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Danny Fenster

@DannyFenster

Danny Fenster, a 2023 Nieman Fellow, is a staff writer at Robert Wright’s NonZero Newsletter. He served as editor of the magazine Frontier Myanmar, and as its director of memberships following his release after being detained for six months and convicted of sedition by the Myanmar military following its 2021 coup.

Lights Out: US Withdraws Support for Global Media

Lights Out: US Withdraws Support for Global Media

Foreign aid cuts to USAID, other outlets, cast a long shadow over journalism around the world
July 11, 2025
The Myanmar Junta’s Wanton Violence Is Forcing Journalists to Flee

The Myanmar Junta’s Wanton Violence Is Forcing Journalists to Flee

Exiled reporters are finding it difficult to reach sources back home, who are increasingly afraid to talk
July 13, 2022