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
A High-Profile Journalist And Critic Of The President Of The Philippines Has Been Arrested
Rappler journalists livestreamed the arrest warrant being served to Maria Ressa, who in 2018 was named a Time magazine Person of the Year.
Matthew Champion
• 3 days ago
Police In Indonesia Used A Huge Snake During An Interrogation
The human rights lawyer who obtained the footage and posted it on Twitter told BuzzFeed News the man's treatment amounted to torture.
Matthew Champion
• 5 days ago
A High-Profile Gay Lawmaker In Brazil Has Quit And Left The Country Due To Violent Threats
Jean Wyllys said rising anti-LGBT sentiment and violence since Jair Bolsonaro's successful presidential campaign was behind his decision.
Matthew Champion
• 22 days ago
An Investigative Reporter Who Exposed Corruption In Soccer Was Shot Dead In The Street
Ghana is mourning the murder of investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale.
Matthew Champion
• One month ago
Militants Killed 15 People, Including An American, At A Luxury Hotel Complex In Kenya
The siege comes three years to the day since al-Shabaab militants attacked a Kenyan military outpost in Somalia.
Tamerra Griffin
• One month ago
The Mayor Of A Polish City Has Died After Being Stabbed Onstage At A Charity Concert
Hundreds of people witnessed the attack on Paweł Adamowicz, a progressive voice who had been mayor of Gdańsk for 20 years.
Matthew Champion
• One month ago
Can You Remember What Happened In The World In 2018?
Time flies when everything is awful.
Matthew Champion
• One month ago
Huh, So The Leaning Tower Of Pisa Is Getting Straighter
The Not-So-Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Matthew Champion
• 2 months 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
• 3 months 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
• 3 months 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
• 3 months 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
• 3 months 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
• 3 months 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
• 3 months 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
• 4 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
• 4 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
• 4 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
• 5 months ago
