Lewis Macdonald

Video Producer for @Reuters in Poland • Views here my own • EN / DE / Uczę się PL

[Lewis Macdonald @liumac]

@150dow Hello! I am a journalist at Reuters news agency, I've sent you an e-mail about this video. Could you take a look at my message when you have time? Thanks and best wishes, Lewis

[Julia Symmes Cobb @JSymmesCobb]

Colombia's new leftist President Gustavo Petro has been in office for five days.

Here's a round-up of his first moves on major policies promises (an excuse to show off our swath of @Reuters coverage):

[Reuters Guild @ReutersGuild]

For 20 months, we’ve been pressing for a new contract with serious diversity targets for the newsroom, a ban on NDAs that cover up harassment and discrimination, guaranteed wage increases that keep up with inflation, and more.

[Reuters Guild @ReutersGuild]

📢✊🏾U.S. @Reuters journalists are walking off the job today.

[India Grant @IndiaRGrant]

On the day we learnt that prices have jumped up ⬆️ by 5.5% in the 12 months since Jan people are still being squeezed on their bills.

David Smith in Aberdeen only has his heating on at the weekends when he has his daughter. He has to make £10 last two weeks.

[Lewis Macdonald @liumac]

@DavidLeePreston Hi David, my name is Lewis and I am a video producer with Reuters news agency. Could you follow me or send me a DM? Mine are open

[Alicja Ptak @AlicjaPtak4]

Death threats and arrests: Belarus opposition media struggles at home and abroad https://t.co/YHyowTvMAu

[Alicja Ptak @AlicjaPtak4]

As COVID-related deaths in Poland surpass 800 a day and the country clocks a European record for excess deaths, epidemiologists have pointed to a major health personnel shortage as one of the leading culprits. https://t.co/MCLYkcT2Fn with @joannaplucinska

[Reuters @Reuters]

As Poland's Church embraces politics, Catholics depart https://t.co/vIaPBa8orP

[Joanna Plucinska @joannaplucinska]

Polish doctors fear high rate of positive COVID tests show pandemic worse than it appears | Reuters https://t.co/MntHdG1Ebz

[Lewis Macdonald @liumac]

@JamieWilliams1_ Yes it’s all rather silly isn’t it

[Lewis Macdonald @liumac]

Never heard it described 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞 in that way

[Lewis Macdonald @liumac]

@IndiaRGrant I changed the font size so it would fit nicely on the screen for the photo 😂

[Lewis Macdonald @liumac]

@karahazel I sometimes think we’re living though the second Bleurgh Age

[Paul Sweeney MSP @PaulJSweeney]

A powerful photograph illustrating the horrific attrition of trench warfare. Above is a battalion of the Cameron Highlanders at Edinburgh Castle in 1914, prior to being sent to France. Below is the same photograph, altered to illustrate how many returned in 1918. Lest we forget.

[Lucy Adams @BBCLucyAdams]

This is the only story I’ve worked on in the past seven months. I wrote it on my phone lying horizontal in bed. BBC correspondent: 'Long Covid has left me exhausted' https://t.co/Lfrxf4Bfy1 via @BBCNews

[Alicja Ptak @AlicjaPtak4]

Great story from @GosiaWojtunik written by @joannaplucinska
https://t.co/nJqBd8B652

[Joanna Plucinska @joannaplucinska]

Polish barber sacrifices pay to fight for women's rights in abortion protests https://t.co/UTjCFEgsx9

[Lewis Macdonald @liumac]

@philbrokes Hi Philipp, I'm a journalist working for Reuters news agency. We are covering the pro-choice protests inside and outside Poland. These are great photos, did you take them? Do you mind if I ask a few questions? You can follow up by DM - mine are open

[Lewis Macdonald @liumac]

@MichaelSzydlo Hi Michael - I'm a video journalist working for Reuters news agency in Poland. Great videos of the protest in London, did you shoot them? I'd like to ask you a bit more about them - my DMs are open.