Tony Harcup
@writerlytone.bsky.social
Tony Harcup writes about journalism - mostly in books and articles, sometimes here and at @rememberlop.bsky.social
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/journalism/people/academic/tony-harcup
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/journalism/people/academic/tony-harcup
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Tony Harcup
@writerlytone.bsky.social
· Nov 22
I've got my idea booklet and glitter pen, so I'm pretty much good to go.
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One year ago today I had the whim to start this little Bluesky account to keep alive memories of #LeedsOtherPaper - thanks to everyone who has since followed, shared, replied, re-posted and added your own stories. Please keep 'em coming. And tell your mates that the northern star still shines...
Half a century has passed since the birth of Leeds Other Paper, an alternative local newspaper that uncovered many of the city’s less told stories. LOP lasted from 1974 to 1994, during which time it reported on social, political, economic and cultural life in Leeds from an alternative perspective.
November 27, 2025 at 8:14 AM
One year ago today I had the whim to start this little Bluesky account to keep alive memories of #LeedsOtherPaper - thanks to everyone who has since followed, shared, replied, re-posted and added your own stories. Please keep 'em coming. And tell your mates that the northern star still shines...
Excellent news re Northern Guitars and Our Own Venues, in today's print version of the @yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk.
#KeepMusicLive #GrassrootsMusic
#KeepMusicLive #GrassrootsMusic
November 26, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Excellent news re Northern Guitars and Our Own Venues, in today's print version of the @yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk.
#KeepMusicLive #GrassrootsMusic
#KeepMusicLive #GrassrootsMusic
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The NUJ sends a message of solidarity to women and girls worldwide who experience violence in any of its many forms, including digitally. There is #NoExcuse for online abuse.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/int...
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/int...
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2025
The NUJ sends a message of solidarity to women and girls worldwide who experience violence in any of its many forms.
www.nuj.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The NUJ sends a message of solidarity to women and girls worldwide who experience violence in any of its many forms, including digitally. There is #NoExcuse for online abuse.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/int...
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/int...
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Time is running out to book your space for our exciting event on Nov 26, when Prof. @markdeuze.bsky.social will speak about his research on wellbeing and creative careers! Find out more about this free online event and register on the link below: ajeuk.org/register-now...
Register now for AJE UK autumn event: Prof. Mark Deuze on Wellbeing & Creative Careers
We are excited to announce details for a special AJE event being held this autumn. Event: AJE UK: Prof. Mark Deuze on Wellbeing & Creative Careers Date and time: Wednesday, November 26, 2025, f…
ajeuk.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Time is running out to book your space for our exciting event on Nov 26, when Prof. @markdeuze.bsky.social will speak about his research on wellbeing and creative careers! Find out more about this free online event and register on the link below: ajeuk.org/register-now...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Fascinating stuff here from @peoplespapers.bsky.social about the alternative local press around Manchester - so many similarities with what was happening in Leeds and elsewhere during the 1970s and 1980s. Well worth a watch for anyone wanting to know more (despite some suitably wobbly camerawork).
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Fascinating stuff here from @peoplespapers.bsky.social about the alternative local press around Manchester - so many similarities with what was happening in Leeds and elsewhere during the 1970s and 1980s. Well worth a watch for anyone wanting to know more (despite some suitably wobbly camerawork).
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Ribblehead Viaduct, Yorkshire, photo by landscape photographer Paula Beaumont.
November 20, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Ribblehead Viaduct, Yorkshire, photo by landscape photographer Paula Beaumont.
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Just to prove you are worth an 8p stamp.
November 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Just to prove you are worth an 8p stamp.
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Yorkshire Photo of the Day - Scarborough, the longest railway seat in the world!
November 18, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Yorkshire Photo of the Day - Scarborough, the longest railway seat in the world!
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On this day in 1910, hundreds of suffragettes marched on Westminster to secure voting rights for women. It was later dubbed 'Black Friday' because of the violence that followed.
Image from our newspapers: The Daily Mirror, 19 November 1910.
Image from our newspapers: The Daily Mirror, 19 November 1910.
November 18, 2025 at 9:42 AM
On this day in 1910, hundreds of suffragettes marched on Westminster to secure voting rights for women. It was later dubbed 'Black Friday' because of the violence that followed.
Image from our newspapers: The Daily Mirror, 19 November 1910.
Image from our newspapers: The Daily Mirror, 19 November 1910.
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NUJ reps at the BBC overwhelmingly passed a motion calling for worker representation on the BBC board, an independently-appointed chair, and sustainable funding through Charter Renewal.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/bbc...
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/bbc...
BBC workers call for board reform and sustainable funding
NUJ members at the BBC have outlined their vision for an impartial, universally available and funded BBC.
www.nuj.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
NUJ reps at the BBC overwhelmingly passed a motion calling for worker representation on the BBC board, an independently-appointed chair, and sustainable funding through Charter Renewal.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/bbc...
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/bbc...
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May Morris for Morris & Co.
November 17, 2025 at 5:39 AM
May Morris for Morris & Co.
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Women angry at male violence - as reported in Leeds Other Paper, 45 years ago this month.
#ReclaimTheNight #EndViolenceAgainstWomen
#ReclaimTheNight #EndViolenceAgainstWomen
November 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Women angry at male violence - as reported in Leeds Other Paper, 45 years ago this month.
#ReclaimTheNight #EndViolenceAgainstWomen
#ReclaimTheNight #EndViolenceAgainstWomen
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Ladybird wisdom, 1975
“With so much noise in the world, we have to listen carefully to the things that are worth hearing”
(‘Sounds’, Artist: BH Robinson)
“With so much noise in the world, we have to listen carefully to the things that are worth hearing”
(‘Sounds’, Artist: BH Robinson)
November 17, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Ladybird wisdom, 1975
“With so much noise in the world, we have to listen carefully to the things that are worth hearing”
(‘Sounds’, Artist: BH Robinson)
“With so much noise in the world, we have to listen carefully to the things that are worth hearing”
(‘Sounds’, Artist: BH Robinson)
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I’ve just published a new article in the @uk.theconversation.com entitled 'BBC bias? The Prescott memo falls well short of the standards of impartiality it demands’ Thread 1/8: theconversation.com/bbc-bias-the...
BBC bias? The Prescott memo falls well short of the standards of impartiality it demands
The Prescott memo contained no research questions or objectives, method, sample, time frame or, crucially, analytical framework for examining output.
theconversation.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I’ve just published a new article in the @uk.theconversation.com entitled 'BBC bias? The Prescott memo falls well short of the standards of impartiality it demands’ Thread 1/8: theconversation.com/bbc-bias-the...
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6pm, 27 Nov: free screening of 1972 Man Alive documentary 'Alright, We'll Do It Ourselves', a fascinating snapshot of Stepney in the early 1970s, including oral histories from residents
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alright-we...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alright-we...
Alright, We’ll Do It Ourselves | Film Screening
Film screening in collaboration with Four Corner gallery
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 2:20 PM
6pm, 27 Nov: free screening of 1972 Man Alive documentary 'Alright, We'll Do It Ourselves', a fascinating snapshot of Stepney in the early 1970s, including oral histories from residents
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alright-we...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alright-we...
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'The BBC does not belong to the government or its board. It belongs to the people and to its workers.'
Well said, @nujofficial.bsky.social.
Well said, @nujofficial.bsky.social.
The NUJ has defended the professional integrity of its members amid one-sided attacks.
The union has demanded BBC governance reform and sustainable funding to safeguard public service journalism.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
The union has demanded BBC governance reform and sustainable funding to safeguard public service journalism.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
NUJ backs BBC journalists and calls for governance reform
The NUJ has called for worker representation and independent appointments to the BBC board ahead of culture secretary Lisa Nandy's urgent statement to parliament today.
www.nuj.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
'The BBC does not belong to the government or its board. It belongs to the people and to its workers.'
Well said, @nujofficial.bsky.social.
Well said, @nujofficial.bsky.social.
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BBC Under Attack: Pot and Kettle Special
The new Private Eye is out now.
The new Private Eye is out now.
November 12, 2025 at 8:06 AM
BBC Under Attack: Pot and Kettle Special
The new Private Eye is out now.
The new Private Eye is out now.
'The BBC does not belong to the government or its board. It belongs to the people and to its workers.'
Well said, @nujofficial.bsky.social.
Well said, @nujofficial.bsky.social.
The NUJ has defended the professional integrity of its members amid one-sided attacks.
The union has demanded BBC governance reform and sustainable funding to safeguard public service journalism.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
The union has demanded BBC governance reform and sustainable funding to safeguard public service journalism.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
NUJ backs BBC journalists and calls for governance reform
The NUJ has called for worker representation and independent appointments to the BBC board ahead of culture secretary Lisa Nandy's urgent statement to parliament today.
www.nuj.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
'The BBC does not belong to the government or its board. It belongs to the people and to its workers.'
Well said, @nujofficial.bsky.social.
Well said, @nujofficial.bsky.social.
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Enough is enough - good to see #ReclaimTheNight featured in today's Yorkshire Evening Post.
October 29, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Enough is enough - good to see #ReclaimTheNight featured in today's Yorkshire Evening Post.
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WOMEN RECLAIM THE NIGHT
There are lots of Reclaim the Night events across West Yorkshire this weekend - here's Leeds Other Paper's report of the first one, back in 1977.
#ReclaimTheNight #SaferStreets
There are lots of Reclaim the Night events across West Yorkshire this weekend - here's Leeds Other Paper's report of the first one, back in 1977.
#ReclaimTheNight #SaferStreets
October 24, 2025 at 6:56 AM
WOMEN RECLAIM THE NIGHT
There are lots of Reclaim the Night events across West Yorkshire this weekend - here's Leeds Other Paper's report of the first one, back in 1977.
#ReclaimTheNight #SaferStreets
There are lots of Reclaim the Night events across West Yorkshire this weekend - here's Leeds Other Paper's report of the first one, back in 1977.
#ReclaimTheNight #SaferStreets
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Monday!
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
October 20, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Monday!
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
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Shhh... A copy of Leeds Other Paper/Northern Star with #Chumbawamba on the front page, spotted in the fab @leedsmuseums.bsky.social exhibition on the music scene in Leeds now on at Leeds City Museum.
October 18, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Shhh... A copy of Leeds Other Paper/Northern Star with #Chumbawamba on the front page, spotted in the fab @leedsmuseums.bsky.social exhibition on the music scene in Leeds now on at Leeds City Museum.
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An Autumn Lane, 1886, painting by Leeds-born John Atkinson Grimshaw (private collection). #NorthernArt
October 15, 2025 at 7:21 AM
An Autumn Lane, 1886, painting by Leeds-born John Atkinson Grimshaw (private collection). #NorthernArt