Journalism

"I try to use my past experience as an international journalist when I am screenwriting and directing - not just in terms of the characters in the story, but in being able to see the story through the eyes of different audiences."

Korean rioters in Seoul;

Brendan has written features for national and international mainstream and business publications for 15 years. He has worked in 55 countries, covering people, business and conflict in all parts of the world.

For example, he has covered business in the United States, landmine clearance in Angola, oil spills in Alaska, riots in Korea, the Colombian drug war, life in Kazakhstan, Cola-wars in Kuwait and marketing in Morocco.

“People always want to talk about the conflicts, and they were certainly memorable experiences, but much of the material that helps me when I’m screenwriting or interviewing comes from past features on ordinary people who take pride in their skills and look after those around them – from glass craftsmen in Waterford Ireland, to a hospitable shepherd in the Atlas Mountains, from those rescuing sea otters in an Alaskan oil slick, to those who hold together overstretched hospitals in all corners of the world”

Brendan previously represented London on the National Executive of the NUJ, the world's largest journalist's organisation. He has taught feature-writing to hundreds of journalists. His own features have won awards from the UK Press Gazette and PR Week.

Pictured:

the battle for Soyo Angola;

relatives of 'the disappeared' in Chile;

militia guarding an oilfield in Columbia

All above photos are by Brendan Foley (c) Foley Associates

Brendan attempts to interview a reluctant howler monkey in the Costa Rican jungle

Photo (c) Chad Slattery

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