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Peter Yeung @peter-yeung.bsky.social · 1d

Hello #ClimateArena, I am here in Budapest. Please drop me a line to say hi, to talk collaborations, solutions, commissions, to grab a drink, or indeed to ask my tips for the city, which I’ve been exploring @journalismarena.eu

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Peter Yeung @peter-yeung.bsky.social · Aug 8

I've found a questionable use of the EU's €26.7 billion Just Transition Fund to pay sauna festivals, axe throwing centres, and dance marathons - sparking fears that billions of euros are going to waste - or worse.

My report for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social‬

www.context.news/just-transit...

EU funds saunas, sport and dance in name of just transition | Context by TRF

Critics raise alarm about EU's Just Transition Fund, fearing fraud, misuse and a green light for flimsy projects

www.context.news

Peter Yeung @peter-yeung.bsky.social · Aug 1

I've been digging into the extremely fishy decision in December 2024 to classify yellowfin tuna in the Indian Ocean as no longer overfished. Critics say the EU’s powerful, billion-dollar fishing lobby is behind it.

My story for @dialogueearth.bsky.social

dialogue.earth/en/ocean/row...

Row over health of Indian Ocean tuna

Independent scientists have raised concerns over research that suggests yellowfin fishing is sustainable – those involved disagree

dialogue.earth

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Peter Yeung @peter-yeung.bsky.social · Jun 5

Less than 3% of the EU's flagship €26.7 billion Just Transition Fund - intended to shift communities away from fossil fuels, retraining coal miners etc - has been spent, despite running for more than four years.

My exclusive for Thomson Reuters Foundation
www.context.news/just-transit...

Where is the money the EU promised workers to go green? | Context by TRF

Flagship EU fund to support fossil fuel workers and communities risks mad spending rush, says exclusive European Commission data

www.context.news

Peter Yeung @peter-yeung.bsky.social · Apr 15

I am among more than 140 journalists across Europe that have signed an open letter today urging the European Commission to stop undermining transparency laws.

We call on the EU to uphold the right to access information, so that requests are handled fairly and timely

www.politico.eu/newsletter/b...

Europe in overdrive to deescalate Trump trade war

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Peter Yeung @peter-yeung.bsky.social · Apr 14

I profiled Andrés Torres, the visionary Catalan chef and humanitarian activist, for @NatGeo. He spent years living with Indigenous peoples in Latam, drove to Ukraine as the war broke with 500 bags of groceries and now runs a 98% self-sustainable restaurant
www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/artic...

At Casa Nova in Catalonia, low waste and humanitarianism go hand in hand

At his restaurant in Catalonia, chef Andrés Torres creates food with a minimal environmental impact — and funds humanitarian work in the process.

www.nationalgeographic.com

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Peter Yeung @peter-yeung.bsky.social · Apr 11

A lot of good points made by @melbunce.bsky.social. Crisis reporting tends to be "sporadic, episodic" focusing on western lives.

But humanitarian reporting can aim for moral equivalency – all lives have equal value, use local sources, report on the longer term angles

@journalismfestival.com #ijf25

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Peter Yeung @peter-yeung.bsky.social · Apr 11

@stephanehorel.bsky.social speaks about her pioneering work into PFAS - forever chemicals - an "emerging threat" with unsure science. They worked with scientists to create "expert-reviewed journalism" and even wrote a journal article

@journalismfestival.com #ijf25

www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeur...

Les PFAS, une famille de 10 000 « polluants éternels » qui contaminent toute l’humanité

Les substances per- et polyfluoroalkylées, des produits chimiques de synthèse, sont très répandues dans notre vie quotidienne comme dans les usages industriels. Alors que leur grande résistance les re...

www.lemonde.fr

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Peter Yeung @peter-yeung.bsky.social · Apr 11

@fabiola-torres.bsky.social of Peruvian public health outlet @saludconlupa.com talks about how industry “buys scientific credibility”, funding associations and ”consumer representatives” to spread their claims, and how tobacco companies are funding vaping through "no smoke" campaigns

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Peter Yeung @peter-yeung.bsky.social · Apr 11

Chrissie Giles of @tbij.bsky.social worked on this story about Big Tobacco's influence on science in Japan, the "cosy relationship" between Philip Morris and the Japanese government and how they found a whistleblower

@journalismfestival.com #ijf25

www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024...

Science for sale: Philip Morris’s web of payments to fund tobacco…

Whistleblower lifts the lid on tactics used by tobacco giant to push its flagship product

www.thebureauinvestigates.com

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Peter Yeung @peter-yeung.bsky.social · Apr 11

Really good panel about reporting on big industries like tobacco, fossils fuels and the "vast harm" they create.

Ben Hallman of @theexamination.org speaks of “corporate determinants of health” and how industry shapes public health narratives.

@journalismfestival.com #ijf25

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Peter Yeung @peter-yeung.bsky.social · Apr 10

@carlottad.bsky.social of CNN As Equals worked on a project about how girls face digital threats online, platforming the voices and perspectives of those affected. Her team partnered with the NGO Plan International, surveying 600 girls across 9 countries for this edition.cnn.com/interactive/...

Hundreds of girls tell CNN they feel unsafe online but have no one to turn to for help. This is what they want to change

Hundreds of young women and girls from around the world told CNN they want much better support to stay safe online, sharing that they regularly face dangers – daily for some – and feel solely responsi...

edition.cnn.com

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Peter Yeung @peter-yeung.bsky.social · Apr 10

@misbahsk.bsky.social, an antimicrobial resistance reporter at @tbij.bsky.social, says that her team decided to focus on photography and imagery to tell the human stories of this global issue, working closely, even collaboratively, with case studies "to show the power of the people themselves"

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Peter Yeung @peter-yeung.bsky.social · Apr 10

Excellent panel on effective approaches to impact #ijf25 @journalismfestival.com

@lamthuyvo.bsky.social of Documented says their main audience is immigrant communities in NYC. They do "listening"/needs assessments, service journalism alongside investigations, even printing materials to distribute

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Peter Yeung @peter-yeung.bsky.social · Apr 10

@ferg.social of the consultancy Fathm says that climate reporting is more likely to cut through when framing it differently.

"Reporting on how your grandmother’s favourite recipe is threatened because the ingredients she uses are threatened by climate change"

#ijf25 @journalismfestival.com

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Peter Yeung @peter-yeung.bsky.social · Apr 10

Danish outlet Zetland, a digital media with 50,000 members, focuses on solutions but also on positivity, according to the founder and editor-in-chief @leakorsgaard.bsky.social

"Give hope. You have to show that you love the world"

#ijf25 @journalismfestival.com

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Peter Yeung @peter-yeung.bsky.social · Apr 10

I'm at #ijf25 @journalismfestival.com and first session is on how newsroom leadership can drive better climate reporting.

AFP's Phil Chetwynd says they created a “Future of the Planet” team, including transport and agriculture, to boost cross-desk collaboration, 700-800 staff received training

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Peter Yeung @peter-yeung.bsky.social · Apr 7

I'm really really excited to be part of this @seekinitiative.bsky.social collaborative journalist-citizen project, in my case working with residents of a poor Parisian banlieue suffering from extreme heat, and can't wait to see what all the fellows produce

seekinitiative.org/announcing-t...

Announcing the 2025 Environmental Investigators Citizen Journalism Fellows |

seekinitiative.org

Peter Yeung @peter-yeung.bsky.social · Apr 3

I wrote about how community seed banks are taking root, helping farmers in Central American farmers adapt to climate change and protect heirloom seeds
nexusmedianews.com/central-amer...

'Without the seed banks, it would have been disastrous'

Seed banks are helping Central American farmers adapt to climate change – and preserve their history

nexusmedianews.com

Peter Yeung @peter-yeung.bsky.social · Mar 13

I've been digging into the EU's policy on Islamophobia - what is actually being done to fight it? - for @hyphenonline.com. Rights groups, researchers & even the Commission's lead expert spoke of almost no funding and political will and of attacks by the far right

hyphenonline.com/2025/03/13/e...

EU Islamophobia chief says leaders are failing Muslims

Marion Lalisse, European Commission coordinator for combating anti-Muslim hatred, describes ‘witch hunt’ against people speaking up for Muslim rights

hyphenonline.com

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Peter Yeung @peter-yeung.bsky.social · Mar 10

My report for @aljazeera.com from Awra Amba, a utopian and pacifist community in the central highlands of Ethiopia.

They have won awards for their peacemaking and conflict resolution - but they have been caught in the crossfire of Ethiopia's latest civil war.

www.aljazeera.com/features/202...

The antiwar community caught in the crossfire of Ethiopia’s Amhara conflict

For two years, Awra Amba has been caught up in a war raging between Fano fighters and Ethiopian government soldiers.

www.aljazeera.com

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Peter Yeung @peter-yeung.bsky.social · Feb 20

I'm really happy to be selected for this reporting institute and looking forward to meeting this incredible cohort!

dartcenter.org/resources/an...

Announcing the 2025 Cohort for our Childhood Forced Migration Journalism Project

dartcenter.org

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Peter Yeung @peter-yeung.bsky.social · Feb 3

On February 12, next Wednesday, I'll be speaking on a panel about the future of environmental journalism, to mark the 35th anniversary of @sejorg.bsky.social. You can register here (13:00 ET/20:00 CET) www.sej.org/calendar/sej...

SEJ Webinar: Celebrating 35 Years of SEJ — What Comes Next?

The next #SEJWebinar will kick off our celebration of SEJ’s anniversary with a panel of longtime SEJ members who helped build the foundation of our organization to reflect on our mission and what make...

www.sej.org

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Peter Yeung @peter-yeung.bsky.social · Jan 24

I took on another painstaking assignment for @lonelyplanet in which I ate my bodyweight in croissants and other pastries in Paris and rated my favourite/most interesting ones www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/bes...

Where to find the best croissants in Paris

Pastry-lovers take heed – here's where to find the best croissants in Paris!

www.lonelyplanet.com

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Peter Yeung @peter-yeung.bsky.social · Jan 23

Here's my dispatch from Juchitán, Oaxaca State, home of Mexico’s third gender: the muxes.

This Indigenous, gender noncomforming community existed before European colonisers arrived, but their battle for rights goes on amid rising LGBQ+ hate.

For @huckmag.com

www.huckmag.com/article/muxe...

Meet the muxes of Juchitán, Mexico’s Indigenous third gender

Zapotec folk — Having existed since the pre-colonial era in southeast Oaxaca state, a global rise in LGBTQ+ hate is seeing an age-old culture face…

www.huckmag.com

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