Campaigning journalism

Hope, horror and Covid-19: my 23 years as the Guardian’s health correspondent | Sarah Boseley
I’ve travelled the world covering everything from HIV to MMR to Ebola… and then Covid came along. These are stories that changed me – and the world
Sarah Boseley
17, Jul, 2021 @11:00 AM

‘On a rampage’: the African women fighting to end FGM
Female genital mutilation has revived under Covid but activists are pushing hard to save girls at risk
Sarah Johnson
09, Jun, 2021 @9:59 AM

Philip Wolmuth obituary
Other lives: Photojournalist who worked on campaigns focused on political, social and economic issues
Jane Matheson
15, Mar, 2021 @5:32 PM

Press freedom Film investigating Loughinisland massacre must get a wider audience
BBC demands re-edit of documentary No Stone Unturned as reporters are arrested
Roy Greenslade
09, Dec, 2018 @2:07 PM

'His message will live on': your tributes to Harry Leslie Smith
Readers share tributes to the second world war veteran and vocal anti-austerity campaigner and writer who has died aged 95
Guardian readers
28, Nov, 2018 @11:30 AM

Machinal: how an execution gripped America and sparked a Broadway sensation
When Rebecca Hall read it she couldn’t breathe. After Fiona Shaw played the role she got letters full of loneliness. This is the true story behind Sophie Treadwell’s trailblazing play
David Jays
07, Jun, 2018 @3:16 PM

He captured a fresh start for Myanmar … and then its descent into tragedy
Photojournalist Minzayar Oo tells how a shot of Aung Sang Suu Kyi changed his life and led to him winning a unique award
Tim Lewis
21, Oct, 2017 @11:05 PM

Activist Amal Azzudin: ‘As long as there is passion and courage, anything is possible’
The Scottish campaigner for refugees’ rights on inspiring other young people to make a difference
Stefanie Marsh
08, Mar, 2017 @8:29 AM

‘I took my appeal for help to the Observer... where words become actions’
The John’s Campaign founder tells how the Observer supported her fight for better dementia care, joining a long list of campaigns fought by the paper
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Nicci Gerrard
04, Dec, 2016 @12:04 AM

FGM campaigner Fahma Mohamed to receive honorary doctorate
Nineteen-year-old who led Guardian-backed campaign against the practice to be awarded doctor of law by Bristol University
Amelia Hill and Hajra Rahim
13, Jul, 2016 @11:51 AM

Why has Ireland's mainstream media turned its back on Mary Boyle?
Investigative journalist faces apathy as she seeks to reveal the truth about the disappearance of ‘Ireland’s Madeleine McCann’
Roy Greenslade
29, Apr, 2016 @10:01 AM

Time 100: FGM campaigner Jaha Dukureh makes prestigious list
US campaigner made Obama take action on female genital mutilation, and got practice banned in the Gambia
Claire Daly
21, Apr, 2016 @4:19 PM
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