Ralph Cunningham - journalist/writer/editor
@ralph-ire.bsky.social
Freelance journalist, writer and editor. Mainly professional services, but, hey, I'll write anything for money. Runner, pickleballer, too. Strings to my bow
I can't remember the last time a TV drama gave me goosebumps like the intro to #BlueLights on #BBC1 did just now. Magnificent.
November 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I can't remember the last time a TV drama gave me goosebumps like the intro to #BlueLights on #BBC1 did just now. Magnificent.
You aren't allowed walk down the street and shout at someone to injure someone else. Why would you be allowed do it on social media?
September 3, 2025 at 10:57 AM
You aren't allowed walk down the street and shout at someone to injure someone else. Why would you be allowed do it on social media?
That runner's-up speech took an amazing amount of courage. What a heroine! #AmandaAnisimova @wimbledonltc.bsky.social
July 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
That runner's-up speech took an amazing amount of courage. What a heroine! #AmandaAnisimova @wimbledonltc.bsky.social
An omen for the new season for @manutdfc.bsky.social fans everywhere. Let's hope so.
June 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
An omen for the new season for @manutdfc.bsky.social fans everywhere. Let's hope so.
#NiallFerguson also said on #AmolRajan new podcast was that "Gaza is an impossible mess created by Hamas" as if Israel has had nothing to do with it. You know, it is possible, simultaneously, to abhor everything about Hamas and be horrified at what is happening in Gaza.
June 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
#NiallFerguson also said on #AmolRajan new podcast was that "Gaza is an impossible mess created by Hamas" as if Israel has had nothing to do with it. You know, it is possible, simultaneously, to abhor everything about Hamas and be horrified at what is happening in Gaza.
The UK needs a Javier Milei and Thatcherism on steroids, says Niall Ferguson, who doesn't live here. Easy for advice like that from outside the country. Eliminating Argentina's fiscal deficit and slashing inflation has also come with austerity and protests #BBCRadio4 #AmolRajan
June 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The UK needs a Javier Milei and Thatcherism on steroids, says Niall Ferguson, who doesn't live here. Easy for advice like that from outside the country. Eliminating Argentina's fiscal deficit and slashing inflation has also come with austerity and protests #BBCRadio4 #AmolRajan
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@lilycanter.bsky.social and I have had a spate of researchers reaching out to us really interested in the Ultra Women book. Excellent signs that the tide can be turned on understanding more about female endurance athletes
June 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
@lilycanter.bsky.social and I have had a spate of researchers reaching out to us really interested in the Ultra Women book. Excellent signs that the tide can be turned on understanding more about female endurance athletes
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Great to see Ultra Women in this pile @lilycanter.bsky.social
The good weather’s back and with it the latest batch for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2025.
Some big names in writing here, others just taking their first steps.
Can’t wait to dig in.
Some big names in writing here, others just taking their first steps.
Can’t wait to dig in.
June 10, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Great to see Ultra Women in this pile @lilycanter.bsky.social
Are the HR problems of the Reform Party really the no. 1 story on BBC News at 10?
June 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Are the HR problems of the Reform Party really the no. 1 story on BBC News at 10?
www.youtube.com/live/BmD3sN-... He's just compared the Russia-Ukaine war to two children fighting in the playground and he talks about Ukraine as if it bears as much responsibility for the war as Russia. It makes me so angry.
President Trump Participates in a Bilateral Meeting with the Chancellor of Germany
YouTube video by The White House
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June 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
www.youtube.com/live/BmD3sN-... He's just compared the Russia-Ukaine war to two children fighting in the playground and he talks about Ukraine as if it bears as much responsibility for the war as Russia. It makes me so angry.
For all freelance journalists resident in the UK...
Exciting news for all UK freelance journalists! The Freelance Journalism Awards are back! Full details 👇
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Freelance Journalism Awards 2025!
Now open for entries so what are you waiting for
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June 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
For all freelance journalists resident in the UK...
Q&A: Tamara Bralo on fighting to protect Radio Free Asia's journalists! 🦋 www.cjr.org/the_media_to... Good luck to everyone at Radio Free Asia
Q&A: Tamara Bralo on Fighting to Protect Radio Free Asia’s Journalists
“It’s difficult to remain calm when you’re dealing with this much trauma.”
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June 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Q&A: Tamara Bralo on fighting to protect Radio Free Asia's journalists! 🦋 www.cjr.org/the_media_to... Good luck to everyone at Radio Free Asia
You could question why #bbcwato felt it should interview Sebastian Gorka just now, who has form for breathtaking rudeness and lies, but applause for @sarahmontague.bsky.social for continuing in the face of someone as offensive as that. Does balance extend to interviewing a liar?
May 13, 2025 at 12:40 PM
You could question why #bbcwato felt it should interview Sebastian Gorka just now, who has form for breathtaking rudeness and lies, but applause for @sarahmontague.bsky.social for continuing in the face of someone as offensive as that. Does balance extend to interviewing a liar?
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This is the week Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal is out - I know it is the best book I’ve written and the most useful - not much media stuff so, as usual, I will relentlessly tour bookshops and libraries cos I think it is worth your time Robinince.com
April 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
This is the week Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal is out - I know it is the best book I’ve written and the most useful - not much media stuff so, as usual, I will relentlessly tour bookshops and libraries cos I think it is worth your time Robinince.com
Chris Packham let Henry and Jo tell their story which is all you can ask for from a documentary. Superb.
Good and useful telly alert! On Monday at 9pm, Chris Packham presents Inside Our ADHD Minds on BBC Two. I've just read a review of it (a rave) and am so looking forward to seeing it. And, frankly, what a bloody relief to have it discussed seriously rather than as a gag. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Two - Inside Our Minds, Inside Our ADHD Minds
Chris helps a tour guide connect with his parents and a project manager process her grief.
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May 13, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Chris Packham let Henry and Jo tell their story which is all you can ask for from a documentary. Superb.
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Loving all the queries to @lilycanter.bsky.social and I on where to get the Ultra Women book that's not Amazon! The answer is you can find it in local bookshops (or if not they will order it in for you), Waterstones has it or Bookshop.org, Hive has already sold out but will be ordering more 💪
May 13, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Loving all the queries to @lilycanter.bsky.social and I on where to get the Ultra Women book that's not Amazon! The answer is you can find it in local bookshops (or if not they will order it in for you), Waterstones has it or Bookshop.org, Hive has already sold out but will be ordering more 💪
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So how do you write a book when there are two of you (and you have full time jobs). This week’s @freelancingfor.bsky.social newsletter reveals how @lilycanter.bsky.social and I did it! freelancingforjournalists.substack.com/p/how-we-co-...
How we co-wrote a book
Juggling regular work with a large project
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May 7, 2025 at 11:31 AM
So how do you write a book when there are two of you (and you have full time jobs). This week’s @freelancingfor.bsky.social newsletter reveals how @lilycanter.bsky.social and I did it! freelancingforjournalists.substack.com/p/how-we-co-...
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And again... #CreditSuisse: Credit Suisse to pay $511 million for helping U.S. taxpayers hide over $4 billion overseas www.cnbc.com/2025/05/05/d...
Credit Suisse to pay $511 million for helping U.S. taxpayers hide over $4 billion overseas
"Credit Suisse AG committed new crimes and breached its May 2014 plea agreement," the DOJ said in announcing the penalty with the UBS subsidiary.
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May 6, 2025 at 9:04 AM
And again... #CreditSuisse: Credit Suisse to pay $511 million for helping U.S. taxpayers hide over $4 billion overseas www.cnbc.com/2025/05/05/d...
I've booked tickets for What Economists Really Do: The Political and Economic Risks of AI at Online on Monday 12th May 2025 www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/MMHFFI...
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May 6, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I've booked tickets for What Economists Really Do: The Political and Economic Risks of AI at Online on Monday 12th May 2025 www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/MMHFFI...
Well done. Looking forward to it.
Just a heads up that there is a special bonus episode of the podcast out on Wednesday. @emmajourno.bsky.social @lilycanter.bsky.social will be discussing the work that went into their latest book ULTRA WOMEN and how they juggled book writing alongside their normal freelance workload.
May 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Well done. Looking forward to it.
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Ultra Women is out this week so prepare to be bombarded by @lilycanter.bsky.social and I with posts but we’re not sorry because we worked really hard and it’s a cracking good read 👍🏻 www.canburypress.com/collections/...
Just a heads up that there is a special bonus episode of the podcast out on Wednesday. @emmajourno.bsky.social @lilycanter.bsky.social will be discussing the work that went into their latest book ULTRA WOMEN and how they juggled book writing alongside their normal freelance workload.
May 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Ultra Women is out this week so prepare to be bombarded by @lilycanter.bsky.social and I with posts but we’re not sorry because we worked really hard and it’s a cracking good read 👍🏻 www.canburypress.com/collections/...
hongkongfp.com/2025/05/02/h... Just dire. Very depressing
Press Freedom Index 2025: HK falls to 140th, enters 'red zone' for first time
Hong Kong has tumbled five places in the annual Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index, entering the "red zone" for the first time, alongside China.
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May 3, 2025 at 10:03 AM
hongkongfp.com/2025/05/02/h... Just dire. Very depressing
JD Vance says he's "optimistic" about finding an end to the war in Ukraine. Didn't his boss say he would bring it to an end in 24 hours once he became president again? Now the administration is only optimistic?
April 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
JD Vance says he's "optimistic" about finding an end to the war in Ukraine. Didn't his boss say he would bring it to an end in 24 hours once he became president again? Now the administration is only optimistic?
He's lying again. Just said on Air Force One that he inherited a terrible economy youtu.be/GaWx82C2jd4?...
President Trump Gaggles with Press On Air Force One, Apr. 3, 2025
YouTube video by The White House
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April 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
He's lying again. Just said on Air Force One that he inherited a terrible economy youtu.be/GaWx82C2jd4?...
"Maybe the numbers won't show, I think the numbers will be better.": I don't know what that even means. He's boasting now and telling lies about the economy in his first term. Inflation was falling steadily when he won re-election.
April 2, 2025 at 8:45 PM
"Maybe the numbers won't show, I think the numbers will be better.": I don't know what that even means. He's boasting now and telling lies about the economy in his first term. Inflation was falling steadily when he won re-election.