
Barbara Speed
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Deputy head of opinion @guardian. pitches to [email protected]. not usually here
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So chuffed that our guest on the Open City podcast this week, talking Brum bankruptcy, HS2 and Southwark Council's war on table tennis is the brilliant Barbara Speed, Deputy Opinion Editor at the Guardian. spotify.link/Y69LfD9TgDb


Aspiring journalists! 3 great opportunities at the The Guardian! 1) If you need financial help for a postgrad journalism course, u can apply to have the fees paid Plus 2) if you have a disability, or 3) if you're a person of colour, you can apply for the Positive Action Scheme



JOURNALISTS: Your reporting of the harrowing Hunt murders has the power to prevent future deaths. Use it, and use our guidelines for reporting fatal domestic abuse: 🛑Accountability 🛑Accuracy 🛑Dignity 🛑Images Sensitive reporting saves lives. welevelup.org/media-guidelin…



Happy to announce something exciting that we’ve been working on for a while. The Long Wave, a weekly newsletter on Black life and culture around the world, is launching on 30 Oct. Written by me and edited by the mega talented @jaseokundaye. Sign up here! theguardian.com/global/2024/oc…

It’s real! Commentator of the Year Broadsheet. Thanks to my colleague Barbara Speed for this very arty photo.



'Not as niche as it sounds’ - A Place of Our Own by June Thomas looks at 6 spaces where lesbians met over the years, and is heart-warming, life-affirming, sometimes heart-breaking - with universal human relevance. Bars, bookstores, softball, communes... clothesinbooks.blogspot.com/2025/02/a-plac…


Thanks to my great pal Clothes in Books for asking some excellent questions about A PLACE OF OUR OWN. clothesinbooks.blogspot.com/2025/02/a-plac…

