LSE journalism professor
I run the LSE Polis Journalism and AI project
Hammer
Charlie Beckett
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I find the obsession of Hesgeth/Vance/Musk with rest of the world fascinating - they are like 1918 Russian communists who really do believe in a some kind of global ideological mission
As Jonathan Wilson's excellent book on World Cup history shows, it's been a corrupt and politically-manipulated tournament from the first to last. The fact a racist narcissist is screwing it up in America this time is very on brand.
Charlie Beckett
Charlie Beckett
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PolisLSE
Three years ago to the day in Prague. Ah well... ⚒️
Lessons from artisanal gin for journalism. Everywhere I go now around the world there's a local gin infused with whatever weird herb they have. People love it. Niche and not a competitor for Diageo but vibrant and creative
World Cup themed post: I have just cycled past what FIFA once listed as one of “8 most remarkable places to play football in the world” in Eriskay 🏆
A pointless exercise but it does show how formulaic much political opinion writing can be
