James Reinl

James Reinl

An award-winning multimedia correspondent who has reported from North America, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and his native Britain for more than a decade. Strong editorial judgment and leadership skills with the ability to grasp and distill complex issues with ease and lead digital and broadcast coverage. Accomplished at writing news, features and analysis, shooting and editing video, photography, and producing radio and podcasts. Adept television reporter and presenter who thrives in high-intensity, deadline-news environments. A network of contacts among diplomats, politicians, media, economists, and campaigners. Experienced at covering UN headquarters, high courts, the White House and Congress. Certified in battlefield medicine and hostile environments.

An energetic digital journalist who has covered everything from Donald Trump’s impeachment inquiry to Somalia’s mental health crisis, weaving together potent human interest stories with trenchant analysis. Clients include Al Jazeera, BBC, Foreign Policy, Esquire, Fox News, France 24, CBC, Deutsche Welle, PRI’s The World, CBS News, dpa, RTÉ, The Times, The Lancet, The National, Monocle, and APTN. Recipient of global media awards for reporting on immigration during the 2016 US election, the Westgate terror siege, human rights abuses in Iran, the endgame to Sri Lanka’s civil war, and the slow recovery from Haiti’s earthquake. Speaks English and Spanish, holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Sussex University and a postgraduate diploma in journalism.