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Abby Young-Powell

@abbyyoungpowell

Independent journalist, writer, radio show host. For the Guardian, Positive News magazine, Prospect, and lots more. [email protected]

Berlin, Germany Katılım Mart 2009
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huck@HUCKmagazine·
@abbyyoungpowell @jiabrahams @streetskitchen @CopwatchNetwork @RouReynolds @KNEECAPCEOL @corbyn_project @friends_earth @IsaacMuk @our_MoH @biminibabes @NadiaWhittomeMP @Hollie_geraghty @PSCupdates @jeremycorbyn If you have anything to spare and would like to support stories like those you’ve seen in this thread - stories of hope, of organising and creation, stories exposing wrongs and uplifting voices - please do support us by becoming a member of Club Huck... huckmag.com/article/club-h…
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huck@HUCKmagazine·
Hello + Merry Christmas! This is @bencsmoke, Huck’s Digital editor. As we continue to languish in the Christmas gooch, I thought I’d log in and share some of the stories I’m most proud of from 2023. They’re stories of resistance, of organising, of creation and, importantly, hope:
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Abby Young-Powell@abbyyoungpowell·
A mass sit-in at Berlin’s central station today, with protestors calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
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juicy liu ☻@bestdianeever·
i’m seriously considering dropping my journalism major (despite being a straight A student and having only 3 classes left to complete) bc watching ppl w lofty journo jobs betray the profession and persistently dehumanize racialized ppl for years has taken a moral toll on me so
Noor Javed@njaved

“From declining trust and interest in news media to a challenging job market that has impacted local newspapers and legacy newsrooms alike, experts say that schools need to update their programs to attract prospective journalists.” cbc.ca/news/canada/jo…

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Shoshana Schwebel@sschweb1·
German govt pulled funding from one of the only cultural centres in Berlin that highlights PoC voices: Oyoun. Bc Oyoun didn't cancel a vigil hosted by Jüdische Stimme (a leftist Jewish group). The GREEN PARTY rep called them antisemitic + pulled their funding.
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Ben Smoke@bencsmoke·
eat meat? you’re probably going to want to read this; inside the icelandic horse blood farms suppling meat producers across europe... incredible (and admittedly gross) journalism from @jiabrahams and @abbyyoungpowell read it now! huckmag.com/article/inside…
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Wasn't going to say anything bc I feel like I'm one of three people who feel this way, but I've found the response to Barbie so jarring. Even going into it totally smooth-brained, it felt impossible to ignore how half baked it all was, as well as its v obvious market motivations
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