Patrick Hilsman Email & Phone Number

New York

In my current position, I write multiple breaking news articles per day on topics ranging from international affairs, to politics, to science and business.

I have written multiple in-depth investigative pieces covering weapons trafficking in multiple conflicts.

I have over a decade of experience reporting on conflicts ranging from Syria to Ukraine and have published multiple investigations on weapons trafficking and war crimes in outlets such as VICE News, the Daily Beast and the Intercept.

Directed the short documentary film "Comedy at War," which follows the story of a young Ukrainian comedian displaced by war. The film aired on the PBS program COLORES!

New York

Served as Associate Producer and Researcher for the Documentary "The Search for Assad's Executioners." The Al Jazeera team used publicly available images from social media to track suspects who had been involved in the killing and kidnapping of Syrian civilians.

I served as Associate Editor of The Influence, a daily news site focused on drug policy. Though the website no longer exists, many of my pieces were co-published by VICE News.

Beirut, Lebanon

Worked in contributor acquisitions