Mac William Bishop is a writer, photojournalist, foreign correspondent and television producer.

Mac has focused on international affairs and conflict around the world as a contributor to Rolling Stone, Foreign Policy, Financial Times, Reuters and Jane’s Defence Weekly. He has been a staff multimedia journalist at The New York Times and NBC News, working in visual media, broadcast and print.

His notable coverage includes the war in Ukraine, U.S. special operations in Africa; the civil war in Syria; terror attacks in France and Belgium; an investigation into decades-old chemical munitions in Iraq; the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan; the arms trade, defense and international security in East Asia; white collar crime and finance on Wall Street; and Chinese and Japanese criminal organizations.

Mac has significant experience covering conflict, including extensive field reporting from Ukraine, Syria, Iraq, Turkey, Israel, the Palestinian Territories, the Central African Republic, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and Côte d’Ivoire.

He has also covered terror attacks and civil unrest in France, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Germany, Hong Kong and the United States. His early career focused on security issues and defense in China, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea. He has lived and worked in dozens of countries across five continents.

His professional honors include five Emmy Award nominations for coverage of terrorism, the Syrian civil war and the refugee crisis in Europe; a Best of Photojournalism award for Conflict/Disaster Coverage from the National Press Photographer's Association; and a team coverage Edward R. Murrow Award for Online Breaking News. Mac was also part of a team that reported "Secret Casualties" at The New York Times, which was a finalist for the Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award and for which lead reporter C.J. Chivers won a Best Investigative Reporting Award from the Overseas Press Club. He also received a 2012 New York Times Publisher's Award for his pioneering video work.