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
Some of my stories:
Argentina caught between US and China in battle over Beijing space station / The Times / April 2024
Climate crisis increases fears of glacial lake floods in Peru / The Guardian / March 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
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
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
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
The new chainsaw wielding leader of Argentina / The Spectator / Nov 2023
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
'Vaca Muerta was the future': Argentina goes all in on fracking / The Guardian / Oct 2023
Government Accused of Allowing UK Businesses to Profit from Chinese Slave Labour / Byline Times / Sept 2023
Are pension schemes doing enough to fight climate change? / Pensions Age Magazine / 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
French 'tanks' blamed for Ukraine troop deaths / The Telegraph / July 2023
The too-good-to-be-true investment that became an asylum-seeker hotel / The Sunday Times / June 2023
Tree Planting in Wales: Seeds of Hope or Carbon Land Grab? / The Welsh Agenda / April 2023
Landlord left £15,000 out of pocket after ‘rent-to-rent’ scheme turns criminal / The Telegraph / April 2023
El Salvador president defends ‘denazifying’ gang members’ graves / The Telegraph / March 2023
Russia 'hiding evidence of war crimes in rubble' as video shows theatre demolition / The Telegraph / Dec 2022
Financial scams have become hidden 'epidemic' as impersonation cases double / The Telegraph / March 2021
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
Pension schemes treating climate concerns as a 'tick-box exercise' / The Telegraph / January 2020
Why your workplace pension is probably invested in fossil fuels / The Telegraph / November 2019
How 'bullying' HMRC is turning back the clock in tax crackdown / The Telegraph / March 2019
Warning over 'high-risk' solutions to failed tax avoidance schemes / The Telegraph / March 2018
Contact
Email: bysammeadows@gmail.com
Twitter: @bysammeadows
Sam Meadows © 2023