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Lara Whyte

  • Freelance Producer, Writer and Reporter, Freelance
Belfast, London
As seen in: Medium, BBC, Daily Mail, The Guardian, Broadly, The Sunday Times, The Times, VICE, VICE UK, Channel 4 News and
Journalist. Lecturing @CityJournalism. Fan of legally complex stories.

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Lara Whyte’s Biography

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Reporter, producer, and editor. My first book - Freedom Fighter - with Joanna Palani was released by Atlantic in January 2019.

See LinkedIn for my most recent documentary and TV work: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/larawhyte

Lara Whyte’s Journalist Portfolio

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Freedom Fighter

Freedom Fighter

My book with Joanna Palani, a young fighter with the Kurdish militia group, the YPG. Buy Freedom Fighter …

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Teenage Girls Serving in British Army Report Record Levels of Sexual Assault

Teenage Girls Serving in British Army Report Record Levels of Sexual Assault

VICE World News can reveal that a record number of teenagers have reported harassment - which are dismissed a…

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'Young men should be furious': Inside the world's largest gathering of men's rights activists

'Young men should be furious': Inside the world's largest gathering of men's rights activists

Men's rights activists (MRAs) from Europe, North America, Australia and Asia gathered in London last weekend …

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How Charlie Gard became a cause célèbre for the US Christian right

How Charlie Gard became a cause célèbre for the US Christian right

Parents of Charlie Gard speak to the media in London, before delivering the petition to Great Ormond Street H…

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'I was sexually assaulted in uniform. I can't get over it'

'I was sexually assaulted in uniform. I can't get over it'

Joanna was still at school when she was accepted by the Royal Navy. She "aced" the application, was offered a…

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Tenfold rise in rapes and sexual assaults on girls in military

Tenfold rise in rapes and sexual assaults on girls in military

Complaints of rape and sexual assault made by girls under 18 in the military have risen tenfold since 2015, M…

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Articles

Racist riots in Belfast recall the darkest days of the Troubles

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By Lara Whyte
| The Bureau of Investigative Journalism Verified
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The message circulating on WhatsApp listed 26 locations in and around Belfast with an unambiguous instruction: “Forward to all men of the age 18 and over. Wear dark clothing… and be prepared to fight or be arrested.” On Tuesday night, hundreds of masked men heeded its call. They set fire to homes and cars, kicked in doors and broke windows, while shouting “get foreigners out”. The fire brigade attended 62 incidents across the city.
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Things to bring in your kitbag whilst reporting in our current hostile environment

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By Lara Whyte
| Medium
Having spent quite a bit of time reporting on protests and street violence in various countries, I thought my quite specific experiences may be useful to those of you covering the BLM protests. A protest can and should be a wonderful afternoon out, but on occasion things can get ugly, so it’s a good idea to plan for all scenarios.
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Paddy Jackson’s revived rugby career is a backward step for feminism

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By Lara Whyte
| in.news.yahoo.com
The rugby team London Irish announced this week that Paddy Jackson will join their squad ahead of a return to the English premiership next season. Jackson, 27, who has previously played for Ulster and represented Ireland, was once famous solely for his talents as a fly-half on the pitch – but now is infamous for his role in a gruelling, much-publicised rape trial last year.
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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

Intern and then researcher at the Sunday Business Programme on Ireland's Today FM.

How is social media changing news?

By opening up networks that enable a plurality of views to be expressed, quickly.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Twitter or email is the best way to get me.