Ben Dalton is currently a freelance reporter and videographer who focuses on US politics, Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia. His work has appeared in BuzzFeed, the New York Times, PBS NewsHour, Al Jazeera, the Diplomat, Hmm Daily, CNN.com, the Christian Science Monitor, Bedford + Bowery, and the New York Transatlantic, among other publications. The Cohen Fellowship enabled him to complete New York University's Global Journalism program, with half his coursework in the Russian and Slavic Studies department. He credits his academic studies with enriching his reporting on Eastern Europe and international affairs in general.