Matthew Cassel
#237091 Most Popular
About
Known for his investigative journalism with a focus on Lebanon and Middle Eastern politics. He has been a documentary filmmaker and multimedia journalist. He has appeared frequently on VICE News. His popular TikTok matthewcassel account has 250,000 followers.
Before Fame
He self-taught how to use a video camera and become a literal one-man video journalist. This technique allowed him to later cover wars throughout the Middle East without the need for a large crew.
Trivia
He and his crew won a 2021 Emmy Award for Outstanding Newscast. He is fluent in both English and Arabic. He won a coveted PEN Award for his book about the Damascus uprising which he covered as it happened.
Family Life
While he invites his fans to contact him via email, he does not divulge personal information on his social media for security reasons given the dangerous nature of his work.
Associated With
His work is like Daoud Kuttab. He has appeared on Al Jazeera TV, NBC News and on the BBC.
