William Whiteman is a British journalist and political commentator currently based in South America, where he works for teleSUR English. His exclusive reports for RT from the Libyan front lines against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) won gold at the New York Festivals 2017. Whiteman was one of the first foreign journalists to enter Cizre following the 2016 massacre carried out against the Kurdish population by members of the Turkish security services. His satirical videos for In the NOW have gained millions of views worldwide.