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Our writers

Forty-two journalists in nine cities. Every byline is a real person you can write to, and every correction is published.

Amara Osei

Cities correspondent

Covers housing, transport and the politics of how cities grow. Previously in Accra and Rotterdam.

Latest · 1 storyThe quiet return of the night train

Tomás Rivera

Technology editor

Writes about chips, software and the labour behind them. Runs the Friday Circuit newsletter.

Latest · 3 storiesThe small chip makers betting against giants

Hana Kobayashi

Climate reporter

Reports on energy transition and extreme weather from Tokyo and the Pacific.

Latest · 2 storiesThe heat map that changed a city budget

Felix Brandt

Markets columnist

Explains money without the jargon. Former bond trader, current skeptic.

Latest · 2 storiesWhat a rate cut actually means for your rent

Lucía Moreno

Culture critic

Reviews film and books, and occasionally defends television.

Latest · 2 storiesA decade of slow cinema, and why it finally found an audience

Daniel Mensah

Data reporter

Turns spreadsheets into stories. Charts are his love language.

Latest · 2 storiesThe four-day week meets the spreadsheet

Inès Laurent

Europe correspondent

Based in Brussels, following the rules that shape the continent.

Latest · 1 storyCities are rewriting the rules of the street

Sam Whitaker

Opinion writer

Contrarian by trade, gardener by temperament.

Latest · 1 storyIn defence of the boring city

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