Mary Fitzgerald
Executive Director, CommsHub, Meliore Foundation. @avaaz (trustee), @prospectmagazine.co.uk (editorial board). Formerly @open-society, @opendemocracy.net. ‘Does the woman reviewing the newspapers own a hairbrush?'
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- VERY excited about this ❤️💪🔥 pressgazette.co.uk/news/former-...
- First Boris. Now Tony…
- Reposted by Mary FitzgeraldDemocracy for Sale has been working w/ @38degrees.bsky.social on a campaign to cap political donations in the UK. Our petition is now at over 49,700 signatures!! 🎉 Can we get it to 50k and send a really strong message? Please share! Ta you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
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- Reposted by Mary FitzgeraldA comprehensive comms success.
- Excited to be back in gorgeous Perugia for #ijf25 Come hear how creative media leaders are growing high-impact businesses despite the odds… in places with hostile governments & and where most foreign funding is banned 🔥 www.journalismfestival.com/programme/20...
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- As AI upends everything, do we want journalism delivered by Elon Musk (or Melon Tusk, as my 8 year old calls him)? Or, can we do better? Me & Dave Caswell on why the BBC & others must step up. We need a public service revolution now. Before it's too late www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
- Plus in the same @prospectmagazine.co.uk issue, @rasmuskleis.bsky.social has some bracing news for today's journalism industry www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
- Reposted by Mary FitzgeraldWe're raising cash for 100 Palestinian families for @shelterbox.bsky.social. It's a minuscule amount but better than ignoring Gaza. Join us. Fund us Repost. I need your help to get to £44k target. Thanks! www.eventbookings.com/b/event/the-... @claraandersson.bsky.social @doctoroxford.bsky.social
- SO proud to have supported @financialtimes.com's Democracy 2024 series, produced by the brilliant @julietriddell.bsky.social, now nominated for the RTS Journalism Award ❤️ Comes on the back of a slew of other nominations & awards for these beautiful films from women around the world: osf.to/3Q60KDe
- 'Putin has been trying to kill independent media for God knows how many years now. Ironically the country that has this free speech is now about to give [it] the death blow' www.ft.com/content/10b6...
- Money for public-interest journalism! Are you a media outlet based in Hungary, Poland, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Croatia - or do you know others who are? Please spread this call widely… 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 civitates-eu.org/funding-oppo...
- 'But he seemed like such a nice chap...'? BREAKING on Democracy for Sale today: How Putin's mercenary chief made a mockery of Britain's legal system. And how it will happen again, and again, and again until Keir Starmer's government acts on #SLAPPS democracyforsale.substack.com/p/uk-law-fir...
- Zuckerberg claims he's canning Meta's factchecking program to stop politicised censorship (ie. to make friendly with Trump). But what's really driving this move? Clue: It's all about the money, money, money... www.niemanlab.org/2025/01/zuck...
- Reposted by Mary FitzgeraldALL 144 Facebook content moderators assessed by a psychiatrist in Kenya have PTSD because of their work moderating content for Facebook. Let that sink in. www.theguardian.com/media/2024/d...
- Beyond parody. Guess where? 🙄 apple.news/AfR70lKoLQDC...
- Reposted by Mary Fitzgerald🚨 We're hiring! TBIJ is looking for a diligent and detail-oriented fact-checker to join our team next year Contract: 12-month fixed term (with the possibility of an extension) Salary: £37,000–£40,000 Location: London office/hybrid working Deadline: 3 January 2025 Apply 👇
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- So pleased to see @tbij.bsky.social's & @theguardian.com excellent reporting on the Abramovich empire win @pressgazette.co.uk award. Hugely deserved 👏 www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2023...
