Hugo Reports, independent political interviews

Twenty-something journalist, paying rent in London, asking questions so you don't have to.

Hugo Reports on assignment

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My approach is simple: go straight to the source.

I go to where the thing is actually happening and put the question directly to the person who can answer it, camera running, usually held by whichever friend was free that day. I go in open-minded and in good faith every time, with no editorial line sitting above me deciding what I'm allowed to ask.

It started with a cold email to Noam Chomsky, sent while I was still at university with no real plan for what I'd do if he said no. He said yes. The Zoom call that followed turned out to be one of the last interviews he ever gave before a stroke left him unable to speak. It was also the first interview I'd ever done, before I even knew this wasn't how it normally worked.

Since then, I've gone on to speak to:

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