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Andrew Leeson

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Balkans news editor and deputy bureau chief for international newswire Agence France-Presse (AFP)

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Andrew Leeson’s Biography

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International journalist and multimedia editor with more than a decade of experience leading and producing video and text coverage across Europe, the Pacific islands and Australia. Currently Deputy Bureau Chief and News Editor for AFP in the Balkans, overseeing daily news output across multiple countries while editing, reporting and producing under deadline.

Andrew Leeson’s Journalist Portfolio

Andrew Leeson - multimedia journalist - showreel 2023

Andrew Leeson - multimedia journalist - showreel 2023

A collection of video journalism shot, edited and produced for Agence France-Presse (AFP) by Andrew Leeson.

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Fear for Australia's Great Barrier Reef after mass bleaching | AFP

Fear for Australia's Great Barrier Reef after mass bleaching | AFP

The Great Barrier Reef is suffering one of the worst coral bleaching events ever - its fifth in eight years -…

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Milking venom from Australia's deadly marine animals | AFP

Milking venom from Australia's deadly marine animals | AFP

Toxicologist Jamie Seymour runs a facility studying Australia's deadliest marine animals in a bid to understa…

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2019-2021 Showreel

2019-2021 Showreel

A collection of video journalism shot for Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Australian Associated Press (AAP) ov…

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News showreel 2019

News showreel 2019

A collection of work shot for AAP.

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Le temps presse pour sauver les salines d'Ulcinj, sanctuaire d'oiseaux menacé de disparition

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By Andrew Leeson Verified
| Yahoo News France Verified
Chaque année dans le ciel du Monténégro, des dizaines de milliers d'oiseaux survolent les installations rouillées d'Ulcinj, vestiges de l'un des plus grands marais salants de Méditerranée, pour se reposer dans un paradis aujourd'hui menacé de disparition. Les vastes salines, grandes comme quatre fois Central Park, sont une étape essentielle sur la route migratoire des flamants roses, des pélicans migrateurs et de dizaines d'autres espèces.
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'We don't have time': Montenegro's bird haven fading

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By Andrew Leeson Verified
| Yahoo Verified
Every year, tens of thousands of birds glide over the rusting remains of one of the Mediterranean's largest saltworks, to rest in the rare paradise it left behind. But experts warn the sprawling salt flats of Montenegro's Ulcinj salina, a vital stop-off for migrating flamingos, pelicans and other species, is fading fast.
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Reviving Montenegro's 'ancient' olive tree

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By Andrew Leeson Verified
| eNews Channel Africa Verified
BAR - At the edge of rugged Montenegrin foothills, a years-long effort to save one of the country's oldest olive trees, which locals say dates back millennia, is finally bearing fruit -- literally. The tree in the town of Bar was successfully harvested in October for the first time in four seasons, following years of urgent restorative work. "It is believed that the ancient Greeks brought it here," House of Olives executive director Marija Markoc told AFP, from under its canopy.
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Awards

AAP Next Generation Award (Peter Veness Award)

2018 - Cross-platform journalism

Awarded to one young journalist at Australian Associated Press every year. The award recognised particular work with graphics and video for the wire.