Every Second Counts

Every Second Counts is a fascinating, fast-paced memoir by award-winning NZ journalist Charlotte Glennie, who survived life-changing injuries after a near-fatal accident. She went on to break new ground reporting across Asia during major world events, including political crackdowns and natural disasters.

Set in New Zealand, Australia, Asia and Europe, this is the adrenaline-fuelled life of a journalist during the heyday of television news, doing whatever it took to uncover the facts. From being the first New Zealand correspondent to report from North Korea, telling stories from far-flung places in China, Mongolia and Russia, reporting live in the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami which killed over 230,000 people, to battling monsoon rains in the world's largest refugee camp in southern Bangladesh, Charlotte writes about people living in extreme circumstances, and what it is like to be there alongside them.

Charlotte tells the stories that linger long after they've left the news cycle and the toll of the lifestyle, the budget cuts and the layoffs. Every Second Counts is also a universal story chronicling the dramatic moments in our lives that change us forever, and the courage people so often display when coping with crisis.

About the Author

Charlotte Glennie is an accomplished journalist with more than two decades of experience as a broadcast journalist and media specialist, half of that spent working in Asia.

She has worked with media organisations including the BBC, ABC and TVNZ, and her career highlights include New Zealand's Supreme Award for Excellence in Television Journalism - recognising coverage of news in Asia, including the Indian Ocean tsunami; the New Zealand Government Special Service Medal for reporting in the aftermath of the Asian tsunami and the Clarion Award for Radio Documentary of the Year - an ABC investigation into the impact of the war in Afghanistan on Australian soldiers and their families.

Charlotte lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. This is her first book.