Clare is an investigative reporter for the award-winning environmental outlet DeSmog. She specialises in food politics stories exposing blockers of climate and environmental action, from misinformation and the far-right to corporate malpractice and aggressive lobbying.  Clare was previously co-editor at Ethical Consumer Magazine, and her investigations have been covered by the BBC, Al Jazeera, The Financial Times, and The Guardian, among others.

Yemisi is a medical doctor turned health and science journalist with degrees in Medicine and Human Genetics from King’s College London. She writes for the international features desk at British Medical Journal (The BMJ) and for Nature Africa. A 2025 UN Foundation Press Fellow and member of the Association of British Science Writers, her reporting has been recognised for its depth and real-world impact. Her multimedia work includes short documentaries and podcasts, supported by the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Genetics Society, and others.

Ben is an investigative journalist specialising in print and magazine journalism. He has published major investigations into safety concerns at health providers, exposés of secret government communication campaigns and profiteering in the asylum sector. For him, tenacious journalism is finding and exposing serious problems within society, finding and identifying social ills in any given place. 

Karin is one of The Ferret’s co-editors, and her reporting is largely about people, the planet and power imbalances. She’s worked for the Sunday Times, Sunday Herald and the Sunday National and contributed to outlets including The Guardian, Vice, iNews and the London Review of Books.

Cormac is an investigative reporter for The Fence, London Centric, and BBC Radio 4's The Naked Week, covering British politics and public services. He is a Fellow of the Centre for Investigative Journalism and a No Stone Unturned Journalism Fellow.

Katharine is an investigative journalist and editor, focused on climate reporting and environmental injustice, the care system and violence against marginalised groups. Her recent work has focused on environmental cross-border journalism, looking at the harms of the asbestos legacy, pesticides and the aftermath of flooding, as well as the long-term impacts of the care system and adoption on adoptees. Katharine also writes fiction and non-fiction.

Max is a freelance journalist covering dirty money and corporate wrongdoing. He has investigated opaque oil deals, financial abuse at care homes, unequal access to medicines, online scams and illegal gambling. Some of his work has led to corruption probes and received awards as part of cross-border teams. He is a member of Investigate Europe, a cooperative of investigative reporters.

Rhys is an investigative journalist and community organiser whose work has appeared in The Independent, Private Eye and Byline Times. They organise the Leicester Gazette's events and engage with communities across Leicestershire. The Leicester Gazette is a local, community-owned newspaper, free to access for all online and in print.

Adele is the author of Logging Off: The Human Cost of Our Digital World and an online safety campaigner. As a freelance journalist reporting on social media and tech policy, Adele has written for The Observer, The Guardian, the i, The New Arab and many more. Her articles have been translated into five languages, and she regularly appears on Al-Jazeera, Sky News, BBC Radio and Channel 4 News.

Tom is an investigative reporter. Throughout his career, he has sought to carry out public-interest investigations in order to expose injustices, give a voice to the voiceless and hold the powerful to account. He has worked for national newspapers and broadcasters. He is currently working part-time at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.