Tony Harcup
@writerlytone.bsky.social
Tony Harcup writes about journalism - mostly in books and articles, sometimes here and at @rememberlop.bsky.social
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/journalism/people/academic/tony-harcup
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/journalism/people/academic/tony-harcup
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Tony Harcup
@writerlytone.bsky.social
· Nov 22
I've got my idea booklet and glitter pen, so I'm pretty much good to go.
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Yorkshire Photo of the Day - Scarborough, the longest railway seat in the world!
November 18, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Yorkshire Photo of the Day - Scarborough, the longest railway seat in the world!
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On this day in 1910, hundreds of suffragettes marched on Westminster to secure voting rights for women. It was later dubbed 'Black Friday' because of the violence that followed.
Image from our newspapers: The Daily Mirror, 19 November 1910.
Image from our newspapers: The Daily Mirror, 19 November 1910.
November 18, 2025 at 9:42 AM
On this day in 1910, hundreds of suffragettes marched on Westminster to secure voting rights for women. It was later dubbed 'Black Friday' because of the violence that followed.
Image from our newspapers: The Daily Mirror, 19 November 1910.
Image from our newspapers: The Daily Mirror, 19 November 1910.
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NUJ reps at the BBC overwhelmingly passed a motion calling for worker representation on the BBC board, an independently-appointed chair, and sustainable funding through Charter Renewal.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/bbc...
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/bbc...
BBC workers call for board reform and sustainable funding
NUJ members at the BBC have outlined their vision for an impartial, universally available and funded BBC.
www.nuj.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
NUJ reps at the BBC overwhelmingly passed a motion calling for worker representation on the BBC board, an independently-appointed chair, and sustainable funding through Charter Renewal.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/bbc...
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/bbc...
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May Morris for Morris & Co.
November 17, 2025 at 5:39 AM
May Morris for Morris & Co.
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Women angry at male violence - as reported in Leeds Other Paper, 45 years ago this month.
#ReclaimTheNight #EndViolenceAgainstWomen
#ReclaimTheNight #EndViolenceAgainstWomen
November 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Women angry at male violence - as reported in Leeds Other Paper, 45 years ago this month.
#ReclaimTheNight #EndViolenceAgainstWomen
#ReclaimTheNight #EndViolenceAgainstWomen
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Ladybird wisdom, 1975
“With so much noise in the world, we have to listen carefully to the things that are worth hearing”
(‘Sounds’, Artist: BH Robinson)
“With so much noise in the world, we have to listen carefully to the things that are worth hearing”
(‘Sounds’, Artist: BH Robinson)
November 17, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Ladybird wisdom, 1975
“With so much noise in the world, we have to listen carefully to the things that are worth hearing”
(‘Sounds’, Artist: BH Robinson)
“With so much noise in the world, we have to listen carefully to the things that are worth hearing”
(‘Sounds’, Artist: BH Robinson)
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I’ve just published a new article in the @uk.theconversation.com entitled 'BBC bias? The Prescott memo falls well short of the standards of impartiality it demands’ Thread 1/8: theconversation.com/bbc-bias-the...
BBC bias? The Prescott memo falls well short of the standards of impartiality it demands
The Prescott memo contained no research questions or objectives, method, sample, time frame or, crucially, analytical framework for examining output.
theconversation.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I’ve just published a new article in the @uk.theconversation.com entitled 'BBC bias? The Prescott memo falls well short of the standards of impartiality it demands’ Thread 1/8: theconversation.com/bbc-bias-the...
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6pm, 27 Nov: free screening of 1972 Man Alive documentary 'Alright, We'll Do It Ourselves', a fascinating snapshot of Stepney in the early 1970s, including oral histories from residents
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alright-we...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alright-we...
Alright, We’ll Do It Ourselves | Film Screening
Film screening in collaboration with Four Corner gallery
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October 31, 2025 at 2:20 PM
6pm, 27 Nov: free screening of 1972 Man Alive documentary 'Alright, We'll Do It Ourselves', a fascinating snapshot of Stepney in the early 1970s, including oral histories from residents
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alright-we...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alright-we...
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'The BBC does not belong to the government or its board. It belongs to the people and to its workers.'
Well said, @nujofficial.bsky.social.
Well said, @nujofficial.bsky.social.
The NUJ has defended the professional integrity of its members amid one-sided attacks.
The union has demanded BBC governance reform and sustainable funding to safeguard public service journalism.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
The union has demanded BBC governance reform and sustainable funding to safeguard public service journalism.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
NUJ backs BBC journalists and calls for governance reform
The NUJ has called for worker representation and independent appointments to the BBC board ahead of culture secretary Lisa Nandy's urgent statement to parliament today.
www.nuj.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
'The BBC does not belong to the government or its board. It belongs to the people and to its workers.'
Well said, @nujofficial.bsky.social.
Well said, @nujofficial.bsky.social.
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BBC Under Attack: Pot and Kettle Special
The new Private Eye is out now.
The new Private Eye is out now.
November 12, 2025 at 8:06 AM
BBC Under Attack: Pot and Kettle Special
The new Private Eye is out now.
The new Private Eye is out now.
'The BBC does not belong to the government or its board. It belongs to the people and to its workers.'
Well said, @nujofficial.bsky.social.
Well said, @nujofficial.bsky.social.
The NUJ has defended the professional integrity of its members amid one-sided attacks.
The union has demanded BBC governance reform and sustainable funding to safeguard public service journalism.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
The union has demanded BBC governance reform and sustainable funding to safeguard public service journalism.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
NUJ backs BBC journalists and calls for governance reform
The NUJ has called for worker representation and independent appointments to the BBC board ahead of culture secretary Lisa Nandy's urgent statement to parliament today.
www.nuj.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
'The BBC does not belong to the government or its board. It belongs to the people and to its workers.'
Well said, @nujofficial.bsky.social.
Well said, @nujofficial.bsky.social.
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Enough is enough - good to see #ReclaimTheNight featured in today's Yorkshire Evening Post.
October 29, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Enough is enough - good to see #ReclaimTheNight featured in today's Yorkshire Evening Post.
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WOMEN RECLAIM THE NIGHT
There are lots of Reclaim the Night events across West Yorkshire this weekend - here's Leeds Other Paper's report of the first one, back in 1977.
#ReclaimTheNight #SaferStreets
There are lots of Reclaim the Night events across West Yorkshire this weekend - here's Leeds Other Paper's report of the first one, back in 1977.
#ReclaimTheNight #SaferStreets
October 24, 2025 at 6:56 AM
WOMEN RECLAIM THE NIGHT
There are lots of Reclaim the Night events across West Yorkshire this weekend - here's Leeds Other Paper's report of the first one, back in 1977.
#ReclaimTheNight #SaferStreets
There are lots of Reclaim the Night events across West Yorkshire this weekend - here's Leeds Other Paper's report of the first one, back in 1977.
#ReclaimTheNight #SaferStreets
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Monday!
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
October 20, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Monday!
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
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Shhh... A copy of Leeds Other Paper/Northern Star with #Chumbawamba on the front page, spotted in the fab @leedsmuseums.bsky.social exhibition on the music scene in Leeds now on at Leeds City Museum.
October 18, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Shhh... A copy of Leeds Other Paper/Northern Star with #Chumbawamba on the front page, spotted in the fab @leedsmuseums.bsky.social exhibition on the music scene in Leeds now on at Leeds City Museum.
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An Autumn Lane, 1886, painting by Leeds-born John Atkinson Grimshaw (private collection). #NorthernArt
October 15, 2025 at 7:21 AM
An Autumn Lane, 1886, painting by Leeds-born John Atkinson Grimshaw (private collection). #NorthernArt
Booooooooooooooooooooooo
October 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Booooooooooooooooooooooo
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This looks an interesting talk - here's Leeds Other Paper's coverage of the Chapeltown bonfire night events from 50 years ago. #BlackHistoryMonth #LeedsHistory
October 13, 2025 at 7:23 AM
This looks an interesting talk - here's Leeds Other Paper's coverage of the Chapeltown bonfire night events from 50 years ago. #BlackHistoryMonth #LeedsHistory
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John Atkinson Grimshaw was a master of moonlit streets and mist-draped docks, a painter who captured the very texture of the Victorian dream. His cityscapes, illuminated by the soft glow of gaslight, startled viewers with their precision and poetry, scenes where realism met reverie. Though
October 13, 2025 at 7:52 AM
John Atkinson Grimshaw was a master of moonlit streets and mist-draped docks, a painter who captured the very texture of the Victorian dream. His cityscapes, illuminated by the soft glow of gaslight, startled viewers with their precision and poetry, scenes where realism met reverie. Though
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‘The number of Cafe Royal titles has passed seven hundred; together they constitute a singular record of British and Irish vernacular photography between about 1960 and 2010.’
Ben Campbell on a collection of his father Peter’s photographs of London in the early sixties
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Ben Campbell on a collection of his father Peter’s photographs of London in the early sixties
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Ben Campbell · In the Shoebox: Peter’s Snapshots
The snapshots in my father’s book were taken during his first three years in London, after he emigrated from New...
www.lrb.co.uk
October 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
‘The number of Cafe Royal titles has passed seven hundred; together they constitute a singular record of British and Irish vernacular photography between about 1960 and 2010.’
Ben Campbell on a collection of his father Peter’s photographs of London in the early sixties
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Ben Campbell on a collection of his father Peter’s photographs of London in the early sixties
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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'These children are being poisoned' - they used to put lead in petrol, you know? Leeds Other Paper was on the case for years...
October 9, 2025 at 10:27 AM
'These children are being poisoned' - they used to put lead in petrol, you know? Leeds Other Paper was on the case for years...
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'Prospect of Whitby' (wood engraving) by John Bryce
thewappinggroupofartists.co.uk/members-pages/john-bryce.php
thewappinggroupofartists.co.uk/members-pages/john-bryce.php
October 9, 2025 at 9:26 AM
'Prospect of Whitby' (wood engraving) by John Bryce
thewappinggroupofartists.co.uk/members-pages/john-bryce.php
thewappinggroupofartists.co.uk/members-pages/john-bryce.php
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If “All the President’s Men“ were made today, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward would be sacked by the Washington Post to stop them investigating crimes committed by the President of the United States.
October 8, 2025 at 11:05 AM
If “All the President’s Men“ were made today, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward would be sacked by the Washington Post to stop them investigating crimes committed by the President of the United States.
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It's a dream I always have.
October 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM
It's a dream I always have.