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Paydesk has 196 journalists in Washington. Our journalists can do broadcast reports, as well as printed media and photography.
Our top journalists in Washington are David Smith and William Eagle.
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Journalists in Washington
Danielle Stescki
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Award-winning producer with strong skills in social media, videography and non-linear editing. Experience in studio and field productions. Over 7 years of experience as producer, writer, videographer, non-linear editor and director. Familiar with web development.
English
Portuguese
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+5
Business
Current Affairs
Entertainment & Celebrity
+3
Babak Alipour
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Babak Alipour is a journalist based in Washington, United States of America.
Photographer, Videographer, Video Editor, Motion Graphic Artist, Producer, Line Producer, Director, Technical Director, Assistant Director, Field Producer, Audio Technician, Lighting (Gaffer), Coordinator, Tele Prompter Read more
Persian (Farsi)
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+10
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+13
Quan Le
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Quan Le is a seasoned journalist and pro-democracy lawyer with a base in Hanoi, Vietnam, and currently operating from Washington DC. His extensive experience includes writing for prominent media outlets such as BBC Vietnamese and VOA Tieng Viet, where he has honed his expertise in analyzing the Read more
Vietnamese
Risk Analysis
Fact Checking
Politics
Diing Magot
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Diing Magot is a dedicated journalist with a passion for feature stories, current news, and health-related reporting. With a keen eye for detail and a talent for content creation, Magot excels in interviewing and gathering information, adeptly transcribing stories from Arabic to English to reach a Read more
Swahili
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+8
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+8
Rene Lake
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Rene Lake is a veteran journalist, editorialist, analyst, expert on US domestic affairs, International and African affairs based in Washington, United States of America.
English
French
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+7
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+9
Ray Suarez
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Ray Suarez is a journalist based in Washington, United States of America. He is a host of the radio and podcast series WorldAffairs, heard on KQED San Francisco and public radio stations around the country, and a Washington reporter for Euronews. He recently completed an appointment as the McCloy Read more
English
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
+2
Arts & Books
Breaking News
Climate Change
+1
Yun Sun
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Yun Sun is a think tank scholar.
English
360 Videography
Research
Sisay Ashenafi
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I have worked as a Video Editor,Production Assistant,Assistant Director, for over 10 years now, and have kept in touch with technology consistently. I am passionate about this work and have worked on many high-end video editing projects.
Amharic
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview
Fact Checking
Social
Fact Checking
Daniel Macy
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Daniel Macy is a Washington-based reporter in the United States of America with 15 years' experience reporting and editing. He currently serves as Senior Associate in the Office of the Public Editor at Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). The role is part-time and leaves room for some freelance work, Read more
English
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Feature Stories
Content Writing
+4
Business
Finance
Politics
+5
Jianli Yang
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Dr. Jianli (Doc) Yang, a world renown human rights activist and scholar, is a major architect and leader for China’s democracy. He was a Tiananmen student leader and a political prisoner of China (2002-2007). Dr. Yang helped found and lead several important organizations including Citizen Power Read more
Chinese (Mandarin)
English
Content Writing
Research
Fact Checking
Politics
Current Affairs
Arts & Books
+2
Richard Pierrin
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Richard Pierrin (b. 2002, Petit-Goave, Haiti) is a Haitian photojournalist with a deep focus on documentary photography. He has captured powerful stories from his homeland, Haiti, documenting the country’s socio-political struggles and the resilience of its people. Now living in the United States Read more
Creole
French
English
Documentaries
News Gathering
Feature Stories
+2
Politics
War Reporter
Research
+3
Hedayatullah Noori
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My name is Hedayatullah Noori, a reporter, cameraman, video editor, and technician, cameraman and reporter for 15 years for Voice of America in Kabul. I have resettled in Silver Spring, Maryland.
I am very interested in finding a job that will allow me to use my skills here in the U.S. and to Read more
English
Pashto
Persian (Farsi)
+2
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
News Gathering
Interview
War Reporter
Breaking News
Fraser Jackson
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Fraser Jackson is the Washington and White House correspondent for France 24's English channel.
In his role he has interviewed many officials including President Joe Biden. He has a keen interest in US politics, domestic issues, foreign policy and more.
Before his role in Washingon, he Read more
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+14
Business
Finance
Politics
+20
Maria Lopez
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Maria Lopez is a journalist based in Washington, United States of America.
She has experience in radio, newspapers, social media, production and more.
As an independent journalist, I handle the entire process: selecting the topic, finding interviewees, coordinating the interview, conducting it, Read more
English
Spanish
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
+7
Politics
Social
Cultural
Arash Seifollahi
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I am Arash Seifollahi, I am currently based in Washington D.C. and the state of Virginia. I am an Iranian activist with a bachelor's degree in journalism and civil engineering.
English
Persian (Farsi)
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
News Gathering
Investigative Journalism
+1
Politics
Media Training
Investigative Reporting
+2
Javid Akbari
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I'm Javid Akbari, a graphic designer with expertise in a range of Adobe software, including Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, and Autodesk 3ds Max. My journey in this field began with a two-year internship, where I gained valuable experience and honed my skills.
In 2016, I took Read more
Ahmad Asaad
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Ahmad Asaad is a cinematographer based in the Washington DC area and available globally. He has worked in the documentary space as a cinematographer with AJ+ for 5 years and now works as a freelancer.
He also shoots commercial and narrative projects, so the collective experience allows him to Read more
English
Interview
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+12
Amin El Siwi
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Amin El Siwi is an Egyptian filmmaker based in Washington DC.
Arabic
English
Documentaries
Photography
Video Rushes
+1
Film & Theatre
Fact Checking
Nastasia Peteuil
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Nastasia Peteuil is a journalist based in Washington, United States of America.
French
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Feature Stories
+6
Current Affairs
Natural Disasters
Cultural
+3
Rob Garver
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Rob Garver is a journalist based in Washington, United States of America.
Liam Scott
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Liam Scott is an independent journalist based in Washington, D.C. He focuses on human rights and mass atrocities, China, press freedom, and disinformation.
Chinese (Mandarin)
English
French
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Interview (Print / Radio / Podcast)
+2
Politics
Current Affairs
Investigative Reporting
+1
Farogat Armstead
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Farogat Armstead is a video journalist based in Washington, United States of America. Farogat worked as a broadcasting journalist for Voice of America, Uzbek Service. As a reporter, multimedia editor she has covered Central Asia and the U.S.
She began her career at Uzbekistan’s state Read more
English
Uzbek
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+9
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+14
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