XCITY AWARD
Africa coverage commended • Anna Cavell’s work in sub-Saharan Africa is highly commended by XCity • Cavell left the stability of her career at the BBC to work as a freelancer Chloe Cann Post-graduation Cavell (TV CAJ, 2007) worked at the BBC on programmes such as BBC News 24 and BBC Newsnight. Realising that if she wanted to report from Africa she would have to create the opportunity for herself, Cavell moved to Uganda in June 2010 where she lived for the next two years. During her time in Uganda, Cavell produced
an investigation into Ugandan women being trafficked into domestic slavery in Iraq. The report resulted in the company implicated being taken to court. Nine months ago Cavell moved to South Sudan where she has been working as a freelance reporter for the BBC World Service and Al Jazeera English. Despite the worsening situation there she said that it was important to stay and report.
Fay Schlesinger
Cavell said she has been threatened with arrest in South Sudan
Emma Slater
Photogrpahs: Ben Gurr/The Times ; Katherine Rose/ The Observer
Times journalist Fay Schlesinger (Newspaper, 2008) was one half of the team that broke tax avoidance scheme K2. What began as research into a tax avoidance scheme involving one individual turned into a nationwide investigation, with thousands of people implicated, including a string of highprofile individuals. The story caused public outcry.
Jessica Omari
Slater (Investigative, 2009) began an investigation into supergrasses as her final project at City. She joined the Bureau of Investigative Journalism after graduating from City in 2009, where she continued her work on supergrasses. Her project formed the basis for a BBC Panorama special entitled Return of the Supergrass. Her other major investigations for the Bureau concerned drone strikes.
Tom Lamont Jessica Omari (TV CAJ, 2012) reported on the Syrian refugee camps in Jordan immediately after finishing her MA, and has become a well-respected reporter for her work on conflict. “The day after I finished my course at City, I got on a plane,” said Omari. Omari’s expertise means that she has been approached by charities and other journalists on how to cover stories like these.
A feature writer and commissioning editor at The Observer, Lamont, (Periodical, 2004) has worked at Time Out, Observer Sport Monthly, and The New Review. He has interviewed a wide range of celebrities as part of his work at The Observer, including comedian Harry Hill, actor Jessica Chastain, and musicians Rufus Wainwright and Paloma Faith. He also followed musicians Kasabian and The XX on tour.
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