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Danny Fenster

@DannyFenster

Danny Fenster, editor-at-large for Frontier Myanmar, an investigative news magazine, was imprisoned by Myanmar’s junta for nearly six months in 2021 for his reporting on military-linked businesses. He received the National Press Club’s John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award, which recognizes journalists “who bravely push to disclose the truth in trying circumstances.” Before reporting from Southeast Asia, Fenster wrote about politics, race and culture for news outlets in Detroit and southern Louisiana.

Lights Out: U.S. Withdraws Support for Global Media

Lights Out: U.S. Withdraws Support for Global Media

Foreign aid cuts to USAID, other outlets, cast a long shadow over journalism around the world
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