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Hugh Naylor

  • Strategic Communications Advisor and Writer, Freelance
Los Angeles
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I’m a managing partner at a strategic communications consultancy called Inside Revolution, and not so long ago I was a Middle East correspondent with The Washington Post and The National. My words also appeared in The New York Times when I lived in Syria, years before the civil war.

In my time in the Middle East, I covered civil wars in Syria, Iraq and Yemen, as well as the revolution in Egypt and the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

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The National is the Middle East's leading English-language news service bring you the latest news, opinion an…

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"Cryptocurrency Mining That Doesn't Destroy The Environment" Words of Wisdom With Hugh Naylor

"Cryptocurrency Mining That Doesn't Destroy The Environment" Words of Wisdom With Hugh Naylor

I had the pleasure of interviewing Hugh Naylor, co-founder of Crypto Revolution, a Los Angeles-based strategi…

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Syria Tells Journalists Israeli Raid Did Not Occur

Syria Tells Journalists Israeli Raid Did Not Occur

His claims have compelled the Syrian government, already anxious over the rising tensions with Israel and the…

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An epic Middle East heat wave could be global warming's hellish curtain-raiser

An epic Middle East heat wave could be global warming's hellish curtain-raiser

Record-shattering temperatures this summer have scorched countries from Morocco to Saudi Arabia and beyond, a…

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Beirut's plush new city centre lacks just one thing: people

Beirut's plush new city centre lacks just one thing: people

Not so long ago, the historic downtown of Beirut was a wasteland of scorched buildings and rubble. Lebanon's …

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Hugh Naylor on about.me

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By Hugh Naylor
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Hugh Naylor is a Middle East correspondent for The National (www.thenational.ae), a SAIS grad and an American dude lost in foreign lands. I dislike cauliflower.
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Oregon fires and some perty pics

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By Hugh Naylor
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My dad is a super photographer, and you should follow him because it will make you rich with life. Amen. Thanks for tuning in! Hugh Written by Hugh Naylor is a managing partner at Inside Revolution. Former @Washingtonpost and @TheNationalUAE reporter, along with @NYTimes bylines. www.insiderev.com Written by Hugh Naylor is a managing partner at Inside Revolution. Former @Washingtonpost and @TheNationalUAE reporter, along with @NYTimes bylines.
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Gig Journalism and Freelance Correspondents

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By Hugh Naylor
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Essay Highlights: This is a no-frills essay about news organizations hiring full-time “freelance” journalists to report in dangerous places, and how this can be exploitative. A number of prominent news outlets hire freelancers who are asked to work full time and, essentially, exclusively. In effect, they become employees without employee benefits. The full-time freelancer saves news outlets money in terms of benefits not paid (no company healthcare, no 401k, etc) and tax perks.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Freelancer in Syria

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Clark Kent
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