News with a Foreign Accent | Barbara Serra | Substack

20 years after the invasion it's hard to see how such a tragic miscalculation could have happened. But the 'foreign' voices that urged caution were not listened to, when they were heard at all.

Mar 26

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It's been 20 years since I was taken off-air at BBC London due to my foreign accent. I was told diversity didn't apply to me. 40% of Londoners are now…

Mar 8

I'm sick of lying to young foreign journalists who ask me for advice. Because the only honest reply is: "Can you pass as a native speaker?"

Feb 14

(the bubble is real)

Dec 31, 2022

I’ve held off writing about the Qatar World Cup until now due to what I perceive to be a past ‘conflict of interests’. I did, after all, work for Al…

Dec 3, 2022

With thousands of Fascism 'nostalgics'

Nov 6, 2022

A private space where we can chat and connect

Nov 5, 2022

The Italianisation of British politics

Oct 23, 2022

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