Louise Jo McLoughlin
The Irish Times: Mozambique’s press faces violent reprisals in its war for freedom
April 01, 2018
VICE: Plane Crash Investigators Describe the Horrors of Digging Through Wreckage
July 04, 2019
USA -- "Your loved ones certainly would have known something was wrong. The airplane started to do some pretty wild maneuvers, but only really near the end. It would have been in total darkness. And then they would have died instantly.”
Medium: My Life as a Test Tube Baby
July 11, 2018
London, UK -- "Everyone talks about IVF babies: people trying to have children, the church, scientists, journalists. Nobody ever thought about IVF teenagers, or IVF adults. But now the early waves of IVF babies are grown, and DNA testing is unexpectedly everywhere — in a form and at an affordability that couldn’t even be imagined when IVF began. I could still discover that I have a dozen or more siblings."
Simon Cumbers: The Successes and Struggles of an Independent Press
January 15, 2018
Maputo, MOZAMBIQUE -- "For many years, being an independent journalist in Mozambique was like screaming into the wind. Now, there is a tug-of-war happening in the country. It’s not over land or positions of power, but over words. And in Maputo, you’re in the epicentre."
The Irish Times: Uganda moves to meet women’s contraceptive needs
January 16, 2016
Kampala, UGANDA -- "Sheba had an abortion after she became pregnant outside of marriage at 24. Following the procedure, the staff at a Marie Stopes clinic in Uganda advised her to use contraception. She chose not to, although she doesn’t want children yet. She has heard myths about contraception..."






