Aela Callan
Aela Callan is a documentary filmmaker and journalist based in Berlin, Germany.
Callan began her career in
Walkley Award, for excellence in Australian journalism.[2] In 2013-14 Callan was selected for the John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford where she studied ways to combat hate speech online in Myanmar.[3] She was also the recipient of the Gold UNDPI Award at the New York Festivals Film and Television Awards in 2014,[4] for her film "It's a Man's World," which appeared on the Al Jazeera Network's program 101 East[5]
Between 2009 and 2013, Callan lived in Asia and filed reports for Channel Seven and Al Jazeera Television. The many events she covered include Myanmar's 2010 elections,[6] the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami,[7] and Thailand's 2010 violent street protests.[8] Her documentary work has focused on topics around women's rights,[9] [10] and the environment [11]
References
- ^ "Newsreader of the Month". Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ "Media Spy Forums". Archived from the original on 27 July 2008. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ "JSK Fellows Class of 2014". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "NYF 2014 Gala UNDPI Winners". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "101 East 8 March 2013". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Myanmar election campaign underway". YouTube.
- ^ "Echoes from Sendai". Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ "Red shirts' military leader dies". Asia-Pacific. Al Jazeera. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ^ "101 East 2 June 2016". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "101 East 24 March 2015". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "101 East 9 Dec 2015". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
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