Corinne Purtill

Corinne Purtill got her start covering snipers, prostitution and planning board meetings for the Gazette newspapers near Washington, DC. After decamping to Phnom Penh to work as a reporter and editor for the Cambodia Daily, she later covered the environment for the Arizona Republic, with a very successful stint at Trader Joe’s in between. Her work has appeared in Salon, CNN.com, USA Today, NBCNews.com and other outlets. Previously GlobalPost’s Senior Correspondent for the United Kingdom, she is now a reporter for Quartz.
Corinne has a BA in English from Stanford University and lives in California with her family. Email her at corinne.purtill at gmail.com and follow her on Twitter at @corinnepurtill.

An aerial shot of Prey Lang Forest in Cambodia

A haunting tale of isolation, loyalty, murder, and survival

In 2004, 34 men, women and children stepped out of a forest in southern Laos. They had never seen cars, telephones or television, and believed that they were refugees from a war engulfing their native Cambodia. They did not know that the war they were fleeing had in fact ended — a full 25 years earlier. Journalist Corinne Purtill traveled to Cambodia to learn about their life on the run.

A haunting tale of isolation, loyalty, murder, and survival

A haunting tale of isolation, loyalty, murder, and survival

A haunting tale of isolation, loyalty, murder, and survival

Want to get high abroad? There’s a travel guide for you

Want to get high abroad? There’s a travel guide for you
Loch Ness Monster pop art

This man’s been searching for the Loch Ness monster for over 20 years

This man’s been searching for the Loch Ness monster for over 20 years

Why the world's biggest human rights group wants to decriminalize prostitution

Why the world's biggest human rights group wants to decriminalize prostitution
Milk

Despite a glut, British supermarkets are suddenly running out of milk

This is all the result of a global domino effect.

Despite a glut, British supermarkets are suddenly running out of milk
Jeremy Corbyn, UK Labour legislator

If Bernie Sanders were running in Britain, he might actually win

If 'socialist' Jeremy Corbyn keeps up his lead among Labour's voters, the UK could one day have a vegetarian prime minister who eliminates nukes and college tuition.

If Bernie Sanders were running in Britain, he might actually win
Marijuana bags

Over half of the UK wants marijuana reform but the government is being a total buzzkill

Experience has taught UK politicians that a liberal take on drugs doesn’t pay politically.

Over half of the UK wants marijuana reform but the government is being a total buzzkill

The UK’s pedophilia scandal is even worse than anybody thought

New papers may supply a missing piece of evidence supporting allegations that British officials knew senior members of government were sexually abusing children.

The UK’s pedophilia scandal is even worse than anybody thought

Queen Elizabeth II owns all of the UK's swans. And every year, she counts them

GlobalPost went on a 'swan upping.' It was wild.

Queen Elizabeth II owns all of the UK's swans. And every year, she counts them

Even terrorists get older. Then what happens? (VIDEO)

Northern Ireland's retired militants grapple with a brutal past.

Even terrorists get older. Then what happens? (VIDEO)

Booze and anguish haunt Northern Ireland's retired terrorists. Some regret not putting ballots first

The Troubles are over. But for thousands of former fighters, even survival comes at a price.

Booze and anguish haunt Northern Ireland's retired terrorists. Some regret not putting ballots first

What Northern Ireland teaches us about today's war on terror

Former Irish fighters say governments make terror worse by repeating old mistakes.

What Northern Ireland teaches us about today's war on terror

This man used to hunt Belfast Catholics with a .357 Magnum. Here’s his story

Retired and free from prison, a former assassin reflects on war and redemption.

This man used to hunt Belfast Catholics with a .357 Magnum. Here’s his story
UK campaign to stop daughters to Syria

Hear what UK police are airing on the radio to stop girls from fleeing to Syria

'You can talk to your daughter about her feelings ... see changes in her behavior or signs that she may be about to travel to a conflict that millions are desperate to escape.'

Hear what UK police are airing on the radio to stop girls from fleeing to Syria