Magdalena Rojo is a freelance journalist covering global issues and human rights from the field, mostly in developing countries. Rojo comes from Slovakia, however, driven by her desire for a fairer world and common understanding, she has traveled countries on four continents. Exploring the world Read morewith an open mind and listening to people with diverse ideas is what makes her feel alive.

Six years ago, she co-founded the long-term, global project Women Who Stay that brings a different perspective on migration – the perspective of women left behind after their male counterparts migrate. She pursues this project together with her husband, a photographer, Noel Rojo.

Within the project, Magdalena and Noel explore slow journalism and anthropology. They spend weeks or months with people they write about in order to understand them and their environment and to gain their trust.

As a journalist fellow for the Spiritual Exemplars Project by the University of Southern California, she followed community leaders who are changing lives. She has been published in international media outlets, such as e.g. News Deeply/TNH, Deutsche Welle, Mongabay, and national media in Slovakia, Czechia, and the U.S. She was nominated for the Slovak Press Award with her reportage about Cuba in 2013.

Jan is a field producer and team player, ready to fulfil the important requests and overcome great challenges in creating appealing trans-media content.

Teams available in Vienna in Austria and Nairobi in Kenya with experienced visual storytellers and media production.

Experienced in Read morejournalism, multimedia, documentary, corporate, featured, web and mini-series for clients across the globe.

Commissioned by History channel, Zinc Network, CGTN Beijing, Global Citizen and Al Jazeera.

Awards;
2019	UNHCR Award, Czech Press Photo, ****** 
2018	Nominee, series News, Slovak Press Photo 
2018	Finalist, Fotožurnalistika – Najlepšia fotografia 2017 | Open Society Foundation, ****** 
2018	Best International Film on Modern Slavery 2017, Unchosen – films against Slavery, ****** 
2017	CENA ČTENÁŘŮ ČASOPISU LIDÉ A ZEMĚ, Czech Press Photo, ****** 
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Mira Galanova is a multimedia journalist specialising in international affairs, Europe and Latin America in particular. Her work has been published in the BBC, Foreign Policy, New Statesman and EUobserver, among others. Currently based in Madrid, Spain.

Agnieszka Pospiszyl is a journalist, researcher and producer based in Katowice, Poland. She is covering war in Ukraine since the second day of it.

She covers all news about Central Europe, focusing mostly on Poland, Czechia and Slovakia, and also European topics seen from London’s perspective. 
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Her work appears regularly in international media – from newspaper, radio, to TV and on-line platforms. On a regular basis she cooperates with NRK, BBC, KAN, CSAT, RTL, Al Jazira English, CNN, The Guardian, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times.

She has reported from Warsaw, Prague, Bratislava, Budapest, Riga, Tallin, Vilnius, London, New York, Washington DC, Dubai. Agnieszka also worked as an international war reporter in Iran/Iraq.

Recently she covers a wide range of coronavirus related topic (current situation, regulations) in Central Europe. 
Agnieszka covers NGOs-related topics, international justice, politics, human rights, diversity&inclusion as well as transport - particularly aviation. 

Working languages: Polish (native), Czech (native), Slovak (native), English (C2), German (B1)

Academic background:

- PhD in International Media Law, London Metropolitan University, UK
- MA in Culture Studies, Wroclaw University, Poland

I am a journalist based in Bratislava, Slovakia but with knowledge of other countries in Central and Eastern Europe too. I am covering economics, politics, EU affairs, healthcare and minorities.

I am a Slovak documentary filmmaker, photographer and journalist currently living in Berlin, Germany and Slovakia.

I am a founder of "Living documentary" organisation, which since 2010 produce and promote short documentary films and network with various organisations dealing with human rights, Read morefine art, fashion, architecture or public spaces. She has worked as a director, producer and editor on short documentary films in Slovakia, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Moldova, Czech Republic and Georgia.

Dariusz Kalan is a correspondent travelling all over Central Europe and the Balkans..

His work appears regularly in local and international press, in publications such as Foreign Policy, World Politics Review, OZY, Euronews, EUobserver, The Telegraph, Foreign Affairs, as well as Poland's most Read morewidely circulated weekly Polityka, among many others. Since mid-November, he is based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, as a fellow of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.

He has reported from Bratislava, Bucharest, Budapest, Prague, Sofia, Skopje, Warsaw, Vienna, Vilnius, Zagreb, Washington DC and western Ukraine on a wide range of topics. Most recently, he has written extensively about the murder of Slovak reporter Ján Kuciak, spent Austria's election day with the Muslim community in Vienna, learned how it is to be an investigative journalist in illiberal Hungary, covered anti-government protests all over Central Europe, and spoken exclusively with a leading Czech presidential candidate. He also writes about gas sector in CE, undertakes consultancy services for investors and works as a fixer in Slovakia.

He held individual fellowships in Budapest and Bratislava (twice), and a Kosciuszko Foundation Fellowship at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in Washington DC. He has been interviewed by France 24, BBC World Service, Voice of America, The Guardian, Associated Press, and many local news agencies. He is also a regular Central Europe commentator on Polish TOK FM Radio.

Portfolio: https://www.clippings.me/dkalan
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dariusz_Kalan
Instagram: instagram.com/dariuszkalan/

Joshua Lajciak is an American/Slovak amateur journalist based in Prague. He specialized in Business, IT, Politics and Music.

Joshua writes for AutoMat, a community that promotes cycling in Prague. He is also launching his own blog in Slovak for collecting vinyl records.

Edward Szekeres is a freelance journalist based in Bratislava, Slovakia. Well-versed in fixing, feature writing, interviewing and breaking news.

I am a freelance journalist from Slovakia, currently based in Oaxaca, Mexico. I have been traveling and residing mostly in developing countries since 2014. 

I write stories of human rights and global issues. 

I reported on the reintegration process of ex-combatants in Colombia (2016), on the Read moreroute of bananas and cacao from Colombia to the stores in Slovakia (2016), lives of Tibetan refugees in India (2016), on the elections from Myanmar (2012 and 2015), India and Indonesia (2014).  I also covered the consequences of typhoon Haiyan in Philippines (2014) and the consequences of tsunami in Indonesia (2013). I brought articles about illegal land grabbing due to sugar cane plantations in Cambodia (2014), human trafficking in Cambodia (2014), development projects of local NGOs working with farmers in Indonesia (2014), organic rice planting in Indonesia (2013), migration issues in Philippines (2014), human rights issues in Cuba (2012), etc. 

I am also open to cooperation with travel magazines as I have travel more than 40 countries. 

My work has been published in the most read print and online publications in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Yet, I am keen to write in English.

Miroslava Germanova is a journalist based in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Miro Arva is a freelance photographer/producer travelling extensively between Prague, Vienna, Budapest. 

He covers a varied spectrum of genres. Predominantly working in portraiture and also exploring and capturing interesting subjects and places. 

UK and EU passport holder available to travel Read moreat short notice.