Isabella Kwai

Reporter @nytimes in London.

[Isabella Kwai @BellaKwai]

@JosephRoberts08 Hi Joseph, I saw your post about travel delays. Could you follow me so I can DM you? I'd like to hear more about your experience

[Isabella Kwai @BellaKwai]

@daisyrushforth @British_Airways Hi Daisy, I'm a reporter hoping to get in touch - could you follow me so i can DM you?

[Isabella Kwai @BellaKwai]

Robert Gilman, a former U.S. Marine detained in Russia is at risk of dying in custody, according to his family and an advocacy group who said he was hospitalized in a “dissociative stupor.”

“Gilman is in a life-or-death situation right now,” a rep for the family told us in an interview. Read more:

https://t.co/Q97Bepo4hE

[Isabella Kwai @BellaKwai]

BREAKING: The Tate brothers were detained by U.S. Marshals on Saturday in Miami in connection with an investigation into sex crimes in England, according to UK authorities.

UK prosecutors say they are now seeking extradition and bringing new charges of rape and trafficking against both brothers, and charges for "indecent images of a child and extreme pornography." against Andrew. Their lawyer says they are innocent.

https://t.co/1fwaBbqATe

[Isabella Kwai @BellaKwai]

My latest for @nytimes: Celebrities, athletes and other content creators are framing themselves as entrepreneurs. An executive vlogs his morning run. And influencers are being paid to promote A.I. companies. Is the site in its peak or post-cringe era? And what does it mean for the rest of us?
https://t.co/MAunGpuXsQ

[Declan Walsh @declanwalsh]

Great and tragic news at once.
Emmanuel, the 5-year old featured in this report, has since recovered and left the Ebola ward, his father told me.
But the lab technician I met in the next ward deteriorated and died last night. His name was Bienfaits.
https://t.co/ggpolsFgAY

[Isabella Kwai @BellaKwai]

@EricLiptonNYT congratulations!

[Isabella Kwai @BellaKwai]

Britain's High Court has postponed a civil trial in June against Andrew Tate from four women who had accused him of abuse. The trial was expected to be a closely scrutinized legal confrontation between the influencer, who has denied the abuse claims, and several of his accusers.
https://t.co/caUpgWHEXi

[Isabella Kwai @BellaKwai]

As a superfan, there are more outlets than ever to share gossip, show devotion and mobilize. We dug into the parasocial relationship, how fandom is driving one of the year's most popular girl groups -- and what happens when a fandom fractures.
https://t.co/J64MILBA88

[Zak 🦦 Podmore @zak_podmore]

.@jackhealyNYT, @BellaKwai and I are covering yesterday’s disturbing triple murder in Torrey and Lyman for the NYT

[Isabella Kwai @BellaKwai]

@TomusSwiftus Hi Tom, can you follow me so I can DM you?

[Isabella Kwai @BellaKwai]

About a year ago, I became obsessed with the cosmetic limb-lengthening, or height surgery. It's a procedure that can make you taller by breaking and regrowing your leg bones. The process is painful, expensive and includes the risk of complications.

I wanted to understand why some clinics were finding an uptick in interest over the past decade. Most of the people I reached out to told me the didn't want to share their experience, for fear of being judged. Many said their distress about their height, which seemed to dwell in their minds constantly, had led them to this decision.

Eventually, I did find some people. Over several months, they shared their thoughts, feelings and progress with me in the journey to being 3 inches taller. Read my @nytimes story on how everything unfolded.

https://t.co/U7E7l8tJQZ

[Ben Mullin @BenMullin]

A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."

[Longreads @Longreads]

"More than 150 years after it was created to train cabmen in horse-drawn carriages, the Knowledge still covers roughly the same area: a six-mile radius of the city surrounding Charing Cross, including some 25,000 streets and 6,000 points of interest." —@bellakwai for @nytimes https://t.co/wYmaRrMq0O

[Isabella Kwai @BellaKwai]

@Longreads @nytimes Thanks for featuring!

[Isabella Kwai @BellaKwai]

Sofia Gurman and Boris Gurman lost their lives confronting the attackers.
“They were people of deep kindness, quiet strength, and unwavering care for others,” a statement from friends said, “devoted to their family and to each other.”

They spent their final moments attempting to protect others.

https://t.co/OsAAv4ApsQ

[Isabella Kwai @BellaKwai]

Heartbreaking. https://t.co/X7iQ8QGZYv

[PBS News @NewsHour]

A new report from the New York Times reveals how the Trump administration and some members of the president’s family may have been involved in a larger movement in conservative circles to support Andrew and Tristan Tate, right-wing influencers charged with rape, human trafficking and other crimes.

@GeoffRBennett speaks to @mega2e, who helped break the story, for more.

[Jodi Kantor @jodikantor]

Incredible story-- with oh my god text messages-- from @mega2e and Isabella Kwai on how Andrew Tate, the manosphere star accused of rape + trafficking, secured his freedom. He was barred from leaving Romania. But he courted Barron Trump, among others. After support from Trump administration officials, and an extraordinary order, he was free. https://t.co/M8lyOuoGzM

[Isabella Kwai @BellaKwai]

The first time he tried to pass maybe the hardest driving test in the world, Besart Bilalli gave up. A decade later, he is trying again. I spent a few months trying to understand what it takes to become a London cabdriver for @nytimes https://t.co/ScoTYObt3s