I am looking for a literary agent interested in repurposing the Stolen Goodbyes podcast into a book. I believe it would be a really interesting and important read.
I am interested in hearing from anyone who has lost a loved one to Covid 19 and would like to share their experience on the Stolen Goodbyes podcast.
I am looking for greater exposure for Stolen Goodbyes generally.
Also looking for remote working opportunities in the following areas: communications, writing, editing, copywriting, proof-reading, media. training, social media, marketing.
I can offer top-flight writing, editing, interviewing and media training garnered from more than 20 years working as a journalist in national media outlets.
Karen Rice is a London Irish, freelance foreign correspondent and investigative journalist specialising in human rights.
An award winning journalist, Karen has produced work for the Sunday Times, the Guardian and Observer, the Telegraph, iNews, Sky News, ITN, the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday, Scotsman Publications and Ireland on Sunday.
Her work has given a voice to vulnerable and disadvantaged people around the world, exposed miscarriages of justice, corruption, ineptitude and wrong doing.
She has travelled extensively with her work to South America, Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
In the past she has worked as an in-house foreign editor, investigations editor, news editor, political reporter, news and features writer for leading national titles.
Karen is currently covering the Iberian peninsula and also undertakes special projects further afield. She is interested in collaborative journalistic projects particularly in relation to Covid 19.
She is the creator, producer and host of the award-winning Stolen Goodbyes podcast, created to give a voice to people who lost loved ones to Covid 19 without warning or goodbye. The podcast won gold in the fiercely competitive Best Lockdown category of the British Podcast Award 2021. #StolenGoodbyes
Karen has designed and delivered bespoke media training in English and Spanish to journalists, media professionals, NGOs and businesses in many countries including Argentina and Paraguay, Doha, Austria, Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Croatia and Oman.
Participants have included online/broadcast journalists at Al Jazeera, the Oman news agency, digital journalists (online/TV/print) for leading media outlets in South America in association with the British embassy abroad and the European Union and NGOs in the UK and Europe.
As well as being a sessional lecturer in media law, politics and ethics, Karen provides advice to children’s charities on media strategy, and has been invited to speak at events organised by the National Union of Journalists in the UK as well as having addressed international journalism conferences about the future of journalism.
Passionate about human rights, freedom of speech and gender equality, she also has a special interest in children affected by conflict and migration. She has a global mindset, and speaks Spanish and Portuguese.