
Joshua Baker
@joshbakerstory
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Creator of I’M NOT A MONSTER Pod. BAFTA winner & 3x Emmy Nomd Filmmaker & Freelance Journo of The Year: SHAMIMA BEGUM - RETURN FROM ISIS - Louis Theroux + more
Joined June 2011
Honoured to be named freelance journalist of the year. Thanks to everyone who has supported me and continues to do so.
The #MFA2023 @EditorsUK Freelance Journalist goes to @joshbakerstory for his work on the Shamima Begum Story. The judges said it was not just a tale of a victim who left London or a traitor who emerged from the caliphate, but a story that incl issues of identity, race & religion
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Ex-Syrian commander claims missing US journalist Austin Tice was executed @saraobeidat and I have been looking into this for some time as part of our investigation. Derba Tice who we were with in Beruit does not think the claim is true.
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Major General Bassam Al Hassan claims former Syrian President Assad ordered Austin Tice's execution.
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RT @ShadiHaroun: They made thousands disappear. Now, the men who carried it out break their silence. @joshbakerstor….
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A look inside one of the most brutal campaigns of state repression in modern history.
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For the first time we uncovered secret intel files and spoke to people who know about Austin’s detention and saw him. It’s for an ongoing podcast that we have been working on for a long time. @saraobeidat #austintice .
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The BBC has uncovered top secret files that confirm Austin Tice was imprisoned by Syria's Assad regime.
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RT @rorypecktrust: The Foreign Secretary, spoke with Rory Peck alumni, journalists @jm_stout and @joshbakerstory. Josh also joined the expe….
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RT @louistheroux: . @Issaamro who featured in The Settlers has posted videos of his latest harassment by settlers and soldiers. Our team h….
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Films are made by teams. And I'm incredibly proud of everyone who came together to make @louistheroux The Settlers. It was tough. And you deserve this praise. Out film is on BBC Iplayer now. #louistheroux #louistherouxthesettlers
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Our latest film is out on Sunday. “@louistheroux The Settlers”. Ahead of that, Louis has penned some thoughts for @DEADLINE have a read.
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Louis Theroux discusses his BBC West Bank documentary The Settlers, No Other Land and being "perpetrator focused" in a column for Deadline.
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RT @RamAbdu: Breaking: Israel bombs a United Nations facility in central Gaza, injuring several international staff members. Initial repor….
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I'm excited to have teamed up with @louistheroux on this.
Louis Theroux is returning to the West Bank for his latest documentary. In a BBC show titled 'Louis Theroux: The Settlers', the documentarian will travel to the disputed territory 15 years on from his doc 'The Ultra-Zionists'
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Wow, UN fail. Sat in a hotel with two very brave Syrians, one a former prisoner another who is looking for her father. Both were scheduled to travel with the @UNEnvoySyria to a prison facility. Only problem is the convoy left without them. Can you imagine how degrading that is.
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Assad’s intelligence made sure not to leave evidence of their crimes. Computers and files destroyed in a hurry. #syria #revolution #warcrimes
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RT @rorypecktrust: Finalist announcement #RoryPeckAwards 2024. The third and final nomination in the Sony Impact Award for Current Affairs….
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Isobel Yeung investigates the conduct of the Israeli military in the West Bank
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RT @rorypecktrust: 📻Tune into BBC Radio Scotland this Saturday morning Nov 2nd at 9.30am GMT, to hear from 2 of our accomplished alumni @jm….
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1 of 2 What we are witnessing with these riots is years of hate speech, the demonization of migrants, Muslims and the white working class male, all colliding with austerity disproportionately hitting certain area of the country, mixed with a dose of miss information…. #riots.
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RT @WHYCNunhead: Unbelievably #lucky tonight that @jimwaterson and @jessbrammar arranged for their generous friend @joshbakerstory to run a….
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RT @adamfleming: So good to be able to just call up @bbclysedoucet and hear about her decades of covering Iran when there’s news like today….
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Adam and Lyse Doucet discuss what happens next
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