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Kumi Taguchi (田口久実)is a broadcaster, journalist, host, storyteller, and writer with over 20 years experience. She has worked with organisations like the ABC, SBS, Star TV, and NHK World.

Previously the host of ABC's Compass, she is now the host of SBS’s Insight. 

Kumi spoke to Colin Ho about the intimacy in her work, the ways playing in an orchestra is similar to facilitating discussion on TV, and being guided by the body’s intuition.

Your work has often focused on social affairs like refugee experiences and mental health, such as your story about returning soldiers and PTSD.

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You’ve mentioned in the past that a sense of responsibility and service guides your work. In what ways does this manifest in your practice as a broadcaster and storyteller?

When I really dig into what I search for in my work, I would say I am drawn to stories that are about displacement.

In the case of refugees, it is about a displacement of ho