Jane Martinson
@janemartinson
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Journalist, author and prof financial journalism @CityUniLondon . My book on the Barclays available and
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Delighted to announce the paperback of You May Never See Us Again, out on October 17th. Updated with the past year's shenanigans & more. Available in bio and all good bookshops. So grateful to amazing readers and reviewers who made it possible❤️
@GeorginaCapel
@PenguinUKBooks
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This, given to my daughter and her y6 classmates ahead of Sats on Monday, is a delight. Wish all teachers prepared for exams like he
@AllSaintsBheath
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The head of the girls school trust saying tonight that it doesn’t matter how brilliant or successful a woman is, she is only as safe as her male partner allows her to be, is chilling.
#EmmaPattinson
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Finding the wise and kind words of this father heartbreaking. “My son, Jack, who was killed in this attack, would not wish his death to be used as the pretext for more draconian sentences or for detaining people unnecessarily.” RIP Jack Merritt
Jack Merritt has been named by his father as one of the two people killed in yesterday's atrocities at
#LondonBridge
RIP Jack
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Media point but C4 deserves huge credit for agreeing this deal with Amazon. Burnishes public service credentials just as the govt wants to sell it off
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I know the BBC has made mistakes but the trending
#bbcimpartiality
seems to have reached new levels. "Worse and more sinister than Fox"?
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First time I’ve ever genuinely felt cross about use of a “source” but honestly who would say this? Are these different guidelines to those for everyone else?
@PippaCrerar
Source says his trip was within guidelines as Cummings went to stay with his parents so they could help with childcare while he and his wife were ill - they insist no breach of lockdown
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The Barnard Castle story worthy winner of scoop of the year - jointly won by Guardian and Mirror
#bja2020
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Want to laugh on a rainy Friday? Read the Irish Times on GB News : It takes until Tuesday to go full wingnut
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“They are safe if they’re dumb…the basic job is to sit in the rain and wave.” Ian Hislop is brilliant on the Royals
#princesandthepress
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It is hard to look at treatment of this story and not see PR at work. Whether it’s babies or affairs, anything but death tolls?
We live in an absurd country. An absurd country that yesterday hit the top of the Euro death league
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Awesome response frm cartoonists RT
@dallant
How Dutch cartoonist
@RLOppenheimer
sees
@Charlie_Hebdo_
#JesuisCharlie
http://t.co/0p5nclqENL
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This manoeuvring to get Paul Dacre into Ofcom appears contemptuous of due process. Imagine what a story in the Mail would say if Dacre weren’t involved?
But can they establish if when he was in British Virgin Islands he had any contacts with Paul Dacre who has one of his many multi million pound homes there? Ps Dacre appointment to Ofcom and the manoeuvres to engineer it the very definition of media corruption. See Gibb story
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“I understand that ill-informed anti-vaxxers are part of Fox’s core audience of conservative conspiracists but I’m not sure endangering core viewers who skew much older is such a good business plan” Great piece by
@MollyJongFast
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Truly the only thing differentiating this from Pravda the fact Johnson kept his shirt on. Thank God
A front page that wouldn’t look out of place in Russia.
All hail.
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“What you’re doing is just endlessly talking and trying to ensure there are no questions” well done
@bbcnickrobinson
. Sums up Michael Gove on
#r4today
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.
@afneil
gave interesting answer to anonymous Q about the fact that both he and half of his investors live o/seas: "We have investors from all over the place… but we are British. ...unlike most of the existing media we don’t start from position everything British is bad"
'The golden age of news, documentaries, current affairs and entertainment is now, due to streaming and choice. There is a flight to quality. The reason that the UK is a superpower is due to our soft power.'
@afneil
tells us at
#FTFutureNews
today:
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I’ve been accused of picking on tabloids for this piece but I’m not - just calling out sexism and racism wherever it is
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Minor point but i defy anyone to drive that far with a child in the car and not stop somewhere
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Me on the treatment of Meghan by the British press
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Marie Colvin, killed in Syria in 2012, wd hv been 61 today. Support other courageous women journalists at
@CircleOrg
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After an hour of properly sane and funny chat with
@RoryStewartUK
love that
@campbellclaret
ended
#therestispolitics
live show with his bagpipes. Happy birthday
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job cuts at the paper which brought us Windrush, BLM, phone hacking and much more and all without a billionaire owner and while relying on voluntary membership and support. As I said earlier, the world needs the guardian more than ever. Support 2/2
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Brilliant upsum of CNN’s Jeff Zucker said: “There is a total and complete lack of understanding at the White House about the seriousness of their continued attacks on the media,"
Disgusting man says disgusting things about decent people.
Disgusting fan of disgusting man sends bombs to decent people.
Disgusting man blames bombs on decent people who keep reporting how disgusting he is.
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Good point but will electorate reassess or just journalists?
If Johnson refuses a serious interview we will have to reassess Corbyn's efforts. At least he dared to show up.
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My bit on Paul Dacre and Doreen Lawrence
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So today has been one of the saddest days and tonight a teacher called to say the youngest has been in contact with a child who tested positive so must stay home for 14 days. We all fine but it’s making me realise, this is going to be a really long hard winter for everyone
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The youngest is v excited about 21:21 being the 21st minute of the 21st hour of the 21st day of the 21st year of the 21st century. But how to celebrate ? I just thought I’d tweet about it
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Sleep deprived new parents - one rubbish day in the future your now 19 yo will drive back from Tesco’s with your fave chocolate and ALL the sleepless nights will have been worth it
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Breathtakingly brilliant front page
Look carefully. Really carefully. What do you see?
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Privacy and public interest and why the Meghan decision was the right one - a must read for all students of journalism ethics
‘Believe it or not – and you couldn’t make this stuff up – Europeans believe privacy is – wait for it – a human right!’ Meghan, the tabloids and the right to be left alone. By me, for the Observer
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My mum has made it to 80 today. Amid the challenges of getting her to see her 5 siblings safely I’ve made this homage to my childhood which has brought me joy 🦔
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Six friends, five blisters, four loo breaks, three kind bars, two soaked and aching legs and one medal. Thanks for all support for me and charity to help dementia ❤️
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“I won’t comment on the commentary” - the BBC done a great job and then spoiled it by bringing on Dominic Raab to remind Brits of quite how screwed we are too
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Richly deserved
@carolecadwalla
specialist journo of the year for great work on Cambridge Analytica and more
#pressawards
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So BBC impartiality is not the issue for the chair of the media select committee but whether the bias is the right kind or not? Not even hiding the madness
Laura Kuenssberg replacement at BBC should be ‘pro-Brexit’, says top Tory MP
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This has taken up a lot of time but my god it was worth it. Who are the Barclay brothers and how do they run their businesses? Thanks to
@tortoise
Extraordinary detail about the Barclay brothers’ wealth. They own Very, which made £2bn in revenue one year and managed to end up with a tax credit of £22m. Forensic reporting by
@janemartinson
for
@tortoise
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Asked Sun for reaction to
#Hillsborough
verdict and got a "no comment". Come on
@dylsharpe
. Tomorrow's front page will be interesting
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Brilliant thread by the amazing
@carolecadwalla
. An inspiration for all journalists not to be cowed by cowardly attacks. Sending all love and support from
@WIJ_UK
and
@MirrorAlison
too
It’s an obscenity that the machinery of the British legal system can be used to target & harass journalists. This has to stop. I am profoundly grateful to Gavin Millar QC for setting out the legal & moral case for why we must defend public interest journalism.
And I survived 🙏
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Oh this makes me feel better
When he was 6, his grandfather was shot dead.
His family became refugees, in a warzone.
He grew up to the sound of grenades exploding
Coaches said he was too weak and too shy to play football
Today, Luka Modric just led Croatia its first ever
#WorldCup
final.
Tears of joy!
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This is so good
@LexyTopping
and
@helenpidd
on how the entrenched views and bias against women helped Sutcliffe continue killing
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Fantastic to hear
@MarinaHyde
won comment journalist of the year for second year in a row
#bja2020
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So moving to read this on a great heroine by the wonderful Helen McCrory: “I did it, I’ve lived and that’s enough.” RIP
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Honestly if I were a 90 yr old queen I'd so be on twitter celebrating by reading tributes from politicians
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Greenwich park after bank holiday. Not just the ocean swimming in plastic
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That greeting between Kamala Harris and Obama just before she greets her big blended family was possibly the best moment of 2021 so far 🎉
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This also weirdly addictive
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Depressing reading. UK gender inequality as bad as 10 years ago
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Does he think this is an episode of the apprentice??
Very organized process taking place as I decide on Cabinet and many other positions. I am the only one who knows who the finalists are!
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Been a bit distracted the last two days and here’s why. So much love but so exhausting
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Me on why we should care about government ministers vilifying journalists
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The “people watching the media could have been upset”. He’s lied and again blaming the media
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It's been a tough old month which makes my happiness at being shortlisted for the
@pressgazette
awards even greater. As it says, journalism matters and makes a difference
Proof that journalism matters and it does make a difference. Congratulations to all the 2020 British Journalism Awards finalists
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Today is a big day for me and it's been a very long time coming. I can finally share the cover of my book on the Barclay Brothers, their life and times. Available to pre-order now so please do so: 1/2
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I met
@garyyounge
at a wedding just before joining the Guardian in 1999 and he was as kind, gracious and inspirational then as his columns have been ever since. His last column is a cut out and keeper
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Meanwhile our culture minister trumpets our relationship with a land which butchers journalists
Delighted to have landed in Saudi Arabia. I’m here to discuss how we can use culture, tourism and sports to strengthen our shared relationship. Looking forward to an exciting visit 🇬🇧🇸🇦
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This is both a sad indictment of the PM and brilliant interview with
@bethrigby
. Who needs to interview Boris after all?
"Instead of seeing a tragedy, Boris Johnson saw an opportunity."
Jack Merritt's father has accused the PM of trying to "score some points in the election" following the death of his son at London Bridge.
Read more from his sit down with Sky's
@BethRigby
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The saddest news. The world is a poorer place and and 57 years was just too short a time for us all to enjoy Deborah Orr
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Before the world goes bananas just want to remind y’all that Kate is also staying at home
BREAKING: The Duchess of Sussex is not travelling to Balmoral with the Duke of Sussex, with Harry making the trip by himself, sources have said.
Latest:
📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
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After decades as a journalist I’ve written for the first time about growing up on the isle of dogs and what it’s like now
Canary Wharf: life in the shadow of the towers | Jane Martinson
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I'm only back on twitter if I'm honest as had to share how brilliant Tom Hardy and
#taboo
are. Watch it people so the bbc bring it back
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My bit on why the plans to cut childrens tv is a mistake
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I just want to say sorry now to all the people I was going to buy presents for next week
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Scooped by
@GreensladeR
for new job claxon. So excited to be starting new job this spring which leaves me time for freelance journalism too
Congratulations to
@janemartinson
on her appointment as Marjorie Deane Professor of Financial Journalism at
@cityjournalism
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Important perspective here by
@rusbridger
. “The prime minister would do well to approach any questions about journalistic ethics with a degree of humility”
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This interview just made me love
@johnsweeneyroar
more. What a journalist. The line about calling his poor boss Kim Fran Un 🤣
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One of the many things I’ve enjoyed about working with
@tortoise
is that they take the time to find a social media alert with echoes of Caroline Aherne
What was it that first attracted the Barclay brothers to the tiny island of Sark, with no income tax, capital gains or inheritance tax, nor any reciprocal arrangement with other jurisdictions?
We sent
@janemartinson
to the English Channel to find out.
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I am late to read this but it has made me weep. Who would not want to be Deborah Orr and have such a friend to write this as
@suzanne_moore
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This dramatisation on the personal heartbreak of Windrush is on tonight. Another reason also to celebrate the concern and brilliance of
@ameliagentleman
, who brought this horror to light
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Good response from
@bendepear
here. Is it a "bitter war of words over bias" or leaders refusing to be held to account by actual journalists?
We are regulated by OFCOM & broadcast every side of an argument. This is a leaders debate in which all agreed to participate only with other leaders. The invitation to
@BorisJohnson
remains open. Why does he need
@michaelgove
to speak for him on a subject so close to his heart ?
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Couldn’t agree with
@helenlewis
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This is sad news for many brilliant Guardian employees, at a time when its journalism is needed more than ever
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CBBC may not have the reach (or fan base) of cBeebies but making it online only potentially hits poorer kids who can’t afford Netflix . 18m homes are freeview only
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Paul Nuttall is one of those awful blokes in the pub you can't make eye contact with isn't he?
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This actually makes me long for the days of Paddy Pants Down RIP. What a rubbish headline
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Trying to stay off of here to write but honestly Michael grade attacking the cost of the BBc is ridiculous.£159 a year for news, radio, Attenborough and Strictly? A “dreamworld” most foreigners envy
#r4today
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Personal news alert! I'm going to be leaving the wonderful Guardian this summer. I'll continue to write a column and look for new adventures
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Fourteen months of waiting to see Hamilton and the teenager just said “you never told me it was a musical” in a tone of voice that suggests he’ll be calling Childline
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Not only have I spent days planting, I made notes during
#GardenersWorld
and am now v excited that there’ll be an extended programme next week. There’s no going back from this is there?
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That Kelvin Mackenzie really is a changed man since his suspension
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The whole Mone scandal also shows the value of good journalism (
@guardian
in this case) and that we need better transparency laws to stop the rich being able to hide behind offshore trusts and mendacity
This interview was box office & one we’ll be talking about for a long time. There was a lot of criticism ahead of this but well done to
@bbclaurak
. Excellent questioning which allowed the gruesome twosome to shaft themselves & well done to all the journalists who pursued this.
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I laughed at this and then it made me so v cross. I know we’ve grown used to the tripe about kids not voting so no politician cares but honestly pity the next generation, no education, no jobs, no future
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What sort of lunatic would look a chronic lack of affordable homes and think "let's get rid of even more" Hello David Cameron
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This really is breathtaking. Care homes “didn’t really follow the procedures” from a man who shook hands in hospitals and who supports driving to Durham during lockdowns
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Why Nadine Dorries’s Channel 4 plans are no joke
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This Times poll may show that trust in the BBC has fallen but I’ve not seen a poll which suggests it has risen for other media this year
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Docs on Hillsborough and abuse of teens in prisons well deserved bafta winners. 1k kids still in jail
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Theresa May may be one of longest serving Home Secretaries ever but she's on p3 of the mail for having breasts...
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I could retweet every single one of
@MarinaHyde
’s columns but this on Marcus Rashford vs this appalling Government is a cracker
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Such a good point by
@emilybell
- Grenfell reflects the accountability vacuum left by crumbling local press
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Great piece of public service journalism
In the middle of everything else going on last week, Boris Johnson told MPs he met Russian oligarch and ex-KGB officer Alexander Lebedev without officials present. If you've not followed this story in detail, we've pulled the different strands together.
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Catharsis of sorts listening to john Humphrys savaging Sajid Javid on
#r4today
right now. Recommend it
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