… is an audio producer in London, currently working for The New York Times.

ARIAS SILVER WINNER

The British man rescuing Ukrainians from Putin’s war

British volunteer Dave Young has rescued over 800 Ukrainians from the war's frontline, as well as losing his right eye to shrapnel.

In December 2022, at the epicentre of the bloodiest attritional battle of winter, our correspondent meets Dave as he considers what drives him.

‘James Shield’s work is as fun and engaging as it is heavy-hitting. Highly diverting and entertaining.’

— Audio Production Awards judges

Blog
Reflecting on four years at The Times

It was my last day at The Times of London yesterday.

AI voice cloning

Having access to someone else’s voice creeped me out.

Throwing the kitchen sink at audio archive

How I reconstructed the sound of a stock market crash.

Building a searchable news firehose

What if instead of hunting for just the right clip, you could keyword search an absurd quantity of audio?

GOLD WINNER, AUDIO PRODUCTION AWARDS

PTSD and the war

55 British soldiers from one regiment died in the Afghan campaign — 22 took their own lives back home. Why have so many suffered?

War correspondent Anthony Loyd talks to members of 2 Rifles.

HIGHLIGHT

Leaving Afghanistan

After 20 years of war, the US and its allies ceded control of Afghanistan to the Taliban. Over five episodes, The Times looks back over the country’s past and forward to its uncertain future.

HIGHLIGHT

Failures of State

 The Sunday Times insight team — Jonathan Calvert and George Arbuthnott — with the definitive account of failures at the top of government which cost thousands of lives.