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Leila Hawkins

(She/Her)
United Kingdom
As seen in: NADJA.co, The Guardian, Metro (UK), Broadly, Substack, VICE, VICE UK, Refinery29, Glamour (UK), Scroll.in, 3BL Media and
Covers:  Human rights, feminism, politics, culture, healthcare, technology.

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Leila Hawkins’s Biography

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London-based journalist and editor specialising in human rights, social justice and culture. Co-founder of NADJA Media, a news platform that aims to address gender bias in media.

Leila Hawkins’s Journalist Portfolio

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How do we teach boys not to rape?

How do we teach boys not to rape?

If our conversations about violence against women are going to be centred on men, we should at least use crit…

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What you're not hearing about AI

What you're not hearing about AI

Is the story you're getting one of innovation and progress, or power and control?

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Follow the lobby: (Solar) power to the people

Follow the lobby: (Solar) power to the people

What could be stopping local communities from taking control of their own energy supply?

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When opportunity knocks: Behind the Tylenol-autism claims

When opportunity knocks: Behind the Tylenol-autism claims

Behind the White House's widely debunked Tylenol warning lies a trail of paid experts, opportunistic lawsuits…

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"To say autism needs curing is the wrong message" - how misleading claims cause harm - NADJA

"To say autism needs curing is the wrong message" - how misleading claims cause harm - NADJA

In an interview, Dr Katherine Hall debunks Trump's Tylenol-autism claim, warning it spreads fear and misinfor…

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Environmental activist Livia Giuggioli's protest against Trump deserves better headlines - NADJA

Environmental activist Livia Giuggioli's protest against Trump deserves better headlines - NADJA

When ethical fashion campaigner Livia Giuggioli returned her MBE as a form of protest, headlines focused on h…

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What you're not hearing about AI

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By Leila Hawkins
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We’ve handed over huge parts of our lives to AI. It writes our emails, gives us recipes and finds us gift ideas; our online searches open with AI-generated summaries, and the majority of our interactions with banks, shops and doctors’ offices are with chatbots rather than humans.
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No Decision Without Us: A powerful campaign for disability inclusion

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By Leila Hawkins
| NADJA.co
Story by Leila Hawkins Photo: screengrab from NO DECISION WITHOUT US | World Down Syndrome Day 2025, a campaign by CoorDown A powerful new music video starring Mia Noelle Rodriguez, a 16-year-old actress and singer with Down syndrome, is calling for the inclusion of people with disabilities in decision-making at all levels worldwide.
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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

Reviewing restaurants!

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I adored using a typewriter when I was a child.

How is social media changing news?

It's a lot harder to cut through the noise with written content as platforms favour short form video.