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      • Sam Meadows

        Journalist

      • About me

        Sam Meadows is a journalist covering politics and social affairs around the world. He is currently based in South America where he reported on the election of Javier Milei in Argentina and the country's economic crisis, and the ways in which climate change is affecting the region.

         

        Some of the other topics he covers include news and politics, green finance, mass consumerism, the environment, crime and fraud, responsible investing, and consumer investigations.

         

        He has written for a number of UK publications, including the The Times & Sunday Times and The Guardian. He has also developed documentaries for the BBC and Channel 4, and podcasts for the Telegraph and Wondery.

         

        If you want to hire, commission or tell him a story then get in touch and say hello.

         

        bysammeadows@gmail.com

      • News & Investigations:

        Javier Milei to release Argentina's secret Nazi files / The Spectator / Feb 2025

        Liam Payne dies after 'falling from Buenos Aires balcony' / The Times / Oct 2024

        I left the Navy and then wasted £20k on property investment training / The Times / Sept 2024

        HMRC crack down on buy-to-let tax scheme / The i / Aug 2024

        Argentina caught between US and China in battle over Beijing space station / The Times / April 2024

        Slow progress leaves high seas unprotected one year on from historic agreement / Byline Times / March 2024

        Falkland Islands dispute is causing fishing ‘free-for-all’ in nearby Blue Hole / The Observer / Feb 2024

        Maverick Milei wins landslide victory in Argentina's election / The Times / Nov 2023

        Met Police scanned 250,000 faces using facial recognition in 2023 / Byline Times / Nov 2023

        Left-wing minister takes unexpected lead in Argentina's election / The Times / Oct 2023

        Government Accused of Allowing UK Businesses to Profit from Chinese Slave Labour / Byline Times / Sept 2023

        Home Office Creating New ‘Digital Hostile Environment’ with Targeted Social Media Ads / Byline Times / August 2023

        Babies stolen by Argentina’s junta ‘revealed’ in AI images / The Times / July 2023

        Some UK solar panels likely made by Uighur slave labour in China / The Times / July 2023

        The too-good-to-be-true investment that became an asylum-seeker hotel / The Sunday Times / June 2023

        Retailers under pressure to ban cotton from Uighur, China, after forced labour claims / The Telegraph / Dec 2020

        Leicester mayor 'ignored warnings about clothing factories' / The Telegraph / July 2020

        The property 'guru' leading people into debt in pursuit of 'financial freedom' / The Telegraph / January 2020

        Features:

        Argentina's gamble / New Humanist Magazine / March 2025

        Inside the illegal wildlife trade booming on social media / The Guardian / Dec 2024

        'They don't believe in Jesus, they believe in Maradona' / The Times / Oct 2024

        Trebling rents and stickers on menus: life in the country with 300% inflation / The i / May 2024

        Climate crisis increases fears of glacial lake floods in Peru / The Guardian / March 2024

        Two to tango: Can Milei transform the UK's relationship with Argentina? / PoliticsHome / Feb 2024

        ‘We are in an era of megafires’: new tactics demanded as wildfires intensify / The Guardian / Feb 2024

        Uruguay’s green power revolution shows the world how it’s done / The Guardian / Dec 2023

        Fascination that drives tourists to Andes crash site 50 years on / The Times / Dec 2023

        'Vaca Muerta was the future': Argentina goes all in on fracking / The Guardian / Oct 2023

        Are pension schemes doing enough to fight climate change? / Pensions Age Magazine / Sept 2023

        Analysis:

        The crypto crash haunting Javier Milei / The Spectator / Feb 2025

        What Elon Musk can learn from Javier Milei / The Spectator / Feb 2025

        How Javier Milei found $18 billion / The Spectator / Nov 2024

        Uruguay's election overshadowed by pensions referendum / The Spectator / Oct 2024

        Why is Javier Milei spending more on Argentina's army? / The Spectator / Sept 2024

        A football chant is causing problems for Javier Milei / The Spectator / Aug 2024

        Javier Milei is torn between the West and China / The Spectator / May 2024

        Riquelme has battle ahead to protect Boca Juniors' non-profit status / When Saturday Comes / Jan 2024

        Can Milei win his fight with Argentina's unions? / The Spectator / Jan 2024

        The new chainsaw wielding leader of Argentina / The Spectator / Nov 2023

        Tree Planting in Wales: Seeds of Hope or Carbon Land Grab? / The Welsh Agenda / April 2023

      • Contact

        Email: bysammeadows@gmail.com

        Twitter: @bysammeadows

      Sam Meadows © 2023

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