Alex King
The breathtaking inside story of Kiev’s Maidan uprising
Powerful new documentary — Ukranian director Sergei Loznitsa captures the sacrifice and heroism of Kiev's Maidan uprising against corrupt president Victor Yanukovych.
Written by: Alex King
Virunga captures a fierce battle over the world’s last mountain gorillas
Ex-snowboarder nominated for best documentary Oscar — Deep in the Congo, filmmaker Orlando von Einsiedel met a community willing to risk their lives for another species.
Written by: Alex King
How deep is Britain's racism problem?
Uncovering the UK’s Michael Browns and Eric Garners — After a number of high-profile racist incidents, Huck looks at the broader picture and explores the role of institutional racism.
Written by: Alex King
Is community dying in America? Photographer Alec Soth went to find out
Lone ballroom dancers and the last snow globe repairman — Alec Soth criss-crosses the States to document the breakdown of community in small-town America.
Written by: Alex King
Can photography help formerly trafficked women connect with their sense of self?
Voice of Freedom — Charity PhotoVoice empowers people too often denied a voice to tell their own stories through photography.
Written by: Alex King
Five things we learnt from David Carr
Truth to Power x Freak Power — In tribute to David Carr, his most powerful lessons on journalism, hard work, honesty and more.
Written by: Alex King
Climate change activists call on London to divest from fossil fuels
Global Divestment Day — Hundreds gather at City Hall to pressure Boris Johnson and the Greater London Authority to break financial ties with polluting fossil fuel companies.
Written by: Alex King
Burning Man reimagined in South America
AurorA Argentina — We spoke to festival co-founder Mauricio Matheus about recreating the Burning Man concept for the southern hemisphere, in a country gripped by a worsening economic crisis.
Written by: Alex King
Are you a terrorist? Take the US government’s test to find out
Inept responses to homegrown security threats — Can sliding-scale questionnaires and info-graphics really identify extremism and help protect us from terrorism?
Written by: Alex King
As Jon Stewart quits the Daily Show we look back on his best moments
16 years of satire, sarcasm and sanity — Fox News, the Israel/Palestine conflict and media fear mongering have all come in for spectacular criticism from the undisputed ruler of satirical news.
Written by: Alex King