About this user
Aash Jethra is a freelance multimedia reporter with an acute knowledge of south Asian history and geopolitics. With experience reporting in the subcontinent and a background in biomedical research, he brings a broad range of aptitudes to his reporting.
Well-rounded not only in content, Aash is also proficient with various media platforms. He has exposed the devastation of the Haiti earthquake in photographs, covered parliamentary candidates in Afghanistan for a national daily and captured the rich sounds of kathak dancing in an audio slideshow.
Currently, Aash is pursuing a master of arts degree at the City University of New York's Graduate School of Journalism with a concentration in international reporting.
Aash is conversational in Urdu and Hindi and is a keen follower of news from the subcontinent. He is an active member of the South Asian Journalists Association and seeks to become a correspondent based in Pakistan, Afghanistan or New Delhi.
e-mail: AashReporter@gmail.com
Age
29
Hometown
New York
Country
United States
Occupation
freelance multimedia journalist
Companies
The Guardian, PBS FRONTLINE
Schools
Yale, Berkeley, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Interests
South Asia
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