Journalists Who Cover VIEnergize Program

Rashad Ahamad

Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Rashad Ahamad is a seasoned investigative journalist based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, with over 15 years of expertise in reporting on RMG workers’ rights, labor migration, human trafficking, climate change, disasters, and public health.
He has covered major events, including the Rana Plaza collapse, ...

Akeem Alao

Ikeja, Nigeria

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Akeem Alao is a Lagos-based freelance journalist and language instructor.

He works at Parkchester Times, The Naija News and Edugist.

He also writes opinions media platforms. He can write fluently in English and Yoruba languages.

Jose Antunes

Sintra, Portugal

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Journalist, writer and photographer since 1979, both print and online, I have a vast experience in the fields of photography, software, hardware, web, aviation, History, videogames, technology, having published material in almost all Portuguese newspapers and magazines between 1979 and 2009. 

I ...

Yero S. Bah

Banjul, Gambia

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Yero S. Bah is a distinguished Gambian journalist with a career spanning over six years across print, broadcast, and digital media. His work has earned him numerous accolades, recognizing his impactful reporting and dedication to storytelling.
In 2023, Bah won the Business and Finance Reporting ...

Orian Brito

Miami, United States of America

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Journalist with 20+ years of experience producing impactful investigative articles, multimedia features, and data-driven reports.

As a highly experienced, motivated, and detail-focused professional with years of experience in television news production, editor and coverage, I feel confident that I ...

James Brooks

Copenhagen, Denmark

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James Brooks is a journalist based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Helen Clark

Melbourne, Australia

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Helen Clark is a journalist based in Melbourne, Australia.

Joshua Craze

Juba, South Sudan

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I am a writer. Recent subjects have included a short story about a hunt for unique gestures amid the sad repetitions of stock photography, an essay about money and migration in Juba, South Sudan, and a grammar of redacted documents. 

Currently, I am a 2014 UNESCO Laureate Artist in Creative ...

Arthur De Oliveira

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Arthur de Oliveira is a Filmmaker, Poet, and Theater Practionar from Limeira, São Paulo, Brazil. Over the past sixteen years Arthur has been traveling between the United Arab Emirates, where he is based in, and Brazil. Arthur’s travel and varied cultural exposure has sparked his interest in ...

Elizabeth Dickinson

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Elizabeth Dickinson is a Deca journalist based in the Arabian Peninsula. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Foreign Policy, The Economist, Politico Magazine, the Christian Science Monitor, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and The Financial Times, among others. 
Elizabeth was ...

James Franey

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

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I am a journalist for France 24 and I will be in Israel from May 9 to May 16 inclusive, filing for a number of media outlets.

I am available for live or recorded standups/interviews/phone hits to help you with your coverage of news events in Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

Prior to ...

Susana Gómez

Caracas, Venezuela

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Susana Gómez es una periodista especializada en el área audiovisual y digital, reconocida por su pensamiento crítico y su compromiso con la integridad en la información. Con una sólida habilidad para adaptarse al cambiante entorno mediático, destaca en el manejo de herramientas digitales que ...

John Haigh

Lima, Peru

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John Haigh is a journalist based in Lima, Peru.

Based in Lima Peru since 2012, covering South American trade and commerce for a Hong Kong business portal, and South American travel and lifestyle features. Interested in environment, culture, crime, climate change, power and politics.

Christabel Lobo

Washington, United States of America

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Christabel Lobo is a journalist based in Washington, United States of America.

Kitty Logan

London, United Kingdom

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Kitty Logan is a journalist based in London, United Kingdom.

Ayanangsha Maitra

Kolkata, India

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With over 5 years experience in Print and Digital media, I've been covering issues on/in Indo-Bangladesh border, Drug Smuggling, Border Security etc for media as well as global research organization. 

As the Senior editor of New Delhi based The CEO Magazine ( and the group's other publication), ...

Jenny Manrique

San Francisco, United States of America

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Jenny Manrique is a freelance journalist based in San Francisco, United States of America.

Natasha Matloob

Islamabad, Pakistan

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Natasha Matloob is a journalist, intelligence analyst, and researcher with five years of experience covering insurgency, hybrid warfare, and human rights in South Asia. Her work has appeared in The Diplomat, GIJN, and the Stimson Center, and she currently serves as a Research Assistant at the ...

Ana Oliveira

São Luís, Brazil

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Ana Oliveira is a journalist based in São Luís, Brazil.

Mario J Penton

Miami, United States of America

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Mario J Penton is a journalist based in Miami, United States of America.

Mario Pentón, nació el 30 de diciembre de 1986 en Cienfuegos, una provincia central de Cuba. En la actualidad es reconocido como uno de los principales periodistas cubanos que en redes sociales da cobertura a los temas de ...

Alexis Sanchez

Miramar, United States of America

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Alexis Sanchez is a photojournalist based in Miramar, United States of America.

Diarmuid Sherry

Ciudad Real, Spain

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Diarmuid Sherry is a journalist based in Ciudad Real, Spain. I have also been in Kyrgyzstan, North America and South America. I am currently looking to build up a modernised portfolio and am looking for credit rather than payments. I have previously worked for Irish-boxing.com. My Whatsapp is ******...

Emily Tamkin

Washington, United States of America

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Emily Tamkin is a journalist based in Washington, United States of America.