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Tom Donkin

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Editor, BBC World Service Newsgathering and Deployments at BBC World Service
📍 Greater London, England, United Kingdom

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Editor, BBC World Service Newsgathering and Deployments
Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

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Curious
Example Seeker
Value Driven

They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Priorities

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Career

Work history

10-2025
Editor, BBC World Service Newsgathering and Deployments
BBC World Service
3-2024 - 12-2025
Assistant Editor, Impact Team, BBC World Service Investigations
BBC World Service
6-2019
Senior Journalist and Filmmaker, BBC World Service Languages
BBC News
3-2015 - 3-2017
Senior BBC Digital Storyteller
BBC News
1-2015
Television Presenter
BBC News
In the press

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Education
2004 - 2008
Bachelor Journalism
University of South Australia
2004 - 2008
Bachelor of International Studies
University of South Australia
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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