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Jul 29, 2020, 11 tweets

Despite the lockdown we still brought you a packed #RISJSeminars schedule last term. Catch up with inspiring and insightful talks, chaired by @MeeraSelva1, by our line-up of speakers covering topics inc. #mentalhealth #BBC #pressfreedom #COVID19 #Brexit...

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🌍@prashantrao international editor of @TheAtlantic kicked off our #RISJSeminars last term outlining how to build a global media brand and staying true to the brand/mission as they expand.
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🇬🇧↔️🇪🇺@anandMenon1 on Brexit: “The greatest risk is the talks break down and both sides walk away from the negotiating table in a spirit of animosity and mutual recrimination that gets in the way of co-operation over health, terrorism and security.”
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🦠Former Journalist Fellow, and environmental/investigative journalist @lagipoiva talked about reporting on the measles and coronavirus outbreaks in the Pacific Islands.
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"Trump breaks all assumptions and norms about the American president. That has led to broken practices. The real challenge in covering this president has been to create new practices on the fly." @jayrosen_nyu rates the media's coverage of @realDonaldTrump

@cjimenezcruz of @maldita_es shared how her organisation conducts its vital fact-checking work including through its verticals and communities of experts.
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Prof. of Psychiatry @UofT Anthony Feinstein spoke alongside Journalist Fellowship Dir. @MeeraSelva1 on the emotional toll on journalists reporting on events like war, narco-trafficking and terrorism.
📜Read the transcript: reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/risj-review/iv…
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Outgoing editor of #r4today @sarahsands100 gave a fascinating insight of the role of the BBC Radio's flagship news programme during #COVID19, how the government boycott began and ended, and her goals for the show.

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Transcript: reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/risj-review/ma…

"Powerful people simply don't respect weakness. So we made clear from the beginning that we would never give in." @mcaruanagalizia shared an incredibly moving account of his family's campaign to investigate his mother's murder.
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"COVID-19 has meant politicians, scientists, other experts and journalists have had to go on a massive learning journey and we have inevitably all made mistakes." -@dorotheabyrne of @Channel4 #RISJSeminars

📱Transcript: reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/risj-review/wh…

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⏯️You can also find our back catalogue of #RISJseminars on:

🟢Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/13LOjCqk1…
🍎Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/reu…

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