Editors' Pick: The race to find four kids who survived a plane crash in the Amazon. (via William Ralston for The Atavist Magazine in News+) apple.news/A3yexadThQJ-la…

The latest The Atavist Magazine story is an incredible story of survival and so much more by William Ralston You just have to read it magazine.atavist.com/mayday-colombi…

A condensed version of my The Atavist Magazine story about the children lost in the Colombian Amazon is today’s The Guardian Long Read — it’s a doozy!

A plane crash deep in the Amazon kickstarts this story of a massive search for the survivors. But despite the stakes, William Ralston manages to keep his narrative from ever becoming overly sensational—only dramatic, and moving. magazine.atavist.com/mayday-colombi…

'Mayday' is the incredible story of how four children survived 40 days in the Amazon, and the search-and-rescue teams that stopped at nothing to find them.

A perfect Sunday read: magazine.atavist.com/mayday-colombi…

The race to find four children who survived a plane crash deep in the Amazon..

A long piece but worth every word to the last one.. magazine.atavist.com/mayday-colombi…

Stoked to make this. The Atavist Magazine

Here’s the story behind my “Mayday” story, about the search for four children missing in the Colombian jungle. youtube.com/watch?v=cnFn01… The Atavist Magazine

This wild The Atavist Magazine story about four children lost in the jungle after a plane crash is so gripping that after it popped up on my feed in the checkout line, I sat in the parking lot for like 20 finishing it magazine.atavist.com/mayday-colombi…

Absolutely insane and wonderfully told story by William Ralston –– including side-stories on how spirituality and practicality can overlap / how sometimes surviving is more difficult than dying an object of fascination & pity magazine.atavist.com/mayday-colombi…

Our 10 most read pieces of 2023:

10. The impossible job: inside the world of Premier League referees by William Ralston

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Delighted to make this!

The best of The Guardian Long Read in 2023. Every one of these pieces is a banger. Please spread far and wide! theguardian.com/news/2023/dec/…

Delighted to win Sports Story of the Year at the British Journalism Awards for 'The impossible job: inside the world of Premier League referees.' Thanks so much to David Wolf Jonathan Shainin Clare Longrigg for their thoughtful editing. Press Gazette

Congrats to William Ralston, winner of Sports Story of the Year at the British Journalism Awards for 'The impossible job: inside the world of Premier League referees'

The judges praised it as “wonderful, professional, in-depth reporting” #bja2023
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Ian Birrell i newspaper
Mick Brown The Telegraph
Dani Garavelli London Review of Books The Sunday Post
Rebecca Hardy Mail+
Simon Hattenstone The Guardian
William Ralston The Guardian #BJA2023

Congratulations to William Ralston for his nomination for the @PressGazette #BritishJournalismAwards prize for feature writing, for his story on the world of Premier League referees for @Gdnlongread

Grateful to be shortlisted for Features Writing and Sports Journalism at the British Journalism Awards.

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Football referee Darren England has been at the centre of a storm of controversy since the weekend, after a major error during a match.

Last season William Ralston spoke to England extensively for this unprecendented behind-the-scenes look at refereeing theguardian.com/football/2023/…