Mary Fitzgerald
@maryftz
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Director @OpenSociety. Ex-EiC @openDemocracy. Trustee @Avaaz. Editoral Board @prospect_uk. Mostly https://t.co/5z2Vv4FfPH these days
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Joined November 2009
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… 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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@JennaCorderoy @PeterKGeoghegan @AdamRamsay We were so lucky to have you! So much to be proud of. Can’t wait to see what comes next 👏👏👏
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Forget 'democracy dies in darkness', this is 'my personal wealth flourishes through silence'
Trump’s win has handed US democracy to Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Jeff Bezos and a cast of oligarchs, plutocrats and vested interests. Britain is not immune from the same dark forces. New by me on Democracy for Sale:
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And here is the @OpenSociety report on how AI will transform our media and the information environment
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And check out this @OpenSociety report from @StructStories & Shuwei Fang which dives deep into this subject 👇
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RT @EuropeanAIFund: ✨New funding calls ✨ We're pleased to announce the launch of two new #funding opportunities to challenge AI harms or pr…
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‘We became journalists because information is powerful’ @mariaressa remembering a very different time #TC2024
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"Do you support a preemptive strike by Israel on Iran?" Walz: That question is fundamentally fundamental. Vance: I'm glad you asked. You see, my mom smoked crack- #VPDebate2024
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GREAT Senior Editor gig going at the groundbreaking @pulitzercenter, leading their reporting on Information & AI ❤️❤️❤️
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RT @chakrabortty: Thank God Keir Starmer is bringing an end to this something-for-nothing culture.
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‘So, while the UK gives billions in military aid to Ukraine, it may also end up, via damages and debt repayments, in effect making a substantial payment to the other side…’ Blistering new investigation by @tomburgis
***NEW INVESTIGATION*** How oligarchs took on the UK fraud squad - and won. I’ve been working on this story for 15 years. It goes from South Africa to Moscow via the London Stock Exchange. Now new documents illuminate a case that has rewritten UK law and is set to end with a huge bill handed to taxpayers.
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RT @MarietjeSchaake: ‘Signal is in many ways, the opposite of the Silicon Valley model. It’s a nonprofit that has never taken investment, m…
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