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Paydesk has 51 journalists in Beirut. Our journalists can do broadcast reports, as well as printed media and photography.
Our top journalists in Beirut are Patricia Khoder and Allyson Portee.
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Journalists in Beirut
Patricia Khoder
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Patricia Khoder is a highly experienced journalist. She is passionate about the everyday stories of real people caught up in the events of the Middle East and complex interrelationship between local and international institutions and politics that impact on their lives.
Born in Beirut, Patricia Read more
Arabic
English
French
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
News Gathering
+10
Business
Finance
Politics
+20
Allyson Portee
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Allyson Portee is a journalist based in Beirut, Lebanon.
English
Spanish
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Feature Stories
Content Writing
+3
Politics
Current Affairs
Entertainment & Celebrity
+3
Jacob Russell
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Jacob Russell is a freelance writer, photographer and video journalist based in the Middle East. He trained as a press photographer in the UK and then moved to Iraqi Kurdistan to become picture editor and trainer at Metrography, Iraq's first photo agency. There he mentored Iraqi photographers and Read more
English
French
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+10
Politics
Current Affairs
Science & Environment
+11
Nicole Di Ilio
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Nicole Di Ilio is a journalist based in Beirut, Lebanon.
Her work focuses on conflicts, radicalism, migrations, and marginalized groups. Her writing has appeared in Sky, Al Jazeera, Al Monitor, New Lines Magazine, VICE, among other publications. In recent years, she has been on the ground covering Read more
Arabic
English
French
+2
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Feature Stories
Content Writing
+5
Hediye Levent
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Hediye Levent | Freelance Journalist With over two decades of experience in journalism, I have been extensively covering the Middle East since 2003. From 2008 to 2021, I was based in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq, providing in-depth coverage of the region's complex developments. Currently, I reside in Read more
Arabic
English
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Feature Stories
Interview (Print / Radio / Podcast)
+1
Fact Checking
Clara Nabaa
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Clara Nabaa is a freelance Lebanese journalist with 5 years of experience. She currently lives in Beirut, Lebanon. She has a strong interest in human rights and justice issues. Clara had written for several online platforms. She is motivated by the challenge of learning new things. Clara finds Read more
Arabic
English
French
News Gathering
Content Writing
Research
+3
Social
Climate Change
Fact Checking
Nour Chahine
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Based in Beirut, Lebanon, I have extensive experience in journalism, having written articles in both English and Arabic for various companies and covered press releases for key events in the UAE, such as the Andalusia Initiative and WETEX. My work spans diverse topics and industries, providing in-Read more
Arabic
English
Content Writing
Business
Politics
Technology
+9
George Eid
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George Eid is a Senior correspondent/ Media Trainer based between dubai and Beirut.
A Multilingual( Arabic, English, French, German, Greek) correspondent, anchor and Documentary producer, worked for several outlets including, Voice of Lebanon and Sky News Arabia (Abu Dhabi). Currently the Head Read more
Arabic
English
French
+2
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+5
Politics
Current Affairs
Science & Environment
+12
Mariam Chehab
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I’m Mariam Chehab, a Lebanese journalist with over a decade of experience in the industry. I graduated in 2010 and have since built a solid career in journalism and writing. For the past six years, I've been working at Euronews, a worldwide news channel. During my time at Euronews, I've conducted Read more
Arabic
French
English
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+5
Politics
Arts & Books
Film & Theatre
+9
Ali Shehab
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A content manager and filmmaker with a rich portfolio of work aired or published on leading Platforms such as Aljazeera, Araby Tv, Cnn Arabic, The Independent Arabia, and Vice Arabia. Launched and managed a successful production house, contributing significantly to the Arab Scientific Journalism Read more
Arabic
English
French
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+15
Politics
Current Affairs
Technology
+16
Ahmed Bayram
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Ahmed Bayram is a writer based in the Middle East, with a vast experience in a range of countries and topics. Ahmed focuses on humanitarian issues, conflicts, global funding strategy, small businesses, natural and human-made crises and poverty. Ahmed has been to Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq and Read more
Arabic
English
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+7
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+7
Richard Spencer
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Richard Spencer is Middle East Correspondent for The Times of London, based in Beirut, Lebanon.
English
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Feature Stories
Interview (Print / Radio / Podcast)
+1
Politics
Current Affairs
War Reporter
+1
Etelvina (Ethel) Bonet Perez
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International reporter based in Lebanon. She has been working in
Middle East for the last decade. She is the permanent correspondent
for FRANCE 24 in Spanish in LEBANON and regular contributor
of DIARI ARA, Equal Times, and Revista 5W, among others
She is Author of “The YAZIDI GENOCIDE”
She has Read more
Dario Sabaghi
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Journalist interested in human rights and International news.
Coverage of Ukrainian crisis in 2014 from Kiev and Crimea.
Reporting conditions of Syrian and Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. Investigation about violation of human rights towards Kurds in Southeastern Turkey. Feature Photo Read more
English
Italian
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
News Gathering
Feature Stories
+6
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+9
Bassam Zaazaa
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Bassam Zaazaa is a journalist presently based in Beirut, Lebanon, working as a freelance editor/journalist contributing with regional publications; Al Arabiya English, The National, Gulf News, Arab News & The New Arab.
Veteran journalist with nearly 20 years of experience.
Smart & wise news Read more
Arabic
English
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Corporate Content
+5
Fact Checking
Farrah Alhachem
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Farrah Zaine ALHACHEM is a journalist based in Paris, France.
TV Correspondent & Host - Kuwait Television Channel I&II
Associated Press
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Arabic
English
French
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+13
Breaking News
Mohamad Hijazi
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Mohamad Hijazi is a skilled journalist, videographer, and video editor who is passionate about storytelling. He specializes in visual storytelling and has a talent for capturing captivating visuals and delivering compelling narratives through different mediums.
As a journalist, Mohamad has a Read more
Arabic
English
French
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
Documentaries
+4
War Reporter
Hannah Mccarthy
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Hannah McCarthy is a journalist based in Beirut, Lebanon.
Spanish
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Fact Checking
Fact Checking
Hadi Fouladkar
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Hadi Fouladkar is a journalist based in Beirut, Lebanon. Hadi is a freelence writer, photographer and video journalist in the middle east, and he is passionate about the everyday stories of arab world.
Arabic
English
French
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Content Writing
+1
Politics
Jimmy Carr
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I am a freelance journalist based in Beirut. Previously, I worked as a production assistant in CNN’s New York bureau. Previous employers/internships include CNN International’s UN Bureau, The Media Line’s Jerusalem Bureau, AlleyWire, and Movements.org.
I speak English fluently, and can get by in Read more
Arabic
English
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Research
+5
Fact Checking
Anchal Vohra
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Anchal Vohra is a Beirut-based TV and Print journalist. She is a freelance Correspondent for AJ English and a writer on the Middle east for Foreign Policy. She also contributes to the Times, the Atlantic, the Telegraph, the New Statesman, and Berlin Policy Journal. Ms Vohra has been Deutsche Welle Read more
English
Live Reporting
Fact Checking
Investigative Reporting
Fact Checking
Michael Downey
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Michael Downey is a journalist, photographer and filmmaker focused on covering the Middle East. He covered the uprising in Egypt before moving to Lebanon to report on the refugee crisis, and conflict in Iraq, among other issues. His first work in the region was as a writer for the Middle East Read more
Arabic
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+6
Politics
Current Affairs
Science & Environment
+11
Matthew Kynaston
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Matthew Kynaston is a journalist / photojournalist based in Beirut, Lebanon.
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+10
Politics
Current Affairs
Social
+4
Rania Abouzeid
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Rania Abouzeid is a journalist based in Beirut, Lebanon.
English
Anne Barnard
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New York Times Beirut Bureau Chief, covering Syria and the Middle East Based in Beirut Previously served as Middle East and Baghdad bureau chief for the Boston Globe Reported in the USA for the New York Times, Boston Globe and Philadelphia Inquirer. Covered Russia in the 90s for the Moscow Times
English
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Corporate Content
+6
Fact Checking
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