Mac William Bishop is an award-winning foreign correspondent and multimedia journalist who works in print, television, digital, and podcasting.

Mac focuses on international affairs and security as a contributing writer for Rolling Stone magazine, and is the writer, producer, and host of an upcoming narrative documentary podcast series for iHeart Media. He has significant experience covering conflict 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.

Mac’s bylines, photographs, and videos have appeared in Foreign Policy, the Financial Times, and Jane’s Defence Weekly. He has been a staff multimedia journalist at The New York Times, Reuters, and NBC News. His professional honors include five Emmy Award nominations for coverage of terrorism, the Syrian civil war, and refugees; a team Edward R. Murrow Award for breaking news coverage; and a National Press Photographer’s Association “Best of Photojournalism” award for Conflict/Disaster Coverage. He also received a 2012 New York Times Publisher’s Award for his pioneering video work.