https://www.laurawalters.org/contact daily 0.75 2020-04-07 https://www.laurawalters.org/new-page daily 0.75 2020-04-08 https://www.laurawalters.org/home daily 1.0 2022-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5e863f0a4f5d45cfcf960c/1586189390507-U6P0SB3OKH8ZLDBVGXQW/Laura%25252BWalters.jpg ABOUT ME - I’m a trained journalist with more than 10 years of reporting experience in New Zealand. I’m currently based in Wellington after recently returning from London. I am available for reporting and producing work in print, digital, and broadcast mediums. I am also available for television or radio expert commentary or panel discussions. https://www.laurawalters.org/work-samples daily 0.75 2020-09-11 https://www.laurawalters.org/work-samples/project-three-asr5d monthly 0.5 2020-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5e863f0a4f5d45cfcf960c/1588584441438-LZLCS2BIU86W6HMQUUNG/K%2B1.jpg WORK SAMPLES - CLIMATE MIGRATION Story one: Political tug of war https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5e863f0a4f5d45cfcf960c/1586283223421-NO6IKDFVBIBV6YRSR4ZI/K+2.jpg WORK SAMPLES - CLIMATE MIGRATION https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5e863f0a4f5d45cfcf960c/1586283339791-8JOTQ366AZXMFR0K8DRS/K3.jpg WORK SAMPLES - CLIMATE MIGRATION https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5e863f0a4f5d45cfcf960c/1586283384299-TZKG8UZ1CZAM60QYAEUR/K4.jpg WORK SAMPLES - CLIMATE MIGRATION https://www.laurawalters.org/work-samples/project-five-psckc monthly 0.5 2020-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5e863f0a4f5d45cfcf960c/1588340032078-KP2FGZEKWRQV2FBE1L09/Faultlines.jpg WORK SAMPLES - FAULTLINES - Faultlines is an interactive feature and series of stories looking at the dangerous misinformation and confusion following the 2016, 7.8M North Canterbury earthquake. In this Stuff series, colleague Hamish Rutherford and I worked to expose the dangers of subjective and unregulated engineering standards, and the tension between business and safety in New Zealand’s quake-prone capital. Read the interactive feature here. https://www.laurawalters.org/work-samples/project-six-yyhlk monthly 0.5 2020-11-02 https://www.laurawalters.org/work-samples/project-two-c87xe monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5e863f0a4f5d45cfcf960c/1586277772319-CJEWTQFAQFLY7TPSRYSM/Superfad+2.jpg WORK SAMPLES - SUPERFAD https://www.laurawalters.org/work-samples/project-four-54l9x monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5e863f0a4f5d45cfcf960c/1586284104503-V64PNVLVCD4GO5X0UWM4/Timor+Leste.jpg WORK SAMPLES - THE COUNTRY NO-ONE WANTS I spent a week in Timor-Lest, travelling through remote hill villages, meeting village chiefs, families, schools and NGO workers, to explore how one of the world’s youngest countries is developing. The project looks at New Zealand’s international aid work in Timor-Leste, and other countries around the world. The project was partially sponsored by UNICEF NZ. https://www.laurawalters.org/work-samples/project-one-y8kt3 monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5e863f0a4f5d45cfcf960c/1586186594852-FPHO6TC4LYRX7S16M839/27-akl-kingseat4-lr_r10rwqb.jpg WORK SAMPLES - THROUGH THE MAZE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5e863f0a4f5d45cfcf960c/1586186896906-70MTD9GH15E9GUWKMSV4/historian-mr.jpg WORK SAMPLES - THROUGH THE MAZE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5e863f0a4f5d45cfcf960c/1586187077707-SNY5RSKHKTJ4INTJB4HA/frame_pgpwilc-mr.jpg WORK SAMPLES - THROUGH THE MAZE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5e863f0a4f5d45cfcf960c/1586186940225-O8LUOI331IGI0GMUG3OZ/Pills+ad+MH.png WORK SAMPLES - THROUGH THE MAZE https://www.laurawalters.org/work-samples/political-interference-and-russian-meddling monthly 0.5 2020-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5e863f0a4f5d45cfcf960c/1599834562338-CYE5TPPKH9V4B6PQN2IL/RTX7T4ZN.JPG WORK SAMPLES - POLITICAL INTERFERENCE - Political interference and Russian meddling In 2020, I was caught up in an attempt by Russia to influence international politics and the US elections. In June, I wrote an article for the website PeaceData. In September, it was revealed PeaceData was a Russian political information campaign, or influence operation,, with links to the Internet Research Agency. This experience has given me unique insight into how disinformation, influence and interference campaigns work. You can read my full account of what happened below. With Alicia Wanless, the director of Carnegie’s Partnership for Countering Influence Operations, I have co-authored an article on how and why journalists have long been used as part of influence and disinformation operations. My experience has also been covered by Reuters, NBC’s Today Show, and Stuff. I have also spoken to US podcasts On the Media and The World Unpacked. And in 2021, I worked with BBC and the Open University to create a short documentary aimed at increasing education and awareness of online misinformation. Watch this space as I dig to find out more about how and why I was targeted, and what’s next. 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