Dubious UK local news websites, Russian links and cash for coverage London-based local news websites provide extensive coverage of obscure Russian business figures.

ICYMI: check out my original piece in Press Gazette here: pressgazette.co.uk/news/dubious...

Great to see my initial investigation into the London Post and Moscow Media Group in Press Gazette cited in this excellent investigation by that connects the figures behind the shadowy pink slime network to far-right activist Tommy Robinson.

Photographer awarded compensation from news website whose owners cannot be found The London Post promotes illegal gambling sites and runs puff pieces for Russian businessmen.

A photographer won a payout from a “news” site that used their work — even though the site’s owners couldn’t be identified.
That’s a win.
But it also shows how easily media operators hide while creators absorb the risk.

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#Journalism #Copyright #CreativeLabor

My latest in @pressgazette.co.uk !

Photographer awarded compensation from news website whose owners cannot be found The London Post promotes illegal gambling sites and runs puff pieces for Russian businessmen.

What happens when your work is stolen by a newspaper that doesn't really exist?

A photographer sued a fake local paper for using his pictures without permission, but only found a dead end.

Check out my latest in @pressgazette.co.uk

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Amazing to see my investigation shared by
@niemanlab.org highlighting how suspicious actors are encroaching on UK local news.

Thanks Yuan!

Dubious UK local news websites, Russian links and cash for coverage London-based local news websites provide extensive coverage of obscure Russian business figures.

pressgazette.co.uk/news/dubious...

What happens when local journalism isn't really local, and isn't really journalism either?

The US pandemic of fake 'pink slime news' has gone global, threatening our communities.

My new investigation (linked below) for @pressgazette.co.uk explores how UK pink slime is on the rise.

A panorama of a street in Libya, labelling particular locations on a satellite view to show its location, at latitude: 32.835028 longitude: 13.066508.

When conflict erupts, as a journalist it is essential to understand events on the ground, even when you can't be there.

We can use open-source tools to geolocate this video on Twitter (X) from @Elganga90 (x.com/i/status/192...).

These methods are key for reporting contemporary conflicts. #OSINT