January 2012
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November 2011
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October 2011
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I don't think anyone loves what they do as much as...
August 2011
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Summer Work
I was lucky to spend 10 weeks as a News21 reporting fellow this summer. Covering the topic of ‘Aging in America’ is not the sexiest thing in the world, but I got to travel and report on stories around the US. I went to Abingdon, VA, Chicago and upstate New York. It was a great learning experience, and I got to spend it with some amazing editors and a dozen other very talented...
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WatchShort video of my trip to Zahedan, Iran (May 2009).
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Politics and Religion Bring One Hell of a Crowd
Political rallies and religious ceremonies always bring out big crowds. Combine the two, in a very busy square in the middle of Tehran, and it gets pretty intense.
In Iran, black holidays are frequent, and people mourn publicly. In late May 2009 (about two weeks before election day), people were mourning the death of Fatemeh, the prophet Mohammad’s daughter, in Vali-asr square....
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Some bandari music, in case you were curious.
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I took a reporting trip to the port-town of Bandar Abbas, in southern Iran. It was one of the places I had always wanted to see, mainly because I always loved bandari music, and anything by the port meant seafood. The city itself was hot, humid and we were told from multiple people, not to eat the seafood because of polluted waters. The workers at the fish market said they were selling their...
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Drugs, Helicopters, Parades
I went to the border of Iran and Pakistan in 2009, to the city of Zahedan in the Sistan-Balouchistan province. It is one of the most volatile provinces in Iran and one of the poorest; electricity and running water are a luxury. It is also a major hub for drug trafficking, mainly opium and heroin. The few days I was there, I was able to go on drug busts with the police, take a helicopter ride with...
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Watch#Tropical lunchstylez
June 2011
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Brave Old World: Our Future Selves: Elmer: new... →
cunews21:
It’s been an unusually eventful couple of days for Elmer, the eastern box turtle. He has fraternized with a wealthy moonshine-brewing farmer in the hills of Damascus, woken up at 6 am to film a Buddhist meditation session at ElderSpirit, eaten “expensed” lettuce at the exquisite Tavern…
#iLikeTurtles
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Brave Old World: Our Future Selves: Shooting video... →
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Farhod and I are back at our charming Abingdon home, the Alpine Motel. We feel good about our day’s work: a candid interview, some emotional sound bytes, several interesting stories, great hospitality by our elderly hosts.
But then, we confront the material evidence of our day’s work - 3 SD…
#fuckefficiency
Brave Old World: Our Future Selves: Traveling On... →
cunews21:
“Traveling on work” has a nice ring to it, Farhod and I agreed. The topic came up this morning, when we were on our way to Abingdon, Virginia, to report on a story about senior cohousing. It had something to do, perhaps, with our airport breakfast at Burger King, or the amount of care we were…
#croissanwichkilla
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Sweeeet Love →
Cant get enough of Busy Signal.
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May 2011
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November 2010
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kobedrakechiwaface asked: how many (fuckin) redbulls do you slam on a daily basis?
Opening Day
Damn, it has been a lil while. Apologies to my 5 followers…
This was the first event I covered. Mir Hossein Mousavi was addressing labor workers in Tehran at the Mausoleum of Khomeini.
I really had no idea what to expect. To tell you the truth, I was just surprised that I had a job to begin with.
The first thing you learn in Iran is “organized chaos”, in the sense that while...
October 2010
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Sitting in front of the big door
Before moving on and posting my coverage from the 2009 Iranian presidential election, I felt like throwing this up:
Abiane, Iran. March 2009.
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Covering a hectic presidential election, running around following candidates, pretending you have knowledge on stuff you got introduced to a few weeks ago, and being a part of the media rat race is fun, exciting, and full of adrenaline (you...
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Getting that big break...Now seeking another big...
I don’t really know how to use a microphone. This photo was totally staged. Highly unethical.
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So I had no intentions of becoming a journalist. Frankly, I don’t even know if that’s what the future holds for me. My spelling is awful. I hate “proof-reading”. The AP stylebook and I are bitter enemies and I could go on…
It all started when I moved to...