Emmaline Thomas
Emmaline Thomas | |
|---|---|
 Thomas in Hisrea, November 2020 | |
| Born | 2 November 1991 |
| Nationality |  Zamastan |
| Alma mater | University of Tofino |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 2014–present |
Emmaline Thomas (born November 2nd, 1991) is a Zamastanian long-form documentary correspondent for multiple news agencies, including the Tofino Times and ZNN. She has covered a variety of stories concerning major global issues such as world conflicts, terrorism, mass detention and genocide. She has also reported on social issues in developing countries such as gender roles, women's rights (e.g. in Jaginistan and Tasiastan), and mental health. Her work has earned her multiple awards.
Early Life
Born on 2 November 1991 in Lower Tariel, Northern Isle to a Yuanese mother from Gangkou and Quetanan father, Thomas was raised and spent much of her early life in Lower Tariel. After graduating from the University of Tofino in 2011, she moved to Shanghan, Yuan and freelanced for a number of print publications and also TV channels, including International Channel Shanghan and Yuan Central Television. In 2014, Thomas was hired by the Tofino Times and relocated to Zamastan, settling down in Tofino. With the Times, as well as ZNN, she has predominantly been an on-air correspondent and producer for their flagship shows, specializing in long-form content and interviews. She is well-known for covering stories on gender discrimination and sexual consent in Zamastan and abroad.
Reporting
In 2017, Thomas went undercover to cover the situations of Pangchu Muslims in Yuan, reporting on their mass detention, familial separation and surveillance at the hands of Yuaneze authorities. Numerous times during her reporting, Thomas was followed, accosted, and had camera footage deleted by Yuaneze police and security services.
In 2019, Thomas was given her own weekly broadcast on the Zamastan News Network, called Emmaline Weekly.
In 2020, Thomas traveled to Zalluabed to report on women in the country during the Hisrea War. In her Tofino Times report "The Women Fighting to Protect Their Homeland", Thomas interviewed female fighters, child brides, domestic abuse victims, widows of the conflict, female protestors, and chewed khat with government officials from the Zalluabedi Ministry of the Interior who downplayed gender discrimination, gender violence, and the financial displacement of Hisrean women. Thomas also interviewed former HPLF child soldiers while in Hisrea where adolescent boys describe the difficulties "us[ing] different types of rifles and machine guns" and "seeing all the dead bodies".
On 3rd July, 2021, Thomas and two other Tofino Times journalists were kidnapped by HPLF fighters in Huad while reporting on the implementation of the Osea Accords. They were released three days later.