Anna Holligan
is the BBC Hague correspondent. Twitter: @annaholligan
Blog posts in total 7
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Reporting the migrant crisis: “What’s your name? What brought you here?”
In part two of her blog, Anna Holligan shares lessons about staying on top of the migrants’ story but finding time to reflect the experiences of individuals at its heart.
Reporting the migrant crisis: Too many stories, too little time
Anna Holligan has travelled across Europe in recent months, covering the escalating migrant crisis. In part one of her blog, she reveals some of the professional and personal pressures, and lessons learned.
Testifying against Mladic ‘the right thing to do’ - Jeremy Bowen
Bearing witness to war crimes is an extension of the duty journalists have to create a record, says the veteran BBC war correspondent.
Newsnight takes audience on virtual ride
Our compact crew were travelling by bike on a four-day shoot from The Hague to London. Our mission was to see if the UK was moving towards a Dutch-style cycling revolution.
Is Twitter sexist?
I regularly check who people in my industry are following on Twitter and was astounded to see that one of the most respected news editors is following less than 20% women.
Dutch royal river pageant tests the water for live TV backpack
It was the biggest date in the Dutch calendar - only this year a new king would be sworn in too. We wanted to do things differently to make our coverage stand out.
My DIY live broadcast kit: 'the BBC on a bicycle'
It was a major development in one of the biggest foreign news stories of the past 12 months: the first time Libyan lawyers were to appear at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague, in the their legal battle to put Saif al-Islam Gaddafi on trial in Libya.
