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Q&A Interruptor Series, No. 2: Amie Ferris-Rotman | مدونة إقبال التميمي
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Q&A Interruptor Series, No. 2: Amie Ferris-Rotman. Posted on فبراير 14, 2014. I was staggered by the lack of local female reporters in our bureau, which is the world’s largest news company. We had 15 Afghan staff working for us. As a result, covering women’s stories, especially for multimedia, was incredibly difficult. Men can’t interview most ordinary women in Afghanistan, so we were missing a huge part of the story. This week, we want to make sure journopreneur Amie Ferris-Rotman. Is on your radar.
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The Project — Sahar Speaks
http://www.saharspeaks.org/project
Is unique: it is the first programme of its kind to produce consistent, high-quality journalism from Afghan female correspondents in a global media outlet. Was founded in 2015, in order to equip Afghan female journalists with the skills, networking and publishing opportunities needed to give them a voice in international media. The project was developed in 2014 by British-American journalist Amie Ferris-Rotman. We are now recruiting mentors and inviting applicants for the second round, which will focus o...
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Our Founder — Sahar Speaks
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Is a British-American journalist with over a decade of foreign reporting experience, from more than a dozen countries. She is currently Wall Street Journal's senior correspondent in Moscow. She spent seven years with Reuters, including two years as their senior correspondent in Afghanistan. Her work has also appeared in The Atlantic, Politico, Vogue, Foreign Policy, Haaretz and more. In 2013/14, Amie was awarded the John S. Knight Journalism Fellowship at Stanford University, where she developed.
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