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Covers:  International politics, environment, war, conflict, innovation, technology, economics, personal interest, culture, climate change, breaking news
Doesn't Cover: I'm not a PR firm, please don’t email me like I am.
Audio correspondent @TheEconomist; reporting on Ukraine, climate change etc @cbcnews @canadaland @thewalrus @guardian etc ☕️ Runs on: curiosity, coffee, sarcasm

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Sarah Lawrynuik’s Biography

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Sarah is an audio correspondent and producer at The Economist. Her reporting focuses mostly on climate change and conflict.

Prior to coming to The Economist, Sarah worked as a freelance journalist and her stories spanned a wide-range of topics and formats, from breaking news to long-form documentary-style storytelling in video, print and audio. Sarah has filed from a dozen countries, including from conflict zones in Iraq and Ukraine. She is based in London.

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Sarah Lawrynuik’s Journalist Portfolio

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Mark Carney is likely to win Canada's Trump-dominated election

Mark Carney is likely to win Canada's Trump-dominated election

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The prison that works

The prison that works

A little-known, sixty-year experiment in treating hardened criminals through therapy. Reported by Tom Sass…

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Whack of all trades: America's economy | The Intelligence from The Economist

Whack of all trades: America's economy | The Intelligence from The Economist

At 10:57 in this episode — Our correspondent sees the effects of one non-military donor to Ukraine: Japan. He…

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The election of Georgia's new footballer president has incited anger, not calm

The election of Georgia's new footballer president has incited anger, not calm

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Police brutality is not stopping Georgia's protests

Police brutality is not stopping Georgia's protests

Pro-EU demonstrations continue, despite little help from abroad | Europe

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Protests threaten Georgia's Kremlin-friendly government

Protests threaten Georgia's Kremlin-friendly government

A constitutional crisis over the presidency escalates | Europe

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Articles

Opinion: Perfetti perfection distils the wonder of Winnipeg: A love letter to a city that is often underestimated

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The fear of tumbling down rows of seats from the 300-level of the Canada Life Centre was never more real than the night of the Manitoba Miracle. A moment of genuine Winnipeg history, as forward Cole Perfetti flicked the puck in just under the crossbar with seconds left in the first-ever Game 7 on home ice for the Jets 2.0. The jumping — that frenzied celebratory bedlam — posed a real threat to the safety of all of us, stabilized only by the hugs from friends and strangers in the vicinity.
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Opinion: The deeply demoralizing betrayal by Carney, climate finance wonk

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| EIN News
Open this photo in gallery: Environmental and banking system protestor wears a mask of then-Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, at a demonstration in the U.K. on July 11, 2019.PETER NICHOLLS/Reuters Sarah Lawrynuik is a freelance Canadian journalist reporting most frequently on climate change and conflict from more than a dozen countries around the world.
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Opinion: The deeply demoralizing betrayal by Carney, climate finance wonk

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What was your first job as a journalist?

Associate producer for the CBC Nova Scotia supper hour news.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

How is social media changing news?

In every way... the way we consume, the way we chase, the stories we choose to cover... it is an encompassing change.

Awards

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Radio Television Digital News Association (Canada)

2017 - Charlie Edwards Award for Spot News (Regional)

On Oct. 13, 2016 Jim Prentice, the former premier of Alberta, died in a plane crash. CBC Calgary was the first to confirm the death and a team of radio producers and hosts from the morning and noon shows went live with a province-wide break in special that went on for hours, in memoriam of a man who had a hand in shaping both Alberta and Canadian politics.

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Radio Television Digital News Association (Canada)

2015 - National Dave Rogers Award - Long Feature TV

On Oct. 17, 2014, CBC Nova Scotia invited people to share their view of Nova Scotia with everyone else. Thousands took up the challenge and more than 5,000 photos and videos were melded together to create a 23-minute documentary as well as an accompanying photo wall.

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Radio Television Digital News Association (Canada)

2015 - National Dan McArthur Award - In-depth/Investigative - Digital Media

In a scandal that made national headlines in December 2014, CBC Nova Scotia broke the story about male dentistry students at Dalhousie University engaging in a Facebook group that objectified and demeaned their female classmates.

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