Youssef Saudie is a journalist. He previously ABC's Asia-Pacific newsroom in Melbourne and worked in the regional bureaus of Alice Springs and Broken Hill.
Studying journalism at RMIT, he was the Editor-In-Chief of student newspaper, The Swanston Gazette. During his degree he was Highly Commended for Best Investigative Journalism at the 2021 national JERAA Ossie Awards. He was also the Executive Producer and reporter for SYN radio's news program Panorama where he won Best Current Affairs segment for 2021 and a finalist in 2020 for the SYN awards. He has been a Youth Reporter for The Centralian Advocate and a part of the 2019 Youth Press Gallery of Victoria. Originally from Alice Springs, he is passionate about telling stories about minorities and groups who are underrepresented or misrepresented in the media. With his background of being an Egyptian-Muslim (who can speak Arabic!), born in Papua New Guinea, he aims to provide a unique perspective to the news.
His personal literary essay in Black Inc's newest anthology book edition Growing Up in Country Australia is now available.
Youssef's storytelling can range from culture, politics, health and environment, he finds interest in nearly anything.
