Journalists Who Cover Pearl Initiative

Joseph Allen

Lyon, France

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I’m Joseph Allen, a video strategist and videographer working with clients across various industries in France and internationally. With a background in sports journalism at Agence France Presse, Eurosport, and Euronews, I bring storytelling expertise to my video work, helping businesses and ...

Isabella Biava

Cancún, Mexico

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IIsabella Biava is a travel writer and photographer originally from Italy, now based in Mexico, though she’s always on the move.

With over seven years of experience, she shares her passion for travel across her blogs: Boundless Roads, Let’s Travel to Mexico, Let’s Travel to Cancun, and Solo Nomad ...

Priyanka Borpujari

Mumbai, India

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I am an independent journalist and photographer covering issues of human rights, with a decade's experience. Named the 2012-2013 IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow, and the 2015 IMC Medienbotschafter Indien-Deutschland. I split my time between Assam in northeast India, and Mumbai in west India.

Gillian Branstetter

Harrisburg, United States of America

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Gillian Branstetter is a journalist based in Harrisburg, United States of America.

Abner Dennis

Mombasa, Kenya

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Abner Dennis is a journalist based in Mombasa, Kenya.

Mariah Doksil

Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

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Mariah Doksil is an award winning journalist based in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

She is passionate about contributing to children, girls and women's empowerment, writing about social inequality and injustice, exploring environmental issues and also documenting stories and facts involving the ...

Umar Farooq

Istanbul, Turkey

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Umar Farooq is a journalist based in Istanbul, Turkey.  He reports regularly for the Los Angeles Times from the region.  In the past year, his work has also appeared in Foreign Affairs, National Geographic, The Guardian, Boston Review, and The Nation.  

He received a Pulitzer Center Crisis ...

Nishel Fernando

Colombo, Sri Lanka

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Nishel Fernando
Senior Business Journalist | Daily Mirror Business

Nishel Fernando is an award-winning Senior Business Journalist at Daily Mirror Business (Wijeya Newspapers) with a decade of experience covering the pulse of the Sri Lankan economy. While widely recognized for his authoritative ...

Mario Garcia

Barcelona, Spain

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Mario Garcia is a journalist based in Barcelona, Spain.

Kristina Hall

Riverdale, United States of America

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KRISTINA HALL is a journalist based in Riverdale, United States of America. She has a BA in French and an MA in Western American Literature.  She taught composition for 6 years at Georgia State University in Atlanta GA. Ms Hall also has been in the used car business for 6 years.  She also is an ...

Francis Kokutse

Accra, Ghana

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Francis Kokutse is a journalist based in Accra, Ghana.

Diyar Kurda

Washington, United States of America

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Diyar Kurda is a Kurdish journalist and Washington D.C. Bureau Chief for Rudaw Media Network, one of the leading media outlets in the Middle East. While still an undergraduate, Diyar joined Rudaw in 2015 as Editor of the International Desk. In July 2020, he became the head of the planning ...

Cindy Ladage

Virden, United States of America

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Cindy Ladage is a journalist based in Virden, United States of America.  Cindy is a columnist for Farm World, her column is Wrenching Tales and it focuses on antique tractors, literature, memorabilia and toys. She also provides features about medical and agricultural subjects. Cindy also writes for ...

Monica Lopez

Los Angeles, United States of America

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Monica Lopez is a journalist based in Los Angeles, United States of America.

Ray Mwareya

Johannesburg, South Africa

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I am a business and tech journalist, a South Africa expert, and a policy writer based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

[I am available for work].

My reporting appears in The Telegraph, Reuters, The Africa Report, China Radio International, The Semafor, Guardian, Fast Company, CNBC, Financial Times, ...

Chi Nguyen

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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Chi Nguyen is a freelance journalist based in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) Vietnam. She is also a TV journalist from National Television VTV
She is journalism and media studies lecture, journalism and media studies facilitator,
Interpreter and translator
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Lizabeth Paulat

Kampala, Uganda

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Freelance journalist based out of East Africa with a focus on political, economic social and environmental issues. I contribute through audio, photography and script. Also an accredited member of the Foreign Correspondents Association of Uganda (FCAU).

Tamara Pearson

Puebla, Mexico

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Tamara Pearson has been a journalist for 25 years, and an editor as well for a total of 12 of those. She has reported from Latin America over the past two decades, has two degrees, and is a published literary author. She is based in Puebla, Mexico.

Louisa Reynolds

Mexico City, Mexico

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Louisa Reynolds is a freelance journalist and translator based in Guatemala. Although Guatemala is the main focus of her work, she has done reporting trips to Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Honduras, Panama and Belize.
She has done live interviews for CNN, Radio France International, Monocle News Daily,...

Miguel Ángel Sánchez

Fatih, Turkey

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Miguel Ángel Sánchez is a awarded photographer sponsored by Leica and  based in istanbul.

Charlie Smith

Singapore, Singapore

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An enthusiastic | driven | creative media communications professional who thrives under pressure. 7 years experience in sports production | design and BAFTA-winning broadcast media. Focussed on producing engaging content to attract viewers. Proficient Premier pro | Adobe creative and EVS.

Richard Spencer

Beirut, Lebanon

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Richard Spencer is Middle East Correspondent for The Times of London, based in Beirut, Lebanon.

Joshua Tartakovsky

Berlin, Germany

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Joshua Tartakovsky is a journalist based in Berlin, Germany. Graduate of Brown University and the London School of Economics, Program at Oxford. Covered conflicts and social crises. Also intersted in culture and anthropology. Worked as freelance journalist for fifteen years.