As a four-year conflict between Ukraine’s government and Russian-backed separatists continues, Ukraine has emerged as one of the biggest sources of contention between Russia and the U.S. A few weeks ago, the Trump administration provided the former Soviet nation with anti-tank missiles as assistance in the war. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Christopher Livesay reports from Ukraine. A conflict between Ukraine and Russia since 2014 has killed more than 10,000 people, displaced 2 million and put businesses on the border, like the Metinvest plant in Eastern Ukraine, in the crossfire. Metinvest is the largest plant in Europe turning coal into a fuel to produce steel and it is constantly under attack. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Christopher Livesay reports. Senegal's groundbreaking Covid test stick may revolutionize testing in Africa and around the world. CNN Marketplace Africa The internationally famous rapper Akon on his plans to build a futuristic city in Senegal. The covid-19 pandemic may have derailed the world in 2020, but a far deadlier disease has shaped human history for thousands of years. Malaria defeated armies, fuelled the slave trade and jump-started the modern environmental movement.
John W.
Dakar, Senegal2 reviews
Top Services
Documentary DP
2 reviewsNews Shooter / Video Journalist
Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
Equipment
Video
- Full HD video camera
- Multiple cameras
- DSLR or equivalent
- GoPro or equivalent
- Drone
- 4K video camera
Audio
- External recorder
- Wireless lavalier mic
- Shotgun mic
Miscellaneous
- Shoulder rig
About John
John Wendle is a shooting producer DP, DoP, cameraman, photographer and journalist based in Dakar, Senegal. Reporting on human and environmental conflict, science, and conservation, John creates video, photo and text story packages from some of the world's most remote and dangerous places. As a field producer for television, he employs a keen news sense and experience tracking down sources, as well as planning, logistical and budgeting skills to successfully complete shoots in remote or hostile locations. John has nearly 20 years of experience living and reporting in the republics of the former Soviet Union, Afghanistan, and now West Africa. He has worked in almost 20 countries and speaks fluent Russian and French. John's work has appeared in National Geographic, PBS, Scientific American, TIME, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Al Jazeera, Channel 4, Le Monde, The Times, The Guardian, Outside, The Economist, UNHCR, the ICRC, MSF, and many others. John has a master's degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism in New York. He is a member of the National Association of Science Writers, the Society of Environmental Journalists, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Reporters Without Borders.
Top Projects
National Geographic: Tiger Numbers Growing in Russia—But Will It Last?
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Documentary DP
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
- Reporter / Journalist
Populations of the big cats have increased threefold in some parts of the country, likely due to tougher stances on poaching and illegal wildlife trade, the Russian government announced recently.
Drone Reel
- Documentary DP
- Video Editor - News
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
- Reporter / Journalist
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Drone Operator
- Production Company
- Video Editor - Documentary
Drone Reel
USAID: Economic Development in Casamance
- Documentary DP
- Video Editor - News
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
- Reporter / Journalist
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Sound Mixer
- Drone Operator
- Production Company
- Video Editor - Documentary
- Line Producer / On-Location
- Senior Producer / Project Manager
- Colorist
Casamance was once Senegal's food basket, with rich plantations of cashew, mango, and dozens of other kinds of fruit. The decades-long war destroyed the infrastructure and security needed for the market. USAID has worked to rebuild the sector, providing stability as well as jobs.
USAID: Natural Resource Management in Casamance
- Documentary DP
- Video Editor - News
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Sound Mixer
- Drone Operator
- Production Company
- Video Editor - Documentary
- Corporate Videographer
- Line Producer / On-Location
- Senior Producer / Project Manager
- Post-Production Manager
Illegal loggers took advantage of the decades-long war in Casamance to harvest trees from protected areas near border areas. USAID has worked with local communities to develop awareness of the value of the forest to help protect the endangered areas.
CNN: Senegal’s First Female Surfer - African Voices Changemakers
- Documentary DP
- Video Editor - News
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Sound Mixer
- Drone Operator
- Field Producer
- Production Company
- Line Producer / On-Location
Senegalese Olympic hopeful Khadjou Sambe returned to her country to create a surf school where many girls are learning to surf for the first time.
All Services
Pre-Production
- Production Company
- Production Coordinator / Crewing
- Senior Producer / Project Manager
- Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
Production Support
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
- Field Producer
- Line Producer / On-Location
- TV News Producer
- On-Air Reporter / Host
- Commercial DP
- Corporate Videographer
- Documentary DP
- Drone Operator
- Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Reporter / Journalist
Post-Production
- Sound Mixer
- Colorist
- Video Editor - Commercial
- Video Editor - Documentary
- Video Editor - News
- Post-Production Manager
- Transcriber
John's Clients
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