Journalist covering aid, global health and human rights. Bylines @Guardian @Devex @NewHumanitarian @Telegraph @NikkeiAsia @AttitudeMag
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📝I went freelance about a year ago and have since published over 60 articles, have had the best year in terms of growth and opportunities and worked with some dream editors and publications. Excuse the shameless thread of some of my favourite pieces…
For @FullerProject, I talked to street vendors in #Thailand working late into the night and battling loan sharks as soaring costs squeeze their livelihoods. A reminder that geopolitical crises hit hardest at the household level.
Read: bit.ly/4xOjrz9
#US #IranWar
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Journalist @RebeccaLRoot 🇹🇭opens the #AIDS2026 special session, “Racism as driver of HIV: From lived experience to structural change”. Delegates take part in Room 101A.
At #AIDS2026 in Rio this week, reporting on the latest in HIV research, policy and funding.
If you have new research, data, or a story worth sharing—or just fancy a coffee—drop me a DM. Always keen to hear about the people and ideas shaping the field.
#HIV #GlobalHealth
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In a recent @Devex article, @RebeccaLRoot talks about how the U.S. stopped sharing #AirQuality data collected at embassies around the world, leaving many without trusted #pollution info, and how the EPIC Air Quality Fund is filling the gap.
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4oZnxRD
🏆Delighted to have won 2nd place in the Lifestyle Feature category at the SoCal Journalism awards with this story...
16/ Second place: Lifestyle Feature for “Would You Eat This Bug To Save The World?” by @RebeccaLRoot
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Are you a #globaldev professional working remotely? If so, I'd love to hear from you for an article on #remotework in the sector. #journorequest
For an article, I'm looking to speak to #globaldev professionals who are working remotely. If that's you, feel free to reach out.
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The cost of getting food into landlocked #Afghanistan has tripled. With aid taking weeks longer to arrive, families are pushed to breaking point and children are left hungry.
More on the global story @guardian @RebeccaLRoot👇
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Are you a senior professional impacted by the #aidcuts? For an article, I'm interested in hearing your experiences. Reach out! #journorequest
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"The full extent of the impact on both physical and mental health may not present for decades."
Hostage situations have widespread physical and mental effects that can last a lifetime, reports @RebeccaLRoot
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Stigma, lack of awareness, and disappearing funding is making it harder to diagnose COPD, the fourth-leading killer in the world. bit.ly/4qKqOUW @RebeccaLRoot
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'It creates a “black hole of information”' - earlier this year, @RebeccaLRoot wrote about what the closure of Radio Free Asia would mean for free speech in Asia: greater risk for journalists, less information for the public and a win for governments: indexoncensorship.org/2025/0…
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US aid cuts have dominated headlines, but the UK’s contributions are also reducing substantially.
@RebeccaLRoot looks at the potential consequences, including disease resurgence and loss of life, especially for women and girls, in the UK and globally
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When #Trump signed an executive order to stop federal funding to the US Agency for Global Media (#USAGM), it sent ripple effects across the world. Journalist @RebeccaLRoot breaks down what this means for free expression in #Asia: indexoncensorship.org/2025/0…
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When Trump signed an executive order to stop federal funding to the US Agency for Global Media (#USAGM), it sent ripple effects across the world. Journalist @RebeccaLRoot breaks down what this means for free expression in #Asia:
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For a limited time only, our new magazine issue, Land of the Free? is free to access! In it, we explore how #Trump's administration is impacting free speech in the #US & beyond. With insights from @RebeccaLRoot, @kayagenc, @EmilyCouchUK & others. Explore:
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I talk to @RebeccaLRoot @guardian about @michaelgwaltz and the UN.
"There is a history of American politicians using the UN as a way to burnish their domestic credentials."
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When and if Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to the @UN, Mike Waltz, takes up the post, many are concerned that in his pursuit to rehabilitate his image, global development won't be a priority. My analysis for @guardian👇 theguardian.com/global-devel…
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Could the city be making as much headway air pollution as it is on smoking? @RebeccaLRoot reports:
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What it's like to deliver food aid to war-torn #Sudan!
WFP’s @LKinzli explains in this @devex article by @RebeccaLRoot.
🔗 Read now: tinyurl.com/2u7693zp
devex.com/news/what-it-s-lik… #Devex via @devex
#KeepEyesOnSudan
