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Reporting from Pakistan: “Our job is not to cheerlead for the West, our job is to try to understand”
My guest today is Kathy Gannon, who reported for the Associated Press for 35 years, covering Afghanistan and Pakistan as chief correspondent and later news director. Gannon was the only Western journalist allowed in Kabul before the 2001 U.S.-British offensive. She also covered the Iraq War, the 2006 Lebanon War, and the Central Asian States.
In 2014, Gannon was critically injured while covering Afghan election preparations when an Afghan police officer opened fire on her car.…READ MORE
University of Western Ontario Asper Fellow 2025, Past Shorenstein Fellow, Harvard University
The Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS) is pleased to announce that Kathy Gannon, award-winning Canadian journalist, author and former news director of the Associated Press for Afghanistan and Pakistan, has been named the Winter 2025 FIMS Asper Fellow in Media.
Gannon will be teaching a graduate-level course during the Winter 2025 term titled “International News, Independent Media: Illusion or Reality?” The course will use international news, specifically coverage of conflicts like the ongoing Israel/Gaza war, to examine how deeply independent reporting has been compromised and what the ramifications might be.…READ MORE
Announcing the 2024 CFWIJ Kathy Gannon Legacy Awards
As Leila Molana Allen and Saima Mohsin receive the 2024 Kathy Gannon Legacy Awards in London, they remind us of women journalists worldwide who continue to pursue truth and often contribute more to journalism than the stories they tell.
CFWIJ is proud to support and honor both winners.
Through the awards, CFWIJ reaffirms its commitment to Kathy Gannon’s values, encouraging a new generation of journalists to carry her legacy forward. We look forward to celebrating these courageous women and the power of journalism at the Rory Peck Awards in London on November 28.…READ MORE
Announcement of Winner of Hinzpeter Awards 2024
It was an honor and a privilege to serve as chair of the Hinzpeter Video Journalism Awards for 2024. On behalf of the jury, the May 18 Foundation and the Korea Video Journalists Association I would like to congratulate the winners of this year’s competition. We had entries from across the globe and the quality was quite simply extraordinary. I would like to take a moment to recognize our Palestinian colleagues who have been our only eyes into the devastating war in Gaza. They have continued to report even as they have been targeted and their families killed by Israeli bombs.…WATCH THE VIDEO
Kathy Gannon on Free Speech Hub
A heartfelt thank you from Kathy Gannon for standing with Afghan media and journalists during these challenging times. Your support and solidarity bolster our commitment to defending freedom of the press and ensuring that the truth continues to be heard.
Anja Niednringhaus Exhibition at Bronx Documentary Center
On May 9 the exhibition will open at the Harvard Kennedy School co-hosted by the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy and the Niemen Foundation.
Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Anja Niedringhaus died on April 4, 2014, killed by an Afghan police commander, who emptied his AK-47 rifle into the car in which she was sitting. It occurred in eastern Afghanistan on the eve of a critical vote for president, an event Anja knew would test the courage of Afghans. She was ready with her camera and with her heart.
A collection of Anja’s powerful images from Afghanistan and Pakistan will be on display at the Bronx Documentary Center from April 4, 2024, 10 years to the day since her death. They will also be featured in a book accompanying the exhibition. Learn more about the Exhibition here.
Additionally, here is a collection of links to many stories about the exhibition.