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SELF-AWARENESS
LEADING WITH OUR EMOTIONS UP FRONT
When investigative journalist Jess Hill was reporting on the Arab uprisings, she knew she needed to hear from people living through the experience so they could tell their stories. Throughout the Arab spring, Jess (together with colleague Connie Agius) worked 18-hour days speaking with people across the Middle East via a network of connections and country contacts. Jess hoped the ABC radio audience would gain a better sense of what was driving the uprisings – and be educated about the Middle East in the process – if they heard directly from people on the ground, instead of just ‘experts’. Jess hoped to facilitate empathy and a shared humanity through her work.
Jess has the self-awareness to ...
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