Maddie Speed

About

I am a freelance journalist and researcher with an interest in European politics, migration and maritime affairs. I speak French and German. What I did this year: - Wrote dispatches on COVID-19 in Greece for The Telegraph - Reported on threat of mass infection in refugee camps and reported on the aftermath of the Moria camp fire for Politico EU - Interviewed seafarers affected by crew-change restrictions for Al Jazeera English - Reported from Lesbos on attacks on NGOs and asylum rights abuses - Was awarded a grant to investigate the treatment of Albanian migrants in Greece for Balkan Insight/BIRN - Wrote features for WSJ Magazine, Economist 1843, Wired UK and FT How To Spend It