Now children as young as nine carry AK47s which can kill 30 people in seconds. Kate Adie ak47scarrychild Change image and share on social
I was timid and frightened as a child. Yours truly did not shin up mountains or do any other kind of adventurous stuff. Kate Adie adventurouschildfrighten Change image and share on social
Up until about 12 years ago we never, ever, wore flak jacket or helmets but now the nastiness has got worse. Kate Adie agobadlyflak Change image and share on social
Twenty-four hour news delivers people who stand and talk to camera rather than deliver reported packages with their own camera crew where it's happening. Kate Adie cameracrowdeliver Change image and share on social
There was no equal pay law when I started working. I was no different to any other woman in any other job at the time. Kate Adie equaljoblaw Change image and share on social
Hair is also a problem. I remember once, when I was reporting from Beirut at the height of the civil war, someone wrote in to the BBC complaining about my appearance. Kate Adie appearancebbcbeirut Change image and share on social
The better the information it has, the better democracy works. Silence and secrecy are never good for it. Kate Adie democracygoodinformation Change image and share on social
When you are covering a life-or-death struggle, as British reporters were in 1940, it is legitimate and right to go along with military censorship, and in fact in situations like that there wouldn't be any press without the censorship. Kate Adie britishcensorshipcover share on social
I wrote in the book very specifically what I wanted to write about, period, and left it at. Kate Adie bookleaveperiod Change image and share on social
I've never been one to sit around and eat my heart out. Life's too short. Kate Adie eathaveheart Change image and share on social