International Journalism

‘When we work in countries without press freedoms, we scarcely know the pressures on the people we encounter, the complexities of their motivations, the dimensions of their fears.’

An exhibit of photographs of Iran featuring the work of Iason Athanasiadis, a 2008 Nieman Fellow, opened for a three-month show in January at the Craft and Folk Art Museum…

In the mid-1960’s, Reza Deghati taught himself the principles of photography as a 14 year old living in Tabriz, Iran. During the early 1970’s, his pictures were of rural society…

In a time of global engagement—economic, political, environmental, energy and health, to name a few—budget cuts at news organizations severely limit foreign news coverage.

‘Roxana’s work consistently gave the lie to the narrative of a monolithic Islamic Republic.’

While most Iranian journalists have to operate with extreme caution, foreign journalists can be more frank on the issues they face in Iran.

‘One bargains with oneself. How much can I sacrifice before I lose respect for myself as a journalist?’

‘Speaking Farsi helps expand our ability to gather news. It means we can tap into a more extensive network and speak to more Iranians, even if we’re not based in…

‘Iran’s filtering and blocking regime has been described by various experts as second only to China’s.’

‘What makes news in the West are Iran’s "menacing" actions in Iraq or words against Israel, with such stories told in a similar narrative, encased in little context and with…