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Lynn is currently a TV correspondent for the BBC, specialising in investigations and was a contributing author to "Investigative Journalism: Dead or Alive", published in 2011 by Abramis. |
Lynn is currently a TV correspondent for the BBC, specialising in investigations and was a contributing author to "Investigative Journalism: Dead or Alive", published in 2011 by Abramis. |
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== Reports == |
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Lynn's undercover report on fake vet Leonard French, who controlled much of the UK's illegal black market in animal medicine, led directly to the imprisonment of French on August 20, 2007 for twelve months at Lincoln crown court. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6954392.stm]. |
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In August 2009, his TV piece exposing racial discrimination by estate agents against migrant workers in Boston led to follow up investigations by the [[National Association of Estate Agents]] (NAEA), the [[Equality and Human Rights Commission]] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8182817.stm] and won "Best Nations and Regions coverage" at the [[Amnesty International UK Media Awards]] of 2010. |
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Amnesty International described it as receiving "unprecedented national exposure, making waves from Poland to China. This was outstanding, shocking and emblematic of a deeper malaise in UK society.<ref>www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/06_june/02/look_north.shtml</ref> |
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== Awards == |
== Awards == |
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Revision as of 13:23, 28 June 2012
Guy Lynn is a British correspondent for the BBC. He has won three Royal Television Society "RTS Reporter of the Year" awards, two bronze BBC Ruby TV journalism awards and an Amnesty International media award for reporting on human rights.
Biography
Guy Lynn was born in London, attended Haberdashers' Aske's School and read Geography at Oxford University.
He previously reported and presented for a range of TV stations including Channel One TV (London), Reuters TV, BBC South, ITV West and BBC local radio.
Between 2000 and 2003, he was based in the Middle East for ABC TV, covering the outbreak of the second intifada and September 11th. Out there, he directed and wrote the documentary series "Ordinary People" which has been broadcast on TV stations and at festivals around the world and described as "among the most ambitious joint Israeli-Palestinian productions to date." [1]
Lynn is currently a TV correspondent for the BBC, specialising in investigations and was a contributing author to "Investigative Journalism: Dead or Alive", published in 2011 by Abramis.
Awards
- WINNER - Royal Television Society: Reporter of the Year (2010) (regional)
- WINNER - Royal Television Society: Reporter of the Year (2007) (regional)
- WINNER - Royal Television Society: Reporter of the Year (2006) (regional)
- WINNER - Amnesty International Media Award 2010 for human rights reporting
- BBC (bronze) Gillard award : Best Original Journalism (2008)
- BBC (bronze) Ruby award: Best Exclusive (2007)
- BBC (bronze) Ruby award: TV News Journalist of the Year (2006)
References
External links
- 2010 Amnesty International award winner, Best Nations and Regions Coverage 2010 - Discrimination: migrant workers rental block
- Illegal hare coursing, BBC six o clock news
- Guy Lynn, illegal medicines on BBC Radio 4
- Secret filming expose of illegal gangmasters (VT)
- Original undercover investigation on bogus vet - Leonard French (VT)
- Investigation into biofuels in Spain
- Trapped in the floods
- Guy Lynn on Twitter
Press Releases
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