Foreign Correspondent (TV series)
{{Short description|Australian TV program}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
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| genre = Documentary
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| country = Australia
| language = English
| num_seasons = 28
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| executive_producer = Matthew Carney
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| runtime = 30 minutes
| first_aired = {{start date|1992|3|14|df=y}}
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| related = Four Corners (1961–present)
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Foreign Correspondent is a weekly Australian documentary series and current affairs program screened on the ABC, Tuesdays at {{nowrap|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 {{nowrap|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.{{cite web|title=Complete list of awards|url=http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/awards.htm|website=Foreign Correspondent|date=14 September 2023 |publisher=ABC News}} Since its launch, the news teams have travelled more than 170 countries and produced more than 1,650 reports.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
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.{{cite web|last1=Crook|first1=A|title=Eric Campbell to be banned from Thailand after 'Foreign Correspondent' report|date=13 April 2010|url=http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/04/13/eric-campbell-to-be-banned-from-thailand-after-foreign-correspondent-report/|publisher=Crikey}} The Sydney Morning Herald{{'s}} website featured an article about foreign correspondent Sally Sara as she opened up about her experience in an Afghan military hospital.{{cite news|last1=Meade|first1=A|title=Foreign Correspondent Sally Sara opens up about traumatic experience in an Afghan military hospital|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/foreign-correspondent-sally-sara-opens-up-about-traumatic-experience-in-an-afghan-military-hospital-20131001-2uqj6.html|work=The Sydney Morning Herald}}
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.[https://www.abc.net.au/news/programs/foreign/about About Us], Foreign Correspondent/ Retrieved 24 February 2023. Their work can be found on several media platforms: TV, radio, online and on social media.{{cite web|title=Foreign Corresponding – A Conversation|url=http://meanjin.com.au/articles/post/foreign-corresponding-a-conversation/|website=Meanjin|date=31 December 2011}}
In 2014, China warned the ABC that there would be wider implications over its program on Xinjiang.{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-30/abc-warned-of-wider-implications-from-china-story/5779218 |title=Chinese embassy warns of 'wider implications' over Foreign Correspondent story on Xinjiang conflict |date=30 September 2014 |publisher=ABC News|location=Australia |access-date=30 September 2014}}
See also
{{Portal|Television|Australia}}
Notes
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.abc.net.au/foreign/}}
- {{YouTube|playlist=PLDTPrMoGHssDTF6wySxfL89TPt5LRezhz|title=Foreign Correspondent}}
- [http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/archives.htm Foreign Correspondent archives] – abc.net.au
- {{IMDb title|480780|Foreign Correspondent}}
{{ABC Television programming}}
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Category:Australian non-fiction television series
Category:Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming
Category:1992 Australian television series debuts
Category:2000s Australian television series