How Trump Reshaped the Presidency in Over 11,000 Tweets
An epic narrative and data visualisation of the President’s social media activity, and how it has played an outsized role in his administration.
I Accidentally Uncovered a Nationwide Scam on Airbnb
A journalist has a bad experience on Airbnb – the rental is changed last minute to a far worse property than the glossy one advertised and a full refund proves hard to come by. On examining the experience further, she spots a pattern.
A Cybersecurity Firm’s Sharp Rise and Stunning Collapse
A start up that began in the early stages of of peer to peer sharing by spotting compromising files that were accidentally being shared on LimeWire, and ended up in internal recriminations, and an FBI raid on their headquarters.
Unraveling the Secret Origins of an AmazonBasics Battery
Delving into the supply chain of a commodity product on Amazon finds a surprisingly complex supply chain.
“This Should Be a Wake-up Call to the Whole World”: Inside the Hong Kong Protests
A look at both how the NBA became embroiled in the Hong Kong protest movement, and the chaotic and complex stories surrounding the protests themselves.
Strong arms: the story of Pakistan women’s cricket
An inspiring story of the intense challenges faced by the women that pioneered women’s cricket in Pakistan.
The Shattered Afghan Dream of Peace
A look at the eighteen years of war in Afghanistan, against the backdrop of peace efforts floundering during the Trump presidency.
The Dreamings of Dominic Cummings
A story that starts by visiting St Albans in Hertfordshire, a place where “voters and the local MP are out of sync on the wedge issue of the day”. It maps out the town and its inhabitants, as seen through the lens of Dominic Cummings’ strategic vision.
Literary ambition. Fabulous parties. A hidden past. Who is Anna March?
A 2018 story of grift in an unlikely place – the world of publishing.
I have no desire to open up this man’s skull. I do it because I have to
This story of a working day for a forensic pathologist – responsible for autopsies, in this case on the body of a murder victim.