{"id":154,"date":"2023-04-26T09:20:02","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T09:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michelbaljet.com\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2024-05-13T15:27:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T15:27:07","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/michelbaljet.com\/en\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Michel Baljet and I am a Dutch researcher with an extensive journalistic background in working in war and crisis areas. Over the years I have worked with various media, organizations, committees and individuals.<\/p>\n<p>During my career, I am driven by a passion for uncovering the truth and giving an unbiased view of events, often putting my safety on the line. I have worked in many different conflicts and crises; from the student protests in Venezuela to the refugee crisis in Europe, the G20 summit and the situation in Turkey and northern Syria.<\/p>\n<p>I ended up in intensive care in August 2022, this has led to an ongoing period of medical recovery. Currently, I am not yet able to work in the challenging environments I am accustomed to, but I remain hopeful that I can return to the field when I am fully recovered and have permission from my doctors.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, I have shifted my energy to writing about current events and sharing thought-provoking articles from my extensive archive. I am incredibly grateful for any support during these challenging times as an independent entrepreneur. Your encouragement and support play a decisive role in continuing to do my job and making a difference in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of my journey, I look forward to sharing more of my experiences and insights with you<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Michel Baljet and I am a Dutch journalist, researcher and entrepreneur with an extensive background in working in war and crisis areas. Over the years I have worked with various media, organizations, committees and individuals. During my career, I am driven by a passion for uncovering the truth and [...]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-154","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michelbaljet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michelbaljet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michelbaljet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michelbaljet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michelbaljet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michelbaljet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/154\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michelbaljet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}