“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.
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.
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.
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 story of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder and how the world looked the other way
A chilling re-examination of the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, killed in Istanbul in 2018.
The China Connection: How One D.E.A. Agent Cracked a Global Fentanyl Ring
The death of an 18 year old in Minot, North Dakota, from an overdose lead to a global hunt that went as far as Hong Kong.