The choir helping reunite missing people with their worried families

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"When Peter Boxell dreamed that he was singing a song to his son Lee, who had been missing for 25 years, he never imagined it would eventually take him to the final of Britain's Got Talent. In 2013, the father casually mentioned the dream to someone from the charity Missing People and, by the following day, arrangements had been made for him to visit a recording studio and work with a producer ahead of a Christmas event at St Martin-in-the-Fields church in London."

The Independent deploys reporters to cover major issues including reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech, and produces documentaries like 'The A Word' that focus on American women fighting for reproductive rights. The organization emphasizes parsing facts from messaging and stresses the need for reporters on the ground during a critical moment in US history. Donations enable continued deployment of journalists to speak to both sides and maintain trust across the political spectrum. The outlet does not use paywalls, believing quality journalism should be available to everyone and funded by those who can afford it. Support from readers is presented as crucial. The piece also recounts Peter Boxell's experience after dreaming of singing to his son Lee, missing for 25 years, which led to charity arrangements, a recording studio visit and a performance at St Martin-in-the-Fields.

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