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Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Sofiya
As seen in: Bulgaria Analytica, CalCoastNews, PYMNTS, i24NEWS, Mondaq, See News, Davis Vanguard, Western Standard, Cal Coast Times, 105KJamz, NewsPub, FreeManPost
Covers:  Geopolitics, California, San Luis Obispo County, Travel
@CalCoastNews reporter, biz dev 4 @lukewearechange, bylines @BulAnalytica @FMPnation, my video reports - youtube.com/joshfriedmanfmp

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Josh Friedman’s Biography

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Globetrotting journalist from Los Angeles and formerly based in Bulgaria. Covering geopolitics, as well as reporting on San Luis Obispo County, CA news for CalCoastNews. Also providing an array of digital media services, including writing, ghostwriting, editing and video production.

Recruited by three-time Pulitzer Prize winning journalist George Ramos to join CalCoastNews as a Cal Poly San Luis Obispo journalism student. Learned investigative reporting as an intern under the tutelage of CalCoa…

Josh Friedman’s Journalist Portfolio

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Wartime Kyiv: martial law with a tad of normalcy

Wartime Kyiv: martial law with a tad of normalcy

March 11, 2022 By JOSH FRIEDMAN KYIV, Ukraine - Sandbags, concrete blocks and hedgehogs line the streets. Sol…

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Fleeing The Taliban With Eyes On Lithuania

Fleeing The Taliban With Eyes On Lithuania

By JOSH FRIEDMAN When NATO pulled out of the war in Afghanistan, the battle had just begun for for a group of…

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Russian strikes intensify around Ukraine's capital | I24NEWS

Russian strikes intensify around Ukraine's capital | I24NEWS

i24NEWS speaks with freelance journalist Josh Friedman who brings the latest on the situation on the ground i…

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Surprise Bilderberg report reveals divided western elites united against Turkey S-400 deal - Bulg...

Surprise Bilderberg report reveals divided western elites united against Turkey S-400 deal - Bulg...

Western elites are struggling to find common ground between the United States and Europe on matters related t…

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The Clintons' Balkans

The Clintons' Balkans

With a Clinton at the top of the Democratic ticket, Tuesday's United States elections are generating signific…

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Bloody, but overlooked war in the Caucasus nears tipping point - The Western Standard

Bloody, but overlooked war in the Caucasus nears tipping point - The Western Standard

By Josh Friedman YEREVAN, Armenia - As the world slowly shifts its attention away from the United States elec…

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Articles

Santa Barbara County inmate charged with jailhouse murder

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| CalCoastNews
September 26, 2026 By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies have rebooked a Main Jail inmate on a murder charge over the death of another inmate, whom authorities found unresponsive at the Northern Branch Jail earlier this month. A criminal investigation found that Peter James Anderson, 46, of Santa Barbara assaulted James Edward Murphy, 68, at the Main Jail on Sept 6. Initially, Murphy did not report his injuries.
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Bicyclist airlifted to hospital after falling on rural San Luis Obispo trail

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| CalCoastNews
September 26, 2026 By JOSH FRIEDMAN A helicopter airlifted a bicyclist to a hospital after the rider fell on a trail near San Luis Obispo on Friday. Shortly after 5:30 p.m., firefighters responded to a report of a bicyclist down on the Eucalyptus Trail near the 3000 block of Stenner Creek Road. Firefighters used an off-road vehicle to make access to the bicyclist, according to Cal Fire. A CHP helicopter then airlifted the individual to the hospital with unreported injuries.
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Military training jet crashes into ocean near Morro Bay

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| CalCoastNews
September 23, 2026 By JOSH FRIEDMAN A military training jet crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Morro Bay on Tuesday evening. Shortly before 7 p.m., the pilot of an MK-58 Hawker Hunter ran into trouble. “Mayday, Mayday, Mayday. I’ve lost thrust,” the pilot told an air traffic controller, according to a recording posted on social media. The pilot ejected from the Hawker Hunter, and the jet crashed about six miles northwest of Morro Bay.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

CalCoastNews reporter

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I think yes, but not professionally

How is social media changing news?

Anyone can break news anytime and anywhere.