Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Hostile Environment Experience
Citizenship
Affiliations
Interests
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Charles McPhedran

Charles McPhedran

Journalist/Film-maker
Berlin

Summary

Driven and committed investigative and enterprise reporter, director with a focus on Central and Eastern Europe

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
8
8
Languages

Work History

Director, Co-Producer

Open Wounds
01.2016 - Current
  • The project concerns the lack of justice for the victims of the 2014 Maidan Massacre during the Ukrainian Revolution and features a confession from a police officer
  • It has received two major grants and could be used in an International Criminal Court case
  • Involvement in every aspect of the project, from grant-seeking to creative direction, management and post-production

Producer

The Year That Never Ended
06.2022 - 02.2023
  • Co-created and completed independent film for The Guardian's documentaries platform
  • Film has been nominated for a 2024 Amnesty Media Award
  • Was seen tens-of-thousands of times across Guardian platforms
  • Huge cultural impact - film was praised by prominent comedians such as Monty Python's manager

Desk Reporter, Field Reporter, Reporter in Studio, News Producer, Editor

Deutsche Welle News
07.2012 - 02.2022
  • Appeared on air to report and analyze major breaking stories, including heading rolling coverage of the the Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Cut and wrote television news packages and short reports, feature reports
  • Produced business news program Business Brief and news updates
  • Planned, coordinated and oversaw coverage of major breaking news stories, overseeing field and studio coverage for English and German bulletins


Freelance Features and Investigative Writer

Various
01.2010 - Current
  • Articles published by newspapers and websites, including The Australian, PBS Newshour, The Daily Beast, Foreign Policy, Columbia Journalism Review, Mother Jones

German/English Translator

Lennon Languages
12.2010 - 06.2011
  • Corporate communications, advertising and journalism translator; clients included Deutsche Bank, Drager, Sixt

Journalist, Editor

Associated Reporters Abroad
01.2012 - 01.2014
  • Wrote breaking news, beat and features stories for agency's clients, including USA Today, Global Post, Bloomberg BNA and APM Health News
  • Edited and translated features for the Berlin-based start-up news agency

Education

German Academic Exchange Service Fellow -

Institute for Cultural Studies, Humboldt University

Masters, Political Science - undefined

New School for Social Research

Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications) - undefined

University of Sydney

Skills

    Mobile and video reporting

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Hostile Environment Experience

Bundeswehr journalist training course completed March 2015; some experience in the eastern Ukrainian combat zone prior to 2022 and in post-conflict areas this year

Citizenship

  • Hungarian
  • Australian

Affiliations

German Union of Journalists

Interests

Philosophy, languages, coffee

Timeline

Producer

The Year That Never Ended
06.2022 - 02.2023

Director, Co-Producer

Open Wounds
01.2016 - Current

Desk Reporter, Field Reporter, Reporter in Studio, News Producer, Editor

Deutsche Welle News
07.2012 - 02.2022

Journalist, Editor

Associated Reporters Abroad
01.2012 - 01.2014

German/English Translator

Lennon Languages
12.2010 - 06.2011

Freelance Features and Investigative Writer

Various
01.2010 - Current

German Academic Exchange Service Fellow -

Institute for Cultural Studies, Humboldt University

Masters, Political Science - undefined

New School for Social Research

Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications) - undefined

University of Sydney

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