About
Joe Houghton is a London-based freelance journalist from the Brecon Beacons in Wales.
He has a Masters with Distinction in Broadcast Journalism from City, University of London and a BSc in Anthropology from UCL.
As well as freelancing for various clients he also runs his own page, called @dis.informed, focussed on tech news and promoting social media literacy.
My Latest Work
The Global South is leading a drone revolution in agriculture: Video
The scale of this transformation was evident this week at DronTech Asia 2025. The expo highlighted the advances and growing popularity of drones, especially in farming. Over 300,000 agricultural drones now operate globally, treating more than 500 million hectares of farmland around the world. This is dramatically improving sustainability in the farming sector. A 2024 report by DJI found the use of drones reduced water usage by 210 million metric tons and pesticide usage by 47,000 metric tons. Th...
What has sparked protests in Peru?: Video
The unrest began as a ‘Generation Z March’ against pension reforms and has grown due to anger over ‘government corruption and violence’.The reforms require all citizens over 18 to enrol in either the state-run Office of Pension Normalisation or a private Pension Fund Administrator, a mandate that experts warn will burden workers in a country where around 70% of employment is informal. Many believe it will worsen inequality and disproportionately affect low-income Peruvians.The marches were led b...
This film, not Adolescence, should be shown in every school…
How to fake an exodus
This was mine and Joe Morgan's final project for our MA in Broadcast Journalism at City, University of London, for which we recieved a Distinction.
What is Ragebait?
5 Stories That Will Shape Social Media in 2025
How Easy Are You To Brainwash?
Trump Declassifies Federal Secrets
Herod Atticus's Last Show
Tesla Protests
Inter Milan London Fan Club
This is a piece I did for City London News in May 2025
BFI Future Film Festival
This is a piece I did for City London News in February 2025
Anti Elon Posters
This is a piece from back in March 2025
Harry Styles Lookalike Contest
This is a piece I made for City London News- 12/11/2024
Meet the Green leadership candidates - City News
“Sorry I’m late, even this early thing’s get hectic” Ellie Chowns MP tells me. It’s 9:25am and Ellie is already two hours into her working day.
Ellie is the Green Party MP for North Herefordshire and has just launched her joint leadership bid with Adrian Ramsey.
They’re up against surprise challenger and current deputy leader Zack Polanksi, who launched his campaign for leadership in the Guardian. In the Guardian article Zack said he wants to see the Green party transform into a “mass movement”...
Ellie is the Green Party MP for North Herefordshire and has just launched her joint leadership bid with Adrian Ramsey.
They’re up against surprise challenger and current deputy leader Zack Polanksi, who launched his campaign for leadership in the Guardian. In the Guardian article Zack said he wants to see the Green party transform into a “mass movement”...
Investigating Millionaire Tax Flight
LMHR Relaunch 2024 Radio
A radio piece on Love Music Hate Racism's revival
My Interview with the Palestinian Ambassador to UK
This was filmed in November 2024 as part of a piece on the London Palestine Film Festival
Dating Coach Radio Package
A radio piece for City News on a dating coach with a unique approach
TV Studio Presentation Reel
A taster of the in-studio presenting I did whilst on my MA in Broadcast Journalism at City, University of London
EXCLUSIVE: Soho residents hit back at G-A-Y owner claims over sale - City News
This piece was picked up by the London Minute
A group of Soho residents have hit back at claims from the owner of iconic G-A-Y Bar that their opposition to extending their opening hours has forced him to sell up.
They have exclusively shared with City London News their formal response to G-A-Y owner Jeremy Joseph’s allegations.
A group of Soho residents have hit back at claims from the owner of iconic G-A-Y Bar that their opposition to extending their opening hours has forced him to sell up.
They have exclusively shared with City London News their formal response to G-A-Y owner Jeremy Joseph’s allegations.
Protesters at Kurdish Community Centre voice regret - City News
Following a moment of erupting tension with police at protests on Thursday over what protestors are calling ‘unjust and heavy-handed’ arrests at a Kurdish Community Centre, some of those who had been present tell City News they’re feeling regretful.
‘The police aimed to provoke us, we can’t fall into their hands’ one senior protestor said.
‘Those people had been trying to have a decent demonstration from the beginning’ he added.
The brief clash took place on the evening of Thursday 28th. Protest...
‘The police aimed to provoke us, we can’t fall into their hands’ one senior protestor said.
‘Those people had been trying to have a decent demonstration from the beginning’ he added.
The brief clash took place on the evening of Thursday 28th. Protest...
