Journalism:

Trump and the media - Is it war or love? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39221378 From March 2017

Miscellaneous:An absence of peace: When is a war actually a war? - ( Read more... )

History:

Inside the Secret World of Russia’s Cold War Mapmakers - https://www.wired.com/2015/07/secret-cold-war-maps/

Journalism:And the media isn’t reporting it! - ( Read more... )

Data vizualisation:

aRrgh: a newcomer’s (angry) guide to R - http://arrgh.tim-smith.us/?utm_content=buffer24a51&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Journalism:THE REMARKABLE TALE ( Read more... )

Journalism:

Against Normalization: The Lesson of the “Munich Post” - https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/normalization-lesson-munich-post/#!

Miscellaneous:Hans Rosling: A truth-teller in an age of ‘alternative facts ( Read more... )

History:

Forbidden love: The WW2 letters between two men - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38932955

Journalism:A great opportunist story shows how PRs need to be looking further ahead ( Read more... )

Archaeology:Danish Bronze Age elite buried in fancy woolly hats and shawls, 3,500-year-old graves reveal ( Read more... )

Actors:

A truly fantastic Roger Moore story - http://suitep.tumblr.com/post/160997799850/if-you-need-a-lovely-story-to-make-you-feel-better

History:A Sportscaster's Secret Mission To Save Jewish Family At The 'Nazi' ( Read more... )

Cartoons:

From Post-it notes to published cartoonist - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-37623414

Journalism:How do we respond to threats after our endorsement? This is how ( Read more... )

The minute Serena Williams announced that she was pregnant, various journalists dusted down their "is this the end of (famous sportswoman)'s career" articles ( Read more... )

Still late, still August, still mostly Olympic

Culture:

The Tibetan nomad traditions defying the modern world - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-36938787

Geography:Louisiana Flooding: Is This the State's New, More Accurate Map? - Read more... )