Fiona Walker

Former BBC. TBIJ Global Health Editor. Doorstep Murder Podcast. Investigative documentaries incl Panorama.

[Medical Journalists' Association @mjauk]

Today let's take a look at our Editor of the Year MJA Awards 2025 shortlist. We have @jameshalliwell from C+D, @journojennifer from The BMJ and @FinScotland from TBIJ - Congrats all! See the full details of their work below https://t.co/ZOeRwQz5gd

[Fiona Walker @FinScotland]

Thanks @gijn. I know we say this all the time but… it was a whole team effort and what a great global health team they are @TBIJ The key to our reporting is making a real impact. There’s more to come soon…

[Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn]

💫 NEW! Two reporters from @TBIJ’s global health team explain how they uncovered the shady world of phony snakebite anti-venom.

📝 Paul Eccles & @FinScotland. https://t.co/GGUY24QmXT

[Fiona Walker @FinScotland]

@BBCAileenClarke And what a shift it’s been! Good luck with life outside the BBC. Btw love that photo.

[The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @TBIJ]

Global leaders have agreed to reduce the number of people dying from superbugs by 2030

The United Nations declaration aims for a 10% fall in deaths caused by antimicrobial resistance

https://t.co/NqGY7PmlDF

[Fiona Walker @FinScotland]

@UN_PGA @TBIJ How do you get 193 countries to agree how to tackle the superbug crisis when some are at war, some don’t have enough food and some of their health clinics don’t have clean running water? Others misuse antibiotics in health and farming. It affects every country here @UN #AMR

[Fiona Walker @FinScotland]

“It will be the number one cause of death by 2050” says @miaamormotley chair of @glgamr to hit home how serious it is that our antibiotics and other antimicrobials don’t always work when we are sick. #amr
On that note, @UN antimicrobial resistance High Level meeting kicks off.

[Fiona Walker @FinScotland]

“We cannot afford to fail or leave anyone behind” says president @un_pga
Can today’s declaration start to reverse the trend of overuse of antibiotics, anti fungals etc in health and farming and leaking into our environment? See our work on AMR @TBIJ

[Fiona Walker @FinScotland]

The good news is… antibiotic resistance is top of the agenda in New York this week. We are here for the United Nations High Level Meeting on antimicrobial resistance. It’s buzzing with people passionate about preventing situations like we are highlighting here 👇

[The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @TBIJ]

Typhoid is an infection that’s often caused by contaminated food or water – in the past it was almost eliminated

But drug-resistant variants of the illness have now made the infection more deadly👇

https://t.co/D7Un8DNKjl

[Fiona Walker @FinScotland]

Another cracker from @brian_bilston to lift your day.

[Fiona Walker @FinScotland]

Really important work. Please read.

[The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @TBIJ]

EXCLUSIVE: A former employee of tobacco giant Philip Morris has blown the whistle to @TBIJ, revealing a web of payments funding tobacco research

Shiro Konuma told us: “We have to tell the people about this” (🧵) 1/8

https://t.co/7rKwQP5aXm

[Fiona Walker @FinScotland]

Nice one ⁦@jm_stout⁩ at ⁦@frontlineclub⁩. Looking forward to reading the book #nighttraintoodessa

[Fiona Walker @FinScotland]

@DougieVipond @StirUni Nice one Dougie. No surprise to the rest of us.

[Fiona Walker @FinScotland]

@Fionasstalker Sending love to you and all the team @BBCScotlandNews What a wonderful colleague and a huge loss.

[Fiona Walker @FinScotland]

Really hope this translates into justice and, even better, a culture change. Including for victims of extortion.

[Gary Robertson @BBCGaryR]

New offence comes into force in Scotland making it a crime to encourage or assist another person to self-harm. The law was first passed by the UK Govt & extended to the Scottish Parliament through a legislative consent motion.
We'll speak to @MareeToddMSP
#bbcgms 0740

[The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @TBIJ]

🚨The UK government is planning to ban disposable vapes to clamp down on underage vaping

https://t.co/m5lTziQLhf

[Samaritans @samaritans]

We're always open.

Retweet this and help us reach someone who might need to know that we're here all Christmas 💚

[Fiona Walker @FinScotland]

@BBCJohnBeattie @BBCLauraMiller Wishing you a very happy retirement @BBCJohnBeattie You were a first class colleague.

[Fiona Walker @FinScotland]

We need independent in-depth investigative journalism right now. Here’s how you can support it at its best. Please see the @TBIJ thread #investigativejournalism #investigativereporting and feel involved.

[The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @TBIJ]

Today we’re launching Bureau Insiders – a membership community for those who believe in the power of investigative journalism to change the world 🌍 1/5

https://t.co/TFa4T4TZD9

[The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @TBIJ]

Earlier this week the transport secretary Mark Harper brought up ‘15-minute cities’ during the Conservative Party Conference

His description wasn’t far off the mark, but then he went on to say that the concept was being “misused” 🤔

https://t.co/8cUPwOr84b

[Fiona Walker @FinScotland]

@British_Airways ridiculous cancellation message cancelling my flight today. None of your online or phone options work to find another flight that works. Completely abandoned. Can you contact me please?