In this week's episode we speak to the winner of the Best Investigation category at the 2024 Freelance Journalism Awards. Sahar Zand won the award for her investigation into interpol's misuse of power which was released as a podcast series for Sky News. She discusses fleeing Iran as a child and her drive to uncover abuses of power, often in hostile environments.

Guest

Sahar Zand https://x.com/SaharZand

Resources

Dirty Work podcast https://www.saharzand.com/podcast/skynews/dirtywork

Sahar's TED Talk https://www.ted.com/talks/sahar_zand_why_iranians_are_cutting_their_hair_for_women_life_freedom?subtitle=en

Talking Travel Writing newsletter https://travelwriting.substack.com/

This award was sponsored by market research company Savanta https://savanta.com/