BBC Women Reporting the World

Conversations with Foreign Correspondents

Colleen Murrell

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Palgrave Macmillan
07 August 2025

Peace studies & conflict resolution; Media studies; Gender studies: women; International relations; Press & journalism

This book explores the changing experiences and roles of the BBC's female journalists. Featuring original interview content, the book focuses on the careers of female foreign correspondents, from Kate Adie to Shaimaa Khalil. It begins by examining the power structures and gender-based assumptions widespread in the BBC from its inception through to the 1970s and 1980s, when international reporting opportunities first opened up for women, and then charts the changes that took place between the 1980s to the 2020s, including the recent controversy surrounding pay inequality. Featuring insights and anecdotes from the women themselves, it will appeal to a broad range of readers interested in the BBC, news journalism and gender, while also informing evolving academic debates around public service broadcasting, international news flows, media practice and issues of gender, race, class and power in the media industry.

By: Colleen Murrell
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm,
ISBN: 9783031851971
ISBN 10: 3031851978
Pages: 237
Publication Date: 07 August 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface: The Monstrous Regiment Introduction: The BBC's employment of women correspondents throughout the years Chapter 1: Kate Adie, CBE, BBC Chief News Correspondent Chapter 2: Diana Goodman, Correspondent in Bonn, East Germany and Moscow 1986-2000 Chapter 3: Elizabeth Blunt, MBE, West Africa Correspondent 1986-1990, India TV producer 1993-1994, Ethiopia Stringer 2007-2009 Chapter 4: Lyse Doucet, CM, OBE, Chief International Correspondent Chapter 5: Orla Guerin, Senior International Correspondent based in Istanbul Chapter 6: Carrie Gracie Chapter 7: Sara Beck Chapter 8: Caroline Wyatt Chapter 9: Sara Rainsford Chapter 10: Shaimaa Khalil

Colleen Murrell is Professor of Journalism at Dublin City University, Ireland. In her previous career she worked as a producer, reporter and news editor for a number of international broadcasters including the BBC, ITN, AP, TF1, CBC and ABC Australia. Murrell is the author of Foreign Correspondents and International Newsgathering: The Role of Fixers (2015) and tweets @ivorytowerjourn.