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Alison Roberts

English-language Reporter/editor at Lusa

Alison Roberts is a seasoned journalist with extensive experience covering various aspects of Portugal, including politics, economy, society, culture, and sports. Since March 1998, Alison has served as the Portugal Correspondent for BBC News, while also working as an English-language reporter/editor for Lusa since September 2012. Additional contributions include reporting for notable media organizations such as NPR, CBC, and Deutsche Welle, and serving as a correspondent for Platts on energy-related topics. Alison has played a significant role in the production of travel guides and magazines for Time Out and has authored works for Random House on Portugal. Previous roles also include being a Portugal Correspondent for The Times and producing content for the European Commission. Moreover, Alison completed a commissioned work for the British Council detailing its historical activities in Portugal.

Location

Lisbon, Portugal

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Lusa

LUSA operates since 1987 and is today the biggest news agency in the Portuguese language worldwide. Lusa was formed as a merge from 2 previous agencies (ANOP and ANI ). Although LUSA is owned in 50,15% by the state, 6 (six) private organizations control the rest of the capital; the annual revenues are around 17 million Euros. LUSA holds bureaus in all Portuguese district capitals and is present in 21 countries: bureaus in Bissau (Guinea-Bissau), Praia (Cape Verde), Luanda (Angola), Maputo (Mozambique), Dili (East Timor), Macau (China), Madrid (Spain) and Brussels (Belgium); and correspondents in Berlin, London, Paris, São Paulo, Brasília, Johannesburg, Toronto, New York, California, and Beijing. LUSA is a co-founder of EPA (European Photo Association) and provides worldwide photo coverage with an average of 2.000 photos a day.


Headquarters

Lisboa, Portugal

Employees

201-500

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