Amarachi Ngwakwe is a multimedia journalist from Texas where she worked at Austin PBS, KUT Public Media, and the Daily Texan before pursuing her M.A in Journalism. During this project she produced pieces about data on ethnicity and long-term missing person cases.
Cerys Holliday is a journalist from Wimbledon, London. She has produced work for Redbrick, The Huffington Post, The Football Writers’ Association, Eastlondonlines and Marketing Week, and is currently pursuing her Masters in Journalism. During this project, she has produced a profile interview with author and journalist Francisco Garcia, and a piece about unidentified bodies and the issues around them.
Chandni Doulatramani is an independent journalist from India where she reported on and at the intersections of gender, culture, tech, and politics before pursuing her M.A. in Journalism at Goldsmiths on a Commonwealth Scholarship. Her work has been published in The Guardian, Al Jazeera, Foreign Police, Slate, VICE and many other global publications. She is also Director at Amnesty International India. During this project, she produced pieces about data on teenagers who go missing in the UK, with a focus on modern slavery and trafficking. She also profiled Locate International, the UK-based charity helping track down missing persons.
Charlotte Doyle is a freelance journalist, with a particular interest in video games and mental health and wellbeing. She has written for various publications such as The Tab, Refinery 29 and Robot Republic. During this project, Charlotte wrote about a long-term missing father and the effects this had on his family and why more males have gone missing in recent years.
Chris is an aspiring journalist who has previously worked for BT Sport before starting an MA in Journalism. As part of this Masters, he has written articles on ethnicity and the role of CCTV in long-term missing cases.
Erin Lister is a journalist from Manchester, currently based in London. She worked in the public sector and for The Everyday Magazine before pursuing a master’s degree in Journalism at Goldsmiths, University of London. As a part of this project, she contributed pieces looking at unidentified bodies and the student teams working with Locate International, alongside data on reasons that people go missing.
Hadia Bakkar is a Syrian multimedia journalist and an M.A journalism student. She has previously worked at the BBC Washington D.C. Bureau and National Public Radio (NPR). During this project, she wrote about why the first 24 hours of a missing person case are crucial, and produced profiles on long-term missing person cases.
Isabella Nova is from Swansea, Wales and studied English Literature at The University of Exeter. During her time at the university she joined the student newspaper, Exposé, which lead her to pursue the MA in Journalism at Goldsmiths. During this project she had produced part of the Home page for the website and a piece on Unidentified Bodies and The River Thames.
Joe Coughlan is a multimedia journalist from Dublin where he worked at Trinity FM, The University Times and Dublin City FM. He has since moved to London to study an M.A. in Journalism at Goldsmiths, University of London. During this project, he produced pieces regarding missing cases after a night out and the geographical distribution of unidentified bodies.
Joseph Arthur is a freelance journalist and MA Journalism student from Melbourne, Australia. He has worked with and written for organisations such as The Guardian, BT Sport, SWNS and The Herald Sun. During this project, he produced pieces about what makes a long-term missing persons case go viral and a data-based analysis of whether or not there is a missing persons crisis in London.
Natalie Wilson is a MA Journalism student at Goldsmiths with experience writing for The Buyer and the IndyBest section at The Independent. Her focus throughout the project has been on using memorable items and tattoos as valuable evidence to connect unidentified bodies and missing person cases.
Sammy Gecsoyler is a journalist from London who has written for The Guardian about games, TV and design. Prior to persuing his M.A. in Journalism, Sammy worked as a TV researcher for the BBC and ITV. During this project he looked into the reasons behind why people go missing and their interactions with the state.
Sophie Donne is pursuing her M.A in Journalism, following a background in Spanish and Portuguese language. She has experience producing work for the tourism and human rights sectors, namely Secretplaces in Portugal and the Amnesty International Society at the University of Leeds. During this project she contributed to a gallery of profiles for long-term missing person cases and produced a piece exploring the allocation of risk categories.
Lee Urquhart has a B.A. in Broadcast and Digital Journalism and is pursuing her M.A. in Journalism following a background previously working in Performing Arts and Design. She has experience in producing broadcast news media for radio and television, BJTC training, a working knowledge of media law, and has worked for magazines and newspapers including Buzz, Byte News, and the Birmingham Mail. During this project, she produced a piece exploring the role of social media in finding missing people, and a piece exploring those who are deported from the UK following criminal charges.
Val Colo is a Journalism student with a background in Social Anthropology and a strong interest in social justice issues and the relationship between structural violence, social exclusion, and health inequalities. As part of this project, they have written about the invisibility of missing people from marginalised groups and the issues surrounding children who “run away” from home or residential care settings.