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Paydesk has 25 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
David Smith
Top Rated
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 ...
English
Interview (Print / Radio / Podcast)
Fact Checking
Business
Finance
Politics
+6
Jobs Completed 639
Job Success Rate 96%
Usually Responds Within a few hours
William Eagle
Top Rated
William Eagle is a journalist and radio script editor based in Washington, United States of America.
English
Journalism
Current Affairs
Jobs Completed 715
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
Tracy Wilkinson
Top Rated
Tracy Wilkinson is a journalist based in Washington, United States of America.
Jobs Completed 15
Job Success Rate 100%
Danielle Stescki
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
Jobs Completed 134
Job Success Rate 99%
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Babak Alipour
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 ...
Persian (Farsi)
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+10
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+13
Jobs Completed 13
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
Maria Lopez
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, ...
English
Spanish
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
+7
Politics
Social
Cultural
Jobs Completed 11
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within an hour
Diing Magot
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 ...
Swahili
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+8
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+8
Jobs Completed 98
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
Quan Le
I am a journalist based in Washington DC. I have been writing for BBC Vietnamese and VOA Tieng Viet for years. I also worked as an independent legal consultant for many developmental projects in Vietnam. I understand about Vietnamese social & political system. Recently, I've moved to Washington ...
Vietnamese
Risk Analysis
Fact Checking
Politics
Jobs Completed 55
Job Success Rate 100%
Richard Pierrin
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 ...
Creole
French
English
Documentaries
News Gathering
Feature Stories
+2
Politics
War Reporter
Research
+3
Jobs Completed 1
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Nasrin Nawa
Fulbright alumna with over eight years of experience as a communications expert and journalist. Skilled in strategic communications, public relations, marketing, and multi-platform content creation. Extensive background in on-air reporting, hosting, and digital and broadcast production. Passionate ...
English
Persian (Farsi)
Journalism
Current Affairs
Jobs Completed 3
Usually Responds Within an hour
Rene Lake
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
Jobs Completed 318
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within an hour
Yun Sun
Yun Sun is a think tank scholar.
English
360 Videography
Research
Jobs Completed 33
Job Success Rate 97%
Nayan Seth
Nayan Seth is a multimedia journalist based in Washington, DC. He has worked in leading newsrooms in India and China for over a decade. He covers the diversification of critical minerals supply chains and maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region. His expertise is in India-China relations, India-...
English
Hindi
Punjabi
+1
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Feature Stories
Content Writing
+5
Politics
Current Affairs
Breaking News
+1
Jobs Completed 11
Job Success Rate 100%
Ray Suarez
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 ...
English
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
+2
Arts & Books
Breaking News
Climate Change
+1
Jobs Completed 80
Job Success Rate 100%
Michael Gordon
Michael Gordon is a journalist based in Washington, United States of America.
French
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Fact Checking
Fact Checking
Jobs Completed 10
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
Cherubin Dorcil
Cherubin Dorcil is an experienced Journalist, Editor, and Media Professional based in Washington, DC. With over 47 years in journalism, including 36+ years at the Voice of America, I bring extensive expertise in news editing, reporting, and broadcasting across radio, web, and TV. As an editor for ...
Creole
French
English
+2
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+7
Politics
Current Affairs
Media Training
+4
Jobs Completed 9
Job Success Rate 100%
Bill Holland
Bill Holland is a journalist visiting Pòtoprens, Haiti from February 7 through February 28, 2016. 20-year veteran reporter on mission to Haiti. Normal beat is business, finance and energy but have done it all over the years. Also USN combat vet. Based in Washington, D.C., I am a senior ...
English
Spanish
News Gathering
Feature Stories
Content Writing
+5
Business
Finance
Politics
+3
Jobs Completed 1
Usually Responds Within an hour
Farogat Armstead
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 ...
English
Uzbek
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+9
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+14
Jobs Completed 25
Job Success Rate 96%
Hedayatullah Noori
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 ...
English
Pashto
Persian (Farsi)
+2
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
News Gathering
Interview
War Reporter
Breaking News
Jobs Completed 12
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
Meiying Wu
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,...
Chinese (Cantonese)
Chinese (Mandarin)
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+8
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+7
Jobs Completed 4
Jianli Yang
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 ...
Chinese (Mandarin)
English
Content Writing
Research
Fact Checking
Politics
Current Affairs
Arts & Books
+2
Jobs Completed 6
Ahmad Asaad
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 ...
English
Interview
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+12
Jobs Completed 6
Rob Garver
Rob Garver is a journalist based in Washington, United States of America.
Jobs Completed 45
Job Success Rate 100%
Fraser Jackson
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 ...
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+14
Business
Finance
Politics
+20
Kimberly Curtis
Kimberly Curtis is a journalist currently in Washington, DC. She specializes in US politics, US immigration policy, migration issues, international affairs, humanitarian aid, development and law.
English
News Gathering
Feature Stories
Content Writing
+3
Politics
Current Affairs
Fact Checking
Jobs Completed 4
Usually Responds Within a few minutes
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