I first joined Tortoise as part of the Sensemaker team, and before that worked at the New York Times and The Week magazine.
Claudia Williams
Reporter
“Tortoise gives me time to dig deeper into stories and prioritise voices that are often ignored.”
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Thursday 12 November 2020
17:00-18:00 GMT
How to break down stereotypes with actor Samantha Renke
Samantha knows a thing or two about proving people wrong.
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Friday 11 June 2021
10 minute readSensemaker: The human in the machine
What just happened
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Monday 12 April 2021
10 minute readSensemaker: England opens up
What just happened
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Wednesday 31 March 2021
10 minute readSensemaker: An international beacon of racial equality
What just happened
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Tuesday 30 March 2021
An embroidery scandal
Ripped at the seams
The century-old embroidery charity at war with its members – and the lengths they will go to save it
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Friday 29 January 2021
Hidden Homicides
Further reading
This week’s File on Hidden Homicides is just the start for Tortoise: we are going to keep investigating, scrutinising the data and calling for change in the way that domestic abuse is policed. If you also want to join us as we dig deeper, here are some resources to get you started…
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Friday 8 January 2021
Immigration & Asylum
Pointless
What the new immigration system means for care homes
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Tuesday 1 December 2020
Women: ignored, dismissed, neglected
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Friday 20 November 2020
Halloween 2020
Further reading
For those who haven’t had enough of this terrifying tale…
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Wednesday 4 November 2020
Trans Rights
JK Rowling and the Crowd Sorcerers
Thousands of trans people are turning to crowdfunding websites to help pay for treatment. Claudia Williams investigates a kind – if complicated – digital community
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Thursday 22 October 2020
Recession 2021
Further reading
Don’t know where to go next? Nimo Omer and Claudia Williams have some answers
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Monday 5 October 2020
10 minute read
Sensemaker, 5 October 2020
What just happened
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Friday 26 June 2020
Back to life
Kissing after Covid-19
Rule breakers, Zoom daters and the etiquette of love during lockdown
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Thursday 7 May 2020
News Alert
Social media is the problem/answer
The tech platforms are hurrying to fix themselves during the pandemic. But is it enough? And will it stick?
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Monday 25 October 2021
Masters of the metaverse
Facebook has just announced that it is creating 10,000 jobs to make a metaverse. A what?
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Monday 6 September 2021
Orphaned by America
Thousands of children were separated from their parents at the US border under the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy. This is the story of how, five years later, 300 remain lost in a system designed to swallow them
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Wednesday 18 August 2021
Popbitch
Claudia Williams presents a special edition of the Slow Newscast – on a newsletter that both reflected and reshaped celebrity culture
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Friday 16 July 2021
The meaning of taking the knee
Rarely has a gesture been as misunderstood as taking the knee. We’ve looked into its history.
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Tuesday 13 July 2021
A star lawyer in the dock
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Friday 9 July 2021
A vaccination anthem
Could Vaxx That Thang Up – a pro-vaccination remake of Juvenile’s 1999 hip hop classic – be the sound of summer 2021?
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Wednesday 7 July 2021
The rise of REvil and ransomware
Ransomware attacks – taking over computer networks and blackmailing their owners – has become huge business
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Thursday 20 May 2021
The Middle East misinformation war
Pressure is growing on Israel and Hamas to announce a ceasefire. Is online misinformation making peace less likely?
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Monday 17 May 2021
The end of Ellen
Ellen DeGeneres has been one of the biggest stars on US television. Why is her show coming to an end?
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Monday 29 March 2021
Cross stitch
How an embroidery charity – beloved by its members – tore itself apart at the seams
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Thursday 28 January 2021
Hidden homicides
How many women are being killed – but not counted?
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Friday 9 October 2020
The golden egg
Young women are being offered the chance to delay the menopause. The question is: does it work, and does anyone even want it?