Ferguson studied English Literature at university and started in journalism as an Arts reviewer before moving into documentaries — "I love the medium of television, I love what it can do," she says. "But if you know these people, you'll notice one thing above the skill, they are all very funny.". "This kind of work leaves deep lines in your soul. Her appointment as China bureau chief was announced in February 2019. Ferguson's partner Tony Jones, former host of Q&A and co-writer with her of Revelations, will also relocate to the US, but not as a representative of the ABC.
But the Gold Walkley Award-winning journalist's move has not eventuated because she is yet to receive visa approval from the Chinese government.
Her appointment as China bureau chief was announced in February 2019, and was planned for November last year, following the completion of Revelation, her three-part documentary series on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. In the New Year, Ferguson is moving to Beijing to … Credit:Steven Siewert. ABC journalist Sarah Ferguson to take up short-term Washington post. Now that it’s become clear China was deliberately targeting Australian journalists as some sort of tit-for-tat in the escalating diplomatic stoush between the two countries, perhaps it’s time to consider some reciprocity. It's dark but it’s compelling.". As Australians suffer through a recession, taxpayers are funding some big pay packets. But shining a light in the shadows inevitably upsets people — often powerful and nasty people — and the fallout over the years has taken its toll. Veteran ABC journalist Sarah Ferguson will move to Washington early next year as a "special reporter", arriving just as the US responds to the inauguration of its new, or returning, President. Ferguson though is committed to maintaining contact and supporting those who have entrusted her with their story long after the program has gone to air. It's no good sitting over coffee reading the Financial Times, I want to be there.".
Calling out the contribution of the team around her is something Ferguson does frequently. As a teenager she loved poetry and wrote a letter to her favourite poet, Philip Larkin, to ask him why his poems were so miserable, which led to several years of correspondence between them. ABC Journalist Sarah Ferguson Now Ferguson heads to the US in a “special in-depth reporting role” for ABC News amid a historic election for the country, and will spend around six months there. Sarah Ferguson (born 31 December 1965) is an Australian [1] journalist, reporter and television presenter nowy based in Australia and formerly in Britain. They met in Paris when Jones engaged Ferguson as a researcher while he was the ABC's UK correspondent. "I love it and I hope it's been worthwhile for everyone else, but I do wish I'd got more sleep.". Being a foreign correspondent is a new direction in a career built on long-form investigative journalism and documentary making, but the rise of China is an irresistible story.
"We worked together when we first met but haven’t for years since. "The Killing Season was a special team of highly skilled people led by Deb Masters working with exceptional material and then there's the people smuggling trilogy, which was difficult, very demanding and a rollicking investigation. To connect a sign in method the email must match the one on your Crikey account. "Those judgements, those big judgements actually get harder as you get older when there is more at stake. Ferguson has won multiple awards — four Walkley's, including the Gold Walkley for 'A Bloody Business', the Melbourne Press Club Gold Quill, five Logies, two Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (AACTA's) for best documentary, the George Munster Award for Independent Journalism and the Queensland Premier's Literary Award. "On-the-ground reporting for Australians through Australian eyes helps improve our understanding of international events and how they affect our nation and our lives. No.