From the Field
Mar 26, 2011
LIBYA: Acts of Kindness
So ...this one is a bit more personal. A first person account of some of the acts of kindness received while reporting in eastern Libya!
U.S. Public Radio:
For four decades, foreign journalists have been banned from reporting in Libya. And Moammar Ghaddafi's government has kept tight control on Libyan journalists, dictating exactly what the state media covers.
When the recent revolutionary movement began, foreign journalists managed to enter the country through the east, which was controlled by those rebelling against the Ghaddafi regime. In this Reporter's Notebook, Bonnie recounts how the people in eastern Libya gave journalists a warm welcome.
Bio
Bonnie Allen is a freelance journalist living in Liberia, West Africa. Recently, she's reported from Sudan, Egypt, Libya, Uganda, Malawi and Liberia. She produces radio, print, and film.
The Canadian journalist worked for the CBC and CTV for 10 years. She holds a Masters Degree in International Human Rights Law from the University of Oxford.
Allen has lectured at the University of Liberia and trained journalists in Liberia and Ghana on human rights reporting, justice and gender issues, documentary production, and feature writing.
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