Sue Valentine
@suevalentine.bsky.social
Former journalist. History, context & accuracy matter. As do simple acts of kindness. Ordinary people can change history.
Fellowship opportunity for journalists — berthafoundation.org/story/bertha...
Bertha Challenge 2026
Bertha Challenge 2026 Fellowship program for activists, investigative journalists, filmmakers and lawyers - application page
berthafoundation.org
June 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Fellowship opportunity for journalists — berthafoundation.org/story/bertha...
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Among the lost positives consigned to the dusty corners of the dictionary is ‘reck’, meaning ‘care’, ‘heed’, and ‘consideration’. Which means we can be reckful instead of reckless (and feckful, gormful, ruthful, ept, kempt, couth, consolate, and many more).
March 18, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Among the lost positives consigned to the dusty corners of the dictionary is ‘reck’, meaning ‘care’, ‘heed’, and ‘consideration’. Which means we can be reckful instead of reckless (and feckful, gormful, ruthful, ept, kempt, couth, consolate, and many more).
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
And especially dangerous for freelancers who account for 1 in 3 of journalists killed.
cpj.org/2025/02/dead...
cpj.org/2025/02/dead...
Deadliest year on record for journalists; 70% killed by Israel - Committee to Protect Journalists
Journalist killings reached unprecedented toll in 2024 Freelancers account for one in three killings worldwide New York, February 12, 2025 — A record number of journalists were killed worldwide in 20...
cpj.org
February 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
And especially dangerous for freelancers who account for 1 in 3 of journalists killed.
cpj.org/2025/02/dead...
cpj.org/2025/02/dead...
Loved ‘Broken English’.
Marianne Faithfull was a towering artist, not just the muse she was painted as
Marianne Faithfull was a towering artist, not just the muse she was painted as
The late singer made her share of bad decisions – but someone this artistically adventurous and unafraid was never going to have an ordinary life
• News: Marianne Faithfull, singular icon of British pop, dies aged 78
It is difficult to think of a moment…
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Loved ‘Broken English’.
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DeepSeek took off in part because, in a first, it offered a reasoning model that explains to you what it's doing. Its success shows how little AI product teams have done so far to make their products appealing to normal people: www.platformer.news/deepseek-des...
January 31, 2025 at 1:07 AM
DeepSeek took off in part because, in a first, it offered a reasoning model that explains to you what it's doing. Its success shows how little AI product teams have done so far to make their products appealing to normal people: www.platformer.news/deepseek-des...
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Ladies and gentlemen… @jessicatarlov.bsky.social, my co-host on the @ragingmoderates.bsky.social podcast. 💥💥💥
Tarlov: When you talk about staffing issues, sure, the control room is a problem, but you know what else is a problem? That there is no head of the FAA. Elon Musk has been trying to push him out… And they have in the first week in office gutted this key aviation safety advisory committee.
🎥: 1/2
🎥: 1/2
January 31, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Ladies and gentlemen… @jessicatarlov.bsky.social, my co-host on the @ragingmoderates.bsky.social podcast. 💥💥💥
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The Right Takes Aim at Wikipedia: Disputes around edits are nothing new, but the rise of partisanship has added fuel to the fire. By Sarah Grevy Gotfredsen of @towcenter.bsky.social www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
The Right Takes Aim at Wikipedia
Disputes around edits are nothing new, but the rise of partisanship has added fuel to the fire.
www.cjr.org
January 31, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The Right Takes Aim at Wikipedia: Disputes around edits are nothing new, but the rise of partisanship has added fuel to the fire. By Sarah Grevy Gotfredsen of @towcenter.bsky.social www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
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"On Thursday, Ai2, a nonprofit AI research institute based in Seattle, released a model that it claims outperforms DeepSeek V3, one of Chinese AI company DeepSeek’s leading systems.
Moreover, unlike GPT-4o (and even DeepSeek V3), Tulu 3 405B is open source."
techcrunch.com/2025/01/30/a...
Moreover, unlike GPT-4o (and even DeepSeek V3), Tulu 3 405B is open source."
techcrunch.com/2025/01/30/a...
Ai2 says its new AI model beats one of DeepSeek's best | TechCrunch
Move over, DeepSeek. Seattle-based nonprofit AI lab Ai2 has released a benchmark-topping model called Tulu3-405B.
techcrunch.com
January 31, 2025 at 5:02 AM
"On Thursday, Ai2, a nonprofit AI research institute based in Seattle, released a model that it claims outperforms DeepSeek V3, one of Chinese AI company DeepSeek’s leading systems.
Moreover, unlike GPT-4o (and even DeepSeek V3), Tulu 3 405B is open source."
techcrunch.com/2025/01/30/a...
Moreover, unlike GPT-4o (and even DeepSeek V3), Tulu 3 405B is open source."
techcrunch.com/2025/01/30/a...
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The way news reporting has changed over the past decades has been deeply unhelpful to good governance. Specialist journalists have been slashed. Everything is covered by the ‘lobby’—which is going feral, writes @samfr.bsky.social.
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
The press lobby is going feral—ignore it
Given the pressures of 24-hour news, lobby journalists cannot plausibly understand policy detail. Their skillset is to nose around and cause trouble
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
January 31, 2025 at 7:57 AM
The way news reporting has changed over the past decades has been deeply unhelpful to good governance. Specialist journalists have been slashed. Everything is covered by the ‘lobby’—which is going feral, writes @samfr.bsky.social.
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
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Meta paid Donald Trump $25m … for suspending his social media accounts. The same company that has stripped all news links from its Canadian website to avoid paying journalists for reporting ….. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Exclusive | Meta to Pay $25 Million to Settle 2021 Trump Lawsuit
The president had sued the social-media company after his accounts were suspended following the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
www.wsj.com
January 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Meta paid Donald Trump $25m … for suspending his social media accounts. The same company that has stripped all news links from its Canadian website to avoid paying journalists for reporting ….. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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January 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
📢 Our monthly newsletter is out!
🔬 The #ForeverLobbying Project – How lobbyists push back on the EU #PFAS ban.
📝 #IJ4EU grants – Apply now for funding & join Arena’s masterclass on 11.02.
🎟️ #Dataharvest 2025 – Sold out! Join the #EIJC25 waiting list!
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🔬 The #ForeverLobbying Project – How lobbyists push back on the EU #PFAS ban.
📝 #IJ4EU grants – Apply now for funding & join Arena’s masterclass on 11.02.
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Public interest journalism in Europe - grants applications are open. civitates-eu.org/funding-oppo...
Call for Proposals: Strengthening independent public interest journalism in Europe - Civitates
Open call to support independent public-interest media outlets in Europe.
civitates-eu.org
January 31, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Public interest journalism in Europe - grants applications are open. civitates-eu.org/funding-oppo...
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Deeply troubled by this news. Last year was the deadliest on record for journalists in Palestine, and this year is already starting no better. Safe passage must be guaranteed for Fadi al-Wahidi, and journalists in #Gaza must be protected:
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘Fadi is fighting for his life’: Israel blocks evacuation of cameraman shot in Gaza
Fadi al-Wahidi’s condition is deteriorating, say hospital staff, who do not have medication needed to treat him
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Deeply troubled by this news. Last year was the deadliest on record for journalists in Palestine, and this year is already starting no better. Safe passage must be guaranteed for Fadi al-Wahidi, and journalists in #Gaza must be protected:
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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When Evgenia Kara-Murza's husband, @vkaramurza.bsky.social, was sentenced to 25 years in prison in #Russia, she campaigned tirelessly for his release, which came in August 2024. Read our interview with Kara-Murza, winner of Index's 2024 Free Expression Award: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
January 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
When Evgenia Kara-Murza's husband, @vkaramurza.bsky.social, was sentenced to 25 years in prison in #Russia, she campaigned tirelessly for his release, which came in August 2024. Read our interview with Kara-Murza, winner of Index's 2024 Free Expression Award: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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'Legacy media' still shoulder huge financial & regulatory burden of meeting journalistic standards while tech oligarchs totally abandon their duty of care to the public. Platform recklessness also makes support for independent public media even more urgent www.publicmediaalliance.org/meta-fact-ch...
Why Meta fact-checking cuts highlights vital role of public media - Public Media Alliance
Cuts to Meta fact-checking in favour of community notes is deeply concerning and highlights the need to better support public media.
www.publicmediaalliance.org
January 11, 2025 at 6:53 AM
'Legacy media' still shoulder huge financial & regulatory burden of meeting journalistic standards while tech oligarchs totally abandon their duty of care to the public. Platform recklessness also makes support for independent public media even more urgent www.publicmediaalliance.org/meta-fact-ch...
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This by @bostonjoan.bsky.social is excellent www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Meta never cared about factchecking. What it wants is friction-free oligarchy
The company’s plan to end its factchecking program is about appeasing Trump. That signals the making of a mafia state
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
This by @bostonjoan.bsky.social is excellent www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Let’s hope so.
One day people will remember this
Biden: "In four years, the economy created 16.6 million new jobs, the most in any single presidential term. We've created jobs every single month I was in office ... the economy I'm leaving is the best in the world."
January 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Let’s hope so.
Critical context & corrections. Thank you @rosatkins.bsky.social
Elon Musk has had a lot to say about the grooming gangs scandal. With colleagues from BBC Verify, I've looked at 24 hours on Musk's X timeline. www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Ros Atkins on...24 hours on Elon Musk's X timeline
The BBC's Analysis editor, Ros Atkins, investigates Elon Musk's recent posts on X about grooming gangs - and looks at how one day unfolded on his timeline.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Critical context & corrections. Thank you @rosatkins.bsky.social
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NEW: Meta just killed its diversity, equity and inclusion program. Employees aren't buying the company's argument that it's the result of a 'shifting legal landscape.' What they're saying inside the company ➡️ www.platformer.news/meta-kills-d...
January 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
NEW: Meta just killed its diversity, equity and inclusion program. Employees aren't buying the company's argument that it's the result of a 'shifting legal landscape.' What they're saying inside the company ➡️ www.platformer.news/meta-kills-d...
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Internet Archive's founder, @brewster.kahle.org, spoke with @wbur.org's Megna Chakrabarti about the lawsuits against the Internet Archive, the importance of archiving the web, and the "constantly renewed mythological goal" of the Library of Alexandria.
🎧 Listen now: www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
🎧 Listen now: www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
The Internet Archive is in danger
More than 900 billion webpages are preserved on The Wayback Machine, a history of humanity online. Now, copyright lawsuits could wipe it out.
www.wbur.org
January 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Internet Archive's founder, @brewster.kahle.org, spoke with @wbur.org's Megna Chakrabarti about the lawsuits against the Internet Archive, the importance of archiving the web, and the "constantly renewed mythological goal" of the Library of Alexandria.
🎧 Listen now: www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
🎧 Listen now: www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
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Training materials obtained by @theintercept.com include specific examples of permitted hate speech that “demonstrate that Meta’s policy changes are political in nature and not intended to simply allow more freedom of expression,” EFF’s @jillian.bsky.social said.
Leaked Meta Rules: Users Are Free to Post “Mexican Immigrants Are Trash!” or “Trans People Are Immoral”
Facebook now allows attacks on immigrants and trans people, and posts like “Mexican immigrants are trash!” and “I’m a proud racist.”
theintercept.com
January 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Training materials obtained by @theintercept.com include specific examples of permitted hate speech that “demonstrate that Meta’s policy changes are political in nature and not intended to simply allow more freedom of expression,” EFF’s @jillian.bsky.social said.
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January 9, 2025
January 9, 2025
Family members, friends, and political leaders gathered today at the Washington National Cathedral to honor the life of former president Jimmy Carter, who died on December 29 at age 100.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
January 10, 2025 at 6:38 AM
January 9, 2025
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This was a joy; do have a listen on iPlayer. I could chat with @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social for days.
Susie Dent's World of Words
Word of Mouth
Today 15:30
BBC Radio 4
@susiedent.com joins @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social to talk about her lifelong fascination with words and their origins. It's a programme bringing some apricity, which is one of Susie's favourite words.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Word of Mouth
Today 15:30
BBC Radio 4
@susiedent.com joins @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social to talk about her lifelong fascination with words and their origins. It's a programme bringing some apricity, which is one of Susie's favourite words.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Word of Mouth, Susie Dent's World of Words
Susie Dent joins Michael to talk about her lifelong fascination with words and languages.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 10, 2025 at 7:41 AM
This was a joy; do have a listen on iPlayer. I could chat with @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social for days.