MY CV
Professional Experience
FREELANCE JOURNALIST
Sep 2019 - current
I own Ink Media - a freelance writing, producing and reporting business.
The BBC is my main client and my current work involves:
Producing television segments and presenting stories for Asia Business Report (BBC)
Producing episodes of the long-form TV current affairs program Talking Business Asia
Presenting live television crosses on business news for BBC World
Writing feature stories for BBCNews.com
Outputting BBC World's flagship Asia breakfast program Newsday
BROADCAST JOURNALIST (BBC NEWS)
June 2016 - April 2019 (London bureau)
April 2019 - September 2019 (Singapore bureua)
Output producer for Newsday - BBC World’s flagship Asia breakfast program
Field producer on global deployments including:
- Hong Kong protests
- Japan Emperor abdication
- India fake news crisis
- Brexit negotiations
Presented TV reports for 24-hour international news channel BBC World News
Booked high level guests on breaking stories
Create clean, accurate and engaging copy to tight deadlines
BROADCAST JOURNALIST (AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
July 2010 - December 2015
Reporter (ABC TV, Radio and Online)
Broke stories of state and national significance across ABC platforms
Researched, scripted and voiced packages for ABC TV’s 730WA program
Contributed to AM, PM and The World Today as Western Australia's RCAFF reporter
Worked as ABC’s state political reporter based at WA Parliament House
Conducted live crosses into TV and radio programs
Edited footage, audio and text to tight deadlines
Created online feature stories
Presented radio bulletins for ABC’s national music station Triple J
Presented ABC Radio's daily local news bulletin from Broome.
Hosted ABC Radio's daily business and recourses show Rural Report from Karratha.
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Producer (ABC TV’s Early Edition national news, 730WA and 7pm news)
Outputted live television programs
Coordinated live crosses and studio guests
Subbed scripts
Briefed presenters about breaking news while on air
PRINT JOURNALIST (THE AREA NEWS)
July 2009 - June 2010
Filed stories for a tri-weekly newspaper
Took responsibility for rounds including police, council and politics
PRINT JOURNALIST (TEMORA INDEPENDENT)
October 2008 - June 2009
Filed stories for a weekly newspaper in the New South Wales town of Temora
Took responsibility for rounds including police, council and politics
EDUCATION
2006-2008
Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) at RMIT University, Melbourne