Kristian Johnson

🎥 Digital Video Journalist @BBCNews | Adopted Yorkshireman and Liverpool fan | Get in touch: [email protected]

[Kristian Johnson @kristianj23]

@armley8640 hi, I work for BBC Yorkshire and we'd love to hear more about your situation. Could you please DM me with contact details, so someone can get in touch? Thanks.

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@sarcastrix_ Hi, did you take this photo? If so, could we please use it on BBC Yorkshire?

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🗣️ "You're expected to be a parent like you don't work, but work like you haven't got kids. You can't win."

For the first time, there's been a comprehensive study into the 'motherhood penalty' - the loss of earnings suffered by mums after they have kids.
https://t.co/BNYeW4BsRH

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And here's my story on what happened when teenagers turned their rooms into tech-free zones
https://t.co/S3gkf0Gvtt

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So much fun reporting from this year's BBC Radio 5 Live Teen Summit!
The day started at 6am with several @bbc5live hits from Bradford College and ended with chat on the @BBCLookNorth sofa - with a 1.7m page-view online article thrown in for good measure!

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Happy Father’s Day to all dads out there!

But with the UK's statutory parental leave described as "one of the worst in the developed world", I’ve spoken to dads across Europe to compare how much time they get off when their enter fatherhood.

Full story: https://t.co/iKxb9FmGdi

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A big week for paternity rights campaigners:
📑 MP report says things need to change
🪧 The world's first-ever Dad Strike, with @dadshiftuk, @dopeblackdads, @fatherhoodinst + others

And on Sunday, it's Father's Day.

Keep an eye on @BBCNews website for my feature this weekend 👀

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Great to see more coverage of paternity leave today.

@lukejcr has told BBC Yorkshire “the first few weeks at the start of a child's life are just so important and form that bond and connections”.
https://t.co/PzZhLBRb0Y

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Great to collaborate with the text formats team @BBCNews today to produce this interactive embed for my paternity leave story.

A HUGE response (3,000+ comments) and tons of people got in touch via Your Voice, Your BBC News!

[Hazel Shearing @hazelshearing]

James Yeates said it was "horrible" having to go back to work just two weeks after his son, Luca, was born.

He told @kristianj23 he felt was leaving his partner "in the lurch"

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The UK's paternity leave is outdated, out of kilter & unequal.

That's according to a group of MPs who've released a report saying the current system is "one of the worst in the developed world" and has "fundamental flaws".

Here's my report for BBC News.
https://t.co/UlL2UeQoT6

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A real pleasure to work with @SabbiyahPervez and @louise_fewster on this harrowing story.

I helped to film the moment all the bereaved families came together to share their heartbreaking experiences of losing loved ones - and their battle for answers.
https://t.co/idh3W31iNZ

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There's often a misconception that young people don't want to work - but that's simply not the case for so many.

Here's my report for yesterday's BBC News at One.

Huge credit to @BBCElaine, @dannelson_cam and @KateMcGough for their incredible wider work on this important issue.

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🎥 I also shot this piece with Frank Tolley, one of the oldest surviving WWII bombers, for the BBC News at Six and BBC News at 10.

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Such a privilege to have played a leading role in the BBC's VE Day 80th anniversary coverage, a project I've been working on for months ❤️

It's been truly remarkable to hear the most amazing stories from people who lived through it all!

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🎥 Here's my BBC Breakfast piece with Pat Shepherd, who turned 100 just days after our shoot!

She told me the incredible tale of how she drove high-ranking Nazi officers across a Scottish airbase shortly after victory in Europe had been achieved.

[Alex Dackevych @Alex_Dack]

After the North Sea ship collision in March, millions of plastic pellets, called nurdles, have been washing up on UK shores - harming wildlife.

@sophiebotty and I visited a team of volunteers (led by Josh Beech & @LincsWildlife) who used special vacuums to recover these nurdles.

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🗣️ "I knew it was an attempt to suppress my feelings, but I didn't know a way out."

Brilliant story from @joshparry, which suggests 31% of people in the LGBT community have been exposed to so-called conversion therapy.
https://t.co/e9fVQFQVSp

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🗣️ "Everything changed"

Chris was made redundant just 6 weeks before his son was born.

But a new campaign, led by @dadshiftuk and backed by @Lola__McEvoy, is calling for this to change - and for new dads to be given greater job security.

[Alix Hattenstone @AlixHattenstone]

With record school holiday fines issued in England in 2022-2023, figures due out later will tell us if the upward trend is continuing. We've been hearing from parents who say this is not just about cheap holidays. @kristianj23 @miguelrocadata @JPFagg
https://t.co/NvB9noVaYJ