The Orwell Prize

orwellprize.bsky.social

20 May 2026 21:34

We are proud to announce the finalists for the 2026 Orwell Prize for Journalism. Congratulations all, and huge thanks to our panel @gregwilliams718.bsky.social (Chair), Nick Davies, @meenakshirv.bsky.social & @sayeedawarsi.bsky.social. Explore the shortlists: orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-f...

Talking Biz News

talkingbiznews.bsky.social

08 April 2026 13:06

@gregwilliams718.bsky.social departs @wired.com for Exponential View: talkingbiznews.com/media-news/w...

Garrett M. Graff

vermontgmg.bsky.social

07 April 2026 15:15

In all seriousness, one thing that might be worth doing today: Tell your Reps and Senators to call Adm. Richard Correll, the Commander of U.S. Strategic Command, which controls the nation's nukes, and remind him of *his* unique responsibility to refuse an illegal order.

Hettie O’Brien

hettieobrien.bsky.social

07 April 2026 15:13

The more I’ve learned about private equity, the more I’ve come to see it as a metaphor for how power and wealth now operate in Britain. I wrote about it for @theguardian.com - two days before THE ASSET CLASS publishes: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Ian Dunt

iandunt.bsky.social

17 March 2026 16:57

Thank God Starmer is in charge, really. If it had been any of his immediate predecessors, we'd currently be at war with Iran, playing lapdog to a deranged US administration, unable to say what we were doing or why.