I’m currently joint editor at Imagine5, telling constructive stories about climate.
Previously I spent several years as a freelancer, during which I wrote and edited articles for clients including Haymarket Media, CPL, Artful Dog, the Market Research Society and the Royal Statistical Society. One of my articles even made it into The Best Writing on Mathematics from Princeton University Press.
I also worked as head of content for Revo Media, which included editing Lux magazine and Luxreview.com, as well as overseeing video production and developing conference pogrammes. Before that, I spent several years writing for Research magazine and Research-live.com, and a year as a reporter for The Tribune, the biggest daily national newspaper in the Bahamas.
Here’s some of my work.
Imagine5 – constructive climate journalism
Is the key to fixing the climate crisis in our heads?, January 2023
Egypt’s original eco resort, proud to have stayed small and simple, January 2023
For the young activists who made it to COP27, climate justice is personal, November 2022
Deep down, we’re all farmers, October 2022
“We’re hacking popular culture to inspire a new generation of climate activists”, July 2022
“I want to see the frontlines of climate change on the front pages”, June 2022
Meet the anti-greenwashers, June 2022
Global climate talks must not ignore girls’ education, says former Australian PM, September 2021
Profit, meet purpose: The new way businesses are measuring success, September 2021
Climate change: A problem we know how to solve, August 2021
Your next favourite accessory, signed by the person who stitched it, July 2021
The startup that’s changing how the world sees coffee, March 2021
The hunt for sustainable startups that see opportunity in the deep, February 2021
The stunning potential of seaweed, January 2021
The innovator bringing solar fridges to Nigeria’s markets, January 2021
When satire gets serious, , September 2020
The power to predict the rains, September 2020
What if human waste isn’t waste at all?, July 2020
Paris’s greenest ever mayor just got greener, July 2020
Freelance writing
Not buying it!, Significance, July 2020
Modern Nightingales, Significance, March 2020
Charts and minds (interview with Alberto Cairo), Significance, November 2019
Signify launches ‘fastest ever’ Li-Fi, Luxreview.com, June 2019
Are you about to snap under pressure?, Voice, June 2019
The troubling legacy of Francis Galton, Significance , May 2019 (login required)
How do you kit out line managers to be effective communicators?, Voice, January 2019
Data rights and wrongs, Significance, November 2018 (login required)
Are you customer experienced?, Voice, November 2018
Where the seeds of modern statistics were sown, Significance, May 2018
Data, debt and disaster in Puerto Rico, Significance, February 2018
Five ways data is transforming music, Significance, February 2018
Evidence in action (interview with Kate Stanley of the NSPCC), Impact, November 2017 (login required)
Trials of a statistician, Significance, August 2017
Hollywood’s best supporting actors, Significance, February 2017
How #research helped @twitter conquer the world, Impact, 24 November 2016 (login required)
Are our brains Bayesian?, Significance, 1 August 2016 (login required)
Your marketing strategy is only as good as your team, CIM Exchange, 8 March 2016
Lux magazine – full issues
Lux Special: LuxLive Preview, October 2015
Lux Special: Outdoor, Transport and Industrial, June 2015
Lux Special: Technology, May 2015
Lux Special: Office, Healthcare & Education, April 2015
Lux Special: Retail, March 2015
Lux Special: Hospitality & Leisure, February 2015
Articles from Research – reporting on the market research and insight industry
The trolley and the IV – feature on violence in hospitals from Research, January 2012
Mum’s the word – interview with Mumsnet co-founder Carrie Longton from Research, August 2011
Let’s stick together – interview with Jurjen Jacobs of Velcro from Research, July 2011
Off to a good start – interview with Paul Lindley of Ella’s Kitchen from Research, April 2011
Picture perfect – from Research, March 2011
Portable potential – from Research, February 2011
This month we… failed a sensory test – from Research, January 2011
About face – interview with Paul Ekman from Research, October 2010
State of the nation – interview with Deborah Mattinson from Research, September 2010
Brain sells: Cutting through the neuromarketing hype – from Research, September 2010
Time to put your foot down – from Research, August 2010
This month we… became a fake respondent – from Research, July 2010
Behavioural targeting’s insight failure – from Research, June 2009
Do politicians ‘get’ research? – from Research, June 2009
Buyology lesson – interview with Martin Lindstrom and review of Buyology, from Research, January 2009
Video
Interviews and script by me – A short film about a farming cooperative in Denmark.
A million views – A report on the fake skylight that looks totally real. I managed the project, oversaw the edit, and wrote and recorded the voiceover. It was shot and edited by Veanne Tsui for Revo Media.
Shot by me – A report on the new lighting at Durham Cathedral and Castle. I shot this one, conducted all the interviews and wrote and recorded the voiceover. It was edited by Richard Simmonds for Revo Media.
Starring me – An introduction to high-mast lighting. I presented this one, wrote the script and oversaw the edit. It was edited by Jack Everitt for Revo Media.
Shot by me – A report on the introduction of LED lighting to the Paris Metro. I shot this one and conducted the interviews. Presented by Pennie Varvarides and edited by Richard Simmonds for Revo Media.
Thirty thousand views – A report from the LuxLive lighting show on 10 exciting new products. I came up with the idea, managed the project and oversaw the edit.
Shot and edited by me – Interviews with young market researchers. I came up with the idea for this one, shot it, conducted the interviews, and edited it in iMovie for Research-live.com.