Sally Hayden
@sallyhayd.bsky.social
Journalist etc. Currently Irish Times correspondent in Beirut/Damascus & author of ‘My Fourth Time, We Drowned’ (Orwell Prize, Terzani Prize, Inge Feltrinelli Prize, Michel Deon Prize, Irish Book of the Year) & 'This is also a Love Story' (coming 2026)
Homs today as Syria celebrates the first anniversary of the fall of the Assad regime (one year tomorrow).
December 7, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Homs today as Syria celebrates the first anniversary of the fall of the Assad regime (one year tomorrow).
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Without sim cards, we would never have got @sallyhayd.bsky.social's reporting from people in Libyan detention centres, which made up the bulk of her book, My Fouth Time We Drowned, the definitive account of exactly this kind of migration.
December 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Without sim cards, we would never have got @sallyhayd.bsky.social's reporting from people in Libyan detention centres, which made up the bulk of her book, My Fouth Time We Drowned, the definitive account of exactly this kind of migration.
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I have read this a few times now, but @sallyhayd.bsky.social, My Fourth Time We Drowned is one of the best books I have found if you want to get a better idea about why people migrate, and the dangers which many face. 2/
December 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I have read this a few times now, but @sallyhayd.bsky.social, My Fourth Time We Drowned is one of the best books I have found if you want to get a better idea about why people migrate, and the dangers which many face. 2/
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With Christmas fast approaching, I thought I would share some of the non-fiction books I have read/re-read this year which I would recommend if people are still looking for presents, the ones which seem somewhat....relevant to the current state of things, rather than necessarily "fun" reads 👇1/
December 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
With Christmas fast approaching, I thought I would share some of the non-fiction books I have read/re-read this year which I would recommend if people are still looking for presents, the ones which seem somewhat....relevant to the current state of things, rather than necessarily "fun" reads 👇1/
"curated interactions, pre-publication review, and staged visuals"
“Everything was staged... We didn’t see a single person, we couldn’t document anything. This was not journalistic work - it was theatre.”
cpj.org/2025/12/not-...
“Everything was staged... We didn’t see a single person, we couldn’t document anything. This was not journalistic work - it was theatre.”
cpj.org/2025/12/not-...
‘Not journalism – theater’: Inside Israel’s press tours to Gaza - Committee to Protect Journalists
Nazareth, December 3, 2025 — Foreign correspondents entering Gaza under Israeli military escort describe conditions that prevent independent reporting and reinforce longstanding Committee to Protect J...
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December 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
"curated interactions, pre-publication review, and staged visuals"
“Everything was staged... We didn’t see a single person, we couldn’t document anything. This was not journalistic work - it was theatre.”
cpj.org/2025/12/not-...
“Everything was staged... We didn’t see a single person, we couldn’t document anything. This was not journalistic work - it was theatre.”
cpj.org/2025/12/not-...
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**FT GRAD SCHEME**
applications are now open. Incredible opportunity for young wannabe hacks. Spread the word:
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applications are now open. Incredible opportunity for young wannabe hacks. Spread the word:
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December 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
**FT GRAD SCHEME**
applications are now open. Incredible opportunity for young wannabe hacks. Spread the word:
job-boards.greenhouse.io/financialtim...
applications are now open. Incredible opportunity for young wannabe hacks. Spread the word:
job-boards.greenhouse.io/financialtim...
Human Rights Watch "seeking applicants for the position of Producer Editor within the Multimedia Division which is part of the Media Department" in Beirut or Amman. job-boards.greenhouse.io/humanrightsw...
Producer Editor
Multiple Locations Considered
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December 3, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Human Rights Watch "seeking applicants for the position of Producer Editor within the Multimedia Division which is part of the Media Department" in Beirut or Amman. job-boards.greenhouse.io/humanrightsw...
December 3, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Pope Leo today. Report later @irishtimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Pope Leo today. Report later @irishtimes.com
Good morning, Beirut. Now heading to the pope’s waterfront mass (media will get there long before he does). 🇱🇧 @irishtimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Good morning, Beirut. Now heading to the pope’s waterfront mass (media will get there long before he does). 🇱🇧 @irishtimes.com
University of Galway is hiring a journalism lecturer #journojobs www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
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December 1, 2025 at 9:14 AM
University of Galway is hiring a journalism lecturer #journojobs www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
December 1, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Guardian hiring a China correspondent #journojobs workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e...
China Correspondent
Join our team at the Guardian and be a part of a diverse and inclusive global organisation that delivers award-winning, investigative journalism, and holds power to account. Our team of journalists, c...
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November 29, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Guardian hiring a China correspondent #journojobs workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e...
Hezbollah statement ahead of the visit of Pope Leo XIV to Lebanon.
November 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Hezbollah statement ahead of the visit of Pope Leo XIV to Lebanon.
Queuing for pope accreditation. More than 1,300 journalists applied and they’re expected to queue in this corridor? Waiting more than 3 hours now (including a delayed start & last minute venue change…) #lebanon @irishtimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Queuing for pope accreditation. More than 1,300 journalists applied and they’re expected to queue in this corridor? Waiting more than 3 hours now (including a delayed start & last minute venue change…) #lebanon @irishtimes.com
Report published here: www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-p...
November 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Report published here: www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-p...
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More than ten civilians, including women and children, were killed, and 11 others were injured, as a result of the Israeli army's bombing of Beit Jinn in the Damascus countryside at dawn today, Friday, November 28.
— Enab Baladi
www.enabbaladi.net/785774/
— Enab Baladi
www.enabbaladi.net/785774/
ضحايا ومصابون بقصف إسرائيلي لبلدة بيت جن
قُتل أكثر من عشرة مدنيين بينهم نساء وأطفال، وأصيب 11 آخرون، جراء قصف الجيش الإسرائيلي بلدة بيت جن بريف دمشق فجر اليوم، الجمعة 28 من تشرين الثاني. وتشهد
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November 28, 2025 at 10:44 AM
More than ten civilians, including women and children, were killed, and 11 others were injured, as a result of the Israeli army's bombing of Beit Jinn in the Damascus countryside at dawn today, Friday, November 28.
— Enab Baladi
www.enabbaladi.net/785774/
— Enab Baladi
www.enabbaladi.net/785774/
International Crisis Group is hiring an analyst to work on a "global order and peacemaking project". Position can be located in any country where Crisis Group has a registration, incl Kenya, South Africa, Turkey, Colombia, Canada, US, UK, Belgium or Mexico jobs.crisisgroup.org/o/analyst-gl...
International Crisis Group - Senior Analyst, Global Order and Peacemaking (Global Issues and Institutions)
Crisis Group is launching a new program on Global Issues and Institutions. The program will include (i) a project on global order and peacemaking; (ii) Crisis Group’s eEarth project monitoring resourc
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November 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
International Crisis Group is hiring an analyst to work on a "global order and peacemaking project". Position can be located in any country where Crisis Group has a registration, incl Kenya, South Africa, Turkey, Colombia, Canada, US, UK, Belgium or Mexico jobs.crisisgroup.org/o/analyst-gl...
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Lebanon: “Can you send our voice for help?”
- @sallyhayd.bsky.social
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- @sallyhayd.bsky.social
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‘It was a lovely place’: Life in southern Lebanon under Israel’s ‘remote occupation’
One year after a ceasefire with Israel, some residents are returning to live under the hum of surveillance drones
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November 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Lebanon: “Can you send our voice for help?”
- @sallyhayd.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...
- @sallyhayd.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...
New report just filed from the “ground zero” of climate change. Coming soon @irishtimes.com #bangladesh (my drone pic)
November 23, 2025 at 10:15 AM
New report just filed from the “ground zero” of climate change. Coming soon @irishtimes.com #bangladesh (my drone pic)
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"In the sea there are crocodiles" and "My fourth time we drowned" are magnificent examples of this.
You should read them if you want to have an opinion about the asylum system.
You should read them if you want to have an opinion about the asylum system.
3. Books help you to walk in other people’s shoes, and to see things from someone else’s point of view.
November 20, 2025 at 9:04 AM
"In the sea there are crocodiles" and "My fourth time we drowned" are magnificent examples of this.
You should read them if you want to have an opinion about the asylum system.
You should read them if you want to have an opinion about the asylum system.
Both my book & I are at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Malaysia. Thank you to @iaccseries.bsky.social for bringing me here. The (one copy of the) book is available in the bookshop. @gijn.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Both my book & I are at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Malaysia. Thank you to @iaccseries.bsky.social for bringing me here. The (one copy of the) book is available in the bookshop. @gijn.org