Ranty Islam

News has little relevance to many people's lives, but does make them feel anxious. That's why audiences increasingly tune out: reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/how-news-feels…

Falls jemand das Patriarchat sucht…

At #listenlouder brilliant examples of what constructive journalism could look like in practice. The formats have one thing on common: they all force people out of their comfort zones. Just the place where learning and dialogue happen.

5 takeaways for constructive journalism from the 2022 Reuters DNR #listenlouder

„The truth is behind paywalls and the lies are free“ - Njoki Chege #dw_gmf

At #dw_gmf insistent calls that journalism (be allowed to) report “objectively” mainly come from non-journalists. The term is too absolutist given our messy world. Many journos instead focus on more relational terms: need to serve the public interest, foster participation & trust

At #GMF insistent calls that journalism (be allowed to) report “objectively” mainly come from non-journalists. The term is too absolutist given our messy world. Many journos instead focus on more relational terms: need to serve the public interest, foster participation & trust.

This @nytimes piece on gun violence is one of the best examples of what constructive journalism can do: great context, deep analysis and a very clear way forward. nytimes.com/interactive/20… @bonninstitute @PositiveMaren

@TheNewEuropean @tanit Seeing this just now. Spot on summary of what is hopefully the coda to a sad episode in Germany's modern parliamentary history.

The party looks trapped on a downhill path, straight towards the fate of a radical East German fringe party 🖊: @tanit theneweuropean.co.uk/germansplainin…

„Not so mad“ ist an anagram of „Mastodon“, that twitterati will appreciate.

@vueling So, after refusing to honor your promise to refund the money you owed us, PayPal finally stepped in and did it for you. Thank you for nothing Vueling. Never again!

@2ranty Ranty, we have just replied through private message. Regards

Hey @vueling you owe us money for a cancelled flight. Submitted request via your website, but got no response. You offer no phone number, no mail address, i.e. no customer service! Not happy. (I'm talking about refund (not compensation!) for VY1899 DUS-BCN on Feb 25 and return)

@vueling I DM'd you with the info you requested. Once the issue is resolved I will note it here to conclude this thread. Thank you.

@2ranty Hi Ranty. In order to check your request, please send the booking code through private message . Thanks

Suggested reading for Mr Putin. Published 2019 but with uncanny relevance for today - both in content and form.

Angela Merkel: gentle persuasion in an age of populism theconversation.com/angela-merkel-… via @ConversationUK

Die Kolleg:innen von @DIEZEIT sind mit einem neuen Ressort am Start. Vielleicht dem wichtigsten von allen. Klasse. Und viel Erfolg. blog.zeit.de/fragen/2021/09…

Eat this Chuck Norris! Except you can’t. @stuheritage on Tom Cruise displaying superhuman abilities in a Birmingham curry house. theguardian.com/film/2021/aug/…

@sydneypage95 @washingtonpost This story made my day. Thank you. We need a whole lot more coverage like that. Not because the world is all smiles (it isn’t). But because it is not nearly as bad as our regular news fix makes us believe.

"One day, I hope she looks back on this story and it motivates her to help somebody else." A man’s dog was stolen. He found the thief, and instead of calling police, he got her into rehab. My latest piece for @washingtonpost washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021…

This is what lockdown sounds like theconversation.com/this-is-what-l… via @ConversationUK @PandemicSilence

This ⁦@nytimes⁩ investigation picks apart Boris Johnson’s COVID-19 response. „Half of $22 billion went to companies with political connections, no prior experience or histories of controversy.“ nytimes.com/interactive/20…