About
I’m an award-winning correspondent and producer with multi-format experience across reportage, documentary and hard news.
My work primarily covers conflict, extremism, crime and human rights issues. I’ve worked on in-depth investigations, award-winning feature documentaries, six-part TV series, digital video, and high-pressure, on-the-ground foreign news.
I’ve worked for the BBC, VICE News, Channel 4 News, The Guardian, The New Statesman and The Independent. I’m a first-rate self-shooter with my own kit, including the Sony FX3, DJI Mini 2 drone and 24-70mm GM Sony Lens. I’ve worked as a journalist in Israel, The West Bank, Lebanon, Armenia, Hong Kong, Brazil, Poland, Hungary, France, Turkey, the UK and more.
I’m HEFAT-trained, hold a BA in Journalism from City, University of London, and am a member of the National Union of Journalists. I was named ‘Best Up and Coming Journalist 2015’, an award given by the Universal Peace Federation.
Awards and qualifications
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Best Up and Coming Journalist, 2015, awarded by the Universal Peace Federation
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HEFAT-certified, April 2022
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BA Journalism , 2015-18, City, University of London
C.V
- Reporter, freelance, October 2023 - Present
- Producer, VICE on Showtime, April - September 2023
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Producer, VICE News, June 2020 - December 2022
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Broadcast Journalist, BBC Newsnight, August - December 2018
- Broadcast Journalist, BBC News, April - June 2018
Contact
tom@tomjbennett.co.uk
UK: +44 7885 818787 (Whatsapp, Signal)