Ayen Deng Bior is a multimedia journalist based in Washington DC. Originally from South Sudan, Ayen has worked as a professional journalist for a decade in radio, television, and digital.

Ayen Deng Bior is a multimedia journalist based in Washington DC. Originally from South Sudan, Ayen has worked as a professional journalist for a decade in radio, television, and digital. Her work has taken her to Warsaw, where she wrote about Ukraine’s refugee crisis. She has reported from Kampala, where a local garlic farmer detailed the consequences of China’s dominance in his market. In Kakuma, she heard from young women who worked toward a life beyond a refugee camp. She covered breaking news in Juba when Riek Machar returned to implement the peace agreement. Ayen is a versatile journalist drawn to the power of storytelling as a tool to make people ask questions about the world around them. She believes finding the most distilled version of the truth helps create a more just world.