I'm a British journalist and filmmaker with 25+ years of experience across live reporting, presenting, filming, editing, podcasting and feature writing. My reporting focuses on human rights, conflict and politics, and I have trained journalists in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Madagascar and the UK in reporting in culturally sensitive environments. As a BBC Eye producer/editor and a digital editor for Africa Eye, I work across video, radio and TV packages, and I’ve won awards such as Best Short-Form Documentary in the 2025 Broadcast Digital Awards for 'Who is Flooding West Africa with Opioids?'. I also mentor journalists and lead training across multiple organizations, including PA Media Academy.…

Tamasin Ford

I'm a British journalist and filmmaker with 25+ years of experience across live reporting, presenting, filming, editing, podcasting and feature writing. My reporting focuses on human rights, conflict and politics, and I have trained journalists in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Madagascar and the UK in reporting in culturally sensitive environments. As a BBC Eye producer/editor and a digital editor for Africa Eye, I work across video, radio and TV packages, and I’ve won awards such as Best Short-Form Documentary in the 2025 Broadcast Digital Awards for 'Who is Flooding West Africa with Opioids?'. I also mentor journalists and lead training across multiple organizations, including PA Media Academy.…

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I’m a British journalist and filmmaker with 25+ years of experience across live reporting, presenting, filming, editing, podcasting and feature writing. My reporting focuses on human rights, conflict and politics, and I have trained journalists in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Madagascar and the UK in reporting in culturally sensitive environments.

As a BBC Eye producer/editor and a digital editor for Africa Eye, I work across video, radio and TV packages, and I’ve won awards such as Best Short-Form Documentary in the 2025 Broadcast Digital Awards for ‘Who is Flooding West Africa with Opioids?’. I also mentor journalists and lead training across multiple organizations, including PA Media Academy.

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Experience Level

Language

English
Fluent
French
Advanced

Work Experience

Producer/ Editor at BBC Eye
April 1, 2018 - Present
Producer/ editor for BBC Eye, the BBC’s award-winning Investigation Unit. Script and edit short-form videos for TikTok, Insta, YouTube, X, Facebook for each documentary; Script and edit radio and TV packages for each documentary. Digital editor for many of BBC Africa Eye's award-winning documentaries, including Disciples: The Cult of TB Joshua, Mayor on the Frontline and Fear and Loathing in South Africa.
Trainer/ Mentor at BBC Media Action
June 1, 2025 - October 1, 2025
Face-to-face training sessions with journalists in Freetown on: ‘Investigating Sierra Leone's extractive industries’. Remote mentoring to help broadcast and publish journalists’ investigations.
Lead Trainer at PA Media Academy
September 1, 2022 - Present
Lead trainer for the BBC apprentice cohort - NCTJ Video Journalism and Essential Journalism modules.
Presenter/ Producer at BBC
April 1, 2018 - December 31, 2023
Presenter on the Food Chain, World Business Report, Newsday, Business Daily, Business Matters, Business Update and the Newsroom on BBC World Service Radio and Radio 4. Projects included The Chocolate Islands (Sao Tome and Principe), Rights of Nature, Sexism in African investment, The coming cleantech mining rush, Africa's tech entrepreneurs.
Multimedia Reporter at BBC Stringer (Abidjan)
February 1, 2013 - April 1, 2018
TV, digital, radio and online reports from Ivory Coast, South Africa, Liberia, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Cameroon, Namibia and Madagascar on politics, extractive industries, Ebola, the economy, business, post-conflict issues, corruption, human rights, child labour, deforestation, religion, elections, culture and football.
Freelance Journalist at Monrovia, Liberia
February 1, 2010 - February 1, 2013
Print, photo, film and online reports for the Guardian/Observer, BBC, The Africa Report, Washington Times, CNN, Sky News and DW-TV from Mali, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Radio packages & live reporting for BBC WS, R4, 5live, NPR & DW from Mali, Liberia, Sierra Leone.
Radio Trainer at Journalists for Human Rights
February 1, 2010 - December 1, 2011
JHR Radio Trainer, training reporters at national media houses, including Liberia’s first radio station for women - LWDR; Organising reporting trips to cover topics including the Truth & Reconciliation Commission, discrimination, GBV, human rights abuses, ritual killings, corruption and Ivory Coast’s conflict.
Multimedia Reporter at BBC News
August 1, 2009 - October 31, 2009
Highlights include live reports from Rome on binge drinking/violence; packages and lives for BBC Breakfast, News Channel and R4 Today.
Newsbeat Reporter at BBC Radio One
June 1, 2006 - February 1, 2010
Outside broadcast and original journalism on issues including stag do attacks in Latvia, under-25s drink driving in the UK, politics, immigration, knife crime and army equipment shortages.
Journalist / East Midlands Reporter at BBC ASIAN NETWORK, Leicester
August 1, 2002 - June 1, 2006
Journalist and East Midlands Reporter covering news and features for network and regional audiences.
Breakfast News Reader at BBC RADIO OXFORD
March 1, 2004 - August 1, 2004
Oxford-based breakfast news reader responsibilities.
News reader/ Reporter at CLUB ASIA Radio Station, London
November 1, 2001 - August 1, 2002
News reader/reporter responsibilities at a London-based Asian music and news station.
Media Manager at PROZONE
June 1, 2000 - July 31, 2001
Post-match analysis for Premiership football clubs; media management responsibilities.
Breakfast News Reader at LEEDS STUDENT RADIO, LSR
June 1, 1997 - May 1, 2000
Leeds Student Radio – Breakfast News Reader and early broadcasting roles.
Co-presenter at Namibia African Women's Football Championships
November 1, 2014 - November 30, 2014
Co-presenter for the African Women’s Football Championships, Windhoek (Namibia).
Filmmaker/ Editor at Infrastructure Matters
April 1, 2017 - August 31, 2018
Filmed and edited around 20 films for an advocacy company; project work in infrastructure reporting.
French-language Journalism Trainer at GIZ ( Madagascar )
May 1, 2014 - May 31, 2014
Journalism training in French for journalists in Antananarivo, Madagascar.
Media Consultant at Equip Liberia, Plan, NRC, US AID
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2013
Media consultancy/ NGO reporting projects across Liberia and West Africa.
Author at Global Integrity
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011
Author of the 2011 Liberia Corruption Notebook for Global Integrity.

Education

BA Broadcast Journalism (NCTJ accredited) at Leeds University
January 1, 1997 - January 1, 2000

Qualifications

Hostile Environment Training
January 1, 2015 - April 4, 2026
Final Cut Pro X
January 1, 2015 - April 4, 2026
Reporting for TV
January 1, 2014 - April 4, 2026
BBC World Service Voice Coaching
January 1, 2005 - April 4, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Non-Profit Organization, Other

Skills

Experience Level