Expert Request – Thursday 19 June

If you are interested in writing an article for a request below, please email the contact listed in the request to find out more. Please note, article requests are fulfilled on a first-come, first-served basis. You can pitch an article directly to The Conversation via the detail listed here.

World:[REPEATED] We’re looking for an expert in Israel’s intelligence or special forces to write about Operation Many Ways, in September 2024, in which an Israeli special forces unit raided and destroyed an underground missile facility in Syria.

Timescale: next few days | Contact: Jonathan Este

Science + Technology: We’d like an expert to explain the significance of the fact that we now know what Denisovans looked like, after the Dragon Man skullwas shown to belong to the group.

Timescale: ASAP | Contact: Paul Rincon

Arts + Culture: We’re looking for an expert with relevant research to write about the claim by the organisers of the Notting Hill Carnival that its future could be in doubt without “urgent funding” from the government.

Timescale: ASAP | Contact: Anna Walker

Arts + Culture: Clovis Salmon, regarded as the first black documentary film-maker in the UK, has died at the age of 98. We’d like an expert to write a piece that introduces readers to his films, highlighting where to start, and the most significant works.

Timescale: next week | Contact: Anna Walker