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'''Veronica Pedrosa''' is the lead news presenter at the Kuala Lumpur broadcast centre<ref>[http://english.aljazeera.net/aboutus/2008/10/2008104163934483635.html Al Jazeera English - About us - Presenters - Kuala Lumpur]</ref> of [[Al Jazeera English]], a leading international news network.<ref>[http://www.poststar.com/articles/2006/11/01/news/doc4548aba7b0902764236839.txt Al-Jazeera says its English-language news channel will launch Nov. 15 ]</ref><ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/2006/11/a_new_channel_arrives.html A new channel arrives]</ref><ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/dec/13/bbc.middleeastthemedia BBC World dropped by Israeli satellite TV]</ref>
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'''Veronica Pedrosa''' is a Filipino independent broadcast journalist, [[news presenter]] and moderator, based in London.<ref>https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronicapedrosa {{Self-published source|date=June 2022}}</ref>


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She is a former [[news anchor]] of [[CNN International]] and [[BBC World]] as well as a former journalist at [[ABS-CBN]] [[ABS-CBN News|News and Current Affairs]].
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==Career==
She is the daughter of [[Philippines|Filipino]] [[journalist]] [[Carmen Navarro Pedrosa]], who wrote a tell-all biography on then-First Lady [[Imelda Marcos]] during the Marcos's [[martial law]]-backed regime in the [[Philippines]] that led to the Pedrosa family's exile to [[London]].
Pedrosa began her career, in 1995, as a [[news anchor]] with [[CNN International]] and then with [[BBC World]].<ref name="philstar">[http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/92151/why-veronica-went-back-cnn-funfare-ricardo-f-lo Why Veronica went back to CNN]. 1 October 2000. Retrieved 2 February 2014</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title = Al-Jazeera and US War Coverage|last = Samuel-Azran|first = Tal|publisher = Peter Lang Publishing Inc.|year = 2010|isbn = 978-1433108655|location = New York|pages = 103}}</ref> She has also been a journalist with [[ABS-CBN News|ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs]].


=== Al Jazeera English ===
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She was named Best News Anchor at the Asian Television Awards 2004.
Pedrosa was with [[Al Jazeera English]] in the run-up to its launch, and worked for the channel for six years full-time, from 2005 to 2011, and then as a freelance for a few years more. During that time she was based in the Asia-Pacific bureau, in Kuala Lumpur; at the main bureau, in Doha; and as a correspondent in the field, based primarily in Bangkok:<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/2006/11/a_new_channel_arrives.html A new channel arrives]</ref>

==== Kuala Lumpur ====
Pedrosa was the lead news presenter at the [[Kuala Lumpur]] bureau throughout its life as a broadcast centre, from 2005 in the run-up to the station's launch, to the closure of the Malaysian broadcast centre, in 2010.
<ref>[http://english.aljazeera.net/aboutus/2008/10/2008104163934483635.html Al Jazeera English – About us – Presenters – Kuala Lumpur] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419012648/http://english.aljazeera.net/aboutus/2008/10/2008104163934483635.html |date=19 April 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.poststar.com/articles/2006/11/01/news/doc4548aba7b0902764236839.txt |title=Al-Jazeera says its English-language news channel will launch Nov. 15 |access-date=7 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007231253/http://www.poststar.com/articles/2006/11/01/news/doc4548aba7b0902764236839.txt |archive-date=7 October 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=BBC World dropped for al-Jazeera English in Israel |date=2006-12-13 |website=[[The Guardian]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511223336/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/dec/13/bbc.middleeastthemedia |archive-date=2023-05-11 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/dec/13/bbc.middleeastthemedia}}</ref>

;Doha
In 2013, she took a break from her work as a field journalist in the Far East to work as a relief news-anchor in [[Doha]]. Based at the main broadcast centre in [[Qatar]], she presented news-bulletins on the flagship programme ''Newshour'', but also appeared as the host of studio-based discussion programmes, such as the daily programme ''Inside Story'', and the more specialist weekly, ''Inside Syria''. She also hosted, from [[Indonesia]], an edition of the extended-interview strand ''Talk to Al Jazeera''.

;Bangkok
In addition to her studio-work, Pedrosa was a respected field-correspondent for Al Jazeera English. As the [[Bangkok]] correspondent, she filed stories from [[Thailand]] and throughout the South-East Asia region. In November 2013, she returned to her homeland of the [[Philippines]], to cover the aftermath of the [[typhoons in the Philippines|super-typhoon]].

==Awards==
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In 2004, Pedrosa was named Best News Anchor at the [[Asian Television Awards]].
<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.aljazeera.com/aboutus/2007/01/2008525185138574324.html|title = News Presenters – Kuala Lumpur|date = 4 September 2008|access-date = 14 September 2015|publisher = Aljazeera Media Network}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.illustradolife.com/veronica-pedrosa-in-the-right-place-at-the-right-time/|title = Veronica Pedrosa: In the Right Place At the Right Time|date = 10 March 2012|access-date = 14 September 2015|website = Illustradolife|publisher = Illustrado Life|last = Yap|first = Aby|archive-date = 4 February 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170204171048/http://www.illustradolife.com/veronica-pedrosa-in-the-right-place-at-the-right-time/|url-status = dead}}</ref>

==Personal life==
;Family
Pedrosa is the daughter of [[Philippines|Filipino]] journalist [[Carmen Navarro Pedrosa]].

Mrs. Navarro Pedrosa wrote a critical biography of the then-[[First Spouse of the Philippines|First Lady]] [[Imelda Marcos]], during the [[Martial Law in the Philippines|Martial Law Era]] in the Philippines. This risked retribution and political persecution by President [[Ferdinand Marcos]] and his regime, so the family decided to go into voluntary exile, in London.

;Education
Pedrosa was educated at [[St. Paul's Girls' School]], in London, and at [[Newnham College, Cambridge]]. She graduated from [[Cambridge University]] in 1988, with an MA (Hons.) in English.


==References==
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==External links==
* [http://edition.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/pedrosa.veronica.html Biography on CNN]
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Latest revision as of 15:05, 13 November 2024

Veronica Pedrosa is a Filipino independent broadcast journalist, news presenter and moderator, based in London.[1]

Veronica Pedrosa
Pedrosa in 2008
Born
Philippines[2]
NationalityFilipino
EducationSt Paul's Girls' School
Alma materCambridge University
OccupationJournalist
Parent
  • Carmen Navarro Pedrosa

Career

[edit]

Pedrosa began her career, in 1995, as a news anchor with CNN International and then with BBC World.[3][4] She has also been a journalist with ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs.

Al Jazeera English

[edit]

Pedrosa was with Al Jazeera English in the run-up to its launch, and worked for the channel for six years full-time, from 2005 to 2011, and then as a freelance for a few years more. During that time she was based in the Asia-Pacific bureau, in Kuala Lumpur; at the main bureau, in Doha; and as a correspondent in the field, based primarily in Bangkok:[5]

Kuala Lumpur

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Pedrosa was the lead news presenter at the Kuala Lumpur bureau throughout its life as a broadcast centre, from 2005 in the run-up to the station's launch, to the closure of the Malaysian broadcast centre, in 2010. [6][7][8]

Doha

In 2013, she took a break from her work as a field journalist in the Far East to work as a relief news-anchor in Doha. Based at the main broadcast centre in Qatar, she presented news-bulletins on the flagship programme Newshour, but also appeared as the host of studio-based discussion programmes, such as the daily programme Inside Story, and the more specialist weekly, Inside Syria. She also hosted, from Indonesia, an edition of the extended-interview strand Talk to Al Jazeera.

Bangkok

In addition to her studio-work, Pedrosa was a respected field-correspondent for Al Jazeera English. As the Bangkok correspondent, she filed stories from Thailand and throughout the South-East Asia region. In November 2013, she returned to her homeland of the Philippines, to cover the aftermath of the super-typhoon.

Awards

[edit]

In 2004, Pedrosa was named Best News Anchor at the Asian Television Awards. [9][10]

Personal life

[edit]
Family

Pedrosa is the daughter of Filipino journalist Carmen Navarro Pedrosa.

Mrs. Navarro Pedrosa wrote a critical biography of the then-First Lady Imelda Marcos, during the Martial Law Era in the Philippines. This risked retribution and political persecution by President Ferdinand Marcos and his regime, so the family decided to go into voluntary exile, in London.

Education

Pedrosa was educated at St. Paul's Girls' School, in London, and at Newnham College, Cambridge. She graduated from Cambridge University in 1988, with an MA (Hons.) in English.

References

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  1. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronicapedrosa [self-published source]
  2. ^ Accent and all answers the question what's a filipino 27 March 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  3. ^ Why Veronica went back to CNN. 1 October 2000. Retrieved 2 February 2014
  4. ^ Samuel-Azran, Tal (2010). Al-Jazeera and US War Coverage. New York: Peter Lang Publishing Inc. p. 103. ISBN 978-1433108655.
  5. ^ A new channel arrives
  6. ^ Al Jazeera English – About us – Presenters – Kuala Lumpur Archived 19 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Al-Jazeera says its English-language news channel will launch Nov. 15". Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
  8. ^ "BBC World dropped for al-Jazeera English in Israel". The Guardian. 13 December 2006. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023.
  9. ^ "News Presenters – Kuala Lumpur". Aljazeera Media Network. 4 September 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  10. ^ Yap, Aby (10 March 2012). "Veronica Pedrosa: In the Right Place At the Right Time". Illustradolife. Illustrado Life. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
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