Nika Talbot ✨

Hiya 🤗 I'm a writer and journalist specialising in solo adventure travel, positive impact, and cultural tourism. Work and collaborate with me: See my offerings → nikatalbot.io Join my community → nikatalbot.io

Wander, retreat, remember The rise of the creative biz retreat — and the UK gets its first memorial for journalists who died chasing the truth. #IWMD open.substack.com/pub/nikatalbot…

@rashmeerl @joshi @millmediauk @LeaKorsgaard @Zetland Thank you for sharing! I'm catching up on the replays, loved this talk.

Via @nikatalbot : “How can you not be romantic about #journalism?” A question (and manifesto of sorts) from @joshi of @millmediauk & @LeaKorsgaard of @Zetland #ijf26 open.substack.com/pub/nikatalbot…

Love, journalism 🇮🇹 Insights from #ijf26 in Perugia. Plus: Wikipedia for independents open.substack.com/pub/nikatalbot…

It is solved by walking Two weeks in Robin Hood country. Plus: virtual coworking this week. nikatalbot.io/p/it-is-solved…

@MarianneLehnis @LumaLabsAI I'm impressed - v different image and a good likeness. You can try uni-1 for free at Luma Labs.

@nikatalbot @LumaLabsAI this looks like fun!

Testing the new Uni-1 @LumaLabsAI "Pretty, #!@* good likeness" - my dad. Used a simple prompt and it got what I was after. Love the fine art finish ✨(l) v NB 2. Sign up: lumalabs.ai/uni-1, use Uni-1, add pics + prompt (mine: make my photo in the style of the art photo).

I packaged 97 of my media entrepreneur case studies into an ebook spanning 558 pages and over 200,000 words. I'm pretty confident there isn't another book on the market that's packed with this many insights for how to build a successful content business. simonowens.gumroad.com/l/nextmediamog…

Laura Davison, NUJ general secretary said: “The burden of fighting the far right must not fall on those who are most targeted by it. It is not the responsibility of those who experience racism and discrimination to fight these battles alone. "The responsibility belongs to all of us. As members of the trade union movement, we have the power to organise, mobilise and show what true solidarity looks like.” nuj.org.uk/resource/why-n…

The ability of the press to access and cover court proceedings is central to the principle of open justice. Dublin Freelance branch held its Freelance Forum at the Criminal Courts of Justice on Saturday, joined by 70 journalists and student journalists. nuj.org.uk/resource/sprin…

The tide is turning A copyright win, for now. Plus, seaside with soul—St Leonards makes The Sunday Times' Best Places to Live. open.substack.com/pub/nikatalbot…

Fantastic news in the UK today - the government has apparently ditched its plan to force creatives to 'opt out' if they don't want AI companies training on their life's work. The opt-out proposal was unfair and unworkable. Many couldn't realistically have opted out at all, and it would have affected small rights holders disproportionately negatively. We should be grateful to the government for listening to reason on this, rather than just listening to the big tech lobby. They have done the right thing by putting opt-out behind us. They should now reaffirm what the law says - that AI companies must license people's work if they want to train on it - and commit not to change that law. thetimes.com/uk/technology-…

Fed up with fueling AI? Try this 🤖 Really Simple Licensing (RSL) could help creators get paid. Plus: Brave New World? justice report, and this week's AI news. nikatalbot.substack.com…open.substack.com/pub/nikatalbot…

Today, we're publishing Don't Steal This Book - a (mostly) empty book from almost 10,000 authors, protesting the theft of their work by AI companies. The UK government is considering upending copyright law to benefit AI companies. Don’t Steal This Book urges them not to. Apart from the list of authors involved, the book is empty, representing the effect the government’s plans would have on authors' livelihoods. We're handing out 1,000 free copies at London Book Fair over the next couple of days. If you’re there, pick up a copy! A huge thank you to the thousands of authors involved. Read more here: theguardian.com/technology/202… #DontStealThisBook

RSL AI Licensing. Excellent news - just joined the collective. Join the RSL Collective to support fair AI royalties for creators #FairPayFromAI Good interview with Doug Leeds, co-founder in today's @pressgazette rslcollective.org/register/publi…

@rashmeerl @bbclysedoucet It should. Love to talk to you about that! Happy Women's Day. Thanks for the share 🙏

Reading @bbclysedoucet ’s The Finest Hotel in Kabul right now, with great interest @nikatalbot, not just because I lived in Kabul for a year, but I had the privilege of co-presenting on the World Service with her. Thnx 4 gr8 post on strong women. Every day should be women’s day!