Just had a long, open and with mostly conflicting views exchange at a podcast/discussion w/ Dimitris Baltakos Dimitris Baltakos on the controversial hot-mic incident on the BBC "Dead Calm" doc, migration, the coast guard' role, borders, journalism and other issues. Stay tuned

As the UK election nears, it would be great to feature underrepresented experts in our coverage - political analysts who are women, women of colour, observers with disabilities, from marginalised groups etc... Please RT and post your tips below. Thanks!

Το podcast που είχα προαναγγείλει, καλεσμένος του Dimitris Baltakos, τον οποίο ευχαριστώ για τη φιλοξενία. Γυρίστηκε λίγες ημέρες μετά την προβολή του ντοκιμαντέρ του BBC στο οποίο συμμετείχα,για το οποίο έγινε 1ο θέμα για το hot mic (ναι, συζητάμε τι έγινε, μαζί με πολλά άλλα).

“Many questions remain unanswered as to what &why it happened and as to the responsibilities of the Coast Guard. There must be accountability &justice for the survivors &the dead." Eleni Spathana, RSA lawyer 🖌️Katy Fallon Inkstick Media #Justice4Pylos inkstickmedia.com/in-greece-ques…

Thrilled...watch my first on screen reporting via The Guardian inside the war on kush: The drug ‘mixed with human bones’ taking over Sierra Leone – video with my inspiring and amazing colleagues Guardian news theguardian.com/news/video/202…

Commemoration led by Refugee Women’s Centre in a Calais park for the death of a young woman this weekend on a boat crossing the Channel. Despite £&€ spent (mainly on deterrence) those working on the ground highlight how ppl continue to die in increasingly dangerous scenarios.

UK legacy media outlets opine over their inability to "access hard-to-reach" ethnic minority communities. They create positive action schemes, hire "diverse" talent. And still, they can't call Islamophobia and racism out. Still, they obfuscate the actions of white supremacists.

A piece on the riots, trying to make use of the 15 years I've been writing about the far right. lrb.co.uk/blog/2024/augu…

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If you haven’t - do read this important story by the ever formidable Nektaria Stamouli - especially b/c of many attempts over the years to silence her. “Greece the country that lets people escape justice.” politico.eu/article/greece…

Reporters covering the sinking of #Lynch's #yacht with helicopters & patrol boats searching for bodies could not help but think of the #refugees drowning in the #Mediterranean, often overlooked by EU authorities. By ⁦Ashifa Kassam⁩ & me. #Italy #Bayesian theguardian.com/world/article/…

On this day, 3 years ago, our Daniel Howden Maria Margaronis Katy Fallon Lighthouse Reports podcast aired on BBC Radio 4: Moria - After the Fire. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

SUDAN INVESTIGATION: On June 3 2023, the Rapid Support forces reportedly committed a massacre of at least 73 civilians following their takeover of a military base in Kutum town in N. Darfur. We spent 6 months investigating the day. Here’s how we did it