Melissa Pawson is a freelance journalist based between Amman, Jordan and Bristol, UK. She covers migration, the climate crisis and human rights issues across Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Greece and the UK. Her work has appeared in Al Jazeera, openDemocracy, Middle East Eye, The New Humanitarian, Syria Direct, Lacuna Magazine and Al-Monitor. She is also the engagement and assistant editor for Beyond Trafficking and Slavery, which is part of openDemocracy.
Melissa has a BA in English Literature and Language and an MA in Conflict Studies and Human Rights. She has press accreditation with the International Federation of Journalists, and is a member of the UK National Union of Journalists. She speaks English (native) and Arabic (Levantine dialect).
Previous to working as a journalist, Melissa worked as a support worker in the housing sector, as an English teacher to foreign students, as an academic research assistant, and as a volunteer for refugee response initiatives on the Greek island of Samos and in Calais, France. She now lives with an ex-street cat called Tuna. Melissa is open to commissions, enquiries and collaborations. Get in touch on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram or via email at mpawsonjourno[at]gmail.com
Melissa Pawson is a freelance journalist based between Amman, Jordan and Bristol, UK. She covers migration, the climate crisis and human rights issues across Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Greece and the UK. Her work has appeared in Al Jazeera, openDemocracy, Middle East Eye, The New Humanitarian, Syria Direct, Lacuna Magazine and Al-Monitor. She is also the engagement and assistant editor for Beyond Trafficking and Slavery, which is part of openDemocracy.