Sam Knight
@samknightwrites.bsky.social
Staff writer at the New Yorker, Letters from the U.K, "The Premonitions Bureau."
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I wrote about the BBC, wondering when it is going to realise what it is up against. www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
The Mess at the BBC Will Never End
The public broadcaster desperately needs the public to believe in it. Between its own stumbles and ceaseless right-wing hostility, it is in danger of losing its way.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I wrote about the BBC, wondering when it is going to realise what it is up against. www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
This at least is good news www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/w...
Egypt Pardons Most Prominent Political Prisoner
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September 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This at least is good news www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/w...
I wrote about Britain’s political autumn www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
Britain Is Manifesting Nigel Farage as Its Next Prime Minister
Donald Trump’s state visit only added to the seeming inevitability of the right-wing Reform Party.
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September 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I wrote about Britain’s political autumn www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
This is v useful and easy for turning off Google AI overview:
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Here's why I turned off AI Overviews and why you should consider it too
After being disappointed by Google's AI Overviews, I decided to figure out how to turn the feature off altogether.
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March 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This is v useful and easy for turning off Google AI overview:
www.androidauthority.com/how-to-turn-...
www.androidauthority.com/how-to-turn-...
Worth your time www.newyorker.com/news/essay/w...
Why I Left the Washington Post
Owner Jeff Bezos wants to transform the Opinions section of the paper, where I worked for forty years. After the publisher killed my column disagreeing with that move—it appears here in full—I decided...
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March 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Worth your time www.newyorker.com/news/essay/w...
I wrote about London's new newsletter scene www.newyorker.com/magazine/let...
London Is a Local-News Desert. What Comes Next?
After the Evening Standard, the city’s last daily paper, went weekly, a hodgepodge of small news sources sprang up.
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March 7, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I wrote about London's new newsletter scene www.newyorker.com/magazine/let...
Beavers! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Beaver releases into wild to be allowed in England for first time in centuries
Exclusive: Government to grant nature groups a licence for release of rodent species after earlier setbacks
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February 28, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Beavers! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“The history books are far from being written. We’re in the midst of it all. Let us reckon with that second Trump term.”
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Britain’s Foreign Secretary Braces for the Second Trump Age
David Lammy used to be an arch-critic of Donald Trump. Can he deal with the new Administration and reset the U.K.’s relationship with the E.U. at the same time?
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January 20, 2025 at 12:07 PM
“The history books are far from being written. We’re in the midst of it all. Let us reckon with that second Trump term.”
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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I wrote about the Musk onslaught www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Elon Musk’s Latest Terrifying Foray Into British Politics
The world’s richest man has become fixated on child sexual exploitation in deindustrialized English towns—much of which took place more than a decade ago.
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January 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I wrote about the Musk onslaught www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
“The motives of memory are never pure.” www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
Why Is It So Hard to Build a Holocaust Memorial in London?
Plans for a striking national monument next to the Palace of Westminster have been mired in disagreement for years.
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January 2, 2025 at 11:47 AM
“The motives of memory are never pure.” www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
True story, I lost my airpods. They were in my ears. Happy holidays.
December 20, 2024 at 2:43 PM
True story, I lost my airpods. They were in my ears. Happy holidays.
This is beautifully reported. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/u...
Top-Gun Navy Pilots Fly at the Extremes. Their Brains May Suffer.
A confidential Navy program is studying whether intense fighter jet operations can cause devastating brain injuries in flight crews.
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December 12, 2024 at 6:56 PM
This is beautifully reported. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/u...
I succumbed to this monster today.
November 28, 2024 at 4:09 PM
I succumbed to this monster today.
This is excellent www.esquire.com/news-politic...
My Life As a Homeless Man in America
An extraordinary firsthand account.
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November 27, 2024 at 11:00 AM
This is excellent www.esquire.com/news-politic...
Reposted by Sam Knight
Are you a shipwreck exploration nerd? I've got a good longread for you!
The Shipwreck Detective
Nigel Pickford has spent a lifetime searching for sunken treasure—without leaving dry land.
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November 17, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Are you a shipwreck exploration nerd? I've got a good longread for you!
This was fun, too. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Jenny Kleeman and Sam Knight
Two journalists bring their favourite books to chat about with Harriett Gilbert.
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November 12, 2024 at 12:20 PM
This was fun, too. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
In the spirit of the old days / new days of social media, I wrote a *completely-non-political-escapist-mainly-rooted-in-the-17th-century* story for the New Yorker last week. Enjoy! www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The Shipwreck Detective
Nigel Pickford has spent a lifetime searching for sunken treasure—without leaving dry land.
www.newyorker.com
November 12, 2024 at 11:12 AM
In the spirit of the old days / new days of social media, I wrote a *completely-non-political-escapist-mainly-rooted-in-the-17th-century* story for the New Yorker last week. Enjoy! www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...