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Lebanon economy in dire straits one year after Beirut port blast

A package for Channel News Asia shot in Beirut, nine months on from the August 2020 explosion.

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With myself as correspondent and David Enders as cameraman, producer and editor.

Broadcast 3 May 2021

10 years as refugees in now-collapsing Lebanon, Syrians struggle to put food on table for Ramadan

A package from Lebanon's Beqaa Valley for Channel News Asia - not published on their website due to a factual mistake made by the presenter introducing the package while live.

Scripted, produced and edited by myself, shot by Oliver Marsden, with myself as correspondent.

Broadcast 11 May 2021

Radio Dispatches

Lebanon’s Hunger Revolution

BBC, From Our Own Correspondent

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Live Broadcasting

I have experience in live broadcasting and analysis on news from across the Middle East, both on radio and TV. I have reported for Times Radio, Talk RADIO, RTE, BBC (across TV and radio) and Sky News.

"The Lebanese people are already on their knees"

Freelance journalist, Abbie Cheeseman describes what happened when the explosion in Beirut that has killed dozens and injured thousands went off.

Latest updates: https://t.co/lRmuCp9yXM pic.twitter.com/wl2Gt7twWp
— Sky News (@SkyNews) August 5, 2020

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