Kevin Smith
@kevinjgsmith.bsky.social
I train and fix up progressive voices for UK TV and radio. Broadcast media nerd. Into politics, climate & energy, social justice issues, #lgbtqia, disco history, trouble making, media stuff, he/him
Do you know people who are reporting on the UN climate talks in Brazil (Nov 10-21)? We have a very comprehensive list of international folks who will on the ground and are are available for interviews, quotes, briefings, opinion pieces or any other media needs. Message me for the list
October 14, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Do you know people who are reporting on the UN climate talks in Brazil (Nov 10-21)? We have a very comprehensive list of international folks who will on the ground and are are available for interviews, quotes, briefings, opinion pieces or any other media needs. Message me for the list
How is democracy in action a 'hostile takeover'?
August 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
How is democracy in action a 'hostile takeover'?
Scottish coverage of Trump visit
July 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Scottish coverage of Trump visit
Tributes pour in for Norman Tebbit etc etc
July 8, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Tributes pour in for Norman Tebbit etc etc
Behold, the wonders of phallocentric communication!
June 6, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Behold, the wonders of phallocentric communication!
An amazing transformation (for the better) is taking place on the streets of London.
May 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
An amazing transformation (for the better) is taking place on the streets of London.
What an incredible impact Sebastião Salgado had. RIP
May 24, 2025 at 7:54 AM
What an incredible impact Sebastião Salgado had. RIP
Live coverage of the Vatican chimney on Spanish TV
May 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Live coverage of the Vatican chimney on Spanish TV
I was stuck in the airport in Valencia for nine hours during the blackout and did a bunch of media work off the back of it. And it prompted me to put down some thoughts on the how and why of milking moments like this >> www.linkedin.com/posts/kevin-...
April 30, 2025 at 8:26 AM
I was stuck in the airport in Valencia for nine hours during the blackout and did a bunch of media work off the back of it. And it prompted me to put down some thoughts on the how and why of milking moments like this >> www.linkedin.com/posts/kevin-...
Sell the delicious-looking brownie, not the dry and abstract recipe.
Don't take your policy out in public - it's unseemly.
Day 2 of @anatosaurus.bsky.social's "How to make believe" messaging course being delivered to comms hubs from around the world >> asocommunications.com/team/
Don't take your policy out in public - it's unseemly.
Day 2 of @anatosaurus.bsky.social's "How to make believe" messaging course being delivered to comms hubs from around the world >> asocommunications.com/team/
April 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Sell the delicious-looking brownie, not the dry and abstract recipe.
Don't take your policy out in public - it's unseemly.
Day 2 of @anatosaurus.bsky.social's "How to make believe" messaging course being delivered to comms hubs from around the world >> asocommunications.com/team/
Don't take your policy out in public - it's unseemly.
Day 2 of @anatosaurus.bsky.social's "How to make believe" messaging course being delivered to comms hubs from around the world >> asocommunications.com/team/
95% of all left panels I have ever been to.
April 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
95% of all left panels I have ever been to.
Great @neonuk.bsky.social 'lunch and learn' session today on framing around "the rigged system" and how to prevent it from activating fatalism, with research and presentations from @frameworks.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Great @neonuk.bsky.social 'lunch and learn' session today on framing around "the rigged system" and how to prevent it from activating fatalism, with research and presentations from @frameworks.bsky.social
The people have spoken
March 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The people have spoken
15 years ago today after Tate tried to censor mention of BP sponsorship in a 'disobedience' workshop, participants held up Art Not Oil signs within the gallery, and the seeds of Liberate Tate was born & went on a 6 yr long campaign of unsolicited art interventions www.theguardian.com/environment/...
February 1, 2025 at 11:25 AM
15 years ago today after Tate tried to censor mention of BP sponsorship in a 'disobedience' workshop, participants held up Art Not Oil signs within the gallery, and the seeds of Liberate Tate was born & went on a 6 yr long campaign of unsolicited art interventions www.theguardian.com/environment/...
If these are "totally baseless claims", why does LBC go out it's way to give them a much bigger platform through social media channels? Casual dissemination of hateful disinformation.
January 31, 2025 at 10:39 AM
If these are "totally baseless claims", why does LBC go out it's way to give them a much bigger platform through social media channels? Casual dissemination of hateful disinformation.
We have a fun, fast-paced team that delivers impact on a daily basis, and would provide a really rich learning cure for anyone who would want to learn more about the ins and out of broadcast media. I'm happy to chat with anyone who might want to apply www.neweconomyorganisers.org/about-jobs/p...
January 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
We have a fun, fast-paced team that delivers impact on a daily basis, and would provide a really rich learning cure for anyone who would want to learn more about the ins and out of broadcast media. I'm happy to chat with anyone who might want to apply www.neweconomyorganisers.org/about-jobs/p...
Kung hei fat choi!
January 29, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Kung hei fat choi!
On an emergency metal replacement bridge that the army have installed in Picanya, Valencia, the local community have shared messages of solidarity and gratitude for the thousands of volunteers from across the region who came to help with the clean up
December 31, 2024 at 10:15 AM
On an emergency metal replacement bridge that the army have installed in Picanya, Valencia, the local community have shared messages of solidarity and gratitude for the thousands of volunteers from across the region who came to help with the clean up
In Paiporta, one of the Valencian towns with the most destruction from the floods. So many graveyards of cars and huge piles of people’s treasured possessions turned into trash #mazondimissio #mazondimision
December 30, 2024 at 5:10 PM
In Paiporta, one of the Valencian towns with the most destruction from the floods. So many graveyards of cars and huge piles of people’s treasured possessions turned into trash #mazondimissio #mazondimision
At the end of the protest, a moment of silence for the hundreds of people who lost their lives in the Valencia floods, with the tragic sounds of the alarm sirens that came too late #MazonDimissió #MazonDimision
December 29, 2024 at 7:21 PM
At the end of the protest, a moment of silence for the hundreds of people who lost their lives in the Valencia floods, with the tragic sounds of the alarm sirens that came too late #MazonDimissió #MazonDimision
Massive demonstration in Valencia this evening calling for the regional president, Mazón, to be sacked for his gross incompetence in dealing with the devastating floods in October #mazondimissio
December 29, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Massive demonstration in Valencia this evening calling for the regional president, Mazón, to be sacked for his gross incompetence in dealing with the devastating floods in October #mazondimissio
Blood stocks are very low this time of year AND the rule is you get to cancel one item off your Christmas shopping list first every donation
December 20, 2024 at 11:42 AM
Blood stocks are very low this time of year AND the rule is you get to cancel one item off your Christmas shopping list first every donation
Amazing name of the day
December 18, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Amazing name of the day
Happy Spotify wrapped day!
December 4, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Happy Spotify wrapped day!