Twenty years ago, I published my first story for a Jerusalem weekly newspaper. Since then, I
gained knowledge, connections and a deep understanding of covering the news in Israel,
Palestine, U.S. and parts of the world. With my ability to navigate Israel & Palestine, I conducted hard­ hitting Read moreinvestigations which revealed secret money trails of corrupt politicians, recognized tendencies in
social networks, uncovered military wrongdoings and produced breaking news coverage for both
local and international audiences.

My investigative storytelling crossed multiple platforms, from writing for reputable print newspapers
and magazines, such as Haaretz and Harper’s, to digital platforms like ProPublica, Mashable, Quartz and Fusion. As the local field producer of Japanese­ based Fuji TV news for eight years, I coordinated all crews sent to Israel by choosing compelling news topics for coverage, selecting the best filming locations and identifying interviewees. With this responsibility, I produced Fuji’s coverage of the disengagement from Gaza, wars in Lebanon and Gaza, election campaigns, the visit of Japanese Prime Minister in Israel and much more.

Over the years, I also worked as the local producer for some of U.K.’s Channel 4 “Unreported World” documentaries, a PBS’s “Frontline” episode, Morgan Spurlock’s “Where in the World is Osama Bin­-Laden” feature film and more. Radio coverage provided a new challenge during my recent work as fixer and producer for BBC World Service during the Israel’s election period.

During my Nieman Fellowship for Journalism at Harvard University, I researched different models for an investigative news platform, while gaining video editing experience, innovative reporting skills, storytelling abilities, data­ mining and visualization tools. I also participated in a hands ­on, intensive seminar on the future of journalism at MIT’s Media Lab.

Currently based out of D.C., I am available to work in the U.S. and in Israel

Orly Halpern is a print journalist, on-air TV and radio reporter, field producer and researcher based in Jerusalem, Israel.
Orly Halpern grew up in Orange County, California and Tucson, Arizona. A visit to the Middle East as a teenager enticed her to return as an adult. Since moving to Jerusalem Read moreand becoming a journalist, her reporting has focused on the Arab-Israeli conflict. But in 2003 she traveled by a string of taxis to Baghdad where she spent a year living in and reporting from Iraq, serving as Baghdad correspondent of Canada's Globe and Mail. (During that time she and a colleague were kidnapped by insurgents near Falluja, but thanks to her knowledge of Arabic and her familiarity with Arab culture she was able to talk their way free.) Since then she has traveled across the Arab and Muslim world to learn and report on its people and politics.

Today Ms. Halpern continues to report from the region as a freelance journalist. Her reports have appeared in many newspapers and magazines and on radio and television. The outlets include TIME magazine, the Washington Post, France24, Euronews, CBC, US News and World Report, Haaretz newspaper (Israel), the Jerusalem Post, Dallas Morning News, San Francisco Chronicle, Christian Science Monitor, McClatchy Newspapers, Hadassah magazine, and Homemakers (Canada). During the Second Lebanon War she reported for US News and was an analyst on Fox News. She has reported from Africa, including Rwanda, Ethiopia, Tunisia, Ghana and Egypt and from Afghanistan, Qatar, Bahrain, Turkey, Jordan, Egypt, Iraq, the Palestinian Territories and Israel.

Genevieve is an award-winning editor, reporter, author and photographer (if needed) based in Jerusalem, Israel. She works in Israel, the West Bank, and the greater region. She is Forests Editor for Mongabay, an environmental and science news website.

Genevieve covers a broad range of subjects Read morebut specializes in current affairs/news, crime, travel, the journalism industry, and stories related to water. Her work has been published by Nieman Reports, Epoch Times, IVOH.org, Poynter, Quill magazine, and others.

Her travel guide book for Moon Handbooks, "Jerusalem and the Holy Land," was published Feb. 2014. The second edition, "Israel and the West Bank" and a third targeted guidebook on "Tel Aviv and the Coast" will be published in October 2016, also by Moon Handbooks.

Mareike Enghusen is a German freelance journalist, reporting for German print and online media about politics, economics and society in the Middle East since 2014. She speaks German, English, Spanish, French, Hebrew and Arabic. She holds an M.A. in Middle East & Islamic Studies from the American Read moreUniversity of Paris and an M.Litt. in Iranian Studies from the University of St Andrews, UK.

Jessica Buxbaum is an independent journalist covering Palestine, Israel, and Syria.

Joe Charlaff is a freelance journalist based in Jerusalem, Israel. He writes about military, security, business and conducts person to person interviews on a variety of topics. He has written for several prestigious publications such as Jane's, CBS Business News, Shephard Media group, and is Read morecurrently the Israel correspondent for Global Data, a top British publication, a data analytics consulting company covering military and many other issues

Elizabeth MacBride is a Washington, D.C.-based journalist traveling in the Middle East, reporting on business and the economy, including new energy realities.

Harvey Stein is a video journalist based in Jerusalem, Israel. He has made short videos for many websites, including Time Magazine website, Jewish Daily Forward, Tablet, ABC, PRI, Jewish Journal, Israel21c, and others.

Often he does everything, including producing, writing, shooting, narrating, Read moreand editing. He also works with writers and other journalists, just doing the shooting and/or editing.