“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 Elizabe

7: Going undercover always carries a risk – Ed Davey, environmental investigative journalist

Aug 1st, 2021 48m 6s

This 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 t

6: So much NGO language reinforces stereotypes – Sarika Bansal, ethical language expert

Jun 23rd, 2021 41m 32s

This 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 interna

5: Do no harm also applies to journalism – Thin Lei Win, humanitarian correspondent

May 21st, 2021 55m 24s

This 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 b

BONUS: How to get into human rights reporting, with Iain Overton

May 7th, 2021 7m 2s

In 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

Apr 21st, 2021 51m 34s

This 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 meri

3: I did things I wouldn’t do now - Rachel Erskine, ethical storytelling expert

Mar 21st, 2021 37m 39s

Rachel 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

Feb 21st, 2021 46m 42s

Jason 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

Feb 21st, 2021 42m 21s

Carlos 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

Jan 21st, 2021 1m 17s

Captivating 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.

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