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Software Engineers Worldwide - AI Impact & Embracing Uncertain Future

Source request: For an article for The Guardian, I’m looking to speak to software engineers from around the world who are feeling impacted by AI and are looking at alternatives or innovative ways to embrace the uncertain future. You can message me on signal at Varsha.32

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SF Bay Area Unitree Owners & Legged Robotics Startups - Demos & Uses

For The Guardian I am working on a story related to legged robotics and would love to meet folks and companies in the SF Bay Area who are tinkering in the space. Perhaps you own a Unitree robot dog and have found interesting uses for it, or you work at a startup developing humanoids for the masses. I want to see some of the cool and fun stuff happening in the space of legged robots! Feel free to send me a private message or email [email redacted].

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Stockholm Venue Programmers - Lost Boys of Carbis Bay Screenings

There's a version of film distribution that ends when the file gets uploaded, but there's another way to get a film seen... Presenting screenings is something I believe in because of what happens in that space between the film ending and everyone going home. People talk. Really talk. Strangers find common ground. Someone says something out loud that they've never quite said before, because the film gave them the words, or at least the permission. The Lost Boys of Carbis Bay is a documentary about men's mental health, community, and a group of working-class Cornish men who find connection in the most unlikely of places. It's been covered by BBC, The Guardian, and Channel 5 News. And it has now been screened in Sweden. What struck me presenting it here wasn't just how the audience responded. It was how quickly a room full of people who'd never met the Carbis Bay Crew or even been to Cornwall felt like they knew them. It collapses distance. Between cultures, between strangers, between the life someone is living and the one they haven't yet been able to articulate. As a producer I want to bringing meaningful stories to new audiences, building the kind of community around film that makes people feel something and then do something. And it's work I want to do more of here in Sweden bringing over my expertise from over a decade of working in Production in the UK. More screenings of The Lost Boys of Carbis Bay are potentially in the works. If you're interested in hosting or partnering, I'd love to hear from you and if you have a story to tell about ordinary extraordinary people you want to tell, get in touch. #Documentary #Producer #Stockholm #MensMentalHealth Photo credit Sheppard Mariia - Filmmakers Dan Simpkins Angus Breton & many more!

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London Games & Activity Bar Owners - Spirit of Summer Supplement

Looking for the best games and activity bars in London for The Guardian’s Spirit of Summer supplement ☀️🍻 #journorequest 📩 [email redacted] ⏰ 8 May

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Prediction Market Users - Kalshi & Polymarket Problem Gambling

Press inquiry from The Guardian Hi, my name is Alaina Demopoulos and I'm a writer with The Guardian US. Reaching out with mod approval as I'm working on a story about prediction markets (Kalshi, Polymarket, etc) and problem gambling. I'm looking for sources who have direct experience with these apps creating or exacerbating their gambling issues. I plan to approach this topic with sensitivity and care. I'm happy to speak off-record first to make sure a source is comfortable before agreeing to an on-record interview. I am also happy to honor a request for anonymity in the piece - whether that's referring to sources by a pseudonym, their initials, or first name only. Please reach out to me at [email redacted] if you're interested in setting up an interview. I'd like to speak by the end of this week, but I have some slight wiggle room. Thanks so much for reading and be well.

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Organizers in Massachusetts - Hospitals Ending Trans Youth Care

looking for folks organizing in Massachusetts around hospitals ending youth gender affirming care for a story @us.theguardian.com — if this is you get in touch over DM or on Signal! @ lex_mcmenamin.68

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Ex-Members Mexico & Colombia - Samael Aun Weor Gnostic Movement

The Gnostic Movement: Samael Aun Weor, Rabolu, Belzebuub etc Theosophically inspired group from Mexico and Colombia in the 50s/60s. A tradition I believe hasn’t been paid a lot of attention. I would love to hear from anyone who has been in any of these groups. I am the host of the Aftercult podcast. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/feb/28/cult-survivors-stories-aftercult-podcast-ntwnfb?CMP=Share\_iOSApp\_Other Aftercult

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Data Labelers in Europe - Medical & Legal Expertise - AI Training

Looking for people who have worked in data labelling Hello, My name is Lucy Knight and I'm a writer at the Guardian. I'm looking to speak to people who have done data labelling AI training work -- particularly anyone who has been hired specifically because of their expertise in eg medicine/ law, and particularly anyone based in Europe. Many thanks Lucy [email redacted]

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AI Chatbot Users - Mental Health Harms & Psychotic Episodes

Last Sunday’s edition of The Observer UK was a special one for me: it featured two of my longform pieces, including the front page. The cover story is a months-long investigation, supported by the Pulitzer Center AI Accountability Fellowship, into the mental health harms of AI chatbots. It tells the story of Jim, a 51-year-old from the West Country who was sectioned last year after weeks of intense conversations with Elon Musk's Grok. His doctors believe he experienced a psychotic episode triggered by his chatbot use. As Owen Thomas and I discovered, Jim is far from alone. Also in the magazine: my feature on AI chatbots and the future of recipe development, a dream commission from our food editor Holly O'Neill. I spent a day in the kitchen with the brilliant chef Georgina Hayden (and our assistant, ChatGPT), and spoke to food philosophers (what a profession!) like Andrea Borghini and Ruby Tandoh, and computational gastronomers like Ganesh Bagler. Both stories were lifted by amazing artwork from Enigmatriz and Lew Pearce (trust me, it is not easy to illustrate stories about AI, and I have seen many an image of an ominous robot in my time). Thank you to Joanna Kao, Marina Walker Guevara, Basia C., Ceri Thomas who supported this reporting, and to the many sources who spoke me. Much more to come on the technology beat this year. If you're working in this space, or have a story to tell, I'd love to hear from you. Links to both pieces in comments.

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Regional Australia Jobseekers - Car Use & Mutual Obligations

JOB providers MOs and fuel Hi everyone - I am a reporter with Guardian Australia. I often write about Centrelink and have chatted with some of you for other stories. Do you have to use your car because there is no public transport in your area? Do you have to do mutual obligations right now? Would you feel comfortable chatting for a story? Please message me here or email: [email redacted]

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Car-Dependent Jobseekers - Mutual Obligations & No Public Transport

Hi everyone - Do you have to use your car because there is no public transport in your area? Do you have to do mutual obligations right now? Would you feel comfortable chatting for a story? Please message me here or email: [email redacted]

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Residents Without Public Transport - Reliance On Cars

Hi - do you have to use your car because there is no PT in your area? Could we chat for a story? Please message me here or [email redacted]

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Current & Former USFS Employees - Budget Cuts & Dismantling Impact

If you currently work or have worked at the US Forest Service, please reach out to me about how these cuts and dismantling is impacting the agency's work. I can keep you anonymous if you prefer. My email is [email redacted]

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US Federal Student Loan Borrowers - Loan Forgiveness Experience

US federal student loan borrowers: Have you had your loan forgiven? We’d like to hear from you | US student debt | The Guardian https://t.co/PlsjhgIvaM

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Survivors Asked To Keep Working With Abuser - Told To Stay Silent

Source Callout: for a story at the Guardian, I'm interviewing folks who were asked to keep working with someone after sexual assault or harassment or relationship abuse, and told to stay silent "for the good of the movement" (more info in pic with alt text). reach out on Signal @ lex_mcmenamin.68

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Throuple Members - Experiences & Relationship Dynamics

Tell us your experiences of being in a throuple: We’d like to hear from people who are in a throuple or who used to be in one, and what their relationship was like The Guardian’s Saturday magazine is looking for throuples to… #Throuple #Polyamory #Relationships #Love #Parenting https://t.co/XDIiOQbaYs

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UK Homeowners - Repossessed Homes Put Up for Auction

I'm looking to speak to somebody in the UK who has had their home put up for auction after being repossessed for a Guardian feature If you're interested in speaking, reach me on [email redacted] #JournoRequest

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UK Under-25s Unemployed & Out of Education 1+ Year - Experiences

I'm looking to speak to people aged under 25 in the UK who have been unemployed and out of education for more than a year for a Guardian feature If you're interested in speaking, reach me on [email redacted] #JournoRequest

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UK Bravo Fans - Reality TV Reaction

@Andy Hi Andy! Long shot, but I work for the Guardian newspaper in the UK and am writing a piece for tomorrow's paper about reality TV and I would LOVE to speak to you for it. please email me [email redacted] if you have 5min today (I am a Bravoholic if that helps)

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UK Forex Traders - Lost Money Following Finfluencer Advice

UK] Did you lose money following forex trading advice from influencers? I’m a journalist reporting on the rise of “finfluencers” — social media accounts promoting crypto, forex, or trading strategies — and I’m looking to speak with UK people who’ve had negative experiences. If this happened to you, I’d really value hearing your experience — even if it was a small amount. The story doesn't need to include your name. (I wrote [this story in The Guardian about Northwestern Mutual in November). Please reach out if interested and I can share more info. It's for The Observer newspaper running in print and online. My deadline is Tuesday night. Thank you!

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