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Laura Butler

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Bristol, Cardiff
As seen in: The New Feminist Magazine, Trending News (Podcast), Yahoo News UK, Sky News, Wales Online, The i Paper, The Tab, Cardiff University, MyLondon, Hampshire Chronicle, The Bristol Cable
Covers:  News, Feminism, Justice, Human rights, Students, Politics,
Assistant Editor @tnfmagazine | Trainee journalist @cardiffjomec

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Laura Butler’s Biography

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Hey I am Laura. I am a freelance journalist, editor and writer working for a range of publications. I am passionate about equal access to information and helping others to understand the world we live in. Ex Editor-in-chief for The Bristol Tab, a Staff writer for The New Feminist magazine and have freelanced most recently with The Bristol Cable.

Laura Butler’s Journalist Portfolio

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Netflix's Apex: Should women be afraid of the great outdoors? - The New Feminist

Netflix's Apex: Should women be afraid of the great outdoors? - The New Feminist

Apex, a new release from Netflix, is at risk of discouraging women from enjoying hiking and the outdoors more…

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The five new revelations of Epstein's sex-trafficking crimes in UK

The five new revelations of Epstein's sex-trafficking crimes in UK

The i Paper examines allegations made about billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein in a new investigation

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I went to A&E four times before being diagnosed with endometriosis - I nearly died

I went to A&E four times before being diagnosed with endometriosis - I nearly died

Women of colour face an 11-year wait for an endometriosis diagnosis in the UK, leaving many in pain without a…

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Packet of painkillers costs £9 as soaring medicine prices push pharmacies to brink

Packet of painkillers costs £9 as soaring medicine prices push pharmacies to brink

Some chemists are already passing increased costs on to patients - and changing prices daily

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'I was stuck in a 3.5-hour queue for post-Brexit checks - fights broke out'

'I was stuck in a 3.5-hour queue for post-Brexit checks - fights broke out'

Airports have been suspending the biometric system to clear the 'tense' queues

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Student stabbed to death in park was surrounded and kicked, court told

Student stabbed to death in park was surrounded and kicked, court told

Three men have been charged with murder following the death of Finbar Sullivan, 21

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Articles

“It is unfathomable”: BBC documentary uncovers husbands secretly livestreaming their wives to strangers

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By Laura Butler Verified
| The New Feminist Magazine Verified
“This is a whole online community which is essentially taking advantage of and betraying women’s privacy.” A new documentary has found online communities of thousands of men who are trading explicit images of women, taken without their consent. The BBC documentary Hunting the Spycammers, presented by Jess Davies, author of No one Wants to See your Dick, reveals a hidden online voyeurism community. A community where consent is brushed under the carpet.
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Fifty women come forward saying they were forced into swinging following BBC investigation

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By Laura Butler Verified
| The New Feminist Magazine Verified
Website FabSwingers has been mentioned 329 times in police reports across the UK Fifty women have told the BBC they were forced into swinging, in response to Catrin Nye’s investigation into the site FabSwingers. These women told the BBC that they took part in swinging because they feared the consequences of saying no. The podcast series, called Swingers, follows a woman called Ruth O’Grady, who said she was pressured into having sex with over 100 people.
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Netflix’s Apex: Should women be afraid of the great outdoors?

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By Laura Butler Verified
| The New Feminist Magazine Verified
Netflix’s new film Apex has sparked strong criticism from women in outdoor adventure sports, who say women should not be afraid of nature. Apex follows the journey of a female adventurer Sasha who seeks solace in the Australian outback after the tragic death of her partner Tommy on a climb in Norway. Here she is hunted by a psychotic local ranger Ben, leaving her in a fight for her life.
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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

Editor in chief at the Bristol Tab

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Tony Johnson in After Life

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email - Laurabutler0204@gmail.com