Monitoring press freedom and international affairs from Mid-Missouri Public Radio and the Missouri School of Journalism

Covering blasphemy and mass graves in Pakistan

18 June 2015
Supporters of Mumtaz Qadri, sentenced to death for killing the governor of Pakistan's Punjab province, Salman Taseer, shout slogans after a court upheld his sentence, in Karachi, March 9, 2015. Taseer was shot multiple times in January with a submachine gun in Islamabad by Qadri who admitted he killed Taseer. Taseer had been a proponent of revising Pakistan's anti-blasphemy laws, however subsequently Qadri has become a hero for some conservative Pakistanis who want the blasphemy laws to remain. (EPA/SHAHZAIB AKBER)

Every year, a handful of journalists from around the world are selected to be Alfred Friendly Fellows. These journalists are partnered with American news outlets in the hopes that they can learn and help spread U.S. news ideals, namely fair and accurate reporting.

Global Journalist recently sat down with two fellows from Pakistan, who told of the trials of covering religious strife, uncovering a mass grave and facing threats in a country where journalists are routinely attacked.

Our guests this week:

    • Arooj Zhara, a journalist for the Pakistani network GEO News assigned to a fellowship at the Washington Post.
    • Saher Baloch, a reporter for Dawn Media Group assigned to a fellowship with the Los Angeles Times.

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