Lyse Doucet
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Lyse Doucet OBE | |
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Born | , Canada | 24 December 1958
Education | |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, television presenter |
Employer | BBC |
Notable credits | |
Relatives | Andrea Doucet (sister) |
Lyse Marie Doucet
Early life and education
Doucet was born on 24 December 1958 in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada,[2] where she grew up in an Anglophone family. Her father was Clarence "Boo" Emile Doucet and mother Norma. She is one of six children. Her sister is Andrea Doucet, a Canadian professor of sociology.[3] She has Acadian and Irish ancestry.[4] She graduated in 1980 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario,[2] where she wrote for the university newspaper.[5] In her youth Doucet enjoyed curling, was on the curling team for her province and went to the winter games in Canada.[6]
She gained a
Career
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From 1983 to 1988, she worked as a freelancer in West Africa for the Canadian media and for the BBC. This period proved a stepping stone to a longer-term career with the BBC.[10][5] Doucet reported from Pakistan in 1988, and was based in Kabul from late 1988 to the end of 1989 to cover the Soviet troop withdrawal and its aftermath. She was the BBC correspondent in Islamabad from 1989 to 1993, also reporting from Afghanistan and Iran. In 1994 she opened the BBC office in Amman, Jordan. From 1995 to 1999, she was based in Jerusalem, travelling across the Middle East. In 1999, she joined the BBC's team of presenters but continues to report from the field.
Doucet played a leading role in the BBC's coverage of the
In 2014 she made the documentary Children of Syria with film-maker Robin Barnwell, which was nominated in the Best Single Documentary category at the 2015 BAFTA Awards.[11]
In 2015 she made the documentary Children of the Gaza War with film-maker James Jones.[citation needed]
In 2018 she presented two documentaries titled Syria: The World's War for
Beginning on New Year's Day 2018, Doucet presented Her Story Made History, a five-part series on BBC Radio 4 featuring in-depth interviews with five remarkable women. The theme is the relationship between women and democracy.[12] A second series was broadcast in the summer of 2019 on BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service.
Doucet reported extensively from Kabul Airport during August 2021, following the coalition withdrawal from Afghanistan after the Taliban offensive in the country.[13]
In the second half of 2021, she recorded a 10-episode podcast for BBC Sounds entitled A Wish for Afghanistan [14]
In February 2022, alongside
Other activities
Doucet is a former Council Member of the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House). She is a founding member of the Marie Colvin Journalists' Network along with Lindsey Hilsum and Lady Jane Wellesley, a trustee of the Frontline Club for journalists, and a member of the Canadian Journalism Forum on Trauma and Violence. She is also involved with Friends of Aschiana UK, which supports working street children in Afghanistan, and is an honorary patron of Canadian Crossroads International. Doucet takes pride in her ancestry and attends the Acadian World Congress, which is held every five years. She notes: "It would be hypocritical to spend all my time learning about other tribes if I were to neglect my own."[5]
She featured on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs on 30 January 2022. Her choices included "Habibi Nour Al Ain" by Amr Diab, "Passionate Kisses" by Mary Chapin Carpenter, "Annie's Song" by John Denver and "L Einaudi: Elegy For The Arctic" by Ludovico Einaudi.[16]
Awards and recognition
In 2002 she was the only journalist to accompany Afghan President Hamid Karzai to his brother's wedding, where an assassination attempt was made.[citation needed] She and her team were later nominated for a Royal Television Society Award for their exclusive coverage of the attempt.[citation needed] Doucet last interviewed Ahmed Wali Karzai in April 2011, shortly before his assassination.[17]
In 2003 she was awarded a Silver
In 2007 she was named International Television Personality of the Year by the Association for International Broadcasting. She also received the News and Factual award from the organisation Women in Film and Television.[citation needed]
Doucet won a
In 2012 her team was awarded an Edward Murrow award for radio reports from Tunisia.[citation needed]
In 2014 her team was part of the BBC's Emmy award for its coverage of the Syrian conflict. Doucet was also awarded the ITV Studios Achievement of the Year Award at the annual Women in Film and Television Awards in London.[citation needed]
In 2015 Doucet won the
In 2016 she was awarded the Columbia School of Journalism Award for exceptional journalist achievement.[citation needed]
At the 2017 International Media Awards, Doucet was awarded the Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting Award. The award is given to journalists whose body of work has led to better understanding, and as a consequence increased prospects for peace.[20] She also received the Charles Wheeler Award for Outstanding Contribution to Broadcast Journalism by the British Journalism Review.[citation needed]
In 2017 her team won the Luchetta Prize, awarded for work which raises the awareness of the plight of children in war, for its story on a Syrian teenager in the Syrian city of Homs.[citation needed]
In 2018 she was awarded "The Trailblazer Award" from Georgetown University's Institute for Women, Peace and Security. She also received the #ChangeTheCulture award from Their World, a global children’s charity based in London UK.[citation needed]
Doucet has an
In Britain, Doucet has received honorary doctorates from the University of York (2011),[citation needed] the University of St Andrews (2014),[citation needed] Liverpool Hope University (2015),[citation needed] York St John University (2015),[citation needed] the University of Bedfordshire (2017),[citation needed] the University of Sussex (2018),[citation needed] Queen's University Belfast (2019),[citation needed] Cranfield University (2019),[citation needed] the University of Exeter (2022)[citation needed] and the University of Oxford (2023).[21]
She was appointed an
In March 2023 Doucet was awarded the Mungo Park Medal by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society at a ceremony in Perth, Scotland.[citation needed]
In January 2024 she was awarded an honorary degree from Keele University, for "her distinguished and extensive achievements in journalism.[25]
References
- ^ "Lyse Doucet". From Our Own Correspondent. 8 June 2013. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ Who's Who 2024. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ISBN 9780802085467.
- ^ "BBC World Service – Institutional – Lyse Doucet". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f Gordon, Sheldon (2010). "With an accent on the news". Queen's Alumni Review. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- BBC. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ "Reception hosted by The Hon. David R. Peters on, Chancellor". University of Toronto. 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Honorary Patrons". Canadian Crossroads International. 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- OCLC 60623878.
- ^ "Television in 2015 - BAFTA Awards".
- ^ "BBC - Search results for Her Story Made History". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ Andrea, Bellemare (23 August 2021). "'An incredibly sad time,' says journalist reporting on Afghans fleeing country". CBC News. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "BBC Sounds - A Wish for Afghanistan". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "BBC News reporters take shelter in Kyiv as it's 'too dangerous to be on streets'". 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Lyse Doucet, journalist". Desert Island Discs. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Ahmad Wali Karzai: Meeting Kandahar's Mr Fix-it". BBC News. 12 July 2011.
- ^ Jackson, Jasper (28 May 2015). "BBC's Lyse Doucet wins religious broadcasting award". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "2015 Award Winners". Sandford St Martin Trust. 27 May 2015. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "The Next Century Foundation". The Next Century Foundation. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ "Honorary degrees awarded at Encaenia 2023". University of Oxford. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "No. 60895". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 2014. p. b26.
- ^ "BBC journalists Lyse Doucet and Tin Htar Swe made OBEs". BBC News. 13 June 2014.
- ^ "Governor General Announces 103 New Appointments to the Order of Canada" Archived 27 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine, The Governor General of Canada, 27 December 2018.
- ^ "Distinguished BBC correspondent receives honorary degree from Keele University". Keele University. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
External links
- Lyse Doucet profile at BBC NewsWatch
- Lyse Doucet on Twitter
- Lyse Doucet BBC Blog