Laura Oliver

Freelance contributor

Laura Oliver is a freelance journalist based in the UK. She has written for the Guardian, BBC, The Week and more. She is a visiting lecturer in online journalism at City, University of London, and works as an audience strategy consultant for newsrooms. You can find her work here.

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How a small Nigerian newsroom used AI for a flooding investigation

The Colonist Report used AI to analyse 3,000 pages of documents on government support. Founder Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi explains how.

“Many journalists in the Global South are already using AI and they want guidance on how to do this ethically”

Damian Radcliffe discusses his new report for the Thomson Reuters Foundation on how journalists in emerging economies are using this new technology.

How this Pakistani podcast landed interviews with four prime ministers and reached millions on YouTube

“We try to give context to young audiences so they can have both sides of the story,” says young journalist Talha Ahad, founder of The Centrum Media.

Who owns the AI tools journalists use? A new study exposes a dangerous transparency gap

“To maintain the integrity of journalism in the age of AI, it is essential to understand who has a stake in these companies,” says author Sydney Martin.

This chatbot helps tell the story of how women are affected by drug trafficking in Paraguay

Reporter Juliana Quintana and UX consultant and conversational designer Sebastián Hacher share how they built the tool.

This editor is breaking news on Bangladesh from afar: “The space for independent media is shrinking fast”

Netra News' founder Tasneem Khalil opens up about his work as an exiled editor: "I wake every morning thinking about my team in Bangladesh."

This nonprofit is using virtual reality to train Ukrainian journalists to cover the war safely

“In a virtual situation, you can imagine the decisions you will make,” says Katerina Sergatskova, who set up the VR programme.

These women-led newsrooms are helping change journalism in the Global South

Editors from Brazil, Uganda, Nigeria and Nepal share what they’ve learnt while launching projects with a focus on women’s issues.

Why East African journalists struggle to cover climate change

A new report from Internews, based on a survey of journalists from the region, calls for more access to experts and climate data.

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How this outlet is building a model for better representation of queer people in Indian media

“The focus is on under-reported stories of queer lives in India,” says founder Ankur Paliwal.

As Cambodia approaches a crucial election, journalists suffer shutdowns and abuse

The government recently revoked the licence of an influential news outlet. The crackdown against journalism has accelerated ever since.

These projects are trying to put Indigenous voices at the heart of their journalism

From Colombia to Kenya and Indonesia, several initiatives are trying to draw greater attention to the narratives of these communities.