I’m a freelance journalist from London, specialising in reportage of world affairs. I’ve reported from the ground across Iraq, Ukraine, and other European countries for over 20 major media organisations including WIRED, MIT Technology Review, and BBC News. MHP Group selected me as one of its “30 Young Journalists to Watch” in 2025, when I was also selected by the Wallace House Center for Journalists as a finalist in its Livingston Awards.

I trained as a multimedia journalist at News Associates in London, graduating with top honours in 2021. The Royal Geographical Society awarded me a fellowship the following year after I walked 450km solo across southern Iraq. I’ve trained to operate in hostile environments (HEFAT) with Advanced Tactical Resources Ltd.. 

Some of the stories I’ve written.

MIT Technology Review: Meet the radio-obsessed civilian shaping Ukraine’s drone defense (2024) One of the publication’s 10 most-read stories of the year. Featured by Longreads. Finalist in the international reporting category of the Wallace House Center for Journalists’ Livingston Awards in 2025.

WIRED: When War Came to Their Country, They Built a Map (2024)

The Telegraph Magazine: How robots saved Britain’s postwar photograph archive (2023)

WIRED: How an Iraqi Instagram Influencer Became a People Smuggler (2023)

WIRED: Climate Change Is Burying Archaeological Sites Under Tonnes of Sand (2022)

Atlas Obscura: How Baghdad’s Back Yards Are Bringing Back Iraqi Dates (2022)

The Daily Beast: How Satellites Protect Historic Sites From Looters and War (2022)

The Telegraph: ‘Everyone Turned to Look at Me’ (2021)

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    Gemma Knight, Senior Editor at The Telegraph

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    Amanda Silverman, Features Editor at MIT Technology Review

  • "It has been a pleasure working with Charlie."

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