Apologies for lack of recent posting. On hiatus whilst working at Channel 4 this week. Will be writing and assisting production with a 3-minute short documentary film. Watch this space!
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Suswati Basu is a 25 year old writer, journalist and feminist activist residing in London. She has written for the Guardian, Huffington Post and the F-Word blogs, and has worked for various media outlets such as the BBC, Channel 4 and currently works for ITV News, but all views are her own. Winner of the Emma Humphries Memorial Prize in 2007, also shortlisted for the Guardian Mary Stott Prize in the same year, and more recently longlisted for the Guardian International Development Journalism Award. Has worked in China, India and the UK and currently writes on a freelance basis. All views are personal and not reflective of the employer.Categories
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What will you cover in the short documentary?
It’s about socially disadvantaged individuals contributing to their wider communities and in turn helping themselves, IN SPITE of the Big Society.