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James Ball

James Ball is the global editor at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism. He is a former Guardian special projects editor

January 2025

  • Elon Musk jumps on the stage as Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Pennsylvania in October 2024

    Today in Focus
    Elon Musk’s political evolution – podcast

    Why is Elon Musk increasingly trying to influence UK politics?

September 2024

  • Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022.

    Book of the day
    Character Limit by Kate Conger and Ryan Mac review – Musk’s Twitter takeover

    Behind the scenes of a corporate acquisition that changed social media for ever

August 2024

  • An illustration picture shows two mobile phones displaying the login page of social media app 'Threads' and the 'Twitter' account of Elon Musk

    ‘Threads is just deathly dull’: have Twitter quitters found what they are looking for on other networks?

  • Miriam Margolyes, Nigel Farage, Ben Fogle

    Hello, goodbye: the rise and decline of the celebrity video-greeting app Cameo

July 2024

  • John F Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy riding in car.

    Five of the best
    Five of the best books about conspiracy theories

    From Covid misinformation to the JFK assassination, these compelling reads explore how conspiracies seduce believers

March 2024

  • Worker figures<br>EMBARGOED TO 0001 MONDAY OCTOBER 30 File photo dated 06/10/2021 of people walking through Canary Wharf in London, as the number of over 65-year-olds in work has increased massively in recent years, as staying in a job beyond state pension age is becoming increasingly common, new research by the Centre for Ageing Better suggests. PA Photo. Issue date: Monday October 30, 2023. See PA story INDUSTRY Workers. Photo credit should read: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

    Cuckooland by Tom Burgis review – reputation management

    A work of investigative reporting whose very existence proves that the rich don’t always have the last word

January 2024

  • Toby Jones as Alan Bates in Mr Bates vs the Post Office.

    Five of the best
    Five of the best books about whistleblowers

    From the Horizon scandal and Watergate to the blog post that brought down the CEO of Uber, these works of nonfiction throw some light on those brave enough to speak truth to power

October 2023

  • Sir David Barclay (left) and his twin brother, Sir Frederick, after receiving their knighthoods at Buckingham Palace, 2000

    Book of the day
    You May Never See Us Again: The Barclay Dynasty by Jane Martinson review – succession saga

    A meticulously reported story of power, politics and feuding at the heart of a British media empire

August 2023

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    Full Story
    The wellness-to-conspiracy pipeline – Full Story podcast

  • Graphic of a hand controlling a person in gym gear like a puppet with five strings attached

    Today in Focus
    The wellness-to-conspiracy pipeline

  • Employees at work with robots in an Amazon warehouse near Paris.

    The future of work
    Will AI steal my job? Maybe – but here are some possible new opportunities

  • Illustration of a male dancer being controlled like a puppet by a giant hand

    ‘Everything you’ve been told is a lie!’ Inside the wellness-to-fascism pipeline

June 2023

  • A sign of the CreditSuisse bank

    The Great Crashes by Linda Yueh review – preparing for the next crisis

    A survey of the last 100 years of financial disasters shows that they’re a fact of life – but there are lessons to be learned

March 2023

  • A bank employee waits outside the Silicon Valley Bank headquarters in Santa Clara.

    Big tech has long thought itself above the state. Silicon Valley Bank’s meltdown is stark proof that it isn’t

    James Ball
    In the US, the Federal Reserve has stepped in to guarantee deposits. The tech sector should realise it can’t go it alone, says James Ball, of The Bureau of Investigative Journalism

April 2022

  • James Ball looking longingly at a smartphone on an orange desk, with his hands tied together in front of him

    Two weeks, no smartphone: how I tried – and failed – to kick my screen addiction

    James Ball spends countless hours a week staring at his iPhone. Would a fortnight with just old-school text messages and games of Snake shake him out of it?

    Plus! Five tips for resetting your tech life

March 2022

  • Illustration by Observer Design.

    Job’s a good’un: how LinkedIn transformed itself into a gen Z-friendly social media contender

    Once regarded as a useful but dull tool for professional networking, the service has added features such as video profiles to attract a younger audience. But will it work?

December 2021

  • Visitors view an installation by Refik Anadol at the Digital Art Fair, Hong Kong in October this year.

    Ten tech predictions for 2022: what’s next for Twitter, Uber and NFTs

    The year ahead for the social media giants, podcasts and games – and will there be yet another hyped return for virtual reality?

May 2021

  • Substack may have lost some of its early charm for independent writers.

    Substack: how the game-changer turned poacher

    It started as a newsletter platform for unknown writers. Now it is becoming a media giant in its own right – with a reputation for luring big-name columnists to its ranks

April 2021

  • World Economic Forum 2018 in Davos<br>epa06468504 David Cameron, Former British Prime Minister and President National Citizens Service Trust, speaks during a plenary session during the opening day of the 48th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, 23 January 2018. The meeting brings together entrepreneurs, scientists, corporate and political leaders in Davos from 23 to 26 January. EPA/PETER KLAUNZER

    Revealed: David Cameron met Philip Hammond to discuss UK-China fund

    Former prime minister told then chancellor Philip Hammond of proposed commercial investment fund at meeting in 2017

March 2021

  • Company logo on a smartphone in Poland - 01 Jan 2021<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Filip Radwanski/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock (11698990c) In this photo illustration the Twitter social media app company logo seen displayed on a smartphone, face of Donald Trump and the United States of American flag seen in the background. Company logo on a smartphone in Poland - 01 Jan 2021

    Trump is banned, but can a revamp save Twitter from itself?

    With the ex-president gone, the site is launching a flurry of new features – yet its reputation for abuse may endure
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