Courtney Dobson

Editor, 56 North Editorial Services

[Courtney Dobson @CourtDobson]

When it comes to sportswashing, Russia is an expert. @howardamos speaks to the Olympian champion snowboarder who quit Moscow for exile, for @newlinesmag. https://t.co/LoNn6lpEHQ

[Courtney Dobson @CourtDobson]

A year on from Russia's ruinous attack on Ukraine's Kakhovka Dam, ecologists are documenting what they hope will be classified as ecocide, reports @GhannaMamonova for @newlinesmag in partnership with @TRPUkraine. https://t.co/podlIzPrZi

[Courtney Dobson @CourtDobson]

A Dubai princess used Instagram to divorce her husband. The bold move told a larger story beyond celebrity entertainment or royal palace feuds, writes @Ola_Salem in @newlinesmag. https://t.co/qP9IcwRLC0

[Lydia Wilson @lsmwilson]

Exit polls in France are predicting a win for the left wing alliance, the New Popular Front - read this essay to find the 1930s origin of the idea and movement - and lessons for the future. By @Diane2V for @newlinesmag

[Hassan I. Hassan @hxhassan]

لحظة ولادة مشروع إعلامي وثقافي عربي طموح.

حكاية "مجلة الفِراتْس" @alpheratzmag تشتمل على منهج جديد في الصحافة، وأرشيف رقمي لمجلات عصر النهضة العربية من أواخر القرن التاسع عشر إلى بدايات القرن العشرين.

مقالتي عن أصل الحكاية:

https://t.co/Jat77Ik0dS

[Courtney Dobson @CourtDobson]

This essay on the #EnergyTransition in #Kazakhstan stands out – its focus on locals & the environment – from a little-known yet significant part of the world: Zhezkazgan, the land of copper. More stories from Central Asia like this, please https://t.co/YVxbIL4cU4

[Courtney Dobson @CourtDobson]

As Malaysia tries to clean up the Klang River, engagement with local communities that can provide accountability and respond to their needs may succeed where other methods have failed, reports @severija_b for @newlinesmag. https://t.co/6aRWrPXa9K

[Courtney Dobson @CourtDobson]

More than 30 mass graves have been found in Sri Lanka, believed to be of those who disappeared during the civil war and communist rebellions. But efforts to uncover the truth are obstructed by the authorities, writes @_clouddweller for @newlinesmag. https://t.co/RWw7dueLqT

[Courtney Dobson @CourtDobson]

The remarkable works of the polymath Abu Rayhan al-Biruni were shaped by the turbulent politics of medieval Central Asia and, especially, the captured Indian Brahmins with whom he studied. James Montgomery and @lsmwilson explore his life for @newlinesmag. https://t.co/pzkceMXjuv

[Arwa Damon @IamArwaDamon]

WOW! Well done @newlinesmag & @FaisalAlYafai CONGRATS and so thrilled that this convo is being recognized like this & that you all gave the space for such an important topic of conversation.

[Courtney Dobson @CourtDobson]

Palestinian-American artist DJ Khaled has remained silent as the war in Gaza has unfolded. His story is a cautionary tale of the limits of celebrity solidarity at a time when it may no longer be needed, writes @maysamustafa for @newlinesmag. https://t.co/ukOrTALLfp

[New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag]

New Lines' investigation, "The Dirty Business of Green Energy in Congo," by @SophiaPickles, @Jack_Wolf_Wolf & @murairi1, has just been nominated at the @TheWebbyAwards for Best Media Storytelling!

🗳Vote for us for the category's People's Voice Award: https://t.co/G64kFJHA5j

[Hassan I. Hassan @hxhassan]

This Friday in London, with @LinaKhatibUK and @alexjrowell of @newlinesmag

[Erin Clare Brown @erinclarebrown]

Absolutely THRILLED to share that this incredible OSINT investigation by the dogged, gifted @MansirMuhammed_ just won a Sigma Award! He and the team who worked on the broader investigation are such dogged reporters, and their work has yielded incredible fruit.

[Courtney Dobson @CourtDobson]

This is such a powerful video exploring #migration from the perspective of #migrants and the very difficult choices they face: The Last Harvest // Documentary https://t.co/n0lzmhX4nf via @YouTube

[Erin Clare Brown @erinclarebrown]

A major, important (and beautiful) story for your Monday morning: For decades, one man has helped the world's petrochemical states write their oil laws, then makes businesses to profit off of them. Now he's set is sites on Namibia's Okavango delta... 1/
https://t.co/D2u1ppNXvt

[Courtney Dobson @CourtDobson]

Georgia on the Black Sea has become the world’s second-largest surrogacy market after the United States. A proposed ban raises fresh ethical questions about the booming industry, reports @caitlinnittho from Tbilisi for @newlinesmag. https://t.co/tHuAqeiopG

[New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag]

On Sunday, 25-year-old U.S. airman Aaron Bushnell set himself on fire in front of Washington, D.C.’s Israeli Embassy to protest the U.S.'s ongoing support of Israel in the Gaza War.

Bushnell continued to yell "Free Palestine" as he was engulfed in flames. He was taken to a hospital and succumbed to his injuries later the same day.

[Courtney Dobson @CourtDobson]

The new Saudi holiday of Foundation Day isn't rewriting history; it's merely correcting a common myth about how the kingdom gained legitimacy, argues @sultaan_1 in @newlinesmag. https://t.co/aDdNtLJrVe

[Amie Ferris-Rotman @Amie_FR]

Tomorrow, Feb. 24, marks two years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. We @newlinesmag will continue our coverage of Ukraine -- its defiance, people, art and history. Going into the weekend, a selection of must-read 🇺🇦 stories https://t.co/KMSt78GvKX by @liz_cookman