Anna Williams
@annajsays.bsky.social
Endlessly curious about our world. Passionate about human rights, diversity and sustainability.
Currently with Oxford University's Saïd Business School. Formerly BBC World News and CNN Moscow
Currently with Oxford University's Saïd Business School. Formerly BBC World News and CNN Moscow
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Bloody Sunday, Blue Lights and the two most boring words in the English language. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Blue Lights is more than great TV. It might be the best chance Britons have of reckoning with the Troubles | Jonathan Freedland
The reaction to the Bloody Sunday trial makes it clear: those of us outside Northern Ireland just don’t understand the painful legacy of this brutal conflict, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedlan...
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October 25, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Bloody Sunday, Blue Lights and the two most boring words in the English language. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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On The Kicker @sulliview.bsky.social joins @joshuahersh.bsky.social to talk about what it means for journalism ethics to evolve with the times—and how she views questions around transparency, media bias, and whether the public editor role might make its return. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Margaret Sullivan Takes a New Look at Journalism Ethics
Podcast Episode · The Kicker · 10/23/2025 · 28m
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October 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
On The Kicker @sulliview.bsky.social joins @joshuahersh.bsky.social to talk about what it means for journalism ethics to evolve with the times—and how she views questions around transparency, media bias, and whether the public editor role might make its return. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
This episode of The Briefibg Room raises such ab inportat concern podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Is the UK in a data crisis?
Podcast Episode · The Briefing Room · 16/10/2025 · 28m
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October 19, 2025 at 11:42 AM
This episode of The Briefibg Room raises such ab inportat concern podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Depressingly prescient.
Europe is selling its soul to Trump on.ft.com/3JBTEGx | opinion
Europe is selling its soul to Trump
What masquerades as pragmatism is self-harming opportunism
on.ft.com
August 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Depressingly prescient.
Trump Seeks to Cut Basic Scientific Research by Roughly One-Third, Report Shows www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/s...
Trump Seeks to Cut Basic Scientific Research by Roughly One-Third, Report Shows
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July 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Trump Seeks to Cut Basic Scientific Research by Roughly One-Third, Report Shows www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/s...
Trump Seeks to Cut Basic Scientific Research by Roughly One-Third, Report Shows www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/s...
Trump Seeks to Cut Basic Scientific Research by Roughly One-Third, Report Shows
www.nytimes.com
July 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Trump Seeks to Cut Basic Scientific Research by Roughly One-Third, Report Shows www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/s...
Trump Seeks to Cut Basic Scientific Research by Roughly One-Third, Report Shows www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/s...
Trump Seeks to Cut Basic Scientific Research by Roughly One-Third, Report Shows
www.nytimes.com
July 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Trump Seeks to Cut Basic Scientific Research by Roughly One-Third, Report Shows www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/s...
Great insights as ever from @oanalungescu.bsky.social on the threats (seen and unseen) from Russia and what needs to be done and crucially when! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Nato’s moment of truth
Podcast Episode · The Rachman Review · 12/06/2025 · 29m
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June 12, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Great insights as ever from @oanalungescu.bsky.social on the threats (seen and unseen) from Russia and what needs to be done and crucially when! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Spot on -
Here’s What’s Happening in America, in Six (Mostly) Russian Terms www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/o...
Here’s What’s Happening in America, in Six (Mostly) Russian Terms www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/o...
Opinion | Here’s What’s Happening in America, in Six (Mostly) Russian Terms
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June 10, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Spot on -
Here’s What’s Happening in America, in Six (Mostly) Russian Terms www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/o...
Here’s What’s Happening in America, in Six (Mostly) Russian Terms www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/o...
@nytimes.com I’ve been waiting over 4 hours now for you to call me back about the problem with my subscription. For nearly 10 yrs I’ve been a loyal subscriber but your payment system has now glitched and keeps rejecting my payment. If subscribing to independent journalism matters please fix this.
April 19, 2025 at 12:29 AM
@nytimes.com I’ve been waiting over 4 hours now for you to call me back about the problem with my subscription. For nearly 10 yrs I’ve been a loyal subscriber but your payment system has now glitched and keeps rejecting my payment. If subscribing to independent journalism matters please fix this.
I knew this podcast was going to be great so I saved it up to listen to it all in one go on holidays.
It is an absolute must listen and well done to @suelinwong.bsky.social @samcolbert.bsky.social and the whole team 👏👏
It is an absolute must listen and well done to @suelinwong.bsky.social @samcolbert.bsky.social and the whole team 👏👏
My year-long investigation into the multibillion dollar world of online scams is out today — on the cover of The Economist and in my new 8-part podcast series, Scam Inc
Read the article: bit.ly/scam-inc
Listen to the podcast: econ.st/3CFzGaL
Read the article: bit.ly/scam-inc
Listen to the podcast: econ.st/3CFzGaL
Online scamming is a vast, sophisticated and fast-growing global enterprise that compares in size and scope to the illegal drug industry. Except that in many ways it is worse. As our investigation finds, nobody is safe from Scam Inc econ.st/4gvEhdm
April 15, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I knew this podcast was going to be great so I saved it up to listen to it all in one go on holidays.
It is an absolute must listen and well done to @suelinwong.bsky.social @samcolbert.bsky.social and the whole team 👏👏
It is an absolute must listen and well done to @suelinwong.bsky.social @samcolbert.bsky.social and the whole team 👏👏
Not enough power to share: The political feud behind Rodrigo Duterte's downfall from @pakhead.bsky.social
Hopefully there is some justice for the tens of thousands brutally murdered during his regime. ⬇️
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Hopefully there is some justice for the tens of thousands brutally murdered during his regime. ⬇️
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Rodrigo Duterte's downfall marks dramatic end to Philippines power struggle
The ex-president is on his way to the International Criminal Court following his arrest in Manila.
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March 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Not enough power to share: The political feud behind Rodrigo Duterte's downfall from @pakhead.bsky.social
Hopefully there is some justice for the tens of thousands brutally murdered during his regime. ⬇️
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Hopefully there is some justice for the tens of thousands brutally murdered during his regime. ⬇️
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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One Russian newspaper today sums up how Moscow views events of the last few days: “Dumbfounded Europe, kneed by America just below the belt, is still struggling to get its breath back.” #ReadingRussia
Steve's Reading Russia - Russian Press Review (17 February 2025)
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
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February 17, 2025 at 6:48 AM
One Russian newspaper today sums up how Moscow views events of the last few days: “Dumbfounded Europe, kneed by America just below the belt, is still struggling to get its breath back.” #ReadingRussia
Another great weekend essay from @financialtimes.com ⬇️
February 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Another great weekend essay from @financialtimes.com ⬇️
A bleak weekend read⬇️
February 8, 2025 at 7:39 AM
A bleak weekend read⬇️
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🎯🌱 The Climate Backtracker will capture actions taken from today onward by the second Trump presidency, to scale back or wholly eliminate federal climate mitigation and adaptation measures.
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January 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
🎯🌱 The Climate Backtracker will capture actions taken from today onward by the second Trump presidency, to scale back or wholly eliminate federal climate mitigation and adaptation measures.
Explore the tracker ➡️https://buff.ly/3CgESSg
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Intellectually I know this sort of hacking is happening but it still takes me aback when i hear about the scale of state actor activity in our data and comms podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
How China Hacked America’s Phone Network
Podcast Episode · The Daily · 12/12/2024 · 33m
podcasts.apple.com
December 17, 2024 at 7:02 AM
Intellectually I know this sort of hacking is happening but it still takes me aback when i hear about the scale of state actor activity in our data and comms podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Our lives are being determined and dictated by the obscene wealth of a bunch of self serving tech oligarchs. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/t...
Tech Industry and CEOs Curry Favor With Trump Ahead of His Inauguration
It was a week of frenzied activity, as Silicon Valley billionaires and their companies brandished checks and compliments for the President-elect.
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Our lives are being determined and dictated by the obscene wealth of a bunch of self serving tech oligarchs. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/t...
The ripple effects of the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea - www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/b...
Houthi Attacks Continue to Disrupt Shipping Industry As Israel-Hamas War Rages On
The transport route around the southern tip of Africa was once little used — but freighters are now forced to take it and are charging higher rates.
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2024 at 12:44 PM
The ripple effects of the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea - www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/b...
Shaken by Assad's sudden fall, Syria faces seismic turning point
December 9, 2024 at 11:03 PM
Shaken by Assad's sudden fall, Syria faces seismic turning point
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A reminder that we have prepared this starter pack with dozens of journalists, academics and media thinkers who are already on this platform. Some work at the Institute. Others are just people we read, learn from and admire
Follow them below
go.bsky.app/6r1SGfR
Follow them below
go.bsky.app/6r1SGfR
November 21, 2024 at 11:04 AM
A reminder that we have prepared this starter pack with dozens of journalists, academics and media thinkers who are already on this platform. Some work at the Institute. Others are just people we read, learn from and admire
Follow them below
go.bsky.app/6r1SGfR
Follow them below
go.bsky.app/6r1SGfR
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Oh - and if it’s not too much trouble, if you don’t mind Rt this so people can find me here, I’d be very grateful. Thank you
November 16, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Oh - and if it’s not too much trouble, if you don’t mind Rt this so people can find me here, I’d be very grateful. Thank you
What the all-seeing eye scanning our earth sees / “It sees a species dominated by Lords of the Desert: people prepared to destroy everything as long as they can command the ruins.”
Here's my column this week, about the astonishing moment in which we find ourselves: facing the greatest predicament humankind has ever confronted, and doing sweet FA about it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Picture an all-seeing eye scanning the dying Earth – and then lighting on our ‘solutions’ at Cop29 | George Monbiot
What would it witness in Azerbaijan? A species that knows it is destroying itself but is too greedy to change course, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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November 16, 2024 at 7:38 AM
What the all-seeing eye scanning our earth sees / “It sees a species dominated by Lords of the Desert: people prepared to destroy everything as long as they can command the ruins.”
November 15, 2024 at 8:31 PM