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Veteran Al Jazeera English journalist Serra departs

Barbara Serra

Barbara Serra, presenter/correspondent at Al Jazeera English, will be leaving after 16 years.

She will be focusing on writing, starting with her new Substack newsletter/blog.

Serra joined Al Jazeera English as one of the faces of its launch in 2006.

She has previously worked as a news presenter at Five in London and has reported for Sky News. She was also a producer/reporter at the BBC and has interned at and was a junior writer at CNN.

Serra graduated from The London School of Economics and Political Science. She also has a postgraduate diploma in broadcast journalism from City University of London.

Mariam Ahmed

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