Storytelling for Impact
11 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWhat’s it really like to report from a war zone? Work on an undercover investigation? Be a humanitarian photographer capturing images in the far corners of the earth to influence our hearts and minds? Here, you'll find out through captivating conversations delving into the personal stories of people who dedicate themselves to telling stories to drive impact, while at the same time exploring the ethical challenges they face.
Hosted by Susannah Birkwood, international journalist and NGO storyteller.
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Episodes
8: Not enough NGOs consider paying story contributors - Laura Elizabeth Pohl, humanitarian photographer
September 12, 2021 21:01 - 39 minutes - 18.3 MB“A lot of us get into this work with NGOs because we want to make a difference but there are times when NGOs are actually doing more harm and they’re not living up to their standard of being humanitarian.” This episode features Laura Elizabeth Pohl, a humanitarian photographer, filmmaker, writer and editor from the US living in Cape Town, South Africa. Laura prides herself on producing stories about issues like immigration, agriculture, healthcare access and economic and social justice in a...
7: Going undercover always carries a risk – Ed Davey, environmental investigative journalist
August 01, 2021 15:07 - 48 minutes - 22.4 MBThis episode features Ed Davey, the head of rainforest investigations at the international NGO Global Witness, where he leads a team dedicated to exposing the destruction of the world’s most important rainforests. In 2018 he helped reveal how the world’s top three commodity traders were embroiled in one of the biggest corruption cases of all time. Previously he spent eight years specialising in undercover journalism at the BBC where his work was featured on programmes such as Panorama, Newsn...
6: So much NGO language reinforces stereotypes – Sarika Bansal, ethical language expert
June 23, 2021 21:06 - 41 minutes - 19.4 MBThis episode features Sarika Bansal, a journalist and author based in Nairobi, Kenya who was the was the founder and editor in chief of BRIGHT magazine. Together, we discuss Sarika’s biggest bugbears when it comes to language use in the international NGO sector, scrutinising words and phrases such as "giving voice to the voiceless," “capacity building," “third world,” and “beneficiaries”. We also get her top tips on how to language that empowers contributors and upholds their dignity, as well...
5: Do no harm also applies to journalism – Thin Lei Win, humanitarian correspondent
May 21, 2021 07:45 - 55 minutes - 25.7 MBThis episode features Thin Lei Win, an award-winning Burmese climate change, food security and humanitarian correspondent living in Italy. We discuss whether the foreign correspondent model is due a reckoning following a recent reporting trip by CNN International to Myanmar to cover the country’s recent military coup. The media outlet was widely criticised for the trip, with many accusing it of downplaying the role played by local journalists and for causing harm as 11 local sources were arre...
BONUS: How to get into human rights reporting, with Iain Overton
May 07, 2021 09:57 - 7 minutes - 3.54 MBIn this bitesize bonus episode of Storytelling for Impact, multi-award-winning UK-based journalist Iain Overton offers his top tips on becoming an investigative journalist and foreign correspondent.
4: There is a price you pay as a foreign correspondent - Iain Overton, writer and campaigner
April 21, 2021 20:51 - 51 minutes - 23.9 MBThis episode features Iain Overton, a multi-award-winning investigative journalist based in the UK who has worked in over 80 countries around the world unearthing hard truths about human rights and gun violence. We talk with Iain about the merits of journalism for someone who wants to use their career to do as much good as they can in the world; the emotional sacrifices Iain made through his work reporting human rights abuses; and what it was like to be detained by terrorist group Hezbollah d...
3: I did things I wouldn’t do now - Rachel Erskine, ethical storytelling expert
March 21, 2021 21:24 - 37 minutes - 17.6 MBRachel Erskine, an ethical storytelling expert who works for Amref Health Africa in the UK, shares her thoughts on how aid agencies and NGOs can make amends for the harm past approaches to storytelling may have caused to communities.
2: We mustn't exploit communities – Jason Houston, conservation photographer
February 21, 2021 19:11 - 46 minutes - 21.8 MBJason Houston, a social and environmental photographer who works with clients including the New York Times, shares his insights on participatory photography and respecting the needs of the communities he photographs.
1: I fear for my safety – Carlos Conde, Human Rights Watch Philippines
February 21, 2021 18:45 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBCarlos Conde, an investigative journalist specialising in human rights in the Philippines, shares what it takes to do this work in one of the world’s deadliest countries for journalists.
Trailer: Storytelling for Impact
January 21, 2021 12:47 - 1 minute - 1.46 MBCaptivating conversations delving into the personal stories of people who dedicate themselves to telling stories to drive impact and an exploration of the ethical challenges they face.
Trailer: Storytelling for Impact
January 21, 2021 12:47 - 1 minute - 1.46 MBCaptivating conversations delving into the personal stories of people who dedicate themselves to telling stories to drive impact and an exploration of the ethical challenges they face.