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20 years ago
Two decades ago, a series of terrorist attacks shook London. And I found myself on the cusp of two worlds of journalism.
news innovation
Taking Google (and Facebook)'s money ethically
Can you use funding from the tech giants to build products that are sustainable without them?
social media verification
Messy verification process leave blue ticks open to abuse
Social media account verification continues to suck. Surprise. Taylor Lorenz [https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/06/instagram-and-twitter-should-eliminate-verification/592351/?utm_campaign=Big Revolution&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue newsletter]: > All this has led to a glut of mid-tier celebrities, sports stars, and moderately known people
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London's Shut
It’s amazing how many of London’s businesses, including restaurants and bars, were shut by the time I headed for home. The evening economy was not in full swing. That said, those pubs that were open were doing a roaring trade.
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The big trek home
I set out for home at around 6.30pm, fully expecting the streets to be thronged with people walking home. I was wrong. The staggered departure from London, with many people heading home from 4pm onwards seemed to have take the pressure off, and the streets were busy without being
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Waiting for a bus
Tonight, I was very proud of this city. Less than 12 hours after a bomb ripped a London bus apart, London commuters were happily queuing for a bus home.
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Comic reaction
John Allison of Scary-go-round fame comments on the day in cartoon form.
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Police cars on High Holborn
Police cars line High Holborn in the aftermath of today’s events.
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Useful Links
Help for Londoners trying to get home on 7/7
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Russell Square
Adjacent to one of the bombs. Sealed off, of course.
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Press Photographers
I headed up towards Russell Square, site of the bus explosion, at lunch. It turns out that the journalistic herd instinct was at work, as I found these photographers trying to find a vantage point to get shots of the destruction.
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BBC Reporters Log
The BBC Reporters Log [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4659511.stm] is well worth following.