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Jem Collins
@jemcollins.co.uk
Editor of Journo Resources, but probably swimming. She/her. 🏳️‍🌈
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Friends who care about the work we do at @journoresources.bsky.social — can you buy a copy of our magazine? November and December are a super tough time to pay the bills as job adverts and sponsorships dry up, so this year we’re aiming to sell 400 copies 🥹

www.journoresources.org.uk/journo-resou...
@joannafairtrade.bsky.social Hey Joanna! I’m writing a quick piece for Positive News this week ahead of Fairtrade Day - is there any chance you might be available for a super quick interview? Many thanks!
April 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Are you a journalist able to speak on best writing practices/tips when it comes to active/passive voice? Urgently needing a final few lines on this for a piece this week for @journoresources.org.uk
January 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Can confirm the snow is here, London pals ❄️ ⛄️
January 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I'm in the market for a new spellchecker extension — does anyone have any reccs?

Basically, I'm looking for is Grammarly without the AI suggestions/here's how to sound more confident/thoughtful/suck the personality out of your writing/fall out of a tree.

#Editing #Journalism
January 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Well, this has got to be in my highlights of 2024 and, yes, I went to check I hadn't made this up after seeing it in print. Thankfully, I was still correct in my height thoughts.
JOURNO HEIGHTS LIST 2.0, courtesy of @thefence.bsky.social Issue 22 🎄
December 29, 2024 at 11:21 PM
Instagram needs to stop its night owl shade immediately
December 27, 2024 at 1:09 AM
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🎄Good morning! We need just four more orders today and we’ll hit 100 orders — which is 25% of our target. Can you help?

www.journoresources.org.uk/journo-resou...
December 14, 2024 at 10:19 AM
I still cannot get over this story — that the mother was vindictive and callous enough to do this. This guy is literally a kid. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Marcus Fakana: Let me come home, teen sentenced in Dubai pleads
Marcus Fakana was sentenced to one year in prison over a sexual relationship with a British girl.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 12, 2024 at 12:27 PM
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This story is indicative of a wider cultural issue in the gay media, and for LGBTQIA+ journalists in the mainstream.

Any media title not looking inwards today, is failing both its readers and staff.

Journalists deserve safe and supportive work environments.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
PinkNews bosses accused of sexual misconduct
Ex-staff members say they saw one of the couple who runs the site kissing and touching a drunk colleague.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 10, 2024 at 10:53 AM
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I just pre-ordered my copy

@journoresources.org.uk was invaluable for me and many others starting our careers in journalism – do help them out if you can!
Friends who care about the work we do at @journoresources.bsky.social — can you buy a copy of our magazine? November and December are a super tough time to pay the bills as job adverts and sponsorships dry up, so this year we’re aiming to sell 400 copies 🥹

www.journoresources.org.uk/journo-resou...
December 9, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Hello! We haven’t sold a copy for two days now, so any pre-orders this weekend would be hugely appreciated ❤️
Thank you so much to @fiforrest.bsky.social for this absolutely gorgeous review of our Yearbook, which has really made our week 💚

If you haven't got your copy yet, now is the time — and it will make a huge difference to keeping us running.

🔗 www.journoresources.org.uk/journo-resou...
December 6, 2024 at 6:50 PM
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6 hours under martial law: a drunk scene report from Seoul www.theverge.com/24312920/mar...
6 hours under martial law in Seoul
On the ground from the protests outside the National Assembly building
www.theverge.com
December 4, 2024 at 10:04 AM
I’m aware that it’s a Friday night, is Thanksgiving, and everything else but we need just five more orders to hit 5% which would be an incredible end to a long week!

Also, it’s my birthday tomorrow!
Friends who care about the work we do at @journoresources.bsky.social — can you buy a copy of our magazine? November and December are a super tough time to pay the bills as job adverts and sponsorships dry up, so this year we’re aiming to sell 400 copies 🥹

www.journoresources.org.uk/journo-resou...
November 29, 2024 at 6:56 PM
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This firsthand account of what it’s like to be homeless in America – by a former Boston Globe art critic – is as good as everyone says it is.
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
My Life As a Homeless Man in America
An extraordinary firsthand account.
www.esquire.com
November 27, 2024 at 10:05 AM
Hello! Do I have any mutual friends who are currently in the US but would be back soon? I have a US Amazon Gift Card I’m trying to spend for Black Friday.
November 27, 2024 at 9:06 AM
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Friends who care about the work we do at @journoresources.bsky.social — can you buy a copy of our magazine? November and December are a super tough time to pay the bills as job adverts and sponsorships dry up, so this year we’re aiming to sell 400 copies 🥹

www.journoresources.org.uk/journo-resou...
November 26, 2024 at 1:37 PM
Friends who care about the work we do at @journoresources.bsky.social — can you buy a copy of our magazine? November and December are a super tough time to pay the bills as job adverts and sponsorships dry up, so this year we’re aiming to sell 400 copies 🥹

www.journoresources.org.uk/journo-resou...
November 26, 2024 at 1:37 PM
So, I have moved the social media deckchairs around on my Home Screen but this feels a good time to mention that I have refused to update my Twitter app since July 2023 and I still live in the past with the bird.
November 23, 2024 at 11:48 AM
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Awesome (and important) piece from Anil Dash: Don’t call it a Substack

"Links are powerful — that’s why Instagram and Twitter and Threads punish and limit them, and why Substack tries to take credit for them. And that’s why “wherever you ... https://adders.blog/2024/11/20/awesome-and-important.html
November 20, 2024 at 9:51 AM
Merry Christmas from an interaction that still lives rent free in my head.
December 26, 2023 at 9:54 PM
Idk about y’all, but December really feels like one dropped plate away from complete and utter burn out.
December 6, 2023 at 6:10 PM
Anyone else not realise cereal was only for term time?
September 22, 2023 at 10:12 PM
Please, who buys the wetsuits at motorway service stations?
September 10, 2023 at 10:57 AM
My partner has been away for two (2) nights and I’ve fully reverted to my early 20s work until 3am while drinking wine self and truly I should not be trusted. All I’ve cooked is supermarket filled pasta.
September 7, 2023 at 11:46 PM