Freelance profile

Paul Eedle

Paul Eedle is a reporter on the Middle East and militant Islam. He speaks Arabic and has reported from 24 countries on four continents. Based in Baghdad during the 2003 war in Iraq, he produced Channel 4 News's Emmy award winning coverage and reported for the FT. During 17 years with Reuters, he covered the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, the Iran-Iraq war, and democracy protests in Tiananmen Square. Paul then created an online news network, Out There News. After the attacks of 11 September 2001, he returned to his own journalism, concentrating on investigative reporting and TV.

Contact details:

Region/nation: London
Country: United Kingdom
Website: http://www.outtherenews.com/about/paul.htm
Telephone: +44 20 8374 7845

Skills:

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ReporterRates: Reporter
Feature writerRates: Print media
BroadcasterRates: Broadcasting
Online journalismRates: Online/writing
PhotographerRates: Photography
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Subjects:

  • Foreign affairs and overseas
  • Current affairs
  • Religion
  • Military and defence
  • Media

Major clients:

  • Channel 4 News
  • CNN
  • Financial Times
  • South China Morning Post

Profile last updated: 2002-01-02 15:52:18


Extra information:

Paul Eedle is a reporter on the Middle East and militant Islam. He speaks Arabic and has reported from 24 countries on four continents. Based in Baghdad during the 2003 war in Iraq, he produced Channel 4 News�s Emmy award winning coverage of the fall of Saddam and reported for the Financial Times. During 17 years with Reuters, he covered the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, the Iran-Iraq war, and democracy protests in Tiananmen Square. He invented Reuters Financial Television, re-launched Reuters Japanese news service and ran all Reuters news operations in the Americas. Paul then created a pioneering online media business, Out There News. After the attacks of 11 September 2001, he decided to return to his own journalism, concentrating on investigative reporting, feature writing, and TV documentaries. ACHIEVEMENTS Reporting Middle East - War in Iraq, based in Baghdad for Channel 4 News and Financial Times. Channel 4 News coverage of fall of Saddam won International Emmy and Royal Television Society�s News Event of the Year awards - Al-Qaeda's use of the Internet for propaganda and command and control. Consultant and regular contributor to CNN and Channel 4 News. - Muslim militant violence in Egypt. Interviewed militant leaders in Morocco, Sudan, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Iran - Iraq-Iran war from both sides - Israeli invasion of Lebanon and massacre in Palestinian refugee camps - Maturing of Iranian revolution and crushing of Communist Party - Civil war in Sudan, Libya paralysed by sanctions Asia - Ran Reuters coverage of Tianamen Square uprising Multimedia - Multimedia notebook from Iraq under sanctions. Live Internet chats by satphone - Interactive documentaries on Bosnia's war, the Princess Diana Phenomenon, Asia?s economic crisis. Media business innovation Out There News - Founded company and managed to profits in three years - Developed the Net's first explorable interactive documentaries and pioneered live Internet reporting, contributed journalism and interactive TV. Reuters Japanese service - Started first Japanese online news service to cover US markets first-hand. Reuters Financial Television - Digital video service of live market-moving events for financial trading rooms - Devised concept, wrote initial product plan, launched service in United States Sky News - Managed £5m contract to support Murdoch's Sky News from launch - Built network of five news bureaux and eight stringers - Created UK's first single-vehicle TV news reporting teams Success at managing large international organisations A 10-year international editorial management and business career with Reuters in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and the Americas. Rose to manage all Reuters news operations and media business in the Americas - a $45-million business with a staff of 645 in 40 cities on two continents.