Journalism
This is a small selection of my published articles. I can provide PDFs on request. For examples of my work in French, click here.
Sciences|Business
In my role as technology reporter, I have interviewed ministers, MEPs, scientists and CEOs, and covered stories that are crucial to the future of Europe, including Green Deal legislation, the AI Act, and the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on scientists.
Ukrainian researchers embrace international collaboration
French researchers warn against restricting immigration
Competitiveness is just a buzzword, says Marc Botenga MEP
EU should replicate US public procurement strategy, says EIC chief
EU science advisers back call for a ‘CERN for AI’ to aid research
EU launches landmark €6.5M study on use of psychedelics to treat mental disorders
European defence industry looks to kickstart its green revolution
EU novel food start-ups call for more clarity in approval process
EU puts its weight behind home-grown processor for its new €273M supercomputer
Belgium to focus on a public sector European blockchain during its EU presidency
Jacobin
How a French Watch-Factory Occupation Kept Alive the Spirit of May ’68
The Connexion
The Connexion is a monthly print newspaper for the English-speaking community in France. I wrote news stories, features, in-depth interviews, and answered reader questions, as well as sub-editing sections of the paper.
Debt collector of UK fines ‘illicitly’ got data of drivers in France
The northern French city experiencing an industrial renaissance
Fête Nationale: French aerobatics team delighting crowds for 70 years (interview)
‘Pension age rise in France is unnecessary and will worsen inequality’
French ‘cannot tell a good baguette anymore’ says bread historian
Trauma remains for children of July 14 terror attack in Nice
LGBT people in rural France can ‘feel alone’ says Pride organiser
Louvre sister museum in old French mining city celebrates 10 years
Walking group helps French heart patients live a normal life again
The Local
As The Local’s France reporter, I wrote features and covered breaking news stories, including the introduction of health pass measures and France’s vaccine rollout during the Covid pandemic.
Why more and more French wine producers are going organic
ANALYSIS: How reliable are French opinion polls?
Asylum seekers to crime – busting French immigration myths
Artisan ales: How France became a nation of beer lovers
Finding English teachers for France’s language schools ‘practically impossible’ since Brexit
ANALYSIS: What lies behind the slowing of vaccination rates in France?
‘I’m sad to have to do that’ – French bars begin enforcing health pass rules
From TikTok to K-pop: How French students are learning English online
Martin Greenacre 