Award-winning Yemeni filmmaker Nawal Al-Maghafi was the first journalist to enter Sadah and gain an exclusive interview with one of the key leaders of the Houthi movement. She reported across the border in Saudi Arabia on the conditions facing the Shi’a population there. She produced a BBC World film on Abdu Al-Janadi and his family, interviewing the former President and his close associates. She has documented the journey of Ethiopian migrants traveling to Saudi Arabia for work and the stories of those who were kidnapped and tortured in Yemen, including at the hands of members of the Yemeni military. Most recently Nawal investigated the UK and US role in the conflict in Yemen. Nawal previously worked as a producer and journalist for the BBC, Channel 4 and Reuters.
| 09:00 - 13:00 | Meeting Room 2 : Workshop 8:The importance of planning - The Risk assessmentIn this session, Yemen’s Nawal al-Maghafi, a London-based freelance producer and journalist, who has completed scores of TV investigations, films and documentaries in war-torn Yemen and the region, shows you the ABC’s of pre-planning and risk assessment before you embark on your investigation. Using standards employed by international broadcasters like the BBC, she will explain how the risk assessment is a fundamental part of managing your project and is also a vital way to identify what harm could result from your activity or situation and what control measures are needed. Trainers
Nawal MaghafiAward-winning Yemeni filmmaker Nawal Al-Maghafi was the first journalist to enter Sadah and gain an exclusive interview with one of the key leaders of the Houthi movement. She reported across the border in Saudi Arabia on the conditions facing the Shi’a population there. She produced a BBC World film on Abdu Al-Janadi and his family, interviewing the former President and his close associates. She has documented the journey of Ethiopian migrants traveling to Saudi Arabia for work and the stories of those who were kidnapped and tortured in Yemen, including at the hands of members of the Yemeni military. Most recently Nawal investigated the UK and US role in the conflict in Yemen. Nawal previously worked as a producer and journalist for the BBC, Channel 4 and Reuters. |
