester Arena attack, and I still feel this ode sums up how I feel about my home city www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
One of my first articles for @euronews.com was an interview with colourist @marinamaral.bsky.social about her crucial work bringing life to b+w Auschwitz prisoner photos. Today, on Holocaust Memorial Day, it’s more important than ever to remember #neveragain👇
www.euronews.com/2020/01/28/t...
www.euronews.com/2020/01/28/t...
How colour pictures are bringing Auschwitz prisoners to life
Digital colourist Marina Amaral, the woman behind the Faces of Auschwitz project, explains why her work colourising pictures of Auschwitz inmates is so vital, despite the toll it takes personally.
www.euronews.com
January 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
One of my first articles for @euronews.com was an interview with colourist @marinamaral.bsky.social about her crucial work bringing life to b+w Auschwitz prisoner photos. Today, on Holocaust Memorial Day, it’s more important than ever to remember #neveragain👇
www.euronews.com/2020/01/28/t...
www.euronews.com/2020/01/28/t...
As Belarus goes to the polls today in an election almost certain to guarantee “Europe’s last dictator” an extension to his rule, I wanted to reshare my interview with opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on continuing the fight for a free country 👇
www.euronews.com/next/2023/11...
www.euronews.com/next/2023/11...
Tech is 'a beacon of democracy' for Belarus, says Tsikhanouskaya
Speaking to Euronews Next, Belarus' opposition leader reflected on human rights abuses in her homeland and technology's role in democracy.
www.euronews.com
January 26, 2025 at 10:14 AM
As Belarus goes to the polls today in an election almost certain to guarantee “Europe’s last dictator” an extension to his rule, I wanted to reshare my interview with opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on continuing the fight for a free country 👇
www.euronews.com/next/2023/11...
www.euronews.com/next/2023/11...
It’s rare to see me on the telebox but I very much enjoyed unpacking the ongoing TikTok saga with colleagues at Euronews Serbia yesterday. The surprise appearance of the Serbian phonetic spelling of my name was a bonus! 🤣
January 22, 2025 at 12:06 PM
It’s rare to see me on the telebox but I very much enjoyed unpacking the ongoing TikTok saga with colleagues at Euronews Serbia yesterday. The surprise appearance of the Serbian phonetic spelling of my name was a bonus! 🤣
I think all the space-related travel for work this year has rubbed off on the Boy child 😂 This is his latest rocket-themed creation. Future astronaut?
November 29, 2024 at 12:49 PM
I think all the space-related travel for work this year has rubbed off on the Boy child 😂 This is his latest rocket-themed creation. Future astronaut?
Some good news for a change!
Australia to introduce the world’s strictest law on social media access for minors 👏
Australia to introduce the world’s strictest law on social media access for minors 👏
Australia's world-first ban on social media for under 16s becomes law
The proposed bill was passed by lawmakers in both chambers of the Australian parliament.
www.euronews.com
November 28, 2024 at 1:12 PM
Some good news for a change!
Australia to introduce the world’s strictest law on social media access for minors 👏
Australia to introduce the world’s strictest law on social media access for minors 👏
Reposted by David Walsh
Traffic from Bluesky's @bsky.app to @theguardian.com is already 2x that of Threads
In its first week on the platform & with 300k followers, Bluesky traffic from @theguardian.com posts is already higher than it was from TwX in any week in 2024, where the account had 10.8m followers, but🧵
In its first week on the platform & with 300k followers, Bluesky traffic from @theguardian.com posts is already higher than it was from TwX in any week in 2024, where the account had 10.8m followers, but🧵
November 27, 2024 at 6:30 AM
Traffic from Bluesky's @bsky.app to @theguardian.com is already 2x that of Threads
In its first week on the platform & with 300k followers, Bluesky traffic from @theguardian.com posts is already higher than it was from TwX in any week in 2024, where the account had 10.8m followers, but🧵
In its first week on the platform & with 300k followers, Bluesky traffic from @theguardian.com posts is already higher than it was from TwX in any week in 2024, where the account had 10.8m followers, but🧵
Reposted by David Walsh
People are often surprised when I tell them this: both Twitter and Facebook/insta/threads are now specifically engineered to downgrade, hide, suppress real journalism. If this platform is different, that's a huge change
November 27, 2024 at 6:22 AM
People are often surprised when I tell them this: both Twitter and Facebook/insta/threads are now specifically engineered to downgrade, hide, suppress real journalism. If this platform is different, that's a huge change
A sign of the times.
A booklet first issued in 1940 has had a revamp to prepare Swedes for digital warfare with crises such as Internet and comms blackouts, cyberattacks, disinformation campaigns and so on 👇
A booklet first issued in 1940 has had a revamp to prepare Swedes for digital warfare with crises such as Internet and comms blackouts, cyberattacks, disinformation campaigns and so on 👇
Sweden reissues WWII booklet to prepare Swedes for war in digital age
Sweden has revived a wartime-era pamphlet and made it fit for the digital age to prepare its citizens for future crises.
www.euronews.com
November 27, 2024 at 2:19 PM
A sign of the times.
A booklet first issued in 1940 has had a revamp to prepare Swedes for digital warfare with crises such as Internet and comms blackouts, cyberattacks, disinformation campaigns and so on 👇
A booklet first issued in 1940 has had a revamp to prepare Swedes for digital warfare with crises such as Internet and comms blackouts, cyberattacks, disinformation campaigns and so on 👇
Reposted by David Walsh
🚗⚡️Ever wondered how electric vehicles (EVs) work and what makes them different from the vehicles we drive today? Here’s everything you need to know.
EVs explained: How do electric cars actually work?
Ever wondered how electric vehicles (EVs) work and what makes them different from the vehicles we drive today? Here’s everything you need to know.
www.euronews.com
November 25, 2024 at 3:56 PM
🚗⚡️Ever wondered how electric vehicles (EVs) work and what makes them different from the vehicles we drive today? Here’s everything you need to know.
The third part of our series #TheSwitch is out! 🙌🏻
⚡️ Covering all aspects of the transition from petrol/diesel cars to #EVs, the series hopes to dispel myths and help readers make informed choices thanks to the expertise of @gerherbert.bsky.social
Go check it out 👇
⚡️ Covering all aspects of the transition from petrol/diesel cars to #EVs, the series hopes to dispel myths and help readers make informed choices thanks to the expertise of @gerherbert.bsky.social
Go check it out 👇
Do EVs hold their value? My piece for @euronews.com
on how electric cars fare on the second-hand market
#electriccars #usedcars #evs
www.euronews.com/next/2024/11...
on how electric cars fare on the second-hand market
#electriccars #usedcars #evs
www.euronews.com/next/2024/11...
How quickly do electric cars lose their value?
In the third part of our new series The Switch, we look at how much electric cars depreciate compared to their petrol and diesel counterparts.
www.euronews.com
November 25, 2024 at 1:35 PM
The third part of our series #TheSwitch is out! 🙌🏻
⚡️ Covering all aspects of the transition from petrol/diesel cars to #EVs, the series hopes to dispel myths and help readers make informed choices thanks to the expertise of @gerherbert.bsky.social
Go check it out 👇
⚡️ Covering all aspects of the transition from petrol/diesel cars to #EVs, the series hopes to dispel myths and help readers make informed choices thanks to the expertise of @gerherbert.bsky.social
Go check it out 👇
Good to know that if like me, you have Irish genetics or heritage from any of the European countries with Celtic links, you’re potentially “cursed” 🥲😂
The 'Celtic curse,' the blood condition affecting the Irish diaspora
Awareness about haemochromatosis - a genetic condition that also affects people from Scotland, Wales, England, and Brittany - is still relatively low.
www.euronews.com
November 25, 2024 at 8:23 AM
Good to know that if like me, you have Irish genetics or heritage from any of the European countries with Celtic links, you’re potentially “cursed” 🥲😂
Reposted by David Walsh
“It is really important that we realise this toxicity comes from the [social media] algorithms and you can change that,” the inventor of the World Wide Web told Euronews Next.
Sir Tim Berners-Lee on getting the web and AI to ‘work for you’
“It is really important that we realise this toxicity comes from the [social media] algorithms and you can change that,” the inventor of the World Wide Web told Euronews Next.
www.euronews.com
November 21, 2024 at 11:00 AM
“It is really important that we realise this toxicity comes from the [social media] algorithms and you can change that,” the inventor of the World Wide Web told Euronews Next.