Adam Bychawski is a freelance journalist and former staff reporter for openDemocracy. He was highly commended as Political Journalist of the Year at the 2023 Press Awards for his work on political lobbying. In 2024, he earned the same recognition for Health Journalism for his reporting on the pandemic and mental health services.

His stories have been published in the Guardian, the Observer and DeSmog.

Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff is an award-winning journalist, writer and editor, working across disciplines including journalism, literature and the screen. In 2024 she completed a fellowship at The University of Oxford and the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, investigating media coverage of missing people.

Formerly Editor-in-Chief of gal-dem and a senior staffer at The New York Times, her books include Black Joy (2021) and Mother Country (2018).

Finbarr Toesland is a multi-award winning journalist committed to illuminating vital human rights stories and under-reported issues.

He has reported on war crime allegations in Ukraine for The i paper and openDemocracy, travelled to Berlin's first LGBTQ refugee centre for NBC News and investigated Europe's invitation-only conversion therapy conference as part of a cross-border collaborative project.

John started his career as a journalist at the Wisbech Standard in 1989. He's contributed as a writer and editor to numerous publications, including The Times and Third Sector.

He was appointed editor of the Stray Ferret in 2020. The Stray Ferret is an independent digital publication aiming to fill the news void left by declining print media.

Sarah Hartley’s journalism is focused on environmental journalism at The Northern Eco - a newsletter and website she founded in 2023. Her work there covers issues such as river pollution, sustainable business development, biodiversity and wildlife.

A carbon literacy facilitator accredited by the Carbon Literacy Project, Sarah is also a 2024 Climate Arena Fellow at Arena for Journalism in Europe.

Sean Morrison is a journalist for the Bristol Cable. He leads on the organisation's investigations, and specialises in reporting on social issues, police accountability and the criminal justice system.

The Bristol Cable is a community-owned media cooperative, owned by thousands of people across Bristol. Its aim is to help redefine local journalism as a community asset.

Wil Crisp is the founder of the investigative journalism group Point Source and has worked for news organisations including the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, Bloomberg, the Times, the Independent, the BBC, Sky News and the Guardian.

He has reported from conflicts across the Middle East and Africa. Recently, he has focussed on research projects about environmental issues, finance, and human rights.

Tabitha Stapely trained as a journalist at the London College of Printing. She worked for GQ, The Telegraph, Red, and Elle, before leaving mainstream media in 2013 to focus on local journalism.

She founded and edits the Tower Hamlets Slice, which has led investigations into corruption at Brick Lane’s Truman Brewery, affordable housing in Canary Wharf, and the decline of Bangla language and culture.

Rhiannon Davies is the founder of multi-award-winning Greater Govanhill CIC which includes a solutions-focused community magazine and The Community Newsroom. She set up The Scottish Beacon as a collaborative network of 25 independent, community-based publications from across Scotland.

She is the author of a Manifesto for Greater Community Media – which came from a fellowship spent visiting pioneering community-centred media in North America.