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Hi, I'm Amy Fallon. Fallon, as in the same surname as Jimmy, that great comedian who is no relation, but this is topical considering last year I took up stand-up comedy. (See here).
I've been EVERYWHERE. I've lived on and reported from five continents (Australia, UK, Africa, Asia and North America) and my byline has appeared in a plethora of outlets. I've worked for the Australian national newswire agency and also from the fast-paced newsrooms of most of the UK national papers including The Guardian, Sunday Times and Independent, among many more. (Fun fact: I once spoke to Murdoch on the phone!
I've also been a foreign correspondent in Uganda, South Africa, Cambodia, and Bangladesh. I've worked for Devex, AFP, Index, NPR, Telegraph, the i Paper, Sydney Morning Herald and Age, Daily and Sunday Telegraph Sydney, Fodor's, Adventure.com, Mail & Guardian South Africa, The Continent Africa, Crikey Australia, The Saturday Paper, Al Jazeera, Thomson Reuters Foundation and MORE.
Now, I'm also approached to help organisations and people achieve more visibility as a PR and media consultant - and you should definitely also hire me!
Highlights in 2026 as a journalist alone include exclusive and original pieces that I've found and written for The Saturday Paper, The Good Weeknd in the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, Crikey, Women's Agenda and Junkee, among others. I've also written opinion for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.
Some of my other stories in the past have gone viral on X. You can see some more reporting highlights here. As a media consultant, I landed a TV interview for a small charity with France 24 - and more for others. You can see this work here. I've placed coverage for organisations with the Guardian US, CBC, AAP, Telegraph UK, NPR, AFP, AP, SBS Australia, Radio France Internationale, Globe and Mail, Mongabay, EURACTIV, Al Jazeera, and others, too.
My work has led to groups receiving awards, funding and other opportunities.
I became passionate about human rights in Uganda, so I devoted five years to obtaining a master's degree in this. Remotely. I did my dissertation during lockdown. Not easy and a huge commitment, but it was important for me to understand some things more.
I write about travel, culture and lifestyle, too. I took up running in Uganda and then did the Toronto Marathon and a half-marathon in Johannesburg. Not easy. There's a pattern here...
I am invested in every person I work with. I build rapport with people easily. Some of my favourite client reviews proclaim that I was the rare journalist to understand their work, to get the key quotes and to dig deeper to see the story in print. That I'm funny - in a good way. And this was before I started comedy!
I started offering workshops and webinars on how to secure media coverage and write op-eds over two years ago, which have been a great success. I realised that I could help people by arming them with the skills and knowledge that I have accumulated over the past two decades. These have been very popular.
I rate kindness and empathy. I volunteer regularly. One of my best experiences has been helping rough sleepers in London's Docklands during Christmas with charity Crisis four times. I also went to Birmingham to support the bin strikers (!), and volunteered during the Australian 2025 election and the 2024 UK one.
My expertise in building social networks means that I've accumulated over 12,000 followers on X.
Oh and another fun fact: I once acted as an extra in a Bollywood movie with Kylie (Minogue, not Kardashian - that's how veteran I am). But I was paid for this! And you should also hire me!
You can get in touch at amy@amyfallon.com
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