I'm a technology journalist and communications consultant, published and broadcast by over 20 major media organisations including WIRED, MIT Technology Review, and BBC News.

As a journalist, I've reported stories about technology from across Europe, Ukraine, and Iraq, interviewing people-smuggling influencers, rocket-launching pastors, and the strongest man on Earth. I've also featured on national radio, discussing AI with Naga Munchetty on BBC Radio 5 Live and recording for BBC Radio 4’s legendary From Our Own Correspondent programme.

In communications, my strategic counsel helps disruptive tech companies to define their market positioning, appeal to investors, and attract custom with premium media coverage. I also help them to write and edit opinion articles, speeches, reports, and news commentary destined for publication in some of the world's most reputable media outlets.

I trained as a multimedia journalist at the UK’s #1 journalism school, News Associates, 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. Away from work, I practise freestyle wrestling.

Some of the stories I’ve written.

MIT Technology Review: Meet the radio-obsessed civilian shaping Ukraine’s drone defense (2024) This was one of the publication’s 10 most-read stories of the year.

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) The Royal Geographical Society awarded me a fellowship in 2022 after I walked 450km across southern Iraq, following the pilgrim’s way to Karbala for the Shia festival of Arba’een. This is a short account of that journey.

  • “Intrepid (and very talented.)”

    Gemma Knight, Senior Editor at The Telegraph

  • “A wonderful writer. He has a great eye for unique stories.”

    Will Doig, Founding Editor at The Daily Beast

  • "One of those people you tell your friends about... A huge asset. "

    Nick Bowman, Director of Global Media Relations at CyberArk

  • "Creative, thoughtful, always well-researched, and brilliant at identifying fresh story angles.”

    Dan Alder-Lundmark, Head of UK PR at Intuit

  • "Super creative."

    André Labadie, Executive Chair of Business Technology at Brands2Life

  • “Sharp and dedicated.”

    Amanda Silverman, Features Editor at MIT Technology Review

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

    Nick Braund, Founder & CEO at Words + Pixels

    (PR Week’s Boutique Agency of the Year 2024)