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What Dimbleby did not tell us about Chile
It is certainly rare to see Latin America take centre stage on primetime TV in the UK. September’s documentary series A South American Journey with Jonathan Dimbleby was, then, a golden opportunity for one of the BBC’s veteran broadcasters to shed light onto what has become of the region over recent years to a mainstream audience. ...
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Hacking Away: the windy path to becoming a foreign correspondent
With newspapers in a seemingly terminal decline it is essential for aspiring reporters to learn as much as possible about online journalism. So aside from focusing on my writing and interviewing skills, since starting work at the Guadalajara Reporter I’ve also been uploading articles, running the newspaper’s Facebook and Twitter accounts, producing the odd video ...
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Hacking Away: the windy path to becoming a foreign correspondent
After a late shift in the office a few weeks back I met up with another English journalist and a couple of Mexican reporters to sink a few cold chelas and discuss the important things in life such as Mexican football and the state of the nation. Several beers down, the two Mexicans opined that ...
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Hacking Away: the windy path to becoming a foreign correspondent
A warm bienvenidos to my new Pulsamerica blog. By way of introduction, I’m Duncan, a recent graduate from Warwick University with a Bachelor of Arts in the snappily titled “History, Literature and Culture of the Americas”. In July I moved back to Mexico, where I studied for a year in 2009-10, to work for the ...