Rachel Blundy

Head of Digital Investigation for AFP in Asia-Pacific

Hong Kong

Hi! I'm a journalist from London, currently working as the head of digital investigation for Agence France-Presse in Asia-Pacific, based in Hong Kong. I've previously worked in a range of reporting, editing and digital production roles for news organisations including the South China Morning Post, Storyful, the London Evening Standard, and the Daily Mirror.

Portfolio
Agence France-Presse
2/03/2020
Battling coronavirus myths

The world is enduring a global epidemic after the novel coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, spread to more than 200 countries. Simultaneously, we’re facing a similar epidemic of misinformation about the virus online, as social media users share misleading reports and conspiracy theories.

N3Con
28/08/2020
Fact-Checking an Infodemic

N3Con 2020 panel discussion with Eric Wishart, AFP's special projects editor; independent journalist Kirsten Han; Cheng Ka Yue, executive editor for Factcheck Lab; and Aya Lowe, strategic partner development, APAC, Facebook.

South China Morning Post
12/03/2016
LGBTI youth still at risk over 'conversion therapy'

The Hong Kong government is continuing to put the lives of young LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex) people at risk by failing to condemn or outlaw so-called "conversion therapy",...