Harriet Williamson

London

Subeditor at News UK

journalist @novaramedia 🗞️ formerly weekend editor @PinkNews & commissioning editor @Independent

Articles

BBC Gives Israeli Deaths 33 Times More Coverage, New Study Reveals

1 week ago | novaramedia.com | Harriet Williamson

Paywalls? Never. We think quality reporting should be free for everyone – and our supporters make that possible. Chip in today and help build people-powered media that everyone can access. Comprehensive new research finds the BBC coverage of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza is systematically biased against Palestinians and fails to reach standards of impartiality.
Palestine Activists Convicted of Harassment After Questioning MP

2 weeks ago | novaramedia.com | Harriet Williamson

Paywalls? Never. We think quality reporting should be free for everyone – and our supporters make that possible. Chip in today and help build people-powered media that everyone can access. Two pro-Palestine activists in South Wales convicted of harassment after attempting to hold their local MP to account on Gaza warn their case sets a dangerous precedent.
Britain’s Biggest Pension Fund Invests in Israeli Weapons Firm Elbit Systems

4 weeks ago | novaramedia.com | Harriet Williamson

Paywalls? Never. We think quality journalism should be free for everyone – and our supporters make that possible. Chip in today and help build people-powered media that everyone can access. A government-backed pension scheme is investing UK workers’ retirement funds into a key Israeli weapons manufacturer, Novara Media can reveal.
Meet the Mental Health Podcaster Sounding the Alarm on AI

1 month ago | novaramedia.com | Harriet Williamson

“AI tools are already shaping decisions about who gets hired, who gets housing and even who gets flagged in the legal system. Most people don’t realise how deep it goes right now in the United States,” says Mollie Adler. Adler is speaking to Novara Media from her home in Texas, US. The 35-year-old writer, researcher and thinker uses her podcast Back From the Borderline to challenge dominant Western ideas about mental illness.
Children in Gaza being ‘unequivocally failed’ by UK government, aid group says

May 24, 2024 | independent.co.uk | Harriet Williamson

Civilians in Gaza have been “unequivocally failed” by the UK government’s inaction in the face of Israel’s bombing campaign in Gaza, aid organisation Save the Children has told The Independent. With the conflict in Gaza in its eighth month, more than 35,000 Palestinians have been killed according to health officials in the besieged enclave. More than half are women and children. Thousands more are feared buried under the rubble.
36 thoughts I had watching RuPaul’s Drag Race season 16, episode three

Jan 19, 2024 | thepinknews.com | Harriet Williamson

RuPaul’s Drag Race season 16, episode three recap. (World of Wonder) The two halves of season 16’s cast come together for the first time, resulting in boiling tension, 42 runway looks, a healthy dose of shade – and the first elimination of the series. After two split premieres in which Sapphira Crístal and Plane Jane snatched respective wins – and mysterious immunity for a future challenge – the queens face their first proper maxi-challenge with a ‘Mom Ball’.
35 thoughts from RuPaul’s Drag Race season 16, episode two: ‘Literally rotted’

Jan 12, 2024 | thepinknews.com | Harriet Williamson

Your recap for RuPaul’s Drag Race season 16, episode two has arrived! The latter half of the cast is introduced in a second blisteringly fabulous premiere – and this time around, tensions are higher and reality TV gold is mined.
Bottoms director Emma Seligman on flipping the script for horny gay girls

Jan 6, 2024 | thepinknews.com | Harriet Williamson

Emma Seligman’s fight club comedy Bottoms creates a world where queer teenage girls are free to be horny and sexual. They tell PinkNews about becoming the representation they craved growing upIf you’ve ever wondered how a young film director takes a wild idea and turns it into a box office hit, Emma Seligman is the person you need to speak to.
Police release images of man after couple attacked in London Underground hate crime

Jan 6, 2024 | thepinknews.com | Harriet Williamson

(British Transport Police) The Metropolitan Police have released photos of a man they wish to speak to in connection with a hate crime that occurred at Bank station on the London Underground. On 12 November 2023, a couple were walking through Bank station when they were accosted by a man who subjected them to a torrent of verbal abuse. The two victims were then followed and the man went on to kick one of the victims and punch the other.
Doctor Who: Sad bigots make over 100 complaints to BBC over trans storyline

Dec 8, 2023 | thepinknews.com | Harriet Williamson

Yasmin Finney as Rose Noble. (BBC Studios/Bad Wolf/Disney) The BBC has received more than 100 complaints from a small proportion of viewers who think Yasmin Finney’s trans storyline in the 60th anniversary Doctor Who special is “inappropriate”.