Journalists Who Cover Media & Press Freedom

Deepak Adhikari

Kathmandu, Nepal

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Deepak Adhikari is a freelance journalist based in Kathmandu, Nepal. He was the editor of Nepal Check, a fact-checking platform in Nepal. From March 2020 to July 2022, he was the editor of South Asia Check, Nepal's pioneering fact-checking outlet. 

His areas of work include Nepal's politics, ...

Mohamed Ali Ben Ammar

Tunis, Tunisia

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Mohamed Ali Ben Ammar is a Media entrepreneur, freelance journalist, blogger, founder, and editor-in-chief at MABAPOST مابابوست based in Tunis, Tunisia.

Ahana Bhattacharya

Mumbai, India

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Ahana Bhattacharya is an Entertainment/Bollywood journalist based in Mumbai, India.

Jamil Chade

Geneva, Switzerland

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Jamil Chade is a journalist based in Geneva, Switzerland.

In 2011 and in 2013, he was elected as the best Brazilian foreign correspondent, a prize given by the media organization Comuniquese. In 2015, he was chosen as one of the 40 most influential journalists in Brazil.
 
Since 2000, Chade ...

Phil Clark

London, United Kingdom

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Phil Clark is a journalist and academic researcher based in London but frequently travelling in Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo

Michael Colborne

Prague, Czech Republic

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Michael Colborne is a Canadian freelance journalist covering all things central and eastern Europe. His words and pictures have been published in Coda Story, CBC, Sydney Morning Herald, Al Jazeera, Open Democracy, National Post and other places. 

Before moving into journalism Michael spent eight ...

Rob Crilly

Washington, United States of America

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Rob Crilly is White House correspondent of the Washington Examiner. He works from the press room of the White House and travels frequently with the President and Vice President as part of the travel pool, offering an inside view of Washington politics. 

He previously covered the US for The ...

Lucinda Jordaan

Cape Town, South Africa

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Lucinda Jordaan is a professional freelance journalist, researcher and Copy Editor based in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa,with extensive experience on all publishing platforms and within a variety of genres and specialities.

Nilay Kamu

Carrboro, United States of America

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She is a journalist who writes news for different media organizations in Turkey and the USA. Currently living in USA, the journalist has previously worked with media organizations such as Journo, Milliyet Newspapers and Shiftdelete.net. She is currently actively working as a freelancer for news ...

Seda Karatabanoglu

Montpellier, France

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I’m a journalist based in France, with more than 10 years of experience in reporting and feature writing.

I report on social and political issues across Europe and Turkey, with particular experience in health, gender and human rights. I’m especially interested in cross-border stories and in ...

Turyal Azam Khan

Lahore, Pakistan

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I started my career in journalism in 2017 when I was an undergraduate working as an entertainment journalist for the Pakistani newspaper Daily Times. Afterwards, I worked as a journalist for the Pan-Asian news website Asia Times. I have worked as a journalist in both full-time and freelance ...

Faisal Mahmud

Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Faisal Mahmud is a journalist with over a decade of experience in working with three national English daily newspapers of Bangladesh—The Independent, Dhaka Tribune and The Business Standard.  Before switching his career to professional journalism, Faisal worked in the IT industry for two years. He ...

Iryna Matviyishyn

Kyiv, Ukraine

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Independent Ukrainian journalist, local producer/ fixer based in Kyiv. 2024 Václav Havel Fellow at RFE/RL.
Iryna has produced stories for NPR, Time magazine, The Times, Le Figaro, La Vie, La Presse, Tribune de Genève, Dispatch, and other outlets. As a reporter, she has contributed to the BBC, La ...

Saddia Mazhar

Islamabad, Pakistan

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Saddia Mazhar is an award-winning investigative journalist, digital media entrepreneur, and Right to Information (RTI) activist from Islamabad, Pakistan. She founded two independent bilingual media outlets: The Reporters—a platform dedicated to investigative journalism and RTI-based stories—and ...

Dolly Menas

Windhoek, Namibia

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Dolly Menas is an award-winning journalist based in Windhoek, Namibia. She has a passion for telling stories that matter with over three years experience in print and radio broadcasting.

Her reporting focuses on governance, gender-based violence, community development, youth issues, health, ...

Marko Milosevic

Belgrade, Serbia

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I am a DoP, ENG cameraman and documentary photographer, based in Belgrade, Serbia.
Working for Serbian national television as ENG cameramen, I have shot more than a 3500 interwiews,
cultural events, breaking news, etc. As a DoP and camera operator, I have worked on feature documentary and short ...

Lidija Pisker

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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A freelance journalist covering society, culture, travel and everything in between. I have worked with The Guardian, BBC, Euronews, Open Democracy, France 24, the Equal Times, and Radio Free Europe.

Jelena Prtoric

Zagreb, Croatia

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Jelena Prtoric is a journalist based in Zagreb, Croatie.

Wasim Shahzad Qadri

Islamabad, Pakistan

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Waseem Shahzad Qadri is a Multimedia journalist & filmmaker who produced several News reports & documentaries for international media like, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg TV, Al Jazeera, VOA NEWS, Hearts Media, Ruptly & The roar, The Zimbabwean etc.

Waseem has also worked with Pakistan’s ...

Dieter Reinisch

Vienna, Austria

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Dieter Reinisch is a journalist based in Vienna, Austria. In recent years, he has reported from major political and cultural events in Austria, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Czechia, Bosnia, Serbia, Belarus, France, Belgium, Denmark, England, Scotland, Ireland, Northern Cyprus, Lebanon, and Turkey ...

Maddy Savage

Stockholm, Sweden

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Award-winning former BBC broadcaster available for freelance audio, video, print and digital projects in Stockholm.

Boursier Tchibinda

Libreville, Gabon

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Boursier TCHIBINDA is a journalist based in Libreville, Gabon.  He is an expert in African fact-checking, especially social and political news. He possesses extensive knowledge of the Gabonese media landscape: journalism and media regulation. He can also produce analyses on the situation and ...

Michael Wandati

Nairobi, Kenya

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Michael Wandati is an accomplished journalist, editor, and media strategist with a keen focus on breaking news, political affairs, and human interest reporting. Michael is dedicated to producing accurate, impactful journalism that informs public debate and reflects the highest standards of ...