Katie McQue
@katiemcque.bsky.social
Investigative reporter, covering tech and human rights.
2024-'25 Pulitzer Center Fellow - Ocean Reporting Network
Bylines inc: Guardian, Washington Post, ICIJ
Brooklyn, previously Dubai & London
https://katiemcque.com/
2024-'25 Pulitzer Center Fellow - Ocean Reporting Network
Bylines inc: Guardian, Washington Post, ICIJ
Brooklyn, previously Dubai & London
https://katiemcque.com/
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After a cargo ship capsized in Iran, two young Indian seafarers were left stranded—one lost his leg, both lost their wages. Cases of seafarer abandonment have surged 187% in 2024, leaving thousands without pay or support.
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October 29, 2025 at 10:54 AM
After a cargo ship capsized in Iran, two young Indian seafarers were left stranded—one lost his leg, both lost their wages. Cases of seafarer abandonment have surged 187% in 2024, leaving thousands without pay or support.
✍️ @katiemcque.bsky.social reports
🔗 www.context.news/money-power-...
✍️ @katiemcque.bsky.social reports
🔗 www.context.news/money-power-...
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“I went completely underwater, and my leg was separated from my body.”
When Rakesh lost his leg in an accident, his employer left him on his own in one of the growing cases of ship abandonments.
Story by ORN Fellow @katiemcque.bsky.social for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social. bit.ly/4oxb2eE
When Rakesh lost his leg in an accident, his employer left him on his own in one of the growing cases of ship abandonments.
Story by ORN Fellow @katiemcque.bsky.social for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social. bit.ly/4oxb2eE
Life and Loss at Sea: International Shipping’s Seafarer Abandonment Problem
When a seafarer lost his leg in an accident, his employer left him on his own in one of the growing cases of ship abandonments. Rakesh Padmamurti was working in the engine room of the cargo vessel SL....
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October 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
“I went completely underwater, and my leg was separated from my body.”
When Rakesh lost his leg in an accident, his employer left him on his own in one of the growing cases of ship abandonments.
Story by ORN Fellow @katiemcque.bsky.social for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social. bit.ly/4oxb2eE
When Rakesh lost his leg in an accident, his employer left him on his own in one of the growing cases of ship abandonments.
Story by ORN Fellow @katiemcque.bsky.social for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social. bit.ly/4oxb2eE
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I’m sharing this hoping that someone hiking the same route in Norway might see this. Let’s find @alecluhn!
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/climate-journalist-alec-luhn-missing-norwegian-glacier/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/climate-journalist-alec-luhn-missing-norwegian-glacier/
August 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I’m sharing this hoping that someone hiking the same route in Norway might see this. Let’s find @alecluhn!
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/climate-journalist-alec-luhn-missing-norwegian-glacier/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/climate-journalist-alec-luhn-missing-norwegian-glacier/
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Our friend @alecluhn.bsky.social is missing in Norway's Folgefonna National Park after a backpacking trip to the glacier there. Please share if you're in the area or know people who might be. Come home safe, buddy
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August 5, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Our friend @alecluhn.bsky.social is missing in Norway's Folgefonna National Park after a backpacking trip to the glacier there. Please share if you're in the area or know people who might be. Come home safe, buddy
www.facebook.com/share/p/18xA...
www.facebook.com/share/p/18xA...
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Last week, the world gathered in Nice for the @un.org Ocean Conference to discuss the future of our ocean.
Yet, the conference concluded without consensus on deep-sea mining, protected areas, and other critical issues.
ORN @katiemcque.bsky.social reports for @observeruk.bsky.social. bit.ly/448MPTt
Yet, the conference concluded without consensus on deep-sea mining, protected areas, and other critical issues.
ORN @katiemcque.bsky.social reports for @observeruk.bsky.social. bit.ly/448MPTt
Oceans Summit Ends in Failure To Protect Marine Life
The UN Ocean Conference concluded without consensus on deep-sea mining, bottom trawling, marine-protected areas and other critical issues The third United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice concluded....
pulitzercenter.org
June 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Last week, the world gathered in Nice for the @un.org Ocean Conference to discuss the future of our ocean.
Yet, the conference concluded without consensus on deep-sea mining, protected areas, and other critical issues.
ORN @katiemcque.bsky.social reports for @observeruk.bsky.social. bit.ly/448MPTt
Yet, the conference concluded without consensus on deep-sea mining, protected areas, and other critical issues.
ORN @katiemcque.bsky.social reports for @observeruk.bsky.social. bit.ly/448MPTt
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An absolute honour to have been awarded third prize in the Fetisov Journalism Awards for my reporting on the case of Ibrahima Bah, for @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/pol...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/pol...
A teenager piloted a Channel dinghy. After it sank, he was charged with manslaughter
Ibrahima Bah’s conviction was the first of its kind. But will this new tactic stop the small boats—or achieve justice?
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
April 24, 2025 at 6:33 AM
An absolute honour to have been awarded third prize in the Fetisov Journalism Awards for my reporting on the case of Ibrahima Bah, for @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/pol...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/pol...
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The story was nominated in the contribution to civil rights category, alongside some truly impressive projects by @katiemcque.bsky.social , @higabyramirez.bsky.social and Tina Xu – I highly recommend reading all the work on the shortlist.
fjawards.com/events/award...
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Fetisov Journalism Awards
fjawards.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:33 AM
The story was nominated in the contribution to civil rights category, alongside some truly impressive projects by @katiemcque.bsky.social , @higabyramirez.bsky.social and Tina Xu – I highly recommend reading all the work on the shortlist.
fjawards.com/events/award...
fjawards.com/events/award...
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How should such a potentially powerful tool as AI be regulated?
For Rest of World’s new feature, @katiemcque.bsky.social, @laismartins.com, Ananya Bhattacharya, and @carienduplessis.bsky.social track the global effort to define the role that artificial intelligence will play in democratic societies
For Rest of World’s new feature, @katiemcque.bsky.social, @laismartins.com, Ananya Bhattacharya, and @carienduplessis.bsky.social track the global effort to define the role that artificial intelligence will play in democratic societies
The global struggle over how to regulate AI
Big AI companies have come out hard against comprehensive regulatory efforts in the West — but are receiving a warm welcome from leaders in many other countries.
restofworld.org
January 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
How should such a potentially powerful tool as AI be regulated?
For Rest of World’s new feature, @katiemcque.bsky.social, @laismartins.com, Ananya Bhattacharya, and @carienduplessis.bsky.social track the global effort to define the role that artificial intelligence will play in democratic societies
For Rest of World’s new feature, @katiemcque.bsky.social, @laismartins.com, Ananya Bhattacharya, and @carienduplessis.bsky.social track the global effort to define the role that artificial intelligence will play in democratic societies
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Investigation finds women formerly employed as domestic workers in Saudi Arabia who appear to be “trapped” in the country after being denied birth certificates for children born outside marriage or visas in order to leave and return home @katiemcque.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Kenyan single mothers ‘trapped’ in Saudi Arabia as exit visas denied to children born outside marriage
Domestic workers who fled abusive employers say their children are not eligible for birth certificates, medical care or education – yet cannot leave
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2024 at 9:22 AM
Investigation finds women formerly employed as domestic workers in Saudi Arabia who appear to be “trapped” in the country after being denied birth certificates for children born outside marriage or visas in order to leave and return home @katiemcque.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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