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Tracy McVeigh

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Tracy McVeigh became foreign editor of The Observer in 2002. In 2008, she became the newspaper’s chief reporter and has covered stories throughout the world. Africa, and Zimbabwe, in particular, hold special interest to her. She has also produced short news videos for Guardian Unlimited, The Observer’s Web site, including those about <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2008/mar/29/zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a>.

The Emotional Tug of the Zimbabwean Story

‘I’ve fallen hard for the country and for its people and ache to go back. And when I am there, I feel more challenged as a reporter than I’ve felt…