October • 2022
First time working with this team...great pictures. Little niggle stuff that can be dealt with in the next piece.
Daniel P.
Nairobi, Kenya
7 reviews$250 - $850 / Day
About
Kenya-based multimedia journalist fluent in Chinese and English. Vast portfolio of originally reported news, features and documentaries. Passionate about sniffing out vital storylines, delivered in creative and contemporary formats.
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- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- 7 reviews
- Reporter / Journalist
- On-Air Reporter / Host
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Produced for CGTN
Through the Eye of a Needle - Camel Herding in Kenya
This five-part web documentary was proposed, researched, planned, scripted and reported by me. It involved cultivating contacts, planning travel arrangements and structuring a reporting plan across a vast stretch of remote and difficult-to-travel territory in Kenya's rugged north. Kenya's camel herd is one of the largest in the world. These drought-resistant livestock have been kept for centuries as a source of food and prestige, but with climate change driving drought, they're increasingly being looked at as a viable commercial venture. Tune in from May 3-7 and follow CGTN Africa's Daniel Plafker on a five-part journey across the changing landscapes and nascent opportunities of Kenya's northern frontier.
- Reporter / Journalist
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- On-Air Reporter / Host
- Digital Content Creator
- Copywriter
- Field Producer
- Non-Fiction Film Director
- Copy Editor
Produced for CGTN
Citrus farming and land reform in reform in Zimbabwe
Voiced broadcast package filmed in a rural setting. It’s been two decades since Zimbabwe’s land reform policies began to fulfill the promise of putting previously colonized farmland back in the hands of indigenous residents. But twenty years on, the output of some key agricultural commodities still faces steep challenges. CGTN’s Daniel Plafker traveled to Zimbabwe’s citrus orchards to learn how the sector is faring. #FocusOnZimbabwe
- Reporter / Journalist
- On-Air Reporter / Host
- Copywriter
Produced for CGTN
Britain's last colony in Africa: the Mauritian fight to free the Chagos Islands
YouTube-style voiced and animated explainer video relying on graphics and archival footage. The Chagos Islands are Britain's last remaining colony in Africa. UN courts have ruled their occupation of the archipelago illegal. Hundreds of uprooted islanders were forcibly deported by Britain in the late 1960's and are still fighting to return home. On this Mauritian Independence Day, we ask when all of Mauritius' legally recognized sovereign territory will finally be free.
- Reporter / Journalist
- On-Air Reporter / Host
- Copywriter
- Copy Editor
- Social Media Producer
Produced for CGTN
Live-cross: Mauritian authorities quarantine inbound Chinese travelers
Broadcast live-cross from Mauritius during the very early days of COVID-19. The opening weeks of the coronavirus outbreak in China prompted global governments to issue ill-fated travel rules. Crossing live to the studio from the field during the network's daily business bulletin, I break down the situation as it unfolds.
- Reporter / Journalist
- Translator
- On-Air Reporter / Host
- Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
Produced for CGTN
Vanishing Congo forests: Digging to the heart of a climate catastrophe
This video showcases my skills as a presenter and my studio work as an interviewer. Rainforests are critical ecosystems that suck heat-trapping carbon emissions from the atmosphere. In Africa, the Congo rainforests play a crucial role by absorbing about 4 percent of the earth’s carbon emissions. But human activities like logging, mining and commercial agriculture have continued to threaten these rainforests. CGTN Africa's Daniel Plafker looks at what's at stake.
- Reporter / Journalist
- On-Air Reporter / Host
- Digital Content Creator
- Copy Editor
5.0 Produced for TRT World News
Ukrainian grain ships arrive in Kenya amid historic drought
Ukrainian grain ships are finally arriving at East African ports. They're sailing as part of the Turkish and UN-brokered Black Sea Grain Initiative, and bringing much-needed relief to a region gripped by historic drought.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
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Video
- Drone
- 4K video camera
Video
Audio
- Shotgun mic
- Wireless lavalier mic
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- Stabilizer
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- Reporter / Journalist
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- On-Air Reporter / Host
- Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
- Digital Content Creator
- Field Producer
- Non-Fiction Film Director
Production Support
Miscellaneous
- Translator
- Copywriter
- Copy Editor
- Social Media Producer
Miscellaneous