New Hires on Video

Dylan Collins has joined as a senior producer based in London, overseeing and shaping our daily video news coverage Saturday through Wednesday. He will coordinate, plan and execute coverage of both breaking news and planned events, and program and curate short-form video journalism on our platforms.

Originally from New England, Dylan began his career as a visual journalist more than a decade ago. Prior to joining The Times, Dylan was a senior video journalist with Agence France-Presse (A.F.P.) based in Beirut, where he coordinated coverage across Lebanon and Syria. He managed a network of contributors producing round-the-clock breaking news coverage, live feeds and investigations.
With A.F.P., he led video coverage of major stories including Lebanon's 2020 port blast, Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the 2024 and 2026 Israel-Hezbollah wars, and the 2024 overthrow of Syria's Bashar al-Assad. He has also reported on conflicts and crises in the Gaza Strip, Syria, Iraq and Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as a U.S. presidential campaign.
Dylan's front-line reporting in Ukraine and the Middle East has come at significant personal cost. He has sustained injuries in two separate attacks, including in October 2023, when he was wounded in southern Lebanon during an Israeli attack that killed Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah. Since these incidents, he has worked to advance press freedom and protect journalists.
Before A.F.P., Dylan worked as a deputy editor with Al Jazeera in Doha, running shifts on the global news desk. Prior to that, he was the managing editor of Syria Deeply, a single-topic platform covering the country's civil war. He is fluent in Arabic.