George Arbuthnott

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George Arbuthnott is a British investigative journalist at The Sunday Times . [1]

Arbuthnott read economics at Durham University (2005–08) and completed a master's degree in investigative journalism at City, University of London (2008–09). [2]

His work helped prompt the Modern Slavery Bill and expose a global doping scandal in athletics.[ unreliable source? ] [3] 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 in 2015 for a piece on the modern slave trade. [4] [5] [6] 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. [7] [8] [9]

He is a judge of the Amnesty International UK Media Awards. [10]

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