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Originally from Goa in India, Aloysius trained under the late Shantanu Guha Ray who worked for Central European News as its Indian editor for over a decade. He later moved to India as a foreign correspondent and has worked with video, pictures and editorial. He is fluent in English, Kankani and Hindi, with passable German.
Dushko Kochoski is a multimedia journalist and editor with experience across the full editorial production process. His work includes news spotting, researching and verifying stories, commissioning and sourcing material, copy-checking, and preparing accurate editorial content for publication. He also works as a video and illustration editor, selecting and editing strong visual material to tell stories clearly and responsibly. His role involves verifying dates, locations, sources and claims, writing headlines, captions and descriptions, and ensuring that every element accurately reflects what can be seen and independently confirmed. Dushko has strong practical knowledge of social media platforms, particularly X and Facebook, including content discovery, monitoring developing stories, identifying visual material and understanding what performs well with digital audiences. He is also interested in programming, artificial intelligence, automation and vibe coding. He uses modern AI-assisted development tools to explore new ways of improving research, verification, content production and editorial workflows, combining journalistic judgement with visual storytelling and technical problem-solving.
Ivica Stojanovski is a multimedia journalist with experience across the full editorial production process, specialising in media, social media, politics and sports. He’s worked across print and digital journalism and has experience reporting and developing stories for international audiences. Based in Macedonia, he works primarily in English and has a particular interest in media freedom and investigative journalism. His work includes news spotting, researching and verifying stories, commissioning and sourcing material, copy-checking, cuttings and preparing accurate editorial content for publication. His role also involves verifying dates, locations, sources and claims, ensuring that used stories are charged
Jamie Nicoll is a documentary filmmaker, editor and video artist currently studying at the University of Sussex. His work spans documentary filmmaking, journalism, publishing and experimental moving-image practice, with interests in community storytelling, sustainability, emerging technology and the future of media. He has particular expertise in the intersection of AI and journalism and explores how new technologies can be used to develop innovative forms of storytelling and public-interest media. YouTube / Yogi Productions: https://www.youtube.com/@jamesverenicoll
Joana Mihajlovska is an Illustrations Editor and journalist working across visual research, news gathering and story development. She sources and verifies photo and video for news reporting, with a particular focus on international news and South America. She has experience developing original news stories from local reporting and visual material, including conducting interviews and most recently had been writing stories for news reporting. She has a background in Political Science and works in English, Spanish and Portuguese. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joana-mihajlovska-429a4b275/
Joseph Golder is a British journalist covering the war in Ukraine, as well as European security and international affairs, among other areas. He has reported on the conflict since before the full-scale invasion of February 2022, writing for NewsX, Newsflash, Central European News, AsiaWire, Real Press, Golder's News and Sport, Newsweek and Zenger News, among others. He helped establish Newsflash's War Desk and currently conducts interviews and works on video and syndication output. Based in France, he works in English and French. Syndicated internationally, his work has appeared in the Daily Mail, The Sun, the Daily Mirror, the Daily Star, the Daily Express, The Independent, Forbes, the New York Post, TMZ, Bild, News24, NationalWorld, the Irish Star, MSN, Yahoo, AOL, Flipboard and Inkl, as well as dozens of Sinclair-owned US local television station sites including KOMO Seattle, KATU Portland, KUTV Salt Lake City and WBFF Baltimore. MAIN BEATS * Ukraine, Russia and European security / defence * International affairs and foreign news * Press freedom and the economics of journalism * France and French news * History and archaeology * Science, space and technology * Interviews and features LANGUAGES English and French (bilingual, works in both). German and Spanish (working knowledge). LINKS * Muck Rack: https://muckrack.com/joe-golder * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-golder-73675314/ * Press Gazette: https://pressgazette.co.uk/author/joegolder/ * Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/authors/joseph-golder-zenger-news CITED WORK * Reporting on the fighting in Severodonetsk (Newsweek), submitted among the documentary annexes filed by Ukraine in Allegations of Genocide under the Genocide Convention (Ukraine v. Russian Federation), ICJ Case No. 182, fn. 244. https://www.icj-cij.org/index.php/node/202994 https://www.newsweek.com/pro-russia-militia-says-its-knocking-ukrainian-forces-out-severodonetsk-industrial-zone-1716267 * Reporting on Russian losses at Snake Island, used as a source in the CEPA / New Strategy Center study The Strategic Importance of Snake Island. https://cepa.org/comprehensive-reports/the-strategic-importance-of-snake-island/ SELECTED INTERVIEWS * Gilles Goujon, Michelin star chef and owner of the 'World's best fine-dining restaurant' (Newsweek) https://www.newsweek.com/secrets-superstar-chef-worlds-best-fine-dining-restaurant-1525156 * Jens Galshiot, Danish artist, on his EUR 100,000 'Orange Plague' Trump sculpture at the Munich Security Conference (Ananova / Newsflash) https://ananova.news/artist-behind-viral-orange-plague-trump-sculpture-says-it-was-because-us-president-destroyed-my-whole-world/ * Johanna Clermont, the French huntress and hunting influencer, on the death threats she received after becoming the public face of a hunting campaign (Daily Mail) https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-9277587/French-female-hunter-sent-death-threats-photos-dead-animals-poses-for.html * Philippe Croizon, the French quadruple amputee who swam the English Channel on his plan to fly with Elon Musk's Starship https://www.newsweek.com/this-quadruple-amputee-will-fly-elon-musks-starship-1579132 SELECTED FEATURES * Ukrainian children returning to school with basements converted into air raid shelters (Newsweek) https://www.newsweek.com/ukrainian-kids-go-back-school-bunkers-ready-1739553 * A Ukrainian girl who lost her father in the war and started her own business to fund the army (Newsweek) https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-girl-lost-dad-russia-war-business-donate-army-1733263 * Throne ivory worth more than gold discovered in Jerusalem (Newsweek) https://www.newsweek.com/throne-ivory-worth-more-gold-discovered-jerusalem-1739996 * The US Navy on thwarting an Iranian attempt to capture a drone vessel in the Persian Gulf (Newsweek) https://www.newsweek.com/navy-says-thwarted-iran-capturing-drone-vessel-persian-gulf-1738864 * Russia releases video of a joint fighter jet exercise with China (Newsweek) https://www.newsweek.com/russia-says-held-fighter-jet-exercise-china-releases-video-1740175 * An unseen Andy Warhol piece worth 600,000 USD going under the hammer in Paris (Newsweek) https://www.newsweek.com/unseen-andy-warhol-piece-worth-under-hammer-paris-1738487 * Palaeontologists identify a new crocodile species with the thickest eggshells ever recorded (Newsweek) https://www.newsweek.com/paleontologists-discover-new-crocodile-species-thickest-eggs-ever-1739138 * Fingerprints found on 8,000-year-old ceramics in Turkey (Newsweek) https://www.newsweek.com/fingerprints-ceramics-dating-back-years-uncovered-1736019 * Study finds human noise reaches the ocean floor and affects marine life (Newsweek) https://www.newsweek.com/human-noise-travels-ocean-depths-affects-marine-life-study-1735545 * Ukraine holds a hackathon to develop its own drones (Newsweek) https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-holds-hackathon-develop-own-drones-1738832 RECENT ARTICLES Police Dog Dragged by Truck After Latching Onto Fleeing Suspect, on Video https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/police-dog-dragged-truck-latching-153937681.html Richtig teurer Parkplatz: Auto landet in Booten https://www.bild.de/news/richtig-teurer-parkplatz-auto-landet-in-booten-69e644aa3e3ff2cce6594bdb Moment hero cop runs into burning building to save kids and mom https://www.the-express.com/news/us-news/207263/hero-cop-saves-mom-kids-fire EDUCATION MA and MLitt in History, University of Aberdeen. Cambridge CELTA.
Marija is a journalist and editor with several years of experience in digital news and editorial content. Her work spans reporting, writing, sub-editing and news editing, including story development, fact-checking, verification, copy editing and shaping stories for publication. She also identifies newsworthy stories and sources relevant visual media to bring them to life. Involved throughout the editorial process from story discovery to publication, she works primarily in English, with a good knowledge of Spanish, Italian, Serbian, Bulgarian and basic French. She also has a basic understanding of web development and actively uses and continues to learn about LLMs and AI tools.
Mike Leidig is a British journalist, news agency founder and media reform campaigner with more than three decades of experience in international news gathering, agency journalism and editorial syndication. He is the founder of newsX, a not-for-profit journalism project created to rebuild trust in news by making editorial work more transparent, verifiable and accountable.
Michelle is based in Chicago, where she supports newsX editors by providing local knowledge, contacts and introductions when needed. She is also a validated newsX cardholder, which verifies her identity and reserves her name within the newsX directory for social media and community contributions. Her card does not confer editorial privileges; rather, it provides a verified space where her comments and contributions can be collected and retained under her own identity. Through this role, Michelle helps strengthen newsX’s local network in Chicago while providing editors with an informed point of contact on the ground.
Richard Ullyett worked for the Reuters New Agency from 1988 to 2011. Locations included London, Berlin & Vienna. Working in English & German. Roles were setting up digitial archiving of Reuters news & pictures, a news categorisation system; and managing media customer contracts in Europe, Middle East & Africa. Subquently set up Ports Europe news service, writing on the business of seaports in Europe, the Caspian and Blacks seas. Key topics include terminal operators, cargo movement, trade corridors & renewable energy
Vamdadu Nandinii is an editorial intern with experience working in a Newsx company, where they supported the editing of news content and contributed to preparing stories for publication. Their interests include news and editorial work, with a focus on clear, accurate and engaging content. They work in English and are developing their experience in journalism and digital news production. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vamdadu-nandinii-a851892b3
Yen Nhi is working in the newsroom as head of the Media Partnerships team at NewsX, where she works on building relationships with journalists, editors and other media professionals and supporting the growth of the NewsX Media Company. Her work involves media outreach, partnership development and engagement with professionals across the journalism industry. Based in London, she has a broad interest in journalism and the evolving media landscape, and works primarily in English and Vietnamese