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Frederick Valerio Brown: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom; Welcome to my blog. I'm an Edinburgh-based Italian-Scot journalist with a BA from Napier University. I speak English and Italian at a native level, intermediate in French, elementary in Gaelic.

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Making Sense of the German Election

February 24, 2025

The results of Germany’s Federal Elections are finally out and it’s a clear defeat for the incumbent government; the Social Democrats and Greens have suffered defeats in seats and the libertarian FDP saw a complete wipeout, as a result, the opposition parties by the likes of the CDU, AfD and Left have seen positive swings and results, with the former led by Friedrich Merz looking set to become the next Chancellor. This was no average election however, the backlash to the Social Democrats was so severe it did not finish in first or second place for the first time in the party’s history, instead the fascist AfD reached second place thanks to its base in former East Germany, and turnout has been surprisingly high, in fact, at 82.5% this is the highest turnout since German reunification. The main focus on the election has been on the AfD, extremist even for far-right standards, it is demoralising to see such a party reach second place, especially after exploiting a recent string of terror ...

In the Shadow (Documentary)

A 20 min documentary focusing on the transition from school to adult services for autistic people in Edinburgh https://youtu.be/qd7H1VePXDk?si=iWjDk_wAFl0Y8znd

Sy Hersh and Watergate (Investigative Journalism Essays)

One of the classes I had to take while in University was one on Investigative Journalism, and it was easily one of my favourite classes, I never missed a lesson and actively enjoyed Dr O'Neill's lectures about the side of journalism where "you get to take down the bad guys". While undoubtedly a romantic view of the profession, I have nothing but respect for investigative journalism and those who engage in it especially as a profession. I was so passionate about the class that I began working on one of the two essays I was meant to submit for the class, immediately. I could've gone for the Arizona Project, a very interesting and important story in its own right, however I simply had to go for Sy Hersh's uncovering of the My Lai massacre. I still remember the lecture that covered this Hersh fellow, and being utterly captivated by it, it was my first time hearing about it but I already knew I wanted to know more. Given my early affinity for Hunter S. Thompson, it...

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