Martin GH
@martinghewitt.bsky.social
Freelance culture, music, society, travel, architecture, and environmental journalist. -
Environment Journal reporter.
Copywriter for hire.
Manchester.
https://linktr.ee/Martin_the_scribe
Environment Journal reporter.
Copywriter for hire.
Manchester.
https://linktr.ee/Martin_the_scribe
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Martin GH
@martinghewitt.bsky.social
· Jan 29
So we made a magazine…
Issue one includes macabre tales from stately piles used in different international versions of The Traitors, taking my mum and fiancée to Tangiers, work swim spots, best locations to get engaged, festivals, collocations and more.
#travel
www.portalnorth.com/magazine
Issue one includes macabre tales from stately piles used in different international versions of The Traitors, taking my mum and fiancée to Tangiers, work swim spots, best locations to get engaged, festivals, collocations and more.
#travel
www.portalnorth.com/magazine
So we made a magazine…
Issue one includes macabre tales from stately piles used in different international versions of The Traitors, taking my mum and fiancée to Tangiers, work swim spots, best locations to get engaged, festivals, collocations and more.
#travel
www.portalnorth.com/magazine
Issue one includes macabre tales from stately piles used in different international versions of The Traitors, taking my mum and fiancée to Tangiers, work swim spots, best locations to get engaged, festivals, collocations and more.
#travel
www.portalnorth.com/magazine
January 29, 2026 at 8:19 AM
So we made a magazine…
Issue one includes macabre tales from stately piles used in different international versions of The Traitors, taking my mum and fiancée to Tangiers, work swim spots, best locations to get engaged, festivals, collocations and more.
#travel
www.portalnorth.com/magazine
Issue one includes macabre tales from stately piles used in different international versions of The Traitors, taking my mum and fiancée to Tangiers, work swim spots, best locations to get engaged, festivals, collocations and more.
#travel
www.portalnorth.com/magazine
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Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
January 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
Are you an expert in lead pollution?
I’d like a chat for a UK b2b magazine article.
Thanks!
#pollution #journorequest
I’d like a chat for a UK b2b magazine article.
Thanks!
#pollution #journorequest
January 13, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Are you an expert in lead pollution?
I’d like a chat for a UK b2b magazine article.
Thanks!
#pollution #journorequest
I’d like a chat for a UK b2b magazine article.
Thanks!
#pollution #journorequest
“When art is removed from its cultural and social context, it can be dangerously misunderstood, with real consequences for individuals and communities.”
The UK needs to stop using rap lyrics as court evidence.
#artnotevidence #music #politics
djmag.com/news/art-not...
The UK needs to stop using rap lyrics as court evidence.
#artnotevidence #music #politics
djmag.com/news/art-not...
Art Not Evidence’s new spoken word film challenges use of rap lyrics in UK courts
"When art is removed from its cultural and social context, it can be dangerously misunderstood, with real consequences"
djmag.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:55 AM
“When art is removed from its cultural and social context, it can be dangerously misunderstood, with real consequences for individuals and communities.”
The UK needs to stop using rap lyrics as court evidence.
#artnotevidence #music #politics
djmag.com/news/art-not...
The UK needs to stop using rap lyrics as court evidence.
#artnotevidence #music #politics
djmag.com/news/art-not...
Starting the year with a new interview for Juno Daily.
15 years after launching his Eglo Records, UK jazz-bass doyen Alex Nut can finally call himself a producer.
#electronicmusic #bassmusic #jazz
www.juno.co.uk/junodaily/20...
15 years after launching his Eglo Records, UK jazz-bass doyen Alex Nut can finally call himself a producer.
#electronicmusic #bassmusic #jazz
www.juno.co.uk/junodaily/20...
www.juno.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Starting the year with a new interview for Juno Daily.
15 years after launching his Eglo Records, UK jazz-bass doyen Alex Nut can finally call himself a producer.
#electronicmusic #bassmusic #jazz
www.juno.co.uk/junodaily/20...
15 years after launching his Eglo Records, UK jazz-bass doyen Alex Nut can finally call himself a producer.
#electronicmusic #bassmusic #jazz
www.juno.co.uk/junodaily/20...
#Venezuela has the largest black gold reserves in the world.
Reopening its market to UK and US prospectors raises huge environmental questions.
#environment #economics #energy
environmentjournal.online/energy/venez...
Reopening its market to UK and US prospectors raises huge environmental questions.
#environment #economics #energy
environmentjournal.online/energy/venez...
Venezuela’s oil rush is a climate catastrophe waiting to happen
The South American country has the largest black gold reserves in the world. Reopening its market to UK and US prospectors raises huge environmental questions. Since US forces captured Venezuelan Pres...
environmentjournal.online
January 7, 2026 at 7:25 AM
#Venezuela has the largest black gold reserves in the world.
Reopening its market to UK and US prospectors raises huge environmental questions.
#environment #economics #energy
environmentjournal.online/energy/venez...
Reopening its market to UK and US prospectors raises huge environmental questions.
#environment #economics #energy
environmentjournal.online/energy/venez...
Must be mad waking up American and seeing in Washington what
the rest of the world has been looking at for ages.
Profit over people. Corporations over community. Ethics subservient to everything greed.
the rest of the world has been looking at for ages.
Profit over people. Corporations over community. Ethics subservient to everything greed.
April 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Must be mad waking up American and seeing in Washington what
the rest of the world has been looking at for ages.
Profit over people. Corporations over community. Ethics subservient to everything greed.
the rest of the world has been looking at for ages.
Profit over people. Corporations over community. Ethics subservient to everything greed.
This US war plan on Signal story is maybe the wildest yet.
Is anyone in the US government accountable to anything anymore??
Is anyone in the US government accountable to anything anymore??
March 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This US war plan on Signal story is maybe the wildest yet.
Is anyone in the US government accountable to anything anymore??
Is anyone in the US government accountable to anything anymore??
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Former VOA press freedom reporter @liamjscott.bsky.social writes in @columjournreview.bsky.social about his last days at Voice of America before Trump’s executive order to gut the broadcaster, alongside its sister outlets, and put their employees on an administrative leave.
The Last Days at Voice of America
Covering the press freedom beat at VOA, I got a front-row seat to its demise.
www.cjr.org
March 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Former VOA press freedom reporter @liamjscott.bsky.social writes in @columjournreview.bsky.social about his last days at Voice of America before Trump’s executive order to gut the broadcaster, alongside its sister outlets, and put their employees on an administrative leave.
Proud of my pals here. New dance floor, powered by custom L-Acoustics rig, with record shop, indie bookstore and upstairs club opening in Manchester.
renae, on Thomas Street, ISN’T A LISTENING BAR.
Instead, it’s a place for serious music and actual fun.
djmag.com/news/new-mul...
renae, on Thomas Street, ISN’T A LISTENING BAR.
Instead, it’s a place for serious music and actual fun.
djmag.com/news/new-mul...
New multi-purpose venue, renae, opens in Manchester this month
The venue will offer club nights, record shopping, and creative working areas
djmag.com
March 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Proud of my pals here. New dance floor, powered by custom L-Acoustics rig, with record shop, indie bookstore and upstairs club opening in Manchester.
renae, on Thomas Street, ISN’T A LISTENING BAR.
Instead, it’s a place for serious music and actual fun.
djmag.com/news/new-mul...
renae, on Thomas Street, ISN’T A LISTENING BAR.
Instead, it’s a place for serious music and actual fun.
djmag.com/news/new-mul...
Reposted by Martin GH
No good news: News avoidance is on the rise …
Via @reutersinstitute.bsky.social
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/people-...
Via @reutersinstitute.bsky.social
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/people-...
People are turning away from the news. Here’s why it may be happening
Our data shows a ten-year trend towards disengagement from online news, with interest in news falling and news avoidance rising.
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk
February 22, 2025 at 10:46 AM
No good news: News avoidance is on the rise …
Via @reutersinstitute.bsky.social
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/people-...
Via @reutersinstitute.bsky.social
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/people-...
How long until AI can work out complex global problems and starts pointing out that 10% of the population have 85% of the money?
Will tech eventually save us from the tech bros?
Will tech eventually save us from the tech bros?
February 7, 2025 at 9:25 AM
How long until AI can work out complex global problems and starts pointing out that 10% of the population have 85% of the money?
Will tech eventually save us from the tech bros?
Will tech eventually save us from the tech bros?
Reposted by Martin GH
🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform MPs Are Most Boosted UK Politicians on Elon Musk’s X Despite Tiny Parliamentary Presence
Analysis shows Reform UK representatives benefit from half of all MP engagement on Twitter despite holding just 3.5% of seats in Parliament
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/06/n...
Analysis shows Reform UK representatives benefit from half of all MP engagement on Twitter despite holding just 3.5% of seats in Parliament
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/06/n...
Nigel Farage's Reform MPs Are Most Boosted UK Politicians on Elon Musk's X Despite Tiny Parliamentary Presence
Analysis shows Reform UK representatives benefit from half of all MP engagement on Twitter despite holding just 3.5% of seats in Parliament
bylinetimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform MPs Are Most Boosted UK Politicians on Elon Musk’s X Despite Tiny Parliamentary Presence
Analysis shows Reform UK representatives benefit from half of all MP engagement on Twitter despite holding just 3.5% of seats in Parliament
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/06/n...
Analysis shows Reform UK representatives benefit from half of all MP engagement on Twitter despite holding just 3.5% of seats in Parliament
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/06/n...
Doomsday Clock just moved forward by 1 second.
It has never moved just 1 second before. Now trying to work out if it’s slowing down, if this is the car crash where milliseconds become minutes, or the apocalyptic version of a Netflix series that should have been a film but rolls on for 12 seasons.
It has never moved just 1 second before. Now trying to work out if it’s slowing down, if this is the car crash where milliseconds become minutes, or the apocalyptic version of a Netflix series that should have been a film but rolls on for 12 seasons.
February 6, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Doomsday Clock just moved forward by 1 second.
It has never moved just 1 second before. Now trying to work out if it’s slowing down, if this is the car crash where milliseconds become minutes, or the apocalyptic version of a Netflix series that should have been a film but rolls on for 12 seasons.
It has never moved just 1 second before. Now trying to work out if it’s slowing down, if this is the car crash where milliseconds become minutes, or the apocalyptic version of a Netflix series that should have been a film but rolls on for 12 seasons.
Information warfare by any other name.
The US regime continues to threaten global progress on major issues. This time #climate science is being targeted for ‘deletion’.
environmentjournal.online/climate-chan...
The US regime continues to threaten global progress on major issues. This time #climate science is being targeted for ‘deletion’.
environmentjournal.online/climate-chan...
'Climate' references are disappearing from US Government websites
In the latest red flag for freedom of speech and information in the United States, Donald Trump's administration has begun 'downgrading' mentions of the environmental crisis from state-run domains.
C...
environmentjournal.online
February 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Information warfare by any other name.
The US regime continues to threaten global progress on major issues. This time #climate science is being targeted for ‘deletion’.
environmentjournal.online/climate-chan...
The US regime continues to threaten global progress on major issues. This time #climate science is being targeted for ‘deletion’.
environmentjournal.online/climate-chan...
Trying to wrap my head around how the world’s most powerful country that has set the political and economic tone for a century can be so angry at its own rules it starts lashing out at everyone other than the people who imposed them.
February 5, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Trying to wrap my head around how the world’s most powerful country that has set the political and economic tone for a century can be so angry at its own rules it starts lashing out at everyone other than the people who imposed them.
I’m seeing a lot of posts about America being the laughing stock of world right now.
This is part of the problem.
There’s nothing funny - at all - about news coming from the world’s most powerful country.
Nobody’s laughing. They’re either jeering, gleefully waiting for a turn, or traumatised.
This is part of the problem.
There’s nothing funny - at all - about news coming from the world’s most powerful country.
Nobody’s laughing. They’re either jeering, gleefully waiting for a turn, or traumatised.
February 4, 2025 at 8:45 AM
I’m seeing a lot of posts about America being the laughing stock of world right now.
This is part of the problem.
There’s nothing funny - at all - about news coming from the world’s most powerful country.
Nobody’s laughing. They’re either jeering, gleefully waiting for a turn, or traumatised.
This is part of the problem.
There’s nothing funny - at all - about news coming from the world’s most powerful country.
Nobody’s laughing. They’re either jeering, gleefully waiting for a turn, or traumatised.
The UK needs a ban on overseas and corporate donations to political parties asap.
If you don’t actually get a vote in the election you should not be able to contribute to campaigns.
If you don’t actually get a vote in the election you should not be able to contribute to campaigns.
February 3, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The UK needs a ban on overseas and corporate donations to political parties asap.
If you don’t actually get a vote in the election you should not be able to contribute to campaigns.
If you don’t actually get a vote in the election you should not be able to contribute to campaigns.
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Langston Hughes
February 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Langston Hughes
Reposted by Martin GH
The world is going backwards.
We will not.
We are extremely proud to be a safer space where entertainment, inclusion and welfare take equal precedence - and we will always fight to protect this.
All forms of abuse will be met with immediate bans.
Our comms are always open for feedback.
We will not.
We are extremely proud to be a safer space where entertainment, inclusion and welfare take equal precedence - and we will always fight to protect this.
All forms of abuse will be met with immediate bans.
Our comms are always open for feedback.
January 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The world is going backwards.
We will not.
We are extremely proud to be a safer space where entertainment, inclusion and welfare take equal precedence - and we will always fight to protect this.
All forms of abuse will be met with immediate bans.
Our comms are always open for feedback.
We will not.
We are extremely proud to be a safer space where entertainment, inclusion and welfare take equal precedence - and we will always fight to protect this.
All forms of abuse will be met with immediate bans.
Our comms are always open for feedback.
Well at least January is over.
Who knows, it might even be our last.
Who knows, it might even be our last.
February 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Well at least January is over.
Who knows, it might even be our last.
Who knows, it might even be our last.
The @manchestermill.bsky.social expose of Sacha Lord’s exploitation and dishonest abuse of UK Government Covid business support — resulting in him standing down as Greater Manc Night Time Economy Advisor — proves how important local media is.
January 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The @manchestermill.bsky.social expose of Sacha Lord’s exploitation and dishonest abuse of UK Government Covid business support — resulting in him standing down as Greater Manc Night Time Economy Advisor — proves how important local media is.
Essential brief into @deepseek.bsky.social which effectively states the obvious… we cannot blindly trust any company and we really need to police tech properly.
"There should be scepticism for any company. I take issue with people being uniquely sceptical of a Chinese company, but don't hold US companies to the same degree of scepticism"
@karenhao.bsky.social on DeepSeek. Piece by @marinaadami.bsky.social
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/what-de...
@karenhao.bsky.social on DeepSeek. Piece by @marinaadami.bsky.social
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/what-de...
What Deepseek may mean for the future of journalism and generative AI
Expert Karen Hao on how this Chinese model can reshape the AI space, how it can impact journalism and how reporters should cover it.
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk
January 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Essential brief into @deepseek.bsky.social which effectively states the obvious… we cannot blindly trust any company and we really need to police tech properly.
You file work months after we agreed it and then chase me when I’ve not confirmed it’s usable within a fortnight!
Really don’t give a shit about how much pressure you’re being put under. Have a think about whether your chase is reasonable before you chase.
Really don’t give a shit about how much pressure you’re being put under. Have a think about whether your chase is reasonable before you chase.
January 29, 2025 at 10:58 AM
You file work months after we agreed it and then chase me when I’ve not confirmed it’s usable within a fortnight!
Really don’t give a shit about how much pressure you’re being put under. Have a think about whether your chase is reasonable before you chase.
Really don’t give a shit about how much pressure you’re being put under. Have a think about whether your chase is reasonable before you chase.