WAER journalists and reporters

Ashley Westerman

Kyiv, Ukraine

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Ashley is an award-winning journalist and audio producer based in Ukraine. 

An experienced reporter, editor and producer (field & studio), she has more than a decade of journalism experience and has previously worked for Voice of America and NPR in Washington, D.C. Since becoming a freelance ...

Charles Maynes

Moscow, Russia

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Charles Maynes is a journalist and radio producer currently based in Moscow, Russia. His news reporting and features can be heard on various public broadcasters worldwide, including PRI’s 'The World’, This American Life, 99% Invisible, Radiolab, Benjamen Walker’s Theory of Everything, CBC Canada, ...

Andrew Connelly

London, United Kingdom

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Andrew Connelly is a freelance writer and broadcaster focusing on politics, migration and conflict.

His work from over twenty countries has appeared in Al Jazeera, VICE News, Foreign Policy, The New Humanitarian, The World, NPR, Politico, Prospect Magazine, The Telegraph, Inkstick, Radio France ...

Dave Braneck

Berlin, Germany

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I am a freelance writer and broadcast journalist in Berlin. I cover a range of topics including  sports (particularly German football and fan culture), US and German politics, and labor.

I write, produce and present short documentaries for Deutsche Welle’s TV and YouTube channels. I also work on ...

Fazelminallah Qazizai

Kabul, Afghanistan

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Fazelminallah Qazizai is an Afghan journalist and analyst specialising in political, security, and Islamist movements in Afghanistan. A graduate in Islamic Law from Kabul University, his academic grounding in Sharia informs his nuanced reporting on governance, insurgency, and societal shifts.

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Jahd Khalil

Richmond, United States of America

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I'm a freelance print reporter and audio producer based in Richmond Virginia. Previously I was based in Cairo, Egypt.

I've worked for both local and international outlets and speak Egyptian Arabic as well as Modern Standard Arabic. My work from the Middle East, Europe, and The United States has ...

James Fredrick

Ciudad de México, Mexico

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I am a freelance journalist based in Mexico City. I started here as a print journalist focusing mostly on business, economics, and the energy. I now cover a wider range of issues in all media, including fixing and producing video stories as well as some basic shooting and editing on DSLRs. My ...

Jodi Hilton

Cambridge, United States of America

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Jodi Hilton is an experienced photographer/photojournalist based in Cambridge, MA, USA. She graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism. Her photographs and articles have been published widely including in The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, IRIN News, Deutsche Welle and ...

Jonathan Levinson

Ciudad de México, Mexico

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Jonathan Levinson is a print and multimedia journalist based in Mexico City, Mexico. 

Jonathan's photographs have been featured in The Washington Post, Al Jazeera, and The Wall Street Journal, among others. He has written for Al Jazeera, IRIN, and the Dallas Morning News and done radio packages ...

Kasia Strek

Paris, France

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Polish photojournalist based in Paris, France and Warsaw, Poland. 

She is a winner of Camille Lepage « On Est Ensemble » price delivered yearly at Visa Pour l’Image Festival of Photojournalism, laureate of Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation Grant, and a winner in multimedia category of Freedom German-...

Namrata Kolachalam

Mumbai, India

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Namrata Kolachalam is a photographer and journalist based in Mumbai, India.

Tendai Marima

Harare, Zimbabwe

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Tendai Marima is a multimedia journalist based in Harare, Zimbabwe. She has worked for a range of international publications including Al Jazeera, the New York Times, Foreign Policy and NPR. She is also a fellow of the NEWF based in South Africa and a member of Fairpicture and the Everyday Projects....