Jasmine owens journalist profile

I’ve published investigations in outlets such as The Guardian, The Ferret and Mill Media, and am a co-editor at Ethical Consumer magazine. Shortlisted for the 2026 Tenacious Journalist Awards. Projects have been funded by e.g. Centre for Investigative Journalism and EU Journalism Fund. I also conduct investigations for NGOs. Available for commissions, collaborations and consultancy.

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This Guardian investigation revealed that electricity companies have leaked millions of litres of insulating oil underground across the UK.

Funded by EU Journalism Fund and The Centre for Investigative Journalism.

Award-winning Mill Media’s Glasgow branch, The Glasgow Bell, published this investigation uncovering the tense circumstances that led to a popular naturist swimming event changing hands.

Published with award-winning Scottish investigative outlet The Ferret, this investigation reports that Edinburgh University allowed police to question students in campus buildings about Palestine posters, sparking complaints about freedom of expression.

My chocolate supply chain expose for Ethical Consumer was recovered by media in over a dozen countries.

Through FOIs and interviews this investigation for Co-operative News highlights how the Scottish government has broken promises to support housing co-operatives.

I’ve reported on workers’ rights abuses in UK supermarkets’ Spanish supply chains for over five years with Ethical Consumer. This reporting has resulted in for example all UK supermarkets travelling to Spain, worldwide media coverage in 12+ languages, and endorsement from a UN Special Rapporteur.

My article about social movement washing, originally published by Ethical Consumer, now appears in full in the Oxford University Press textbook Focus on Social Problems (2025).