ABSW @absw.bsky.social Association of British Science Writers advocates and provides professional training, development and networking for journalists and writers covering STEM.
Lewk @boozler42.bsky.social University academic. When not doing my day job I'm interested in history, sailing, second world war, board games and fitness when my knee isn't faulty. General faffer.
John Angus Spencer-Barnes 🏳️🌈 @johnbarnes.org Freelance who reads the news on BBC Radio 5 Live & 40 BBC local radio stations from MediaCityUK in sunny Salford.
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Helen Miller @helenmiller.bsky.social Economist. Deputy Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies, theifs.bsky.social
Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Investigative journalist. Ex-Guardian/Observer. Now co-founder brand new all-women journalist collective, www.thenerve.news. Tech justice stuff: www.the-citizens.com. Personal newsletter: www.broligarchy.substack.com
johnsweeneyroar @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social Old school war reporter: author of 16 books inc Killer In The Kremlin, Murder In The Gulag and novel The Useful Idiot.
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Cameron Barr @cameronbarr.bsky.social Investigations editor at Mill Media; Former Washington Post managing editor
Abi Whistance @abi-whist.bsky.social Investigative journalist and editor of The Liverpool Post. Paul Foot & BJA shortlist 2025. Got a story? DMs are open ☎️
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Ian Martin @ianmartin.bsky.social The Thick of It. The Death of Stalin. Veep. The Hartlepool Spy. Epic Space. Broken English. Avenue 5. Unhinged, and other books. Guardian, Architects' Journal, iPaper, Observer, whatever. Grandpa. STATE PENSIONER.
derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social Menswear writer. Editor at Put This On. Words at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter.
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APPEAL @appealcharity.bsky.social A non-profit law practice committed to fighting miscarriages of justice and demanding reform of a broken justice system. https://appeal.org.uk/donate
Mollie Simpson @molliesimpson.bsky.social journalist 💌 @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social british journalism award winner 2025, @wijuk.bsky.social rising star and paul foot shortlist 2026
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The Post @liverpoolpost.bsky.social Liverpool’s quality newspaper, delivering proper journalism to 34,000+ subscribers across Merseyside. https://www.livpost.co.uk/
Ros Atkins @rosatkins.bsky.social BBC News Analysis Editor, The Media Show, 'The Art of Explanation', 'Communicating...' podcast, squash enthusiast, DJ. Agent:
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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social Media Editor for @theguardian.com. Likes ≠ endorsements, obv. Story? 👇👇👇
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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media Journalist. Editor of @londoncentric.media, a modern news outlet covering London in the old-fashioned way: www.londoncentric.media jim@londoncentric.media
Kaleigh Watterson @kaleighwatterson.bsky.social The BBC's political reporter for Cheshire. Cat lady, Sandgrounder, fan of loud tights.
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social Britain's best-selling news and current affairs magazine with a unique mix of jokes and investigative journalism.
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Basia Cummings @basialc.bsky.social Editor, digital
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Joel Abrams @joelabrams.com Spreading fact-based journalism from
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Rage Against The Machine ★ @rageagainst.bsky.social *THE* original Rage Twitter (250k followers) about Tom, Tim, Brad & Zack since 2010 with the band's full blessing has moved to Bluesky ★ Not run by a record company or agency ★ Your anger is a gift
Nine Inch Nails @nin.com Official NIN account
Depeche Mode @depechemode.com From beginnings in Basildon, Essex, to the Universe, Depeche Mode have been creating their brand of music for over 40 years.
PJ Harvey @pjharvey.net Official account for PJ Harvey http://pjharvey.net
New song 'Voyager' out now
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Imke Henkel @imkehenkel.bsky.social Lecturer in Journalism and Media @leedsunimedia.bsky.social. Interested in what media do to democracy. Book https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-69503-3. UK Co-Investigator for the Worlds of Journalism Study (https://worldsofjournalism.org/)
Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social Director of @britishfuture.bsky.social
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Tom Whipple @whippletom.bsky.social Science at The Times
My book, about the radio war: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1787634132?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_NPXKFD6KQ3B2P603N1ZN
Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social Author and Professor of Maths and Public Engagement.
Books -
Math(s) of Life and Death
How to Expect the Unexpected
You Don't Know What You're missing
https://tinyurl.com/37rx2yuv
He/Him
Ben Noble @benhnoble.bsky.social Associate Professor of Russian Politics, UCL | Associate Fellow, Chatham House
Digital Journalism @digitaljournalism.bsky.social Digital Journalism is an international, peer-reviewed, top-ranked journal that publishes cutting-edge research and concepts. Editor-in-Chief: Oscar Westlund.
https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rdij20
Felix M. Simon @felixsimon.bsky.social Research Fellow in AI, Information & News, Reuters Institute, Oxford University | Research Associate, Oxford Internet Institute | Junior Research Fellow, Corpus Christi College | AI, (mis)info, news, democracy | My views etc…
https://www.felixsimon.net/
Richard Fletcher @richardfletcher.bsky.social Director of Research + Deputy Director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford. Fellow of Green Templeton College. Lead researcher of the Digital News Report. www.richardfletcher.me
@sarahkeaveny.bsky.social @sarahkeaveny.bsky.social
Dr Lisa Pine @lisapine.bsky.social Historian and author. Fellow of the Institute of Historical Research and FRHistS.
Ian Hamilton @profianhamilton.bsky.social Addiction specialist, write for the Independent, BMJ, The Conversation, ByLine Times
Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social Founder and creative director of Bellingcat and director of Bellingcat Productions BV. Author of We Are Bellingcat.
Benjamin Strick @bendobrown.bsky.social Investigator | Human Rights | Hybrid Wars
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Eduardo Suárez @eduardosuarez.bsky.social Director of Editorial at @reutersinstitute.bsky.social. Journalist. I love trains, opera and books. From León, Spain
Robert Smith @robert.thecure.com The Cure : founder & writer & singer & guitarist & : shake me up
Richard Fisher @richardfisher.bsky.social Senior Editor, Aeon | Author of non-fiction book The Long View | Honorary professor in science communication, UCL | Formerly: BBC Future, MIT Knight Science Journalism fellow, New Scientist | https://richardfisher.carrd.co
Elke Schwarz @elkeschwarz.bsky.social Professor of Political Theory. Technology, politics, ethics and war are my main preoccupations. Lately also the Apocalypse.
Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions, University of Oxford, FBA. http://benansell.substack.com. BBC Reith Lecturer 2023. Host BBC Radio 4 Rethink. Columnist for Prospect. Director, Centre for Advanced Social Science Methods. www.benwansell.com
Jo Michell @jomichell.bsky.social Professor of economics at UWE Bristol. Chair of Post-Keynesian Economics Society. Progressive Economy Forum council member. Interested in macro, finance, banking, climate change, inequality, demographics.
https://people.uwe.ac.uk/Person/JoMichell
Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social
Joshi Herrmann @joshih.bsky.social millmedia.bsky.social editor/founder. Interested in #localjournalism and low-stakes media drama.
Guillermo del Toro @realgdt.bsky.social I make movies. I watch movies. I love movies.
Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org Press Gazette energy & environment journalist of the year 2022
Highly commended:
Society of Editors 2025
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Lucy Worsley @lucyworsley.bsky.social Hello! I'm Lucy, I'm a historian, I write books like biographies of Agatha Christie and present a VERY GOOD @BBCSounds podcast called #LadyKillers. For ages I was Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces, now an Ambassador for the charity.
Andrew Naughtie @andrewnaughtie.bsky.social Journalist, writer, Edinburgher. US Politics and other stuff besides.
Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social Journalist, currently at The New York Times. I cover privacy, technology, A.I., and the strange times we live in. Named after the Led Zeppelin song. Author of YOUR FACE BELONGS TO US. (Yes, in my head it will always be All Your Face Are Belong To Us)
Zoe Kleinman @zsk.bsky.social BBC Technology Editor 🤖
Erin Griffith @ering.bsky.social NYT reporter covering startups & venture capital
Writing a book about startups in the 2010s🦄
Kevin Roose @kevinroose.com NYT tech columnist, Hard Fork co-host, best at 0.8x speed
nitasha tiku @nitasha.bsky.social technology mother @ the washington post. baddie in the digital badlands. signal: nitasha.10
Davey Alba @davey.bsky.social Bloomberg tech reporter / Google, Big Tech, misinfo / https://daveyalba.com / ask for my Signal
Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social Hacking/crime/privacy journalist. Author of DARK WIRE, buy here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/joseph-cox/dark-wire/9781541702691/#preorder Co-founder of 404 Media. Signal: joseph.404 Email: joseph@404media.co
Brigitte @brigittetousi.hf.co Not an engineer @ Hugging Face | Previously @ Mila
I help build impactful narratives around open-source AI 🤗
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Florent Daudens @fdaudens.bsky.social Passionate about AI & Journalism / Previously @hf.co @radiocanadainfo @ledevoir & others
Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social Filmmaker. “Enron,” “Taxi to the Dark Side,” “Going Clear,” “The Inventor,” “Wise Guy: David Chase & the Sopranos,” & lots more. Now Maine man. Celtics fan.
Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social Irishman in London. Founder of award winning investigative news site Democracy for Sale https://democracyforsale.substack.com/
Christopher Buehlman @buehlmeister.bsky.social Word-grouping dogbotherer, garlicky kitchen haint, father of goblins. Non-compliant, secular, cat-whispery, has a kraken-ink tattoo.
Gary Bainbridge @garybainbridge.bsky.social Owner-operator of Liverpool's premier bijou editorial services provider, Bus Stop. Occasional bus traveller. Used to be a small deal.
Mariana Mazzucato @mazzucatom.bsky.social Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value, University College London. Author: Entrepreneurial State, Value of Everything, Mission Economy, Big Con. Founding Director UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose
www.marianamazzucato.com
Tim O'Reilly @timoreilly.bsky.social Founder & CEO, O'Reilly Media. Doing my best to help good futures happen.
Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social Stories that reveal and inspire, challenging expectations.
Weekdays 7-8pm on Channel 4.
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Dave Earley @earleyedition.bsky.social Head of Audience Development @australia.theguardian.com. SEO, social media, community, analytics, newsletters etc. All the digital news things
Sophia Smith Galer @sophiasgaler.bsky.social Author of The Sunday Times' book of the week How To Kill A Language, all about language loss and linguicide. I have won and lost a bunch of journalism awards too but more importantly I won Xmas University Challenge twice and Rosalía follows me on TikTok
Beth Rigby @bethrigby.bsky.social Political Editor, Presenter and Podcaster, Sky News. RTS Political Journalist of the Year. Electoral Dysfunction podcast out every Friday
Kay Burley @kayburley.bsky.social Dream big, work hard, stay humble.
Contact wolfie@wolfiekutner.com
Martha Gill @marthagill.bsky.social Observer columnist
Helen O'Hara @helenlohara.bsky.social Film journalist, author, podcaster, broadcaster, etc. Empire's Editor-at-Large. If you would like to give me work, have a look at helenohara.com
Chris Hewitt @chrishewitt.bsky.social Host of the Empire Film Podcast, wrangler of words for Empire magazine, LFC fan, utterly inept golfer.
Kim Newman @annodracula.bsky.social Novelist and Critic. https://johnnyalucard.com/
David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social Dramatist, author, apostate newspaperman specializing in artisanal contempt and discerning maledicta. The claim that I am the angriest man in television is faint praise indeed; the second angriest is yelling at an agent because residual checks are late.
Mark Kermode @kermodemovie.bsky.social LAST aisle seat on the left.
Emphasis on the FIRST syllable.
Dan Sabbagh @dansabbagh.bsky.social Journalist @guardian - defence and security editor. Based in London, travel to Ukraine and anywhere else when I can.... signal: londoncalling.77
Patrick Strudwick @patrickstrudwick.bsky.social Journalist. Podcast and documentary producer (‘Spacey Unmasked’, ‘White Smoke: America’s Chemsex Killer’ and more). Occasional host/presenter.
Very much still in the closet. PatrickStrudwick@gmail.com
Michelle McManus @michellemcmanus.bsky.social Professor of Safeguarding and Violence Prevention, Co-Director of the Institute for Children’s Futures, Manchester Metropolitan University.
Bibi van der Zee @bibivanderzee.bsky.social Guardian environment desk. Very fond of invertebrates. And corvids.
Space @redditspaceviewes.bsky.social Welcome,this account is devoted high-quality image of space,sharing quality astrophotography science &Technology
Gemma Ware @waresgemma.bsky.social Journalist making podcasts @theconversation.com and host of The Conversation Weekly podcast. Cricket lover.
Jonty Este @jonty98.bsky.social International affairs editor at The Conversation UK: @uk.theconversation.com. Interests include books, music, cooking, dogs, Tottenham Hotspur FC and travel, not necessarily in that order. And cricket. Did I mention cricket?
Avery Anapol @averyanapol.bsky.social Commissioning editor, politics + society @ The Conversation UK. Morning person. https://theconversation.com/uk/newsletters
JournalismUK @journalismnews.bsky.social News, digital tools and tips for journalists and publishers from https://www.journalism.co.uk.
Naomi Joseph @naomijoseph.com Arts and culture editor @uk.theconversation.com
Words and sounds for The Sunday Times, Monocle, Courier, gal-dem, Stylist and others
Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social I'm the editor in chief of Press Gazette. On here to find and share tidbits about the business of news. There's no business like news business. Journalism, media, publishing.
Josephine Lethbridge @josephineleth.bsky.social Writing, editing, comms. Climate education & mental health campaign manager @climatemajority.bsky.social; author of feminist newsletter The Evidence; media consultant & writing coach with a speciality in training academics/experts
Andy Bruce (Reuters) @bruceandy.bsky.social Reuters Journalist of the Year 2025: 'Scoop of the Year'
Senior correspondent, UK economy and north of England.
☀️ Stockport ☀️
💬 Signal: bruce.369
Sarah Lester @sarahllester.bsky.social Editor, Manchester Evening News
@manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Robyn Vinter @robynvinter.bsky.social North of England correspondent at the Guardian. Mostly here to make bad jokes
Helen Pidd @helenpidd.bsky.social Host of Today in Focus, the Guardian’s daily news podcast. Former North of England editor. Nominated for best host at the 2025 British Podcast Awards. Contact me in confidence helen.pidd@theguardian.com
David Collins @davidcollinsnews.bsky.social Sunday Times northern editor. Investigative reporter. Co-presenter Cocaine Inc podcast. Author of The Hunt for the Silver Killer & Saffie (out April 2025)
stories to david.collins@sunday-times.co.uk
https://greyhoundliterary.co.uk/authors/david-collins?