Tim Hopkinson
@TimHopkinson
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Teaching associate @sheffjournalism @sheffielduni. Former deputy editor @sheffieldstar. Also, @timhopkinson.bsky.social
Sheffield, UK
Joined March 2009
“This is extreme, this is inhumane, and it is a government of cowards.” Green Party leader, Zack Polanski, responds to the government's changes to Britain's asylum system. #Newsnight
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Glad to announce: This year's International Journalism Week #IJW2025 @sheffielduni begins on Mon 3 November. Theme: #journalism in the age of drone warfare.... Click to see fantastic events and live streaming link: https://t.co/PH9vS1DILf;
@sheffjournalism
sheffield.ac.uk
International Journalism Week (IJW) is a programme of events organised every year by the School of Information, Journalism and Communication at the University of Sheffield. Each year focuses on a key...
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Well done to everyone receiving their #ALevelResults today. Looking forward to welcoming our new @sheffjournalism students to @sheffielduni very soon!
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Now for the equality, diversity and inclusion award (organisation), sponsored by @FT 🏆
Congratulations to @sheffjournalism and @lisabjourno for the Inclusive Voices project, embedding diversity in journalism education 👏
#NCTJAwards
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First up, the innovation of the year award, sponsored by @NewsUK!
Congratulations to @sheffjournalism and @Lindsay_Pantry for winning with their immersive VR newsgathering workshop 👏
Judges praised it as innovative and groundbreaking.
#NCTJAwards
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Looking for #freelance work? BBC Yorkshire is looking for news journalists to join on an ad-hoc basis across online, radio and TV. If you have a journalism qualification &/or paid professional experience at newspapers/websites, commercial radio, TV etc then...
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Safe Square is a place in Sheffield city centre where people on a night out can go if they need help It will operate over Christmas but needs long term funding to continue in 2025 📱 https://t.co/yGVHxDd7z3 🎧@DouglasJSheff talking to @elliecolton_
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First @sheffjournalism MA Journalism & MA Broadcast newsday done. 🤩 Phenomenal amount of stories covered for @Sheffield_Wire Breaking news ✅ Community News ✅ Video ✅ Collaboration ✅ FUN ✅ Even Garth had a great day. 🥰 Well done team. 👏👏 We are VERY proud of you all!
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Looking forward to using VR to help teach interviewing techniques with our Global Journalism students at @sheffjournalism. Thanks for all the help and advice @Lindsay_Pantry !
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Really pleased to hear @LouHaigh say she will "continue to fight every day for the people of Sheffield Heeley who I was first and foremost elected to represent"
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So sorry to see @LouHaigh resign as transport secretary. So different from other previous politicians who stayed on after their crimes committed while in office.
thestar.co.uk
Sheffield MP Louise Haigh has resigned as Transport Secretary over a criminal conviction in her past, after she incorrectly told police that a work mobile phone was stolen in 2013.
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Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.
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This is a dark, dark day for people around the globe. The world’s largest economy and most powerful military will be led by a dangerous, destructive demagogue.
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Sheffield Diving head coach Tom Owens reacts to the sport being axed from the 2026 Commonwealth Games because of rising costs. Read more: https://t.co/aLVD6TJpQY
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SMASHED IT! A genuinely heartfelt thanks to @sheffjournalism class 2024 for their NSS surveys - we're NUMBER ONE for UG Journalism teaching in all Russell Group universities. So proud and humbled to work with all our teaching staff, leaders and foot soldiers of news.
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I’m here at @yorkracecourse representing @SkyNews at York Central and Outer declarations. Let’s see how the night unfolds!🗳️ #electionnightLIVE #skynewselection24
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🚨 Freelancers! Please pitch me. We've increased our monthly budgets so we can commission more writers and pay for larger projects. If you're in Liverpool, Birmingham, London, Manchester, Glasgow or Sheffield, check out our pitching page. And pls share. https://t.co/aK98OzyIA6
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Pitching us is simple! There’s one crucial factor we think about when considering pitches: publishing work which is engrossing, exciting and fun to read — even if the topic is serious. A great rea…
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❌ We NEVER want to see a sign like this ever again. ❌ The next government has the power to make that happen. They can end the need for food banks.
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