Aaron akinyemi biography

ABOUT

Tell us who you are!

Aaron Akinyemi, Multimedia Broadcast Journalist and Producer.

So what do you actually do?

I film and write stories about global social issues and human rights - typically with a focus on Africa.

I also occasionally present on TV and radio.

What has your career path been?

When I was 14 (in Year 10), I applied for a two-week work experience placement at News International (publishers of The Times, The Sun and the News of the World).

After going on to do A Levels in English, Politics and Sociology, further placements followed at The Guardian, the BBC World Service and The Voice.

I read English and History at Queen Mary, University of London, with a minor in journalism and French at City University.

During my studies, I wrote for the university paper, and the summer I graduated, I got a job at a small news company. I then went on to various roles at CNN, Newsweek, the BBC, ITV News and the International Business Times, among others.

Five years