Jonathan Birdwell

Global Head of Policy Research & Insights at Economist Impact

[Jonathan Birdwell @jdbirdwell]

Crazy and fascinating story. Highly recommend this new podcast from @JamieJBartlett

[Jamie Bartlett 🇬🇧 @JamieJBartlett]

With @ruthmayer I’ve been investigating the mysterious death of a charity founder who claimed to have a life threatening brain tumour - but didn’t

A story of celebrity obsession & the world of Munchausen Syndrome

Our new podcast out today @BBCSounds

https://t.co/HNM184VU3u

[Jonathan Birdwell @jdbirdwell]

Excited to share our new @economistimpact research exploring the impact of the pandemic on the scientific research community, supported by @ElsevierConnect. Public trust in science depends on researchers’ confidence https://t.co/2VAj5RAjT5

[Elsevier @ElsevierConnect]

We're proud to launch the global #ConfidenceInResearch report at @Falling_Walls today! Excited to have @hassinkl discuss the findings with @jdbirdwell of @economistimpact, @Matthias Mayer of  @KoerberScience, moderated by Tracey Brown of @senseaboutsci.

#FallingWalls22

[Jamie Bartlett 🇬🇧 @JamieJBartlett]

TOMORROW !!

Set your alarms for 6am 👀

@GeorgiaJCatt @ByrnesyGsy

(*Don’t bother setting your alarm. It’ll still be there whatever time you wake up)

[Carl Miller @carljackmiller]

I've reported my first BBC radio programme!

We hear so much about the threats that technology poses to democracy, but this is a story about how it can also make it stronger, even change what it is

With @MyraAnubi @ShiromaTSilva @bbcworldservice

https://t.co/low2Hg2RqT

[Economist Enterprise @econ_enterprise]

Jordan is one of the most water-stressed countries in the world. Increasing #waterstress, amplified by #climatechange, imposes significant economic and social costs in the country and the broader region.

Learn more: https://t.co/Xhx0dVafTi

[Carl Miller @carljackmiller]

Over the last past few months, I’ve met a number of people who *only* (not primarily, only) get their news from TikTok - one explicitly to avoid the manipulation of the MSM (and so making his news diet prey to a single, opaque content curation algo) https://t.co/jkzBJNoG0A

[Jonathan Birdwell @jdbirdwell]

Hot off the presses, the latest book from ⁦@JamieJBartlett⁩ telling the insane story of the crypto Ponzi scheme OneCoin and it’s missing founder Dr Ruja who made off with billions. Amazing podcast - can’t wait to read the full story!

[Carl Miller @carljackmiller]

We've released new research today with @ISDglobal and a phalanx of climate action organisations on climate disinformation.

It came out of a real-time 24/hr war room we were all running last year to defend COP26. This pulls out the bigger trends

https://t.co/e8CvXYfjVy

[Jonathan Birdwell @jdbirdwell]

@AreeqChowdhury Brilliant - congrats Areeq!!

[Jonathan Birdwell @jdbirdwell]

We recently launched @economistimpact research on the impact of the pandemic on the viability of the news industry. This new publication from @UNESCO showcases a number of global initiatives to protect media viability: https://t.co/eGV5MygE3H

[Economist Enterprise @econ_enterprise]

The #globalnews media industry is under threat at a time when access to trustworthy, independent #journalism is, for many, a matter of life and death.

Our new research finds that Covid-19 intensified economic pressures facing the industry. Learn more: https://t.co/ekyiN0hL2Y

[Carl Miller @carljackmiller]

I've written for the @TheAtlantic

My timeline is wall-to-wall pro-Ukrainian sympathy, and I bet yours is too. But this doesn't mean we're winning the information war, it might be we're just not the battleground.

https://t.co/iCibdw6CvO

[Jonathan Birdwell @jdbirdwell]

Important new research analysing the network of online accounts promoting the invasion of Ukraine.

[Carl Miller @carljackmiller]

White Paper!

Last week we put out research looking at the accs heavily engaged with two pro-invasion hashtags that trended in early March.

Linked is a lot more detail on how we did it and here, a totally unapologetic thread about research methods.

https://t.co/xiDfQJ4MWL

[Jonathan Birdwell @jdbirdwell]

Can’t wait for this!

[Jamie Bartlett 🇬🇧 @JamieJBartlett]

VERY excited to announce my next book The Missing Cryptoqueen will be published 23 June 2022.

The multi-billion dollar OneCoin Ponzi is a story of greed, hubris & financial ruin.

But there is A LOT more too. Expect some shocking revelations… 👀 🤫

https://t.co/2du9qrtmJl

[Jonathan Birdwell @jdbirdwell]

@AreeqChowdhury @royalsociety @ntshmccrthy Brilliant news - congrats Areeq!

[Jonathan Birdwell @jdbirdwell]

Such an insane story from BBC investigative journalist ⁦@CatrinNye⁩. I can’t wait to watch the full doc tonight at 9pm https://t.co/ewxtXm92qB

[Carl Miller @carljackmiller]

I have a new investigation out with @ShiromaTSilva @BBCClick today looking at how the illicit trade for wildlife has moved online

It happens in plain sight and great scale, causing terrible damage to the wild populations of endangered species.

https://t.co/GDk8oe27vq

[Economist Enterprise @econ_enterprise]

Food waste is a global issue that affects countries across the income spectrum, while food loss still affects low-income countries more acutely. Check out the Index to know more: https://t.co/XwsJOmX8IN #FoodSustainability

w/ support of @BarillaCFN

[Martin Koehring @MartinKoehring]

2021 could be considered the year when #climate and #sustainability entered the mainstream. So what are the prospects for 2022? Read my blog for @EconomistImpact's Sustainability Project, written with my colleague @pcornell10: https://t.co/9yUAvyOkS2 #TheSustainabilityProject