Nathan Ritchie
@nathanritchie.bsky.social
Pol Comms & Media History researcher, Sociology and Methods teacher, Loughborough University.
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Looking forward to a much briefed bumper hamper of politics? No, not the Budget, The British General Election of 2024! We had a wonderful all star launch event in London last night, with representatives of all five Britain-wide parties, and now I have a special launch gift for you...read on! 1/?
November 26, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Looking forward to a much briefed bumper hamper of politics? No, not the Budget, The British General Election of 2024! We had a wonderful all star launch event in London last night, with representatives of all five Britain-wide parties, and now I have a special launch gift for you...read on! 1/?
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I have some good news for election nerds - "The British General Election of 2024" will be out this autumn, and if you're quick you can grab a 25% pre-order discount from Waterstone's by ordering your copy by 31st July, just enter code SUMMER25 www.waterstones.com/book/the-bri...
July 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I have some good news for election nerds - "The British General Election of 2024" will be out this autumn, and if you're quick you can grab a 25% pre-order discount from Waterstone's by ordering your copy by 31st July, just enter code SUMMER25 www.waterstones.com/book/the-bri...
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In a media landscape shaped by declining trust, factchecking services like BBC Verify play a critical role in impartial journalism. New analysis by @stephencushion.bsky.social & @nathanritchie.bsky.social raises important questions about how BBC Verify is being used.
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TLDR 👇
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TLDR 👇
BBC Verify largely factchecks international stories – what about UK politics?
Domestic political stories were more likely to have context added, rather than claims challenged.
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July 22, 2025 at 9:15 AM
In a media landscape shaped by declining trust, factchecking services like BBC Verify play a critical role in impartial journalism. New analysis by @stephencushion.bsky.social & @nathanritchie.bsky.social raises important questions about how BBC Verify is being used.
🔗 tinyurl.com/napbkpw6
TLDR 👇
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TLDR 👇
Verify Live is a smart move by the BBC to build transparency.
But early coverage leans international.
We see untapped potential in applying the same rigour to UK politics.
Check out our new piece in The Conversation - theconversation.com/bbc-verify-l...
But early coverage leans international.
We see untapped potential in applying the same rigour to UK politics.
Check out our new piece in The Conversation - theconversation.com/bbc-verify-l...
July 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Verify Live is a smart move by the BBC to build transparency.
But early coverage leans international.
We see untapped potential in applying the same rigour to UK politics.
Check out our new piece in The Conversation - theconversation.com/bbc-verify-l...
But early coverage leans international.
We see untapped potential in applying the same rigour to UK politics.
Check out our new piece in The Conversation - theconversation.com/bbc-verify-l...
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Domestic political stories were more likely to have context added, rather than claims challenged.
BBC Verify largely factchecks international stories – what about UK politics?
Domestic political stories were more likely to have context added, rather than claims challenged.
tcnv.link
July 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Domestic political stories were more likely to have context added, rather than claims challenged.
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🚨 We're hiring!
Oxford Sociology is looking for a Departmental Lecturer to teach on our MSc - leading on the qualitative methods and political & civil conflict papers, as well as supervising dissertations.
Apply by 30 May ✍️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Oxford Sociology is looking for a Departmental Lecturer to teach on our MSc - leading on the qualitative methods and political & civil conflict papers, as well as supervising dissertations.
Apply by 30 May ✍️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
May 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
🚨 We're hiring!
Oxford Sociology is looking for a Departmental Lecturer to teach on our MSc - leading on the qualitative methods and political & civil conflict papers, as well as supervising dissertations.
Apply by 30 May ✍️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Oxford Sociology is looking for a Departmental Lecturer to teach on our MSc - leading on the qualitative methods and political & civil conflict papers, as well as supervising dissertations.
Apply by 30 May ✍️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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The Labour government has been experimenting with posting on Reddit
And so far its posts have focused on:
👮♀️ policing
🕳️ potholes
🍻 pubs
& migration
…issues that polling and research has found to be particularly important to those considering voting for Reform
🔎 @politicshome.bsky.social explores
And so far its posts have focused on:
👮♀️ policing
🕳️ potholes
🍻 pubs
& migration
…issues that polling and research has found to be particularly important to those considering voting for Reform
🔎 @politicshome.bsky.social explores
Potholes, Policing And Pubs: No10’s Reddit Push Ahead Of Local Elections
Ahead of local and mayoral elections on 1 May, the Labour government has been experimenting with a new communications style on Reddit.
www.politicshome.com
April 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The Labour government has been experimenting with posting on Reddit
And so far its posts have focused on:
👮♀️ policing
🕳️ potholes
🍻 pubs
& migration
…issues that polling and research has found to be particularly important to those considering voting for Reform
🔎 @politicshome.bsky.social explores
And so far its posts have focused on:
👮♀️ policing
🕳️ potholes
🍻 pubs
& migration
…issues that polling and research has found to be particularly important to those considering voting for Reform
🔎 @politicshome.bsky.social explores
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TrussSocial?
Liz Truss to launch ‘uncensored’ social network to counter mainstream media.
She says her experience in No10 persuaded her she needed to build a grassroots movement through media.
Will it do better than Menshn, or the Matt Hancock app?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Liz Truss to launch ‘uncensored’ social network to counter mainstream media.
She says her experience in No10 persuaded her she needed to build a grassroots movement through media.
Will it do better than Menshn, or the Matt Hancock app?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Liz Truss to launch ‘uncensored’ social network to counter mainstream media
Former PM says she wants to protect free speech after being ‘cut off at the knees’ by ‘the elite’ while at No 10
www.theguardian.com
April 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
TrussSocial?
Liz Truss to launch ‘uncensored’ social network to counter mainstream media.
She says her experience in No10 persuaded her she needed to build a grassroots movement through media.
Will it do better than Menshn, or the Matt Hancock app?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Liz Truss to launch ‘uncensored’ social network to counter mainstream media.
She says her experience in No10 persuaded her she needed to build a grassroots movement through media.
Will it do better than Menshn, or the Matt Hancock app?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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With Reddit overtaking X as the UK's fifth most popular social platform, special advisers were told at a recent away day that government comms must adapt to keep up with changing news consumption habits
More in the original PolHome story here 👇
More in the original PolHome story here 👇
Government Joins Reddit In Bid To Step Up Its Online Communications Strategy
The government has set up an account on Reddit as part of its effort to use more modern forms of media to get cut through.
www.politicshome.com
April 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
With Reddit overtaking X as the UK's fifth most popular social platform, special advisers were told at a recent away day that government comms must adapt to keep up with changing news consumption habits
More in the original PolHome story here 👇
More in the original PolHome story here 👇
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Minimum wage for a 9-5 full time job (40 hours a week) is, as of today, £25,396 a year for anyone over 21.
Which is why it's amazing to see journalism jobs requiring a degree, job experience, and driving licence advertised at a "competitive salary" of £22,380. tindlenews.co.uk/careers/jour...
Which is why it's amazing to see journalism jobs requiring a degree, job experience, and driving licence advertised at a "competitive salary" of £22,380. tindlenews.co.uk/careers/jour...
Reporter, South Hams Gazette - Tindle News
The South Hams Gazette team is looking for a qualified Reporter who can deliver rich multimedia articles and videos
tindlenews.co.uk
April 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Minimum wage for a 9-5 full time job (40 hours a week) is, as of today, £25,396 a year for anyone over 21.
Which is why it's amazing to see journalism jobs requiring a degree, job experience, and driving licence advertised at a "competitive salary" of £22,380. tindlenews.co.uk/careers/jour...
Which is why it's amazing to see journalism jobs requiring a degree, job experience, and driving licence advertised at a "competitive salary" of £22,380. tindlenews.co.uk/careers/jour...
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How a false Net Zero claim became ‘news’
…a tweet by Reform MP and GB News presenter Richard Tice caught my eye. He was claiming that Net Zero was the cause of the Heathrow shutdown, and that the issue was a “refusal to have diesel generators”.
…a tweet by Reform MP and GB News presenter Richard Tice caught my eye. He was claiming that Net Zero was the cause of the Heathrow shutdown, and that the issue was a “refusal to have diesel generators”.
How a false Net Zero claim became ‘news’: the right-wing disinformation loop
This direct debunk and mini-lesson on how the right-wing media ecosystem can work may help you to spot and critique these types of ‘stories’ in the future
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March 24, 2025 at 9:15 AM
How a false Net Zero claim became ‘news’
…a tweet by Reform MP and GB News presenter Richard Tice caught my eye. He was claiming that Net Zero was the cause of the Heathrow shutdown, and that the issue was a “refusal to have diesel generators”.
…a tweet by Reform MP and GB News presenter Richard Tice caught my eye. He was claiming that Net Zero was the cause of the Heathrow shutdown, and that the issue was a “refusal to have diesel generators”.
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JOB: Lecturer in Sociology @morgancentre.bsky.social
Looking for a new colleague with research expertise in personal life, relationships & everyday lives. Pls share! 🙏🏾 Closing date: 7 Apr
@britsoci.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Looking for a new colleague with research expertise in personal life, relationships & everyday lives. Pls share! 🙏🏾 Closing date: 7 Apr
@britsoci.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Lecturer in Sociology:Oxford Road
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk
March 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
JOB: Lecturer in Sociology @morgancentre.bsky.social
Looking for a new colleague with research expertise in personal life, relationships & everyday lives. Pls share! 🙏🏾 Closing date: 7 Apr
@britsoci.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Looking for a new colleague with research expertise in personal life, relationships & everyday lives. Pls share! 🙏🏾 Closing date: 7 Apr
@britsoci.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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Call for convenors for a relaunched BSA Historical and Comparative Sociology Study Group. The group will provide a forum for sociologists and other social scientists using history and historical methods in their research and teaching tinyurl.com/4ryp4dvu #Sociology
February 14, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Call for convenors for a relaunched BSA Historical and Comparative Sociology Study Group. The group will provide a forum for sociologists and other social scientists using history and historical methods in their research and teaching tinyurl.com/4ryp4dvu #Sociology
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Revealed: gambling firms secretly sharing users’ data with Facebook without permission
Revealed: gambling firms secretly sharing users’ data with Facebook without permission
Meta accounts of those affected flooded with ads for casinos and betting sites
We didn’t click ‘consent’ on any gambling website. So how did Facebook know where we’d been?
Gambling companies are covertly tracking visitors to their websites and sending…
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Revealed: gambling firms secretly sharing users’ data with Facebook without permission
Great couple of days at the Mountbatten archives before the start of a busy semester.
September 26, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Great couple of days at the Mountbatten archives before the start of a busy semester.
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Disappointing to hear that @ukandeu.bsky.social is coming to an end. @anandmenon.bsky.social & @jillongovt.bsky.social wrote a nice piece about their approach to impact a few years back, it will be a shame to lose it.
#SocialScience #PolSci #AcademicSky
#SocialScience #PolSci #AcademicSky
UK in a Changing Europe: injecting social science into a polarised political debate
Reflecting on seven years of UK in a Changing Europe, Anand Menon and Jill Rutter discuss how the project has brought social science insights into the mainstream of a polarised public debate. Highl…
blogs.lse.ac.uk
September 19, 2024 at 9:08 AM
Disappointing to hear that @ukandeu.bsky.social is coming to an end. @anandmenon.bsky.social & @jillongovt.bsky.social wrote a nice piece about their approach to impact a few years back, it will be a shame to lose it.
#SocialScience #PolSci #AcademicSky
#SocialScience #PolSci #AcademicSky
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CA DAY 2024 Call For Papers: (deadline 25th October) http://dlvr.it/TDHr2G - we welcome presentations on all aspects of interaction illuminated by Conversation Analysis. We look forward to seeing you in Loughborough on the 16th December!
CA Day 2024, Monday 16th December (hybrid) – DARG
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September 16, 2024 at 11:41 AM
CA DAY 2024 Call For Papers: (deadline 25th October) http://dlvr.it/TDHr2G - we welcome presentations on all aspects of interaction illuminated by Conversation Analysis. We look forward to seeing you in Loughborough on the 16th December!