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Linda D.

@lindebeer

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Professional journalist, freelance writer

Professional journalist and freelance writer bringing over 20 years experience from working for regional and daily newspapers in South Africa and freelancing for an international NGO. I cover every topic under the sun, ranging from travel and health to news, human interest and development. I entered the freelancer ranks in 2012 after moving to Austria, completing numerous assignments for an international NGO.

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linda was absolutely brilliant she listened understood the project and delivered with absolute clarity and precision a first class article great communication and easy to talk with.
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Freelance journalist/writer

SOS Children's Villages International
Mar 2011 - Present
I write articles for the international website of SOS Children's Villages International as well as in-house articles for their intranet on a regular freelance basis. These include feature articles on development issues, the covering of international conferences and human interest articles.

Senior Journalist

Beeld Daily Newspaper
Jun 2000 - May 2010 (9 years, 11 months)
I covered national news in South Africa on a daily basis. As provincial reporter in two of the country's northern provinces I covered the whole spectrum of news, including politics, crime, human interest, business and travel. During this time I received the regional reporter of the year award twice.

Senior Journalist

Lowvelder Regional Newspaper
Jul 1997 - Jun 2000 (2 years, 11 months)
I wrote newspaper articles on a variety of topics in the Lowveld Region of South Africa's Mpumalanga Province. This included hard news, human interest, travel articles, restaurant reviews as well as content for a variety of supplements ranging from health to property.

Education

MPhil Journalism

Stellenbosch University/Universiteit Stellenbosch, South Africa 2001 - 2005
(4 years)

BA Communications

University of Johannesburg, South Africa 1991 - 1993
(2 years)

Qualifications

Regional Reporter of the Year

Beeld Daily Newspaper
2006
I received the Regional Reporter of the Year award from Beeld for a range of well researched and written newspaper articles.

Regional Reporter of the Year

Beeld Daily Newspaper
2001
I received the Regional Reporter of the Year award from Beeld for a range of well researched and written newspaper articles.

Journalist of the Year

Caxton Newspaper Group
1999
I received the Journalist of the Year award from the Caxton Newspaper Group in South Africa for a range of well researched and written articles for the Lowvelder Newspaper.

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