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Paydesk has 39 journalists in Toronto. Our journalists can do broadcast reports, as well as printed media and photography.

Our top journalists in Toronto are Hussein Haji and Behrang Rahbari Moradian.

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Journalists in Toronto



Hussein Haji

Toronto, Canada
Hussein Haji is a Somali-Canadian journalist based in Toronto, Canada.
Languages
Arabic English Somali
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+10
Skills
Fact Checking

Behrang Rahbari Moradian

Toronto, Canada
I am a Journalist who has a Bachelor’s degree in Performing Arts. I have more than twenty years of experience in Acting, and eight years of experience in Journalism. During these eight years, I made many TV producers, video reports, and live reports. I have also cultivated a broad and deep contact Read morenetwork of political and human rights activists, academics, artists and experts, which I can draw upon for future productions. In addition, I have my own videos, and images archive of events from the past eight years in Toronto, which can be used in various reports.
Languages
English
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Fact Checking
Skills
Fact Checking

Zhenyu Zhang

Toronto, Canada
Zhenyu Zhang is a journalist based in Toronto, Canada. Good at news commentary and interviews, with ten years of relevant work experience in mainland media. I hope share my experience with my coworkers.
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin)
Services
Content Writing
Skills
Politics

Brian Capitao

Toronto, Canada
Brian Capitao is a journalist based in Toronto, Canada.

Brian just finished studying Cultural Studies at Ryerson University with a minor in Journalism.  As a journalist, Brian has covered Toronto events like the Toronto Sex Convention, the Toronto Fringe Festival and has written feature pieces Read morefor online alternative publication The Plaid Zebra. Brian has also worked as a social media coordinator and continues to pursue new skills for the digital age.
Languages
English Portuguese
Services
Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast) Documentaries
+5
Skills
Current Affairs Technology Entertainment & Celebrity
+6

Jigar Patel

Toronto, Canada
I'm a software developer with a background in journalism, passionate about using technology to create engaging applications and tell informative stories. Currently, I'm a computer programming student at Seneca College, I have a strong foundation in programming languages such as C++, JavaScript and Read morePython.

In addition to my technical skills, I also have extensive producing experience in the field and in newsrooms. I have worked on award winning investigative stories as well as help manage network resources. I'm open for all freelance opportunities
Languages
English Gujarati Hindi
Services
Journalism
Skills
Risk Analysis Natural Disasters Health & Fitness
+11

Haider Husseini

Toronto, Canada
I am a freelance journalist, videographer, photographer and producer in Iraq, where I have been based most of my life. I have worked with different local, regional and international media outlets to cover conflict and political issues, but also document social trends and Iraq's underground as part Read moreof personal projects.

I am a native Arabic speaker and fluent English speaker. For commissions and inquiries, please contact me at:

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Languages
Arabic English
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast) Documentaries
+11
Skills
Paranormal Entertainment & Celebrity Politics
+14

Ahmad Farshad Saleh

Toronto, Canada
Ahmad Farshad Saleh is a journalist based in Toronto, Canada.
I am a seasoned journalist and media specialist with over a decade of experience. Starting my career as a senior journalist at Ariana News in Afghanistan, I later took on the role of News Manager until November 2021. Over the years, I Read morehave produced numerous documentaries in Afghanistan and conducted investigative reports. Currently, I freelance for Voice of America while also serving as a Media Specialist at Humber College since November 2022.
Languages
Persian (Farsi)
Services
Journalism
Skills
Social

Jeff Harrington

Toronto, Canada
Jeff Harrington is a journalist based in Toronto, Canada.
He is a multi platform journalist with 10 years of experience.
Harrington has worked across Canada reporting on TV and radio.
He served as one of the youngest male anchors in Edmonton.
Languages
English
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast) News Gathering
+2
Skills
Health & Fitness Fact Checking Investigative Reporting

Nisarg Lakhmani

Toronto, Canada
Nisarg Lakhmani is based in Toronto, Canada. He works as  freelance, his work is licensed by many media agencies worldwide. He is flexible to provide general news media, documentary or breaking news. His media work is vast, from local civic issues, national political races to social unrest in a Read moreforeign country. He truly understand the type of news media market, & provides relevant to it for wire. His work has published worldwide including renowned international news organisations like TIME, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, Yahoo and many more.  Please check out tearsheets.

Multimedia Projects 

  His multimedia projects has been published by MSN, Yahoo, and more. Many of his projects have been featured as front page headlines on news editorial websites. He has covered events like Remembrance Day ceremony Canada, Gujarati folk singer in Chicago, Journalism is not Crime and many more.

 His lens has captured many famous personalities in various field,
 
Prime Minister of India – Narendra Modi
First woman Chief Minister of the Gujarat – Anandiben Patel
Toronto Mayor – Rob ford,  John Tory
Premier of Ontario, Canadian politician – Kathleen Wynne
First lady – Michelle Obama
Governor  of Illinois, USA-  Pat Quinn
Indian Actor-turned-polician – Paresh Rawal
India`s comedian king – Johnny Lever
The legend of the Gujarati stage artist  – Siddharth Randeria
Gujarat garba king – Shree Atul Purohit
Indian bollywood actress – Parineeti Chopra
Languages
English Gujarati Hindi
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast) Documentaries
+7
Skills
Fact Checking

Al Emid

Toronto, Canada
Al Emid is a journalist based in Toronto, Canada. He has extensive experience both in being a correspondent and co-ordinatingl large numbers of correspondents around the world. His byline currently appears in the Untied States, Canada and several Middle Eastern countries. As well as being located Read morein Canada, he has deep and broad experience in writing about the Middle East and has traveled through parts of it on assignment.He also has strong experience in writing about Africa.

He also has extensive experience in radio and currently produces and anchors a radio program entitled American Narratives for which he pulls in analysts and journalists from across the U.S. and globally.

He is also the author of several books, most recently What You Need to Know About ISIS listed on all major book sites.

FURTHER NOTES:
             1. Possible trip to the Middle East in January 2022. Available fo rassignment
             2. Recent topics have been as diverse as Canadian real estate, the Middle East and Mongolia
             3. Generally available during the holiday season
             4. Based in downtown Toronto - can move quickly to most breaking stories
             5. Travel negotiable
             6. Comfortable in the Middle East
             7. Some familiarity with New York
             8. Some familiarity with Los Angeles
Languages
English
Services
Interview (Video / Broadcast) News Gathering Feature Stories
+5
Skills
Film & Theatre Business Finance
+3

Hayley Zimak

Toronto, Canada
Hayley Zimak is a Canadian journalist based in London, United Kingdom. She has over ten years of media experience, four of those with the country’s largest media company, Rogers Communications. She worked her way up from weekend traffic announcer to full-time news anchor and reporter, voicing Read morenational spots for TV and radio along the way before taking on the role of senior talk show producer for 570 News in Kitchener Ontario. Hayley’s passion is documentaries and feature pieces, one of which recently won an Edward R. Murrow award. She has also produced pieces from Guatemala and Nepal and has reported live from England and Nepal. She is currently the acting editor at a digital media company that has five publications. She is responsible for writing features and editing magazines that focus on the health and education sectors.
Languages
English
Services
Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast) News Gathering
+7
Skills
Current Affairs Entertainment & Celebrity Arts & Books
+2

Mehrzad Vahdat

Toronto, Canada
Mehrzad Vahdat is a journalist based in Toronto, Canada.
Languages
Persian (Farsi)
Services
Interview (Video / Broadcast) Photography Live Reporting
+1
Skills
Technology Arts & Books Film & Theatre

Fernando Arce

Toronto, Canada
I’m a freelance journalist in Toronto, Ontario. My main focuses are political, Indigenous and environmental news, and I’m also very interested in Latin American politics, which is a big chunk of the international news segment I cover.

I’ve been writing for six years for various publications, Read moreincluding Ricochet Media, Maclean’s Magazine, This Magazine, The London Free Press and others. I’m also a member of the Canadian Association of Journalists and the Freelance Canadian Union.

I provide national and international news commentary/coverage from fresh and unexplored angles in the hopes of fostering as much discussion and debate as possible.

For a full list of my clippings, please go to: https://theevolvingjournalist.wordpress.com/clippings/
Languages
English Spanish
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+12
Skills
Politics Film & Theatre Fact Checking
+2
Book

Courtney Miceli

Toronto, Canada
Courtney Miceli is a freelance journalist currently based in Toronto, Canada. As a former producer for Discovery Channel Canada, she's passionate about science, travel and the natural world.
Languages
English
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast) Documentaries
+9
Skills
Current Affairs Arts & Books Investigative Reporting
+8

Aldrin Gomes

Toronto, Canada
Aldrin Gomes
is a Toronto-based multimedia journalist. He started his media journey with Seneca College in 2019.
From covering weekly news to producing several ENGs & podcasts during his time at Seneca, his eagerness to become a journalist grew. He worked with Seneca Journalism, The Buttonwood Read moreTree and On The Hour News.

Aldrin specializes in multimedia production, digital articles and digital media editing.
Experienced in broadcast, radio, videography and podcast writing.
He loves covering breaking news and has a kink for investigative journalism.
Originally born and raised in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Languages
Bengali English Hindi
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+16
Skills
Finance Breaking News Business
+22

Blair Bigham

Toronto, Canada
Blair is a multimedia freelance journalist and emergency and critical care doctor based in Toronto, Canada.  He received his journalism training at the Munk School of Global Affairs and his research training at the Institute for Medical Sciences, both at U of Toronto. His medical training was at Read moreMcMaster and Stanford universities. 

Blair has delivered health care on five continents and transported patients on helicopters, boats, and vehicles that could generously be described as pick-up trucks.  In the past he worked as a paramedic, scientist and educator, and frequently speaks at conferences around the globe.

He reports on social, political and biological influences on health and wellness. His first book, Death Interrupted: how modern medicine is complicating the way we die, became a best-seller.
Languages
English
Services
Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast) News Gathering
+10
Skills
Science & Environment Medical Health & Fitness
+3

Leyland Cecco

Toronto, Canada
Leyland is interested in projects relating to culture, social mobility, environmental economics, marginalization and security. He is a member of the Freelance Frontline Register. At present, he is based in Toronto, Canada. 

His  photos and writing have been commissioned by Al Jazeera America, Read moreThe Washington Post, The Guardian, Al Jazeera English, The Sunday Times, Roads and Kingdoms, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, The Daily Beast, Vocativ, and other international publications.
Languages
English
Services
Feature Stories Content Writing Corporate Content
+6
Skills
Fact Checking
Book

Alex Mcclintock

Toronto, Canada
Alex McClintock is a journalist and writer based in Toronto, Canada. His reporting, features, humour and travel writing have appeared in The Guardian, The Globe and Mail, The Vancouver Sun, The Sydney Morning Herald and many other outlets.
Languages
English
Services
Feature Stories Content Writing Corporate Content
+4
Skills
Food & Drink Breaking News Cultural
+9

Lindsay Rempel

Toronto, Canada
Lindsay Rempel is a journalist based in Toronto, Canada with experience working in France and the UK. Experienced television and radio producer, reporter and show runner.
Languages
English French
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+6
Skills
Climate Change Current Affairs Politics
+2

Lisa Lagace

Toronto, Canada
Lisa Lagace is a freelance journalist based in Toronto, Canada.
Languages
English
Services
Feature Stories Content Writing Corporate Content
+3
Skills
Technology Fact Checking Food & Drink
+7

Fatima Raza

Toronto, Canada
Fatima Raza is a journalist based in Toronto, Canada.

Shenaz Kermalli

Toronto, Canada
Shenaz Kermalli is a freelance journalist based in Toronto, Canada. She currently teaches journalism at Humber College in Toronto.
 
Shenaz is a former producer and writer with Al Jazeera English, BBC News, and CBC Television. Her writing has appeared in The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, The Read moreGuardian, Foreign Policy, Middle East Eye, Rabble and Muftah.
 
In 2005, Shenaz was granted an exclusive interview, the first by any media, with the wife and family of Mohammad Siddique Khan, ringleader of the London Underground terrorist bombings.
 
She holds an MA in Near and Middle Eastern Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies and a BA in Journalism from Sheffield University.
Languages
English
Services
Vox Pop News Gathering Feature Stories
+9
Skills
Fact Checking Politics Current Affairs
+1

Sisay Shega

Toronto, Canada
Sisay Shega is a journalist.
Languages
English
Services
Journalism
Skills
Training Research

Blake Lambert

Toronto, Canada
Blake Lambert is a journalist based in Toronto, Canada.
Languages
English
Services
Feature Stories Content Writing Corporate Content
+6
Skills
Fact Checking

Mohammad Olyaeifard

Toronto, Canada
Mohammad Olyaeifard is a journalist based in Toronto, Canada.
Languages
Persian (Farsi)
Services
Live Reporting Fact Checking
Skills
Fact Checking Politics
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