A million congratulations to Wendell Steavenson (@Wendell23) for her throughly deserved win of the Orwell Prize for Journalism for her writing for @TheEconomist's 1843 magazine
No one else has produced a more moving body of work about the war in Ukraine over the past two years
“One theory is that the Bab al-Mandab got its name from the tears shed for those who have drowned while trying to cross.”
Whether the strait is a chokepoint or a crossing depends whether you have goods to guard, or nothing to lose. From 1843 magazine https://t.co/kUMJulrJ03
"How do you justify experimenting on people over and over again?"
For @1843mag, I wrote about the ethical & moral dilemmas of randomized control trials and how researchers are finally trying to address them:
https://t.co/QeDEQNwAHH
What has @premierleague got against babies? Well done @FulhamLillies@FulhamSuppTrust for drawing attention to an important and under-reported issue: the motherhood penalty for football fans
Our report is out today, on inclusivity at football matches, looking at why it matters for parents to take their young children.
If you’re keen to know more, please follow our social channels and read the report ⬇️
https://t.co/DQfze0Gsnk
NEW: Islington council have been rationing *heating and hot water* in a bid to save cash.
Residents will lose access to hot water and heating for up to 11 hours every day. https://t.co/AtUpbXv9jG
Squinting, you can see the snipers: left, right, up and down. The air-defence systems, huge chunks of metal, are easier to spot. It was time to meet the president https://t.co/P0dlpPB9dr
Since Russia invaded Ukraine 11 days ago, @1843mag has devoted itself to covering the conflict. This is what our brilliant journalists and photographers have been up to:
Harrowing tales about violent death and torture from the streets of Almaty, where the violence may be over but the trauma remains - and the quest for justice looks elusive. My report for @TheEconomist@1843mag#Kazakhstan https://t.co/3v02F19BWg
“Don’t come to work and think you can cherry-pick around the covid patients”: an ER doctor on his “cowardly” colleagues. From @1843mag https://t.co/uXzCbVPiQu
I was asked to describe life in zero-covid China by @TheEconomist @1843mag I hope the piece conveys just a little of how different life is here https://t.co/Cns2v8pBYt from @TheEconomist https://t.co/Cns2v8pBYt
@sarafailsbetter@TfLAccess it might be a while, according to the member of staff who very kindly carried my buggy down the stairs yesterday. They're waiting for a spare part