James Longman
From QueerBio.com
Country
Great Britain
Birth - Death
1986 -
Occupation
Journalist
Description
ABC News Foreign Correspondent. Former War reporter for BBC, specializing in reporting from Syria and the Middle East since 2012. When in the UK, works as a general news reporter for the Victoria Derbyshire show on BBC2 and BBC News. Mental health activist. Nominated for the Royal Television Society 2016 Young Talent of the Year award. Produced a documentary on the persecution of the LGBTQ community in Chechnya (2019).
See Also
- LGBTQ Investigative Journalists and Editors
- Documentary Filmmakers From the LGBTQ Community
- War and Foreign Press Correspondents Who Identify as LGBTQ
Further Reading/Research
- http://www.jameslongman.com/
- http://attitude.co.uk/bbc-newss-james-longman-on-the-reality-of-reporting-from-the-middle-east-as-a-gay-man/
- http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/james-longman-bbc-reporter-gay/#gs.hs34syc
- https://www.advocate.com/news/2019/10/24/gay-reporter-travels-chechnya-document-horror-firsthand
