I’m a writer, journalist and editor who believes deeply in the power of journalism.

My journalism career began as a 20-year old daily news intern in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ever since, I’ve dedicated my career to the intersection of journalism and human rights, democracy and conflict.

Most recently, I was the Editorial and Community Manager of the International Journalists Network (IJNet) at the International Center for Journalists, where I spotlighted the work of journalists reporting on conflict and climate change, combating disinformation, and covering elections worldwide. There, I saw how journalists - especially journalists from outside of the United States and Western Europe - were finding new ways to speak truth to power, counter disinformation, and build trust in journalism in an age of collapsing public support and growing threats to press freedom globally.

Today as a freelance reporter, my reporting looks to center the work of journalists worldwide who on the frontlines of covering the most pressing topics of the day, especially in the ways journalism can work to reinvent and renew itself in its coverage of democracy, conflict, and human rights.

When I’m not writing, I’m probably hiking — each year, I hike one of the great long trails of the world over at The Long Ways! 

Have a tip or looking to collaborate? You can reach me at devin dot windelspecht @ gmail.com.