I’m Megan Janetsky, a reporter and photographer based in Medellín, Colombia. I covering migration, women's issues and politics across Latin America.

I am a 2019 Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting grantee and the Colombia/Venezuela stringer for USA Today. I've worked with The New York Times, Read moreBBC, Al Jazeera, The Atlantic, Foreign Policy, VICE, Public Radio International, Poynter, Christian Science Monitor, The New Republic, Atlas Obscura and more.

I grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, where the topic of immigration was always omnipresent in news and politics, but was often deeply misunderstood. My goal as a journalist is to connect often untold human stories to the politics and policies, and use multimedia to show the reality on the ground.

I'm a freelance journalist based in Medellin. I've contributed to The Economist, CBC, BBC World Services, ABC, and TechCrunch, among other major media outlets. While I focus on print, I've also worked with national broadcasters to do live radio and TV segments.  

I hold a Bachelor of Journalism Read morefrom Ryerson University in Toronto.

Based out of the city of Medellin, I have covered Colombia and Latin America for a wide range of media outlets including the Miami Herald, the Independent, the Toronto Star and Sky News. I work predominantly in print, but have also produced videos, photography and multimedia work and have done TV Read moreinterview segments. I am a specialist in organized crime, the drug war and Colombia's conflict, but have also covered a broad range of issues from politics to culture.

Simon West is a freelance journalist based in Medellín, Colombia.