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About
Glyn Strong's newspaper career began at The Guardian in the 1970s. Since then she has worked for a wide variety of publications and visited more than 40 countries.
In 1994 she left journalism to work for the Armed Forces, spending lengthy periods in hostile environments, running civilian/military news teams in Bosnia and Kuwait and operating in the Falkland Islands, Hungary, Kosovo, Germany, Italy and Holland.
After several years with the Army she became Head of External Communication for the RAF before being appointed Assistant Director of Public Relations at the Ministry of Defence.
She left Whitehall in April 2007 to return to independent journalism and is a member of the International Committee of the CIOJ.
A graduate of Newcastle, Manchester and Leeds Universities Glyn is a qualified teacher of English and Communication Studies and in 2002 was awarded an MA in Public Communication for her work on The Effect of Media Reportage on Combat Effectiveness and Gender. She holds professional and/or academic qualifications in English, Journalism, Education and Public Relations.
Today she operates as a freelance writer and consultant. Although her interests are eclectic she specialises in ethical, gender, aviation, military, travel, human rights, general interest features and veterans issues. She collaborates with broadcasters and distinguished photographers and contributes to national and international publications.
Her report from Afghanistan on MP Malalai Joya in 2007 was nominated for an award. See:
Joya condemns 'ridiculous' military strategy
Why this war is about women - an one in particular
The Female Face of Afghanistan
Hungry for Justice - Dying to tell
Afghanistan's bravest woman brings her message to UK
Reportage:Mail on Sunday Live shows its investigative credentials with regular real-life coverage of life at its grittiest. In recent issues . . . Glyn Strong documented the creation of an elite force of snipers for deployment in the world’s troublespots (See: Silent but deadly).
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