Kate Adie

Arguably one of the most influential journalists of today, Kathryn “Kate” Adie, a British journalist who currently presents From Our Own Correspondent on BBC Radio 4 but is well known for reporting from war zones around the world in her freelance journalism. Adie exploded with success after “famously reported live and unscripted on the London Iranian Embassy siege in 1980, whilst crouched behind a car door amongst exploding smoke bombs and soldiers.” Afterward, she was dispatched regularly to report on disasters and conflicts, front-line reporting event after event until the close-to-action approach led her to be “shot at by an ‘irate Libyan’.” She did not suffer any permanent damage as the bullet had only nicked her collarbone.

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