Margaret Ward | |
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Born | Ireland |
Nationality | Irish |
Education | Dublin City University |
Occupation | Journalist |
Notable credit | RTÉ News |
Margaret Ward is an Irish journalist. She joined RTÉ in 1994, [1] before becoming Foreign Editor in 1999. [2]
Ward obtained a Bachelor of Arts in International Marketing and Languages from Dublin City University in 1985. [1] She worked in business and non-governmental organization. [3]
She joined RTÉ News and Current Affairs in 1994. [1] She was appointed Foreign Editor in 1999. [3] In her time at RTÉ she has provided coverage from over 20 countries and has reported from conflicts in Balkans, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Rwanda, North Korea and Sudan. [2] Ward has also acted as a location producer for RTÉ during the Good Friday Agreement and the Omagh bombing. [3] After a leave of absence from RTÉ beginning in September 2006, she wrote about her experiences in Chad in August 2007. [4]
Ward has also made two documentaries for RTÉ. One programme was on Ireland and World War I and another on the Rwandan genocide. [1]
RTÉ moved Ward to Beijing, People's Republic of China in 2007, setting up a news bureau there ahead of the 2008 Olympic Games. [5] In China, she also covered the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. [6] After €2 million in budget cuts, the bureau was closed in 2009, giving RTÉ a saving of €75,000. [7]