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JAMES L. WALKER

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Hi there! I’m an award-winning journalist based in Glasgow currently working as a political reporter for The National.

My writing can also be found in The Economist, The Guardian, Vice, Wired, The New Statesman, The Week, OpenDemocracy, The Big Issue and Prospect Magazine among others. I mostly cover foreign affairs, politics and social justice.

I have also produced video content for French national broadcaster, France TV, and worked with brands and NGO’s including Snapchat, Plan International, The International Youth Foundation and Oxfam.

An MHP+ 30 To Watch Gold Award winner in 2021 in the international affairs category, I was also a 2024 Scottish Refugee Council media awards runner-up and shortlisted for an Amnesty International Media Award for human rights journalism in 2025.

A masters graduate from Columbia University School of Journalism, I speak fluent French as well as decidedly sub-fluent Italian, German, and Swedish.

A selection of some of my best exclusive articles and investigations can be found below (︎︎︎)
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The Distant Famine

How Covid-19 and war in Ukraine are leaving Sudan on the brink.
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Deseret News, 2022.
The Dark Night of Winter

War in Ukraine is sparking an energy crisis across Europe.
(read more)
Deseret News, 2023.
AirBnB could bypass lobbying rules to ‘mislead MSPs’ 

Scottish Government lobbying rules have been criticised as short-term lets legislation under attack. (read more)
The National, 2023.

Former Scotland international shinty captain Gary Innes lost six of his teammates to suicide during his time playing for Fort William shinty club. (read more)
The National, 2023.
The Future of Traditional Harris Tweed is hanging by a thread

Independent weavers of this iconic Scottish fabric are at the mercy of the mills. (read more)
The National, 2023.