Poppy McPherson — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Won the Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting (2019)
Special Correspondent, Southeast Asia at Thomson Reuters
Led a team whose coverage of Southeast Asia's scam and human trafficking industry was a Pulitzer finalist (2025)
Investigative journalist covering human rights, technology, and geopolitics
Former Editor at Coconuts Media and Phnom Penh Post
Holds an MA in Magazine Journalism

Biography

Poppy McPherson is a Special Correspondent for Thomson Reuters, based in Southeast Asia. As an investigative journalist, her work focuses on human rights, technology, geopolitical contest, conflict, corruption, and organized crime. She has been reporting from the region since 2012, telling multi-platform stories from countries including Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, the Philippines, Bangladesh, and Hong Kong.