Afghan reporters know things about their country that western reporters miss. Can they convey the complexity of Afghan society, not just across language barriers, but across cultures?
NPR: Vanessa Gezari on Journalism in Afghanistan
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Published April 18, 2011
Journalist Vanessa Gezari was interviewed by NPR's Here & Now on Afghanistan's fledgling media and the unique challenges Afghan journalists face.
Gezari has worked in Afghanistan for almost ten years and has been embedded in the country with the U.S. Army, the Marine Corps and Canadian forces. She is currently working on a book about Human Terrain Systems (HTS), a U.S. military initiative that provides teams of civilian anthropologists to military units in order to improve the understanding of local populations.
Many Afghan citizens have become skeptical of the U.S. military presence in the country, hinting at a possible collaboration between the superpower and the Taliban.
Vanessa Gezari, a freelance journalist who has been embedded in Afghanistan with the U.S.
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Vanessa M. Gezari writes about national and international affairs with a focus on Afghanistan, South Asia and West Africa. She was a national writer for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida...
