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Will Coldwell @will_coldwell
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Will Coldwell@will_coldwell
27 Apr 2024
“I can’t understand what’s happening in England…but I leave everything in the hands of God.” For @prospect_uk I’ve been following the case of Ibrahima Bah, a young asylum seeker convicted of manslaughter following a tragedy in the English Channel prospectmagazine.co.uk/polit…

A teenager piloted a Channel dinghy. After it sank, he was charged with manslaughter

Ibrahima Bah’s conviction was the first of its kind. But will this new tactic stop the small boats—or achieve justice?

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Can't quite believe it, but absolutely honoured to be on this list 🙏
Fetisov Journalism Awards
@fjawards
14 Dec 2024
⚡️We are excited to reveal the shortlist for the 2024 #FetisovJournalismAwards! It includes 36 entries in 4 categories. Find the full announcement here: fjawards.com/events/shortlis… We thank the FJA Expert Council for their time and expertise during the assessment process. Congratulations and good luck to all the nominees!💫
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Making the pivot to Bluesky✌️ Come say hi at bsky.app/profile/willcoldwel…
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Prospect@prospect_uk
12 Nov 2024
The UK’s paternity leave offer is the worst in Europe. @decochild wants to change that. ✍🏼 @will_coldwell prospectmagazine.co.uk/views…

How the Dad Shift is trying to modernise parenthood

The UK’s paternity leave offer is the worst in Europe. Alex Lloyd Hunter wants to change that

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Honoured to be shortlisted for "print and web story of the year" by @FPALondon, for my work in @prospect_uk about the case of Ibrahima Bah, and the criminalisation of small boat pilots. And incredibly proud to be alongside such an incredible lineup of journalists.
Foreign Press Association in London@FPALondon
5 Nov 2024
FPA MEDIA AWARDS 24 SHORTLIST It’s out! Congrats to the outstanding nominees through to the final selection for #beststoryoftheyear in 11 categories! Winners on 25th November, remember remember… #mediaawards #journalism #press #tv #radio #webmedia #documentary #podcast
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You can read my shortlisted piece here: prospectmagazine.co.uk/polit… - edited by @emilylawford

A teenager piloted a Channel dinghy. After it sank, he was charged with manslaughter

Ibrahima Bah’s conviction was the first of its kind. But will this new tactic stop the small boats—or achieve justice?

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We seem to be on the precipice of an escalation that could go out of control.” Ahead of their prison sentence, I spoke to @JustStop_Oil 's Anna Holland about the crackdown on non-violent protest. prospectmagazine.co.uk/views… @prospect_uk

Just Stop Oil’s Anna Holland: Getting arrested makes us more sympathetic

Holland and her fellow activist Phoebe Plummer have both been sentenced to more than a year in prison for throwing soup over Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’. Could this make the public like them more?

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National Gallery
@NationalGallery
27 Sep 2024
An update on the two 'Sunflowers' paintings in our 'Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers' exhibition that have been removed from display and examined by a conservator.
At just after 2.30pm this afternoon, three people entered Room 6 of the National Gallery’s ‘Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers’ exhibition. They appeared to throw a soup-like substance over two works – ‘Sunflowers’ (1888, National Gallery, London) and ‘Sunflowers’ (1889, Philadelphia Museum of Art). Police were called and three people have been arrested. The paintings were removed from display and examined by a conservator. The paintings are unharmed. We are aiming to reopen the exhibition as soon as possible.

ALT At just after 2.30pm this afternoon, three people entered Room 6 of the National Gallery’s ‘Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers’ exhibition. They appeared to throw a soup-like substance over two works – ‘Sunflowers’ (1888, National Gallery, London) and ‘Sunflowers’ (1889, Philadelphia Museum of Art). Police were called and three people have been arrested. The paintings were removed from display and examined by a conservator. The paintings are unharmed. We are aiming to reopen the exhibition as soon as possible.

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Just Stop Oil
@JustStop_Oil
27 Sep 2024
🚨 BREAKING: 2 VAN GOGH PAINTINGS SOUPED HOURS AFTER PHOEBE AND ANNA SENTENCED 🥫 3 Just Stop Oil supporters have thrown soup over 2 of Van Gogh paintings in the 'Poets and Lovers' exhibition at the National Gallery. ➡️ Support people in resistance: chuffed.org/project/support-…
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After attending the sentencing of Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland I went to the national gallery to view the sunflowers. #jso
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While i was in the room , this happened
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Just Stop Oil
@JustStop_Oil
27 Sep 2024
Stop and search outside Southwark Crown Court for holding a sunflower. @metpoliceuk is this really proportionate policing? #FreePoliticalPrisoners #DefendOurJuries
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Just Stop Oil
@JustStop_Oil
27 Sep 2024
🥫 BREAKING: 3 YEARS 8 MONTHS COMBINED IN PRISON FOR THROWING SOUP ⛓️ Phoebe and Anna have just been sentenced to 2 years and 20 months in prison respectively after throwing soup over the glass frame of Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers'. 🚔 Phoebe received a further 3 months for marching in the road for 20 minutes.
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Matt Zarb-Cousin
@mattzarb
24 Sep 2024
Rolling out of a meat wagon and giving an impromptu interview without speaking a single word out of place. Gotta hand it to this lad 👏🏼
Genevieve Holl-Allen@genevieve_holl
24 Sep 2024
Break: we caught up with the protestor from the PM's speech
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Big YES to all of this
Women in Journalism@WIJ_UK
24 Sep 2024
We are live! WiJ is proud to team up with @DonnaLFerguson, @lilycanter, @annacod and Emma Wilkinson to present to you the best practice guidance guidelines for freelancers. Link below womeninjournalism.co.uk/upda…
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The Economist
@TheEconomist
18 Sep 2024
“One agent told me of a client who requested an elephant be brought into a ski resort...(it didn’t happen); another wanted a favourite yogurt from Russia flown to a yacht (it did).” @will_coldwell learns what it takes to be a butler for 1843 magazine econ.st/3ZrcO7V

“Downton Abbey” but with NDAs: how to be a butler to the super-rich

Inside the elite college that’s reinventing Jeeves for the 21st century

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Amazing to learn that Reddit finally cracked the mystery of Celebrity Number Six... wired.com/story/reddit-celeb…

Reddit’s ‘Celebrity Number Six’ Win Was Almost a Catastrophe—Thanks to AI

This week, Reddit solved the long-running Celebrity Number Six mystery, but it almost got derailed thanks to accusations that the missing piece was made with AI.

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If this kinda thing interests you...a while ago I wrote about a similar internet mystery – also solved by Redditors – which involved a 15 year quest to track down the identity of a man named Satoshi... wired.com/story/perplex-city…

A mystery cube, a secret identity, and a puzzle solved after 15 years

In 2005, an alternate reality game asked players to find a man named Satoshi based just on a photograph. Fifteen years later, the mystery was solved

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Will Coldwell@will_coldwell
13 Sep 2024
What makes someone pursue a career as a butler in the 21st century? A servant's heart? Or – as one suggested to me – a fetish for uniform...? For @1843mag, I paid a visit to an elite butler training school to find out... economist.com/1843/2024/09/1…

“Downton Abbey” but with NDAs: how to be a butler to the super-rich

Inside the elite college that’s reinventing Jeeves for the 21st century

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What makes someone pursue a career as a butler in the 21st century? A servant's heart? Or – as one suggested to me – a fetish for uniform...? For @1843mag, I paid a visit to an elite butler training school to find out... economist.com/1843/2024/09/1…

“Downton Abbey” but with NDAs: how to be a butler to the super-rich

Inside the elite college that’s reinventing Jeeves for the 21st century

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Thanks to brill editors @AbbieFS and @kyliexwarner for the assignment
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