Andy Dickinson
@digidickinson.bsky.social
Journalism academic and geek.
It’s getting to that time of year for us uk based journo and aligned academics. So here’s a few vibe coded tools that might be useful…
September 22, 2026 at 4:50 PM
It’s getting to that time of year for us uk based journo and aligned academics. So here’s a few vibe coded tools that might be useful…
Reposted by Andy Dickinson
It’s that time again: Tomorrow/ Saturday/Summer Solstice is #ShowYourStripes day! It’s your chance to show off your city’s stripes and communicate the climate challenge!
So download either here: showyourstripes.info or here: www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...
So download either here: showyourstripes.info or here: www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...
June 19, 2026 at 9:24 PM
It’s that time again: Tomorrow/ Saturday/Summer Solstice is #ShowYourStripes day! It’s your chance to show off your city’s stripes and communicate the climate challenge!
So download either here: showyourstripes.info or here: www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...
So download either here: showyourstripes.info or here: www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...
This is such a shame and I hope there are other unis that can take up the slack. It reminds me of the provocation to universities to fill the growing gaps in local journalism accountability that I put at the end of this. www.andydickinson.net/2017/12/09/g...
April 20, 2026 at 8:19 AM
This is such a shame and I hope there are other unis that can take up the slack. It reminds me of the provocation to universities to fill the growing gaps in local journalism accountability that I put at the end of this. www.andydickinson.net/2017/12/09/g...
#JobKlaxon - Come and work with my amazing colleagues (and me) - Journalism Jobs at MMU
Grade 8 Lecturer in Journalism
lnkd.in/eiDcUsrw
Grade 10 Reader in Journalism
lnkd.in/e7uSXFCV
#journalism
Grade 8 Lecturer in Journalism
lnkd.in/eiDcUsrw
Grade 10 Reader in Journalism
lnkd.in/e7uSXFCV
#journalism
April 20, 2026 at 8:13 AM
#JobKlaxon - Come and work with my amazing colleagues (and me) - Journalism Jobs at MMU
Grade 8 Lecturer in Journalism
lnkd.in/eiDcUsrw
Grade 10 Reader in Journalism
lnkd.in/e7uSXFCV
#journalism
Grade 8 Lecturer in Journalism
lnkd.in/eiDcUsrw
Grade 10 Reader in Journalism
lnkd.in/e7uSXFCV
#journalism
Over spring break, I took some time to do more vibe coding, which was very therapeutic (yes, I'm weird!) but also productive. The result, one HTML page and a web connection to run a broadcast newsday - Introducing MOIRA www.andydickinson.net/2026/04/13/i... #sidequest
Introducing Moira
When we run broadcast newsdays at work, we want the process to be as close to industry as we can. A lot of that is about working practice. But it's the nature of broadcast that the process is not just...
www.andydickinson.net
April 13, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Over spring break, I took some time to do more vibe coding, which was very therapeutic (yes, I'm weird!) but also productive. The result, one HTML page and a web connection to run a broadcast newsday - Introducing MOIRA www.andydickinson.net/2026/04/13/i... #sidequest
I've been taking some pics of an art trail, prepping a workshop for Journo students as an example to show different storytelling, That made me ponder a quick way to strip Exif location data quickly get mappable data. So more single-page HTML #sidequest #journalism github.com/digitaldicki...
March 2, 2026 at 9:53 PM
I've been taking some pics of an art trail, prepping a workshop for Journo students as an example to show different storytelling, That made me ponder a quick way to strip Exif location data quickly get mappable data. So more single-page HTML #sidequest #journalism github.com/digitaldicki...
Friday #journalism #sidequest. Waffle - a lightweight, single-page HTML app to see if the script and edit match. It records them reading and plays back so they can see/hear their delivery. Built it so we could play in a workshop without editing or loading up Premiere - github.com/digitaldicki...
February 27, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Friday #journalism #sidequest. Waffle - a lightweight, single-page HTML app to see if the script and edit match. It records them reading and plays back so they can see/hear their delivery. Built it so we could play in a workshop without editing or loading up Premiere - github.com/digitaldicki...
This weeks AI assisted side-quest - Crabby - a single page html (no local dependencies) screen grab utility to help generate screenshots for student reports and reflections. github.com/digitaldicki...
February 7, 2026 at 1:36 PM
This weeks AI assisted side-quest - Crabby - a single page html (no local dependencies) screen grab utility to help generate screenshots for student reports and reflections. github.com/digitaldicki...
This whole album is amazing. It’s also one of those albums that creates an instant connection. When you discover that people have also heard it, there’s a shared pleasure. It’s like a gift that everyone has fond memories of receiving
January 15, 2026 at 7:59 AM
This whole album is amazing. It’s also one of those albums that creates an instant connection. When you discover that people have also heard it, there’s a shared pleasure. It’s like a gift that everyone has fond memories of receiving
If I was a university vice chancellor, my first edict would be to give every student and member of staff a pair of headphones…
December 2, 2025 at 9:05 AM
If I was a university vice chancellor, my first edict would be to give every student and member of staff a pair of headphones…
This bbc thing is an unholy mess and the relentless self-applied autopsy the corporation is inevitable but painful. Almost as painful as the numerous right leaning commentators getting bbc airtime to complain they don’t get fair coverage.
November 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
This bbc thing is an unholy mess and the relentless self-applied autopsy the corporation is inevitable but painful. Almost as painful as the numerous right leaning commentators getting bbc airtime to complain they don’t get fair coverage.
Reposted by Andy Dickinson
How much does Congress talk about democracy? How often do they worry that democracy is eroding? @alv9n.com's latest project analyzes every congressional speech in the last 145 years.
pudding.cool/2025/11/demo...
pudding.cool/2025/11/demo...
November 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
How much does Congress talk about democracy? How often do they worry that democracy is eroding? @alv9n.com's latest project analyzes every congressional speech in the last 145 years.
pudding.cool/2025/11/demo...
pudding.cool/2025/11/demo...
Reposted by Andy Dickinson
Are you applying for an RJI Fellowship this year? Applications open Dec 1! rjionline.org/about-rji-fe...
RJI Professional Innovation Fellowships
The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute invites proposals from individuals and organizations who wish to build practical and innovative resources for community-centered news, journalists and the…
rjionline.org
November 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Are you applying for an RJI Fellowship this year? Applications open Dec 1! rjionline.org/about-rji-fe...
Should come with note: “Article image may contain product placement”
The Telegraph with its finger on the pulse of the nation once more.
November 2, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Should come with note: “Article image may contain product placement”
Some Friday thinking about universities as a strategic conscience www.andydickinson.net/2025/10/31/m...
More than just an engine: Why the GM Civic University Agreement needs a conscience
The announcement of a refresh of the priorities of the Greater Manchester Civic University Agreement caught my eye this week. My uni MMU, is one of the universities involved.
The agreement comes fro...
www.andydickinson.net
October 31, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Some Friday thinking about universities as a strategic conscience www.andydickinson.net/2025/10/31/m...
Everyday this week I’ve spoken to a student about attendance.The response. “I’ve got to work to stay at uni.” They are missing uni to pay for being at uni! These are students who *should* (not could or are ) be at uni. They want it, and it will give them the step up they deserve. It makes me sad.
October 31, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Everyday this week I’ve spoken to a student about attendance.The response. “I’ve got to work to stay at uni.” They are missing uni to pay for being at uni! These are students who *should* (not could or are ) be at uni. They want it, and it will give them the step up they deserve. It makes me sad.
Reposted by Andy Dickinson
This is a great point to make. It's important to recognize many news orgs go against their readers interests and lobby on behalf of advertisers. But it's difficult to find a case more blatant and hideous than this one
Probably worth saying that gambling firms prop up The Sun through millions £ in advertising and referral deals.
For some reason they don't point that conflict of interest out on their front page story against gambling taxes today (save for a promo note that it "includes Sun Bingo and Sun Vegas")
For some reason they don't point that conflict of interest out on their front page story against gambling taxes today (save for a promo note that it "includes Sun Bingo and Sun Vegas")
October 30, 2025 at 8:08 AM
This is a great point to make. It's important to recognize many news orgs go against their readers interests and lobby on behalf of advertisers. But it's difficult to find a case more blatant and hideous than this one
Reposted by Andy Dickinson
from my lunch today; "the trouble is not so much AI making you more productive, but that it's tripling the output of the biggest f***ing idiot where you work"
October 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
from my lunch today; "the trouble is not so much AI making you more productive, but that it's tripling the output of the biggest f***ing idiot where you work"
Reposted by Andy Dickinson
⚒️“Google AI Tools for Journalists” — Learn how AI can support your work!
Our free 4-week course covers Google’s NotebookLM, Gemini, Pinpoint and Analytics, and guides you toward creating research-driven content that engages the audience.
Register now: https://f.mtr.cool/skaxiuuevb
Our free 4-week course covers Google’s NotebookLM, Gemini, Pinpoint and Analytics, and guides you toward creating research-driven content that engages the audience.
Register now: https://f.mtr.cool/skaxiuuevb
October 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
⚒️“Google AI Tools for Journalists” — Learn how AI can support your work!
Our free 4-week course covers Google’s NotebookLM, Gemini, Pinpoint and Analytics, and guides you toward creating research-driven content that engages the audience.
Register now: https://f.mtr.cool/skaxiuuevb
Our free 4-week course covers Google’s NotebookLM, Gemini, Pinpoint and Analytics, and guides you toward creating research-driven content that engages the audience.
Register now: https://f.mtr.cool/skaxiuuevb
Not a one of a regular series but thought I’d share an album I revisited today that o need to revisit more . In an 80s sea of tinny, over-produced pap this was over-produced perfection. spotify.link/9gsaEpaHEXb
The Colour of Spring
spotify.link
October 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Not a one of a regular series but thought I’d share an album I revisited today that o need to revisit more . In an 80s sea of tinny, over-produced pap this was over-produced perfection. spotify.link/9gsaEpaHEXb
Brilliant @stephencollinscomics today. Perfectly summarising the importance of media literacy and why current curriculum just doesn’t cut it - www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘Teach kids internet bollocks, not my old rubbish,’ says Shakespeare: the Stephen Collins cartoon
Shakespeare’s ghost comes to the rescue of divided Britain
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Brilliant @stephencollinscomics today. Perfectly summarising the importance of media literacy and why current curriculum just doesn’t cut it - www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
My first response to this is “where do you think the f-ing knowledge comes from”. Also. What. The. Actual. F-grade woodchuck is this bobbins. www.forbes.com/sites/shanno...
When Knowledge is Free, What are Professors For?
Higher Education Must Stop Competing with AI on Information and Start Teaching What Machines Can’t Do
www.forbes.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
My first response to this is “where do you think the f-ing knowledge comes from”. Also. What. The. Actual. F-grade woodchuck is this bobbins. www.forbes.com/sites/shanno...
I have to say I’m disappointed at the inconsistent tone of the political interviews on #r4today. Comparing Jenrick and Polanski interviews is frustrating in the way it feeds and creates criticism of bias.
October 3, 2025 at 7:11 AM
I have to say I’m disappointed at the inconsistent tone of the political interviews on #r4today. Comparing Jenrick and Polanski interviews is frustrating in the way it feeds and creates criticism of bias.