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Former BBC. TBIJ Global Health Editor. Doorstep Murder Podcast. Investigative documentaries incl Panorama.

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Joined March 2010
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@mjauk
Medical Journalists' Association
6 months
Today let's take a look at our Editor of the Year MJA Awards 2025 shortlist. We have @jameshalliwell from C+D, @journojennifer from The BMJ and @FinScotland from TBIJ - Congrats all! See the full details of their work below
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Finalists for the 2025 Medical Journalists' Association Awards revealed. Winners announced Sept 17. Thanks to principal sponsor AstraZeneca
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@FinScotland
Fiona Walker
10 months
Thanks @gijn. I know we say this all the time but… it was a whole team effort and what a great global health team they are @TBIJ The key to our reporting is making a real impact. There’s more to come soon…
@gijn
Global Investigative Journalism Network
10 months
💫 NEW! Two reporters from @TBIJ’s global health team explain how they uncovered the shady world of phony snakebite anti-venom. 📝 Paul Eccles & @FinScotland.
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@TBIJ
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
1 year
Global leaders have agreed to reduce the number of people dying from superbugs by 2030 The United Nations declaration aims for a 10% fall in deaths caused by antimicrobial resistance https://t.co/NqGY7PmlDF
thebureauinvestigates.com
Signatories have agreed to secure clean water in medical facilities and cut antibiotic pollution in the environment
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@FinScotland
Fiona Walker
1 year
@UN_PGA @TBIJ How do you get 193 countries to agree how to tackle the superbug crisis when some are at war, some don’t have enough food and some of their health clinics don’t have clean running water? Others misuse antibiotics in health and farming. It affects every country here @UN #AMR
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Fiona Walker
1 year
“We cannot afford to fail or leave anyone behind” says president @un_pga Can today’s declaration start to reverse the trend of overuse of antibiotics, anti fungals etc in health and farming and leaking into our environment? See our work on AMR @TBIJ
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Fiona Walker
1 year
“It will be the number one cause of death by 2050” says @miaamormotley chair of @glgamr to hit home how serious it is that our antibiotics and other antimicrobials don’t always work when we are sick. #amr On that note, @UN antimicrobial resistance High Level meeting kicks off.
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@FinScotland
Fiona Walker
1 year
The good news is… antibiotic resistance is top of the agenda in New York this week. We are here for the United Nations High Level Meeting on antimicrobial resistance. It’s buzzing with people passionate about preventing situations like we are highlighting here 👇
@TBIJ
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
1 year
Typhoid is an infection that’s often caused by contaminated food or water – in the past it was almost eliminated But drug-resistant variants of the illness have now made the infection more deadly👇 https://t.co/D7Un8DNKjl
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Fiona Walker
1 year
Another cracker from @brian_bilston to lift your day.
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@FinScotland
Fiona Walker
2 years
Really important work. Please read.
@TBIJ
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
2 years
EXCLUSIVE: A former employee of tobacco giant Philip Morris has blown the whistle to @TBIJ, revealing a web of payments funding tobacco research Shiro Konuma told us: “We have to tell the people about this” (🧵) 1/8 https://t.co/7rKwQP5aXm
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@FinScotland
Fiona Walker
2 years
Nice one ⁦@jm_stout⁩ at ⁦@frontlineclub⁩. Looking forward to reading the book #nighttraintoodessa
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Fiona Walker
2 years
Really hope this translates into justice and, even better, a culture change. Including for victims of extortion.
@BBCGaryR
Gary Robertson
2 years
New offence comes into force in Scotland making it a crime to encourage or assist another person to self-harm. The law was first passed by the UK Govt & extended to the Scottish Parliament through a legislative consent motion. We'll speak to @MareeToddMSP #bbcgms 0740
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@TBIJ
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
2 years
🚨The UK government is planning to ban disposable vapes to clamp down on underage vaping https://t.co/m5lTziQLhf
@DHSCgovuk
Department of Health and Social Care
2 years
🆕 We’re banning disposable vapes in the UK to protect children’s health. This is part of new measures to clamp down on underage vaping and create a #SmokefreeGeneration by making it illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009. Details 🔻
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@samaritans
Samaritans
2 years
We're always open. Retweet this and help us reach someone who might need to know that we're here all Christmas 💚
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Fiona Walker
2 years
We need independent in-depth investigative journalism right now. Here’s how you can support it at its best. Please see the @TBIJ thread #investigativejournalism #investigativereporting and feel involved.
@TBIJ
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
2 years
Today we’re launching Bureau Insiders – a membership community for those who believe in the power of investigative journalism to change the world 🌍 1/5 https://t.co/TFa4T4TZD9
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@TBIJ
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
2 years
Earlier this week the transport secretary Mark Harper brought up ‘15-minute cities’ during the Conservative Party Conference His description wasn’t far off the mark, but then he went on to say that the concept was being “misused” 🤔 https://t.co/8cUPwOr84b
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False conspiracy theories around 15-minute cities see a secret plot behind the proposals to place draconian restrictions on the movement of citizens
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Fiona Walker
2 years
Huge congratulations to the global health team @TBIJ who won this award tonight at #mjaawards for their incredible work. Great recognition @christinagiles @rosafurneaux @lauramarg and Paul Eccles for your dedication to making a difference.
@mjauk
Medical Journalists' Association
2 years
The #MJAAwards Feature of the Year (General Audience) goes to @christinagiles @rosafurneaux @lauramarg and Paul Eccles for their @TBIJ investigation into poor quality and dangerous childhood cancer drugs. Highly commended to @Ben_Spencer
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@MrMatthewTodd
Matthew Todd 🌏🔥
3 years
This is what it feels like to be alive as we approach the end of the world as we know it. There is time to avoid the worst but it means every single one of us becoming activists. Leave it to other people and we are toast. Listen to David Attenborough who warned us time and again
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Fiona Walker
3 years
Doorstep murder: Possible suspect jailed on drugs charge. Worth knowing about this if you are following this case and hoping for justice. #doorstepmurder #truecrime
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bbc.co.uk
The killing of father-of-two Alistair Wilson in Nairn is one of Scotland's biggest crime mysteries.
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@FinScotland
Fiona Walker
3 years
Look who just popped up on the streets of Liverpool… #eurovision@bbceurovision⁩ ⁦@SamRyderMusic
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@FinScotland
Fiona Walker
3 years
This is on in 20mins and then available on @BBCSounds. It was a pleasure to work with @LaraLewington on this. Can the AI really let us put our feet up and make the documentary for us…?
@LaraLewington
Lara Lewington
3 years
A Documentary: By ChatGPT, on @BBCRadio4 & @BBCSounds, Monday 6th March at 8pm. The AI and I work together to tell the story of what this latest technology means for us humans.
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