Sounds from Thursday evening

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MoJo recording at MediaCityUK

Roadworks on Oxford Road

Rachel Reid is an expert on Afghanistan working at the Open Society Institute, based in New York. She's spent many years working in Afghanistan including a period of time working for the BBC. She was also a freelance journalist there. She very kindly gave up some time to speak to students studying for an MA in International Journalism at the University of Salford on 21st February 2013.

Rachel Reid - Overview and the flaws of international journalism

Rachel Reid - pros and cons of being a freelance journalist abroad

Rachel Reid - Dressing appropriately as a journalist in Afghanistan

Rachel Reid - Finding stories and building contacts

Rachel Reid - Challenges and opportunities of being a foreign woman working in Afghanistan

Rachel Reid - Working with translators

Rachel Reid - Working with "fixers"

Rachel Reid - Making freelance journalism pay

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