ALEMAYEHU SORI is a journalist based in Minneapolis, United States of America.

I was born in Kyrgyzstan. I worked in all regions of Kyrgyzstan. I have extensive connections in the media, public organizations and state bodies of Kyrgyzstan and now Kazakhstan. Constant with all the regions of Kazakhstan. Since 2007 I live and work in Kazakhstan. I write on a variety of topics Read moreranging from financial issues to environmental issues. Citizenship of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Spoken Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Russian language perfectly, English - can communicate, conduct business correspondence. But now I continue to improve English. I worked on an independent TV channel "TAN" Advisor to the Director of Development. Now I work in the Kazakhstan Press Club. I have the opportunity to make reports (photos, video, audio), go on business trips: the countries of the CIS.

I'm a journalist and filmmaker with more than 15 years of experience producing award-winning stories in more than 30 countries, including Syria, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the West Bank, Kashmir, and Iraq, as well as rebel-held territory in Sri Lanka and Burma.

I've reported for Al Jazeera Read moreEnglish, Newsweek, VICE, RYOT, NPR, BBC, CBS, AP, the Wall Street Journal, Seattle Times, and other international publications in video, radio, photo, and print formats.

Most recently, I spent a year working as a civilian videographer for the U.S. special forces command in Afghanistan. At rural, remote bases, I captured video of U.S. special forces and Afghan security forces.

I also work as an adjunct professor at New York University and New York Film Academy teaching public relations and broadcast journalism. I've got a master of fine arts degree in documentary studies, a master of arts degree in international relations, another master’s in public relations and a bachelor's in journalism.

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