Will Coldwell
@will_coldwell
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journalist / @Guardian @FTMag @WiredUK @1843mag @ObsMagazine @BritishGQ get in touch: [email protected] moved to bsky - https://t.co/EqO2eBVaTH
Margate / London
Joined August 2011
“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 https://t.co/dK91DUaz59
prospectmagazine.co.uk
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 🙏
⚡️We are excited to reveal the shortlist for the 2024 #FetisovJournalismAwards! It includes 36 entries in 4 categories. Find the full announcement here: https://t.co/UEBMPr3Dev We thank the FJA Expert Council for their time and expertise during the assessment process.
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The UK’s paternity leave offer is the worst in Europe. @decochild wants to change that. ✍🏼 @will_coldwell
https://t.co/eHvqfdQkuL
prospectmagazine.co.uk
The UK’s paternity leave offer is the worst in Europe. Alex Lloyd Hunter wants to change that
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You can read my shortlisted piece here: https://t.co/dK91DUaz59 - edited by @emilylawford
prospectmagazine.co.uk
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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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.
+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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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. https://t.co/SJjtZElvwP
@prospect_uk
prospectmagazine.co.uk
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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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.
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🚨 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: https://t.co/Rh65arOwa1
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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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Stop and search outside Southwark Crown Court for holding a sunflower. @metpoliceuk is this really proportionate policing? #FreePoliticalPrisoners #DefendOurJuries
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🥫 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
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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 👏🏼
Break: we caught up with the protestor from the PM's speech
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Big YES to all of this
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
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“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
economist.com
Inside the elite college that’s reinventing Jeeves for the 21st century
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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... https://t.co/VZjdND2Qhu
wired.com
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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Amazing to learn that Reddit finally cracked the mystery of Celebrity Number Six... https://t.co/FtTAri2j0I
wired.com
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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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... https://t.co/4DkpiFkKaQ
economist.com
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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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... https://t.co/4DkpiFkKaQ
economist.com
Inside the elite college that’s reinventing Jeeves for the 21st century
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