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'People I've Shot'

Tony Smith

Reflecting on 30 years as an award winning BBC video journalist

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Making A Difference?

Welcome to People I’ve Shot, stories and reflections from my time as a BBC video journalist. This week, can journalism make a difference? And are we kidding ourselves a little to believe that it can I’d love to hear your thoughts, so do f...

12 days ago
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The Trouble With Trophies

Welcome to People I’ve Shot. My scribblings this week are all about awards. Everyone at BBC News loves winning awards. We all do, right? But do they really make any difference, in the real world?

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Nine Lives

Welcome to ‘People I’ve Shot’, weekly anecdotes from a 30 year career as BBC journalist. A few people have asked how I got into this business. So this week’s piece is about how it all came about, starting out, during a wild time in Haiti....

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From Malawi to Sri Lanka

Any excuse for a ride in a tuktuk! This week’s People I’ve Shot looks at innovative ways to bag foreign trips! In all seriousness, there’s a lesson here for any would-be journalist: think about how you make complicated stories relevant to...

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The Queue

First off, a warning. This week’s ‘People I’ve Shot’ talks about suicide, depression and children’s mental health. Some might find the content upsetting.

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a month ago
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