George Arbuthnott is a British investigative journalist at ''

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''. Arbuthnott read economics at

Durham University Durham University (legally the University of Durham) is a collegiate university, collegiate public university, public research university in Durham, England, founded by an Act of Parliament (UK), Act of Parliament in 1832 and incorporated by r ...

(2005–08) and completed a master's degree in investigative journalism at

City, University of London City, University of London was a public university from 1966 to 2024 in London, England. It merged with St George's, University of London to form City St George's, University of London in August 2024. The names "City, University of London" an ...

(2008–09). His work helped prompt the Modern Slavery Bill and expose a global doping scandal in athletics. Arbuthnott won young journalist of the year at the 2012 Press Awards, two British Journalism Awards in 2015,and being shortlisted for the

Orwell Prize The Orwell Prize is a British prize for political writing. The Prize is awarded by The Orwell Foundation, an independent charity (Registered Charity No 1161563, formerly "The Orwell Prize") governed by a board of trustees. Four prizes are award ...

in 2015 for a piece on the modern slave trade. In 2016, he was shortlisted for the European Press Prize with 'The Fifa Scandal', and in 2019, he was a finalist at the British Journalism Awards for an investigation carried out alongside ''Sunday Times'' journalists Jonathan Calvert and Gabrial Pogrund. He is a judge of the Amnesty International UK Media Awards.

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George Arbuthnott
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