The remains of Federico Garcia Lorca, who was killed at the beginning of the Spanish civil war, are to be exhumed this week. Joanna Simpson talks to the poet's niece.
Biography
She was previously Channel 4 News north of England producer with such a vast patch stories, including terrorism raids, capsized oil rigs and flooding, so a dry day in the office in Manchester was a luxury.
Prior to joining Channel 4 News Joanna was West Berkshire and Basingstoke Reporter for the BBC where she developed a track record of original journalism.
She covered a number of nationally significant stories in her patch including the Ufton Nervet rail crash for which Radio Berkshire received a Silver Sony Award.
Since joining Channel 4 News Joanna has continued to bring in exclusive stories as both a producer and reporter.
Her report on Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean was nominated for an Environment Award and featured exclusive footage from Greenpeace. It also prompted the British government to take its first formal protest against the illegal trade.
Joanna also exposed problems faced by the police after the introduction of 24 hour drinking, where resources in South Wales were being siphoned away from rural areas to cope with demand in the city centres.
Joanna has been integral to the Manchester bureau's reporting of the Cumbria train crash (the third rail crash she has covered), terrorism raids in Birmingham and Manchester, flooding across the north, gun crime and the impact of foot and mouth restrictions.
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Joanna Simpson
