DANIEL BROWN
Senior Journalist
91730 - CHAMARANDE
Summary
- Dynamic Journalist bringing 35 years of experience. Hardworking and reliable with entrepreneurial spirit and passion for developing and reporting engaging content. Versed in writing and editing for multiple digital media platforms, social media and online platforms.
- Experienced Journalist with extensive background in delivering captivating visual, written and online pieces. Exceptional storyteller and interviewer. Over 30 years in field driving public opinion and trends.
- Story-driven Journalist adept at developing articles and investigating issues with tenacious and unwavering dedication. Offering decades of experience in print and online media. Versed in viral trends and breaking news response with proven success leveraging social media platforms to increase engagement.
Overview
104
104
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages
Work History
Consultant and content
International Slavery Museum ISM
Liverpool
08.2007 - 07.2008
- Designer for the Music Desk in this new museum in Liverpool
- This is the world’s second biggest museum devoted to the transatlantic slave trade opened on,
- I was responsible for the music content (400 annotated songs), and wrote/produced a 12-part audio-visual series on the musical genres that came out of slavery
- This is a permanent exhibition.
Chief Editor
HEC
Paris
01.2016 - Current
- Europe’s top business school
- I cover university activities, its research, publications, and engagements
- Regular contributions to Forbes, Le Monde, the Financial Times, Australian Financial Review (BOSS), Science and, naturally, the HEC website
- Producer of podcasts on HEC research, broadcast on several platforms (Apple, Spotify, etc).
Freelance
01.1990 - Current
- For global media
- Articles in a number of daily and weekly newspapers in England, France and the United States (including The Guardian (UK), the International Herald Tribune, The Sunday Express, The Africa Report, Questions Internationales, Nouveau Politis, Le Monde Diplomatique, Songlines and France Today
- Political commentator for Newzroom Afrika, see for example recent exchange on U.S
- Elections.
African Regional Service
01.2015 - 01.2020
- (A.R.S)
- Journalism course leader
- These workshops are dovetailed to the needs of reporters in sub-Saharan Africa, which range from basic journalistic practices to specialised courses on investigative, political, popular, economic, environmental or rural journalism
- The courses are weeklong exchanges
- My workshops has taken me to places as diverse as Bulawayo (Zimbabwe), Bamenda (Cameroon), Lilongwe (Malawi), Addis Ababa, Lagos, Accra and Lusaka
Vice
Freemuse
01.1998 - 01.2018
- Chairperson of this international NGO based in Copenhagen
- Freemuse defends musicians’ rights worldwide.
Editor, chief
A Plus Mag
01.2013 - 01.2014
- English-French magazine on African culture and society
- Based in Paris, the quarterly focused on Africa and its diaspora.
senior staff journalist
Radio France International
01.1991 - 01.2013
- (“Grand Reporter” in French) and delegate producer of several weekly feature programs for Radio France International (RFI) in English and French
- Subjects treated in the musical, political, sporting and cultural fields
- For 22 years, I covered most of Africa, but also reporting on news from the four corners of the world (including assignments in Central Asia, Cuba, Chile, the USA, Malaysia, New Caledonia and most of Europe)
- See RFI page
- Regularly organized teaching courses for RFI on feature reporting for journalists in West Africa.
Producer of Le Talisman Brisé
01.2009 - 01.2011
- A 25-part radio drama series co-written and produced for the French Language service of RFI, broadcast in English, Zulu, Swahili and Portuguese
- Bronze medal winner of the 2012 Best Drama award at the New York Festivals Radio Broadcasting Awards
- Published in 2012 by Hachette Livre International
- Http://www.rfi.fr/lffr/articles/135/article_4103.asp http://www.rfi.fr/lfen/articles/001/fiche_les_cours_de_francais.asp
International Slavery Museum
01.2006 - 01.2008
Editor
Mondomix
01.2004 - 01.2008
- Chief of the Mondomix website in English
- Responsible for writing all the contents, updated and reviewed weekly.
Palestine
01.1999 - 01.2000
- Mon histoire, (Editions du Seuil, coll
- L'Histoire Immédiate" 2001)
- Ghost-writer of this autobiography by Raymonda Hawa Tawil, distinguished Palestinian activist and writer.
Staff reporter, director
Euronews television
01.1992 - 01.1994
- Of several documentaries on current affairs and cinema
- Producer/reporter of weekly programmes on cinema and special reports on the Middle East, Bosnia, etc
- DVD copies available on request.
Lecturer
University lecturer
01.1987 - 01.1992
- On British civilization and the media at several universities in Paris, including the New Sorbonne.
Education
Three-month training courses in documentary filmmaking and techniques of the web-documentary at -
Centre de Formation Professionnel du Journalisme
01.2017 - 01.2012
Master of Arts - Media
University of Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris III
Paris, France 09.1990 - 06.1991
D.E.S.S - journalism in the French
Sorbonne Nouvelle, And The Centre De Formation Des Journalistes (CFJ)
09.1989 - 06.1990
B.A. Hons - French and European Studies
University of Sussex
01.1980 - 01.1984
Skills
Investigations expertise
undefinedCertification
1971-78 9 O levels and 4 A levels, Marple Hall Grammar School, Cheshire, England.
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with team of 15 people in the development of the Music Desk in a major British museum.
- Supervised team of 10 staff members as editor-in-chief of A+ Magazine.
Hobbies
Photography, general fitness, workouts, cinema, swimming, creative writing, bowling, table tennis.
Timeline
Three-month training courses in documentary filmmaking and techniques of the web-documentary at -
Centre de Formation Professionnel du Journalisme
01.2017 - 01.2012
Chief Editor
HEC
01.2016 - Current
African Regional Service
01.2015 - 01.2020
Editor, chief
A Plus Mag
01.2013 - 01.2014
Producer of Le Talisman Brisé
01.2009 - 01.2011
Consultant and content
International Slavery Museum ISM
08.2007 - 07.2008
International Slavery Museum
01.2006 - 01.2008
Editor
Mondomix
01.2004 - 01.2008
Palestine
01.1999 - 01.2000
Vice
Freemuse
01.1998 - 01.2018
Staff reporter, director
Euronews television
01.1992 - 01.1994
senior staff journalist
Radio France International
01.1991 - 01.2013
Master of Arts - Media
University of Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris III
09.1990 - 06.1991
Freelance
01.1990 - Current
D.E.S.S - journalism in the French
Sorbonne Nouvelle, And The Centre De Formation Des Journalistes (CFJ)
09.1989 - 06.1990
Lecturer
University lecturer
01.1987 - 01.1992
B.A. Hons - French and European Studies
University of Sussex
01.1980 - 01.1984
1971-78 9 O levels and 4 A levels, Marple Hall Grammar School, Cheshire, England.
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