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Paydesk has 191 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 Danielle Stescki.
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Journalists in Washington
David Smith has been Washington correspondent of The Guardian since October 2015, reporting on the presidential election campaigns of Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and other candidates. He has travelled to the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and reports from the White House and State Read more
English
Interview (Print / Radio / Podcast)
Fact Checking
Business
Finance
Politics
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)
Business
Current Affairs
Entertainment & Celebrity
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
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)
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
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
Politics
Media Training
Investigative Reporting
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
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
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
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
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
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)
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
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
My name is Hedayatullah Noori, a reporter, cameraman, video editor, and technician, cameraman and reporter for 13 years for Voice of America in Kabul. I have resettled in Silver Spring, Maryland. I am authorized to work in the United States. I am very interested in finding a job that will allow Read more
English
Persian (Farsi)
Pashto
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Breaking News
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
Politics
Social
Cultural
Meiying is a D.C.-based freelance multimedia journalist fluent in English, Mandarin, Cantonese and Hokkien. She aims to amplify marginalized voices and produce stories about communities often hidden from the mainstream news narrative. Most recently, Meiying worked as a video producer at POLITICO,Read more
English
Chinese (Cantonese)
Chinese (Mandarin)
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
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
English
Chinese (Mandarin)
Content Writing
Research
Fact Checking
Politics
Current Affairs
Arts & Books
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
William Eagle is a journalist and radio script editor based in Washington, United States of America.
English
Journalism
Current Affairs
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
Business
Finance
Politics
Mohammadreza Aladin is a journalist based in Washington D.C., United States of America.
English
Persian (Farsi)
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Current Affairs
Film & Theatre
Sports
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
Arts & Books
Breaking News
Climate Change
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