Afua Hirsch

Afua Hirsch
Born (1981-06-12) 12 June 1981
Stavanger, Norway
Occupation Journalist
barrister
international development

Afua Hirsch (born 12 June 1981) is a writer, broadcaster, barrister and human rights development worker of Ghanaian, English and Jewish heritage.[1] She is the Social Affairs and Education Editor for Sky News and was previously a correspondent for the British newspaper The Guardian.

Early and personal life

Hirsch was born in Stavanger, Norway,[2] to an English father and a Ghanaian mother, and was raised in London.[3]

She is married.

In an episode of The Pledge on Sky News broadcast on 11 May 2017, Hirsch told fellow panelists she has a daughter who at the time was approaching her sixth birthday.[4]

Career

Hirsch has worked in international development, law and journalism. She began working as a lawyer in criminal defence, public and international law. She then became a legal correspondent for The Guardian.[5] She has lived in Britain and Senegal, and served as The Guardian's West Africa correspondent, based in Accra, Ghana.[3][6] From 2014 to 2017 she was the Social Affairs and Education Editor at Sky News.[7]

She is the author of Brit(ish) – a book about Britishness and identity, published by Jonathan Cape in January 2017.

References

  1. ↑ "Afua Hirsch – A star is born". Operationblackvote.wordpress.com. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  2. ↑ Hirsch, Afua (26 May 2013). "What's it like being black in Norway?". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  3. 1 2 Afua Hirsch (26 August 2012). "Afua Hirsch: Our parents left Africa – now we are coming home". London: The Observer. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  4. ↑ Mentioned during discussion about advertising of junk food and sweets.
  5. ↑ "Afua Hirsch on human rights | British Institute of Human Rights". Bihr.org.uk. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "Afua Hirsch". London: The Guardian. 16 September 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "Afua Hirsch". Sky News. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
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