China Political and General (P & G) News Correspondent - produce world-leading coverage of breaking & spot news, exclusives, analyses, features and human stories on domestic politics, society, the pandemic, diplomacy, Taiwan, the Beijing 2022 Olympics and the war in UkrainePart of team nominated for REUTERS Story of the Year for coverage of China's COVID lockdown at the 2022 Reuters Journalists of the Year Awards Mental Health First Aid-trained Mental Health Peer Volunteer

Winner - Reuters Video Journalist of the Year 2020 - for "text and video reporting from the frontline of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing depth and breadth to Reuters coronavirus coverage at a time when little was known about the illness and the global impact that was to come."Winner - Thomson Reuters Award 2020 - "For heroic efforts to keep the world informed"Nominated for Reuters Journalist of the Year Award in best story category for contribution to coverage of… Show more Winner - Reuters Video Journalist of the Year 2020 - for "text and video reporting from the frontline of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing depth and breadth to Reuters coronavirus coverage at a time when little was known about the illness and the global impact that was to come."Winner - Thomson Reuters Award 2020 - "For heroic efforts to keep the world informed"Nominated for Reuters Journalist of the Year Award in best story category for contribution to coverage of Tokyo Olympics (2021)Longlisted for XCity Award for City University of London's Journalism School Alumni (May 2021) for coverage of the start of the Covid-19 outbreak in ChinaProduced high impact and high quality reporting and video coverage of breaking news, major events, interviews, lives, features and press conferences to tight deadlinesProduced timely and quality coverage of major stories with global impact including: COVID-19 initial outbreak, WHO Wuhan investigation, Covid-19 testing and vaccine research, Hong Kong protests, Taiwan elections, US Consulate closure, Chinese Mars and Moon rocket launch, Huawei, trade war, state visits, human rights cases etc.,Confident using broadcast, DSLR, gopro cameras & different editing software including Adobe Premiere ProWritten and reported for a large number and wide range of Reuters text storiesMC for Reuters Beijing Bureau Annual Dinner (2018 and 2019) (Presentation and Hosting skills demonstrated)Member of Foreign Correspondents Club of China (FCCC) (Networking skills enhanced)Volunteer Peer Mentor for Reuters Peer (Support) Network Show less

Desk Editor/JournalistProduced and edited breaking international news, news and feature packages, wrote and voiced scripts to tight deadlines for a 24 hour news channelRapidly chose, edited and translated French and Mandarin soundbites (from live feed) for broadcastCovered 2017 French Presidential election (build-up and day itself) and other major news events in France including terrorist attacks, memorials, Olympic-themed events etc., extensivelyDemonstrated strong… Show more Desk Editor/JournalistProduced and edited breaking international news, news and feature packages, wrote and voiced scripts to tight deadlines for a 24 hour news channelRapidly chose, edited and translated French and Mandarin soundbites (from live feed) for broadcastCovered 2017 French Presidential election (build-up and day itself) and other major news events in France including terrorist attacks, memorials, Olympic-themed events etc., extensivelyDemonstrated strong broadcast journalist abilities in high pressure environmentEnhanced French language and translation abilities Show less

Pitched programme ideas and tracked down contributors and guestsCarried out archive research for historical documentary programmes

Conducted research and pre-interviews for business correspondent providing essential assistance for the production of their live news broadcasts and packagesTracked down case study interviewees and locations for big stories - e.g. sheep farmers in Yorkshire for pre-Brexit storyWorked as assistant producer for live broadcasts and producer for pre-recorded interviews

Conducted research, found leads, interviewees and key data for BBC Current Affairs Documentary Programmes 'Our World' and 'This World'Conducted essential research for BBC Radio 4 and World Service Documentary ‘The Battered Champions of Aleppo’ Pitched and wrote articles for BBC Online including - ‘Why millions of Chinese are becoming official’

Award-winning on-screen reporter on a current affairs documentary programme covering major domestic issues in China: Duties included: - Pieces to camera- Conducting interviews (in Chinese and English)- Editing- Writing scripts - Producing/fixing- Translations- Voiceovers- Selecting musicWon several awards for 'excellence'

- Obtained a place on the prestigious and highly competitive national "Shell step" internship programme for students (now called the Step programme). - Completed a successful marketing internship with ZOK International (Aviation sector) where in a short period of time I evaluated the company marketing strategies and investments, researched and investigated potential new strategies and investments, made recommendations for how the company could change or maintain its marketing strategy based… Show more - Obtained a place on the prestigious and highly competitive national "Shell step" internship programme for students (now called the Step programme). - Completed a successful marketing internship with ZOK International (Aviation sector) where in a short period of time I evaluated the company marketing strategies and investments, researched and investigated potential new strategies and investments, made recommendations for how the company could change or maintain its marketing strategy based on concrete data- Developed and enhanced relationships with customers- Quickly adapted to working well in a new team and quickly got to know a whole new sector (Aviation) so that I could operate effectively from day one. - Offered a permanent job at the end of the internship Show less