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Daniel Adamson

Daniel Adamson

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Senior News Editor, BBC Eye Investigations, BBC

London

Biography

Editor and Executive Producer with BBC World Service Investigations team, commissioning and making investigative documentary films from across Asia. Co-founder of BBC Africa Eye, where I created the multi-award-winning Open Source investigations team. Previously at BBC Arabic, and before that wandering freelance around Syria, Lebanon, West Bank, Egypt.

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documentary films. We're interested in exposing serious wrongdoing and holding power to account. OSINT investigationsInvestigations

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things that are in danger of death

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Total articles 26

  • The Bandit Warlords of Zamfara

    By Daniel Adamson Verified, Udora Orizu| This Day (Nigeria) Verified By Daniel Adamson In north western Nigeria bandit gangs raid villages, attack drivers, abduct schoolchildren, and kill anyone who resists. But who are these men, and what do they want? A new documentary from BBC Africa Eye talks us into the heart of Nigeria’s worst security crisis, and brings us face to face with some of the most feared bandit leaders in Zamfara state.    Over the last decade Zamfara state, in north western Nigeria, has been engulfed by violence.

    By Daniel Adamson Verified, Udora Orizu · This Day (Nigeria)

    Jul. 26, 2022

  • Thread by @danielsilas on Thread Reader App

    By Daniel Adamson Verified| threadreaderapp.com@ It’s been an incredible week for our Open Source investigations team at #BBCAfricaEye. A short thread... First, we saw the killers of these kids jailed in Cameroon https://twitter.com/BBCAfrica/status/1044186344153583616?s=20There’s detail on the sentencing here. The three men jailed are the same three named 2 years ago in our original report, plus their commander.

    By Daniel Adamson Verified · threadreaderapp.com

    Sep. 23, 2020

  • The Skype sex scam - a fortune built on shame

    By Sean O'Neill Verified, Reda El Mawy, Daniel Adamson Verified| BBC Verified Media playback is unsupported on your device One night a young Palestinian man living abroad fell victim to an online scam, involving a web camera and a beautiful woman. Here Samir (not his real name) tells the story of how he was trapped - and below the BBC's Reda el Mawy visits the Moroccan boomtown where many of the scammers are based. WARNING: this story contains descriptions of sexual actsIt happened when I was home alone. This girl added me on Facebook.

    By Sean O'Neill Verified, Reda El Mawy, Daniel Adamson Verified · BBC

    Oct. 26, 2016

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Company Info

BBC

BBC News is the news division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), established in 1922. It is the largest broadcast news organization in the world, employing around 5,500 journalists and 7,000 staff globally. The organization produces over 120 hours of content daily across radio, television, and digital platforms, with its headquarters located in London and 50 international bureaus staffed by more than 250 foreign correspondents. BBC News provides comprehensive news coverage through its TV channel, regional programs, and specialized services. It delivers news via BBC Radio 4, BBC World Service, and local stations, while its digital platforms offer live updates and multimedia content. The division produces flagship news programs, in-depth documentaries, and podcasts, catering to both UK residents and international audiences. Funded primarily by the UK television license fee, BBC News focuses on delivering impartial news without subscription fees for its core services.

London, England, United Kingdom

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Founded: 1922