Borzou Daragahi
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Borzou Daragahi | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1969 Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts Homewood-Flossmoor High School |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer | The Independent |
Borzou Daragahi (
A U.S. citizen of Iranian descent, Daragahi was a 2005
After 4½ years in Iraq, Daragahi moved on in 2007 to a new assignment in Beirut. On April 10, 2007, The L.A. Times published a front page memoir of his time in Iraq. The article describes the tactics used by reporters working under potentially lethal conditions, and provides personal insight into the effects of terror and stress on those working in combat zones.
In September 2011, Daragahi became the Cairo-based Middle East and North Africa correspondent for the Financial Times. In April 2015, Daragahi joined BuzzFeed News as a new Middle East reporter.[2] He joined The Independent in September 2018.
He is a 1987 alumnus of Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor, Ill.
References
- ^ "Borzou Daragahi". Atlantic Council.
- ^ Kristen Hare, BuzzFeed News adds a new Middle East reporter, a senior world editor and a cybersecurity reporter, Poynter (April 22, 2015)
External links
- Daragahi's personal website
- 2005 Pulitzer.org citation
- 2007 Pulitzer.org citation
- 2010 Pulitzer.org citation
- 2011 American Academy of Diplomacy Arthur Ross Media award citation
- 2011 interview about covering the Arab Spring
- Iranian.com articles
- Interview: Editcopy blog
- LA Times memoir
- April 10, 2007 interview about time in Iraq on The World (radio program)
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Hour-long May 13, 2007 interview on Q&A (talk show).
- Hour-long May 13, 2007 interview on
- Profile in Persianesque magazine