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Alexa van Sickle

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As seen in: Global Investigative Journalism Network, The Guardian, The Atlantic, Roads and Kingdoms, The Adelphi Papers, The Trip (Podcast)
Covers:  eu, cuba, south africa, surfing, travel, austria, food, politics, nsa, iran, iraq, human rights, foreign affairs
Doesn't Cover: fashion
Journalist/Editor | Associate Editor, Global Investigative Journalism Network/@GIJN 🌎 | @RoadsKingdoms, @PartsUnknownCNN, @IISS_org alum. Goofy foot. She/her.

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Alexa van Sickle’s Biography

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Multimedia journalist and editor. Currently Producer and Contributing Editor Roads and Kingdoms.

I have worked as a business journalist, arts reviewer, book editor, online editor and travel writer. I focus on international affairs, culture, business, sports, and food -- especially where all these intersect.

Alexa van Sickle’s Journalist Portfolio

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IISS

IISS

Travel writer Paul Theroux's two post-apartheid trips, a decade apart, reveal a growing sense of pessimism ab…

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15 Things to Know Before You Go: Vienna

15 Things to Know Before You Go: Vienna

Autumn is for tasting From September on, local vintners set out tables in the vineyards around the 19th distr…

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Surfing the Embargo

Surfing the Embargo

Small wonder that it has taken almost 20 years to build what they have. Another Australian surfer set the bal…

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Now Batting, Cuba: Q&A with Reynerio Tamayo

Now Batting, Cuba: Q&A with Reynerio Tamayo

R&K: What is it about Cubans and baseball? Is the connection emotional? Historical? Something else? Reynerio …

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Viva la revolución: Cuban farmers re-gain control over land

Viva la revolución: Cuban farmers re-gain control over land

Last year, Cuba spent over $1.6bn (£1bn) on food imports, an unsustainable amount for an economy that has bee…

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IISS

IISS

What sets Nelson Mandela apart from other revolutionary leaders, whose cause he once shared, is what he did a…

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Articles

The Case for Free Access to FOIA-Based Public Documents Reporting

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By Alexa van Sickle Verified
| Global Investigative Journalism Network Verified
Newspapers started putting up paywalls on their websites in the mid-2010s, offering access to all or some of their content through paid subscriptions to make money after years of decline in advertising revenue and circulation, as media and eyeballs shifted to consuming news online.
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Uncovering the Hidden Environmental and Human Costs of Laos’ Banana and Durian Boom

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By Alexa van Sickle Verified
| Global Investigative Journalism Network Verified
It all started with my love for durian, king of tropical fruit. As Vietnam ramped up durian orchards to feed China’s surging demand, domestic prices dropped, and consumers like myself enjoyed the benefit. But I had a hunch: These orchards would eventually collapse under overproduction. That hunch sent me digging into the scale of Vietnam’s durian investments, which had already spilled across the border into Laos. Laos is a black box for information due to strict government control.
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Inside ‘Projekt Helpline’: Germany’s Mental Health Phoneline for Journalists

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By Alexa van Sickle Verified
| Global Investigative Journalism Network Verified
Investigative journalism is a stressful vocation — even when operating in a country with robust press freedom laws. Journalist associations and press freedom organizations around the world offer some resources, legal aid, and funding for emergencies, and there is a growing — though by no means exhaustive — list of options for trauma- and mental health-focused support.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Night Shift Researcher in Edinburgh.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

How is social media changing news?

It's the new front page.