The Speaker was begun in late 2013 as a site for quality news on under-reported issues. We have/have had around 50 journalists, photojournalists, experts, and contributors. About section (click here)
Staff Writers and Correspondents
2021 Round
Fernando de Oliveira Lúcio, journalist, Brazil ^
Milan Sime Martinić, journalist, SAO PAOLO, Brazil^
Luis Alejandro R., journalist, MARACAY, Venezuela ^
Henok Alemayehu, journalist, ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia ^
Htay Win, journalist, YANGON, Myanmar ^
Zakithi Dlamini, journalist, DURBAN, South Africa ^
Benjamin Takpiny, journalist, JUBA, South Sudan ^
Jorge Valente, journalist, SAO PAULO, Brazil ^
FIRED
Dario Fernandez, journalist, CÓRDOBA, Argentina ^ Fired for trying to scam us by passing off auto-translated articles as new articles to be paid, articles deleted
Yared Nigussie, journalist, ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia ^ Fired for plagiarism, articles deleted
Jesutomi Akomolafe, journalist, OSHODI, Nigeria ^ Fired for plagiarism, articles deleted
Syed Liyaqat, journalist, SRINAGAR, Kashmir ^ Fired for plagiarism, articles deleted
Emad Almarshahi, journalist, SANAA, Yemen ^ Fired for plagiarism, articles deleted
2014 Round
Tina Zhang (United States): Journalist (lovailski[at]gmail.com, tzhang[at]thespeaker.co, G+)
Brett Scott (Siem Reap, Cambodia): Journalist (G+, scott.brett40[at]gmail.com)
Jay Verkamp (Chile): Writer (panoscenaproducciones[at]gmail.com)
Rathan Paul Harshavardan (New Zealand): Journalist
Moi Julius (South Sudan): Journalist (moi.julius[at]yahoo.com)
Armaghan Naveed (Pakistan): Writer
Sid Douglas (British Colombia, Canada): Journalist
Andy Stern (British Colombia, Canada): Journalist
Ray Korshunova (United States): Journalist (rkorshunova[at]thespeaker.co)
Eli Ramos (New Mexico, United States): Journalist (eramos[at]thespeaker.co)
Rickovia Leung (Paris, France): Journalist
Contributors
Maxim Dondyuk (Ukraine): Documentary Photographer
Emir Nader (Egypt): Journalist
Sergei Stroitelev (Russia): Documentary Photographer
Kilian Anheuser (Geneva): Art forgeries expert
Federico Pistono (Italy): Writer and speaker
Leslie Patterson (UK): Journalist
Ahmed Kotb (Mansoura, Egypt): Writer
Evelyn Mae A. Rosales (Butuan City, Philippines): Journalist
Afayoa Richard Metaloro (Juba, South Sudan): Journalist, Assistant Director for Information and Media in the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission
Annalisa Dorigo (Berlin area, Germany): Writer
César Dezfuli (Buenos Aires, Argentina): Photojournalist
Maria Sanz (Buenos Aires, Argentina): Journalist
Jason Findling (Tamarindo, Costa Rica): Journalist
Alberto , Jr. Fernandez Purugganan (Manila, Philippines): Journalist and photographer
Michael Cruickshank (Berlin, Germany): Journalist
Chandan Das (Jamshedpur, India): Journalist
Arafat Kabir (Normal, Illinois): Journalist
Anthony Bain (Barcelona, Spain): Journalist
Maria Semino (Buenes Aires, Argentina): Journalist
Andrew Gehrig (Utica, New York): Writer
Josh Green (Israel): Writer
Joaquin Salazar (Dominican Republic): Writer
Achiek J. Riak (South Sudan): Journalist
Ericka Brealey (Costa Rica): Writer
John Amaruso (New York, New York): Journalist and political analyst
Antonio Torrijos (Hawaii): Journalist
Dave Davies (Alberta, Canada): Oil and gas industry expert
Morris Cerullo (Kenya): Journalist and analyst
Panthep Pande (Thailand): Journalist
Sean Bw Parker (Chichester, West Sussex, UK): Writer, teacher, artist, musician
Robert Inskip (Athens, Georgia, USA): Writer
Joel Levi (Berlin, Germany): Journalist and analyst
Michael Tatarski (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam): Journalist
Faysal Mohamad (Toronto, Canada): Analyst
Felicia Bonanno (Paris, France): Journalist, photographer
Santiago Bustamante González (Colombia): Journalist
Sniegė Pilypienė (Vilnius, Lithuania): Journalist and photojournalist
Stanley Puji Dagule (Juba, South Sudan): Journalist, IDP Project Assistant at Malteser International, Operational Manager with Education Access Africa (EAA) Printing Press
*Andrea Peter Fly (Paris, France): Photographer
EJ Monica Kim (Seoul, South Korea): Journalist
Milad Doroudian (Vancouver, Canada): Journalist
Taban Ronald Setimo (Juba, South Sudan): Journalist
Miroslav Velimirovic (Belgrade, Serbia): Journalist
Mark A.G. Cox (Eagle River, Alaska): Journalist
Aliza Baraka (USA): Journalist
Esther Hervy (France): Journalist
Eden Tadesse (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia): Writer
Enda Kenneally (Madrid, Spain): Writer
Paul Ballans (Indonesia): Journalist and photographer
David Cordova (Puebla, Mexico): Photojournalist
Konstantinos Koulocheris (Thessaloniki, Greece): Journalist
Michaela Škvrňáková (Czech Republic): Photojournalist and writer
Marla Crosbie (Cuenca, Ecuador): Photojournalist and journalist
Nicholas Beecroft (UK): Writer
Joe Siess (Buenos Aires, Argentina):Writer
Dallas Jeffs (Vancouver, Canada): Journalist
Nicholas Okumu (Kenya): Journalist
Dylan Botha (Amsterdam): Journalist
Cesare Baccheschi (Italy): Journalist
Robbie Carnie (England): Journalist
Alex Reid: Journalist
Pauline Schnoebelen (Paris, France): Journalist
Emre Seven (Ankara, Turkey): Writer
Allistair Currie: Writer and Campaigns and Media Manager at Free Tibet Org
Tony Simpson: Journalist
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