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Foreign Correspondent (TV series)

Australian TV program

Summary

Australian TV program

Field	Value
image	Foreign-correspondent.jpg
caption	Former Foreign Correspondent opening titles
genre	Documentary
country	Australia
language	English
num_seasons	28
executive_producer	Matthew Carney
runtime	30 minutes
network	ABC
ABC News
first_aired
last_aired	present
related	Four Corners (1961–present)

ABC News Foreign Correspondent is a weekly Australian documentary series and current affairs program screened on the ABC, Tuesdays at 8:00 pm (AEDT), Wednesdays at 11.30am as well as on ABC News on Saturdays at 6.30pm. It is also available on iView or on the Foreign Correspondent website. ABC News also repeats the program on Thursdays at 2.30pm if parliament is in recess. The program premiered at 7:30 pm on Saturday 14 March 1992. Its aim is to provide information about the happenings in other countries either on the light side of life or during crises.

Foreign Correspondent has been one of Australia's leading programs in its genre since its premiere, and has won several awards, including the Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism and White House News Photographers' Association. Since its launch, the news teams have travelled more than 170 countries and produced more than 1,650 reports.

Impact

Correspondents on the program have received attention from other media outlets than the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Crikey covered Eric Campbell's presence in Thailand after he became a subject of the country's lèse majesté laws, which forbids criticism of the monarchy. The Sydney Morning Herald website featured an article about foreign correspondent Sally Sara as she opened up about her experience in an Afghan military hospital.

There are currently 11 correspondents based in various regions around the world for Foreign Correspondent, including Steve Cannane in Europe and Avani Dias in South Asia. Their work can be found on several media platforms: TV, radio, online and on social media.

In 2014, China warned the ABC that there would be wider implications over its program on Xinjiang.

Notes

References

(14 September 2023). "Complete list of awards". ABC News.
(13 April 2010). "Eric Campbell to be banned from Thailand after 'Foreign Correspondent' report". Crikey.
"Foreign Correspondent Sally Sara opens up about traumatic experience in an Afghan military hospital". The Sydney Morning Herald.
[https://www.abc.net.au/news/programs/foreign/about About Us], ''Foreign Correspondent''/ Retrieved 24 February 2023.
(31 December 2011). "Foreign Corresponding – A Conversation".
(30 September 2014). "Chinese embassy warns of 'wider implications' over Foreign Correspondent story on Xinjiang conflict". ABC News.

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