Foreign Correspondents
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World-leading Pacific correspondent, Barbara Dreaver (Be Brave) has covered coups, criminal activity and natural disasters across the Pacific for over 30 years. TVNZ’s first Asia correspondent Charlotte Glennie (Every Second Counts) has also worked for the BBC and ABC, covering the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami and the impacts of the Afghanistan war. They join Lauren Quaintance to talk about their powerful memoirs.
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Read Richard Pamatatau's review of Barbara's Be Brave here.
Read what the Asia Media Centre has to say about Charlotte's Every Second Counts here.
Speakers
Barbara Dreaver
Barbara Dreaver is a multiple award winning journalist who has worked in print, radio and television across the region.
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Charlotte Glennie
Charlotte Glennie is an award-winning former broadcast journalist who has reported for top-tier news organisations in Ne
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