I have written for the Guardian and its sister Sunday newspaper, the Observer.
You can read my investigation into the illegal “pushbacks” of refugees in Greece here, my longread into a radical democracy movement emerging in France here, exclusive reports about on mental health in prisons here, student counselling in universities here, race hate crimes on British railways here, or drug smuggling by prison officers here. I’ve also reported from Myanmar on issues such as the deadly jade trade, which you can read here.
I’ve also done things like some playful data analysis of Shakespeare's legacy here, as well as my interview with writer Simon Parkin here, and my feature on Philadelphia artist Caitlin McCormack's creepy crochets here.
I have written and contributed to the New York Times.
You can read my article about a revolution in hyperlocal city living in Paris here.
I have written for National Geographic and National Geographic Traveler.
You can read my story about how porcupines are being hunted for balls of raw food in their guts known as bezoars, which are sold by illegal traders as cancer cures here, my report on a pioneering form of ocean-based geoengineering that has the potential to sequester huge amounts of carbon here, my story on the “timber detectives” fighting illegal logging here and my experience as a jury member deciding the best croissant in Paris here.
I have written for Wired Magazine.
You can read my feature about how the Chinese social media platform WeChat became a hub for the illegal wildlife trade here, my story about predictive policing and the flawed future of British crimestopping here and my report uncovering the dirty truth about the EV supply chains in Indonesia here.
I’ve written for the Financial Times about literature, film, and visual arts.
Some of my subjects include: Belgian artist Mishka Henner, French director Claire Denis, Estonian photographer Alexander Gronsky, British film-maker Tom Petch, Dutch performance artist Berndnaut Smilde, and novelist Matthew Quick.
You can read my "Snapshot" feature on Japanese artist Kobayashi Kiyochika here, my review of Spike Lee's Oldboy remake here, and my review of Jerry Pinto's Em and the Big Hoom here.
I contribute news and features to the BBC.
You can read my story about the region in Colombia where “juicy butt” ants are a gourmet phenomenon here, a look at a mail-order scheme for poisonous frogs that is tackling animal trafficking here, a feature about an enormous mud-brick mosque in Mali that is rebuilt once a year here, my feature on Yangon’s circular railway here, my report on 15-minute city concept being pioneered by Paris here, and my radio dispatch about the end of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo here and my segment on Indonesia’s dirty nickel industry here.
I contribute to several of Bloomberg’s verticals, including CityLab, Green and Equality.
You can read my report from Sierra Leone on Africa’s first “heat officer” here, the battle against noise pollution in Paris here, the climate change-induced rise of poisonous yellow scorpions in Brazilian cities here, the growing phenomenon of community currencies here, the effort of French cities to introduce gendered budgets here, Hamburg’s pioneering sea defences here, and the challenges in responding to coastal erosion in Monrovia here.
A while ago, Bloomberg even wrote about my project covering the rise of homeless Londoners sleeping on night buses. Read about it here.
I have contributed to the Washington Post.
You can read my article about how a tribe in Indonesia is a perfect case study for how Indigenous peoples can protect rainforests here.
I’ve written as a special correspondent for the LA Times.
You can read my report about the 100,000 Senegalese schoolchildren forced to beg on the streets here, the perilous spread of coronavirus to the Democratic Republic of Congo here, my report about a pioneering scheme to protect the world’s second largest rainforest here, and my report on devastating sand mining in Sierra Leone here.
I have written news reports and features for Al Jazeera.
You can read my article about the end of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo here, how food prices in the country rocketed due to the coronavirus lockdown here, and how the DRC’s prisons are on average 432% overcrowded here. I visited an inspiring group of women farmers bringing peace to Sierra Leone, which you can read about here. I’ve also reported from France, including this interview with a Congolese activist fighting for museum objects to be restituted back to Africa here, and interviews with French Muslims on Islamophobia here. I’ve also broken news about potential lead poisoning for refugees living on Lesbos.
I have written for Reuters, including Thomson Reuters Foundation.
You can read my report on Indonesia’s Indigenous peoples protecting the rainforest here and my report on water shortages in the Ivory Coast’s Abidjan here.
I have written for Vice and some of its verticals such as music site Noisey, technology hub Motherboard, alternative arts site Canvas, and travel magazine Amuse.
You can read my report on climate change denialism in Colombia’s coffee industry here, a report on the mental health crisis in a UK refugee base here, a piece I wrote discovering some of the weirdest music records ever made here, the Sardinian town full of anarchist graffiti here, my report on the uniqueness of China’s Guizhou cuisine here, how I discovered that the 'deep web' is so much more than drugs and hitmen here, a feature about David Lynch's lesser-known multidisciplinary works here, or a look at how people in Bangkok are spending thousands on lavish pet funerals here.
I have written front page stories for The Times, often based in data, whether that be for investigations into child slavery, using data journalism techniques to find stories about illegal air pollution emissions. or using freedom of information requests for stories about abuse of patients or university research being stolen in cyberattacks.
You can read my exclusive report into the billions being spent by councils on emergency housing here, another showing that racist attacks on NHS staff doubled in a year here, and my investigation revealing more than 13,000 Airbnb hosts potentially breaking the law here.
If that all sounds a bit heavy, I do more fun stuff too. Such as hunting down marathon cheats. I’ve also done lots of music reviews such as this on Thom Yorke, this on Tune-Yards, and this on Carla Bruni. And I also dabble in digital storytelling such as this piece looking at Britain’s broken roads.
I have written foreign reportage for Germany’s public international broadcaster, Deutsche Welle.
You can read my report about a controversial land law in Myanmar that could criminalise millions of innocent people here and my report about the communities being terrorised by land grabbers in the Amazon here, my story about illegal gold mining in Brazil here and my report on a revolution in community-owned renewable energy products in France here.
I have written about news, film, music, television, visual arts for The Telegraph.
You can read my preview of Sundance Film Festival here, my live review of folk-pop foursome Stornoway here, my live-blogging exploits at Glastonbury here, or my interview with Raymond Cauchetier, who photographed some of the most iconic moments in French cinema here, or my data feature on pollution in world cities here. I’ve also written about global health, such as this report on how Liberia’s healthcare system has undergone a revolution to vastly improve rural support, and this report on Bangladesh’s 50,000 female “disease detectives”.
I have written about UK news, world news, visual arts, film, and music for The Independent.
You can read my exclusives on the rise of drone crime here, the rise of transphobic hate crime here, my dispatch from Hong Kong about China’s tightening grip on the city here, my report on the child refugees risking their lives to rejoin family in Britain here, my analysis on how the number of London renters becoming homeless increases 700% in five years here, my report on violence at the Greek-Macedonia border in Idomeni here, or my feature about American photographer Bob Willoughby, and how he brought documentary photography to Hollywood here.
If you would like me to write for your publication, please get in touch. I’m open to all commissions.
Email: peter.g.yeung@gmail.com
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