Matthew Champion
Matthew Champion is a deputy world news editor for BuzzFeed News and is based in London.
Contact this reporter at matthew.champion@buzzfeed.com
Huh, So The Leaning Tower Of Pisa Is Getting Straighter
The Not-So-Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Matthew Champion
• 22 days ago
It’s Been A Huge Day In Brexit And Here’s What You Need To Know
Another day, another Brexit crisis. But this one could be terminal for Theresa May.
Matthew Champion
• 29 days ago
Uh, So Japan’s Cybersecurity Minister Says He’s Never Used A Computer Before
Yoshitaka Sakurada said he had “always directed my staff and secretaries to do that kind of thing.”
Matthew Champion
• 29 days ago
Trump's Remarks Are Already Being Used To Justify Shooting Protesters
The Nigerian army posted a video of Trump after it was accused of killing 45 demonstrators.
Matthew Champion
• One month ago
Google Employees Around The World Are Walking Out To Protest Sexual Misconduct
Google employees around the world coordinated a walkout to protest the company's handling of sexual misconduct in the workplace.
Matthew Champion
• One month ago
Protests Have Broken Out After A Court Overturned A Christian Woman's Blasphemy Death Sentence
Asia Bibi, who has spent eight years on death row, was acquitted by Pakistan's Supreme Court.
Matthew Champion
• One month ago
Venice Is Experiencing Its Worst Flooding In 10 Years And The Pictures Are Really Something
The Italian city, which attracts millions of tourists per year, is on a "code red" for further flooding.
Matthew Champion
• One month ago
An Anti-Manspreading Video Went Viral. Now One Russian Politician Wants To Criminalize Feminism.
“Feminism is insanity from the standpoint of a normal person,” said Russian lawmaker Vitaly Milonov, as he called for people to be prosecuted under laws that allow for a five-year prison sentence.
Matthew Champion
• 2 months ago
A Teenager Spent 49 Days Adrift In The Pacific Ocean In A Floating Hut
Aldi Novel Adilang survived by catching fish and drinking water filtered through his clothes.
Matthew Champion
• 2 months ago
Passengers Bled From Their Noses And Ears After Pilots "Forgot" About Cabin Pressure
The Jet Airways flight had to turn back to Mumbai shortly after takeoff when the crew reportedly failed to press a switch that would have maintained pressure.
Matthew Champion
• 2 months ago
Posting Feminist Memes Could Land This Woman In Jail
Lyubov Kalugina could be imprisoned for five years over what she called “some jokes about asses, pussies, and intra-feminist debates.”
Matthew Champion
• 3 months ago
People Posted Terrifying Videos As A Huge Typhoon Crashed Into Japan
Typhoon Jebi follows a summer of extreme weather for Japan, with more than 350 people dying in floods, mudslides, and heat waves.
Matthew Champion
• 3 months ago
Devastating Photos Show The Aftermath Of The Fire That Destroyed Brazil's National Museum
The aerial images capture the true severity of the damage done to the Rio de Janeiro institution, which was home to 20 million items.
Mauro Albano
• 3 months ago
Myanmar Published "Fake Photos" Of The Rohingya In A New Book
It is not only on Facebook that fake news about the Rohingya is spread, as Reuters discovered.
Matthew Champion
• 3 months ago
These Soccer Players Have To Win Their Next Match To Avoid Being Drafted Into The Military
It's not just sporting glory at stake for Son Heung-min and his South Korean teammates.
Matthew Champion
• 3 months ago
You Probably Know Much Less About The World Than You Think
People in Italy and the US top the list of those most likely to be wrong about basic facts related to their country.
Matthew Champion
• 3 months ago
A Mother And Her Son Met Each Other In Person For The First Time In 68 Years
The reunion is bittersweet — it's also likely to be the last time they will ever see each other.
Matthew Champion
• 3 months ago