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Jul 2024
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891. The Bilingual Journalist (with Char...

Luke Thompson
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Talking to bilingual journalist Charles Pellegrin (France 24) about how the conventions of broadcast journalism influence the way the English is used in news reports, how Charles started as a journalist, the challenge of making TV news reports, our time at university, the Olympics in Paris, and Charles' experiences of living and working in China.

👉 Episode page https://teacherluke.co.uk/2024/07/16/891-the-bilingual-journalist-with-charles-pellegrin/

🎤 Luke & Charles' stand-up comedy show in Paris on 19 July (few tickets left) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/french-fried-comedy-night-tickets-603182383747

📲 Charles on Instagram & X

👉 https://www.instagram.com/chpilgrim/

👉 https://www.x.com/chpilgrim/

👉 https://www.instagram.com/charles_pellegrinf24/

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