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Nieman Fellow and New York Times reporter Pir Zubair Shah speaks at a freshman expository writing class taught by novelist and veteran preceptor Jane Unrue (right). Pir — a Pakistani who grew up in the lawless South Waziristan tribal area — can never again return to his country after his reporting on the Taliban.

Dateline: Classroom

A Pakistani journalist explains the dangers of his trade

World|

DateDecember 15, 2011March 6, 2019

At Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society, a discussion explored the challenges of reporting international stories to U.S. and global audiences. For years, investigative journalist Fatima Tlisova has documented the torture of prisoners and the corruption of government officials in Russia’s Northern Caucuses. And for years, Russian officials, and the mainstream media, have largely ignored her stories.

Voices of frustration

Stories on corruption, violence often ignored, journalists say

World|

DateJuly 14, 2011July 10, 2019