EDITOR
Cordelia Ashworth-Lane
Has edited The Questionable Times since its first edition, which she still considers its most accurate. Reads every story twice: once for the facts, and once to make sure the conclusions have not disturbed them.
EST. 2026 · FACTS VERIFIED, CONCLUSIONS UNSUPERVISED
THE QUESTIONABLE TIMESOur Correspondents
One correspondent for every desk, each of whom reads the source so you don't have to, and then keeps reading well past the point where anyone should have stopped.
WORLD AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT
Wiktor Oderwald
Has reported from more countries than he can currently name, including several that have since renamed themselves. Believes every international story can be explained with a map, and most can be improved by a larger one.
POLITICAL EDITOR
Eleanor Achterberg
Covers parliaments, ministries and the promises made in them, and keeps a spreadsheet of the promises. The spreadsheet is the longest-running investigation at the paper. She has never voted in front of a colleague.
MARKETS EDITOR
Priya Castellano
Writes about prices, rates and the people who predict them, and keeps a private count of how often the predictions come true. Treats any chart that only goes up as a personal challenge.
Latest Bank of Korea Puts a Price on Pessimism, and It Is Fifty to a Hundred Billion Dollars
SCIENCE CORRESPONDENT
Ingrid Thorsvik
Trained as a marine biologist and still reads every study past its press release. Several researchers have described her as the only journalist who asked about the sample size.
Latest Kew Settles a 245-Year Mushroom Mix-Up by Establishing Which Fungus the Name Was Never About
TECHNOLOGY EDITOR
Kenji Albrecht
Reviews gadgets, platforms and the announcements that come before them, and has outlived most of the products he was told would change everything. Owns a phone. Declines to say which.
CHIEF SPORTS WRITER
Callum Brannigan
Has covered six World Cups, four Olympic Games and one very long snooker final. Knows the rules of most sports better than the people playing them, and says so, in print.
WEATHER CORRESPONDENT
Adaeze Morland
Reports on heatwaves, cold snaps, record rainfall and the remarkable consistency with which people are surprised by them. Always carries an umbrella, on principle and on evidence.
MARITIME & COPYRIGHT CORRESPONDENT
Fergus Quilliam
Covers piracy in all its forms, from the high seas to the download folder, and insists the two beats have more in common than either will admit. Has sailed in all weathers. Has pirated nothing, on the record.
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